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. 2019 Jun 20;191(Suppl 1):322. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7324-4

Table 5.

Vegetation metrics that passed range, repeatability, and responsiveness screening filters based on calibration data (n = 911 sites)

Metric groups (headings)/Individual  metrics (indented)
Native species
  Percent native richness
  Relative frequency of native species
  Relative cover native species
  Relative importance of native species
  Mean between plot dissimilarity native species
Floristic quality
  Mean C native species
  Mean C all species
  Mean C native species, cover weighted
  Mean C all species, cover weighted
  FQAI native
  FQAI all species
  FQAI native cover weighted
  FQAI all species, cover weighted
Sensitivity or tolerance
  Richness sensitive species
  Richness tolerant species
  Richness highly tolerant species
  Percent richness sensitive species
  Percent richness tolerant species
  Relative cover sensitive species
  Relative cover tolerant species
  Relative cover highly tolerant species
Life history
  Percent richness obligate species
  Percent richness facultative wetland species
  Percent richness facultative species
  Wetland index, cover weighted
  Percent richness native graminoid species
  Relative cover native graminoid species
  Percent richness native monocot species
  Relative cover native monocot species
  Percent richness native herbaceous species
  Relative cover native herbaceous species
  Richness vine species
  Percent richness annual species
  Percent richness perennial native species
Other
  Mean litter depth

Metric formulas defined in (USEPA 2016n)