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)