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Vegetation - Stratified Random Sampling 2001

Table 6.  Percent frequency, abundance index (AI), cover, and standard errors of submersed and rooted floating-leaf vegetation in Pool 26, Upper Mississippi River System, 2001.

Common name
(Scientific name)
Contiguous backwater
n = 80
Isolated backwater,
Illinois River
n = 94
Isolated backwater,
Mississippi River
n = 60
Freq
AI
Freq
AI
Freq
AI
coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
-
-
3.2 ± 1.8
0.2 ± 0.1
-
-
pondweed, curly (Potamogeton crispus)
-
-
1.1 ± 1.1
0.1 ± 0.1
-
-
pondweed, longleaf (P. nodosus)
-
-
2.1 ± 1.5
0.3 ± 0.2
-
-
pondweed, sago (P. pectinatus)
-
-
2.1 ± 1.5
0.3 ± 0.2
-
-
waternymph, southern (Najas guadalupensis)
-
-
1.1 ± 1.1
0.2 ± 0.2
-
-
waterweed, Canadian (Elodea canadensis)
-
-
1.1 ± 1.1
0.1 ± 0.1
-
-

all submersed species
-
-
6.4 ± 2.5
0.8 ± 0.3
-
-
 
Freq
Cover
Freq
Cover
Freq
Cover
lotus, American (Nelumbo lutea)
2.5 ± 1.8
0.5 ± 0.4
8.5 ± 2.9
3.8 ± 1.5
-
-
primrose-willow, floating (Ludwigia peploides)
-
-
5.3 ± 2.3
0.7 ± 0.4
1.7 ± 1.7
0.2 ± 0.2

all rooted floating–leaf species
2.5 ± 1.8
0.5 ± 0.4
10.6 ± 3.2
4.3 ± 1.6
1.7 ± 1.7
0.2 ± 0.2

Table 6.
Continued.

Common name
(Scientific name)
Impounded
n = 40
Main channel border,
Illinois River
n = 40
Main channel border,
Mississippi River
n = 49
Freq
AI
Freq
AI
Freq
AI
coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
-
-
-
-
-
-
pondweed, curly (Potamogeton crispus)
-
-
-
-
-
-
pondweed, longleaf (P. nodosus)
-
-
-
-
-
-
pondweed, sago (P. pectinatus)
-
-
-
-
-
-
waternymph, southern (Najas guadalupensis)
-
-
-
-
-
-
waterweed, Canadian (Elodea canadensis)
-
-
-
-
-
-

all submersed species
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Freq
Cover
Freq
Cover
Freq
Cover
lotus, American (Nelumbo lutea)
-
-
-
-
-
-
primrose-willow, floating (Ludwigia peploides)
-
-
-
-
-
-

all rooted floating–leaf species
-
-
-
-
-
-

Table 6. Continued.

Common name
(Scientific name)
Secondary channel
n = 50
Pool 26
n = 413
Freq
AI
Freq
AI
coontail
(Ceratophyllum demersum)
-
-
1.2 ± 0.7
0.1 ± <0.1
pondweed, curly
(Potamogeton crispus)
-
-
0.4 ± 0.4
<0.1 ± <0.1
pondweed, longleaf
(P. nodosus)
-
-
0.8 ± 0.6
0.1 ± 0.1
pondweed, sago
(P. pectinatus)
-
-
0.8 ± 0.6
0.1 ± 0.1
waternymph, southern
(Najas guadalupensis)
-
-
0.4 ± 0.4
0.1 ± 0.1
waterweed, Canadian
(Elodea canadensis)
-
-
0.4 ± 0.4
<0.1 ± <0.1

all submersed species
-
-
2.4 ± 1.0
0.3 ± 0.1
 
Freq
Cover
Freq
Cover
lotus, American
(Nelumbo lutea)
-
-
3.3 ± 1.1
1.5 ± 0.5
primrose-willow, floating
(Ludwigia peploides)
-
-
2.1 ± 0.9
0.3 ± 0.1

all rooted floating–leaf species
-
-
4.2 ± 1.2
1.6 ± 0.6

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