Table 1.
Absolute percent cover of vegetation species in 3 marshes from 3 assessment methods (PI = point-intercept, BB = Braun–Blanquet, and FQA = floristic quality assessment), and the % difference in cover between pairs of methods. Differences in cover are color-coded using conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel so that larger differences are shown in red and smaller differences are green, with intermediate levels in yellow and orange.
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SPAALT=Spartina alterniflora; SPAPAT=Spartina patens; BARE=bare ground; DISSPA=Distichlis spicata; JUNGER=Juncus gerardii; IVAFRU=Iva frutescens; PHRAUS=Phragmites australis; ELORUS=Eleocharis rostellata; BACHAM=Baccharis halimifolia; SALSPP=Salicornia spp.; LIMCAR=Limonium carolinianum; ATRPAT=Atriplex patula; PLAMAR=Plantago maritima; WRACK=wrack; SYMTEN=Symphyotrichum tenuifolium; UNKNOWN=unknown; MORPEN=Morella pensylvanica; SCHAME=Schoenoplactus americanus; ALTOFF=Althaea officinalis; PLUODO=Pluchea odorata; VACCOR=Vaccinium corymbosum; SOLSEM=Solidago sempervirens.
