Koontz, J., D.G. Huggins, C.C. Freeman, D.S. Baker - Central Plains ...
Koontz, J., D.G. Huggins, C.C. Freeman, D.S. Baker - Central Plains ...
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MEAN CONSERVATISM ALL<br />
6<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Figure 6. Box plots of mean conservatism values for: (a) all and (b) native species among<br />
lacustrine, palustrine, and riverine.<br />
PERCENT ADVENTIVES<br />
Lacustrine Palustrine Riverine<br />
Wetland Class<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
a 6<br />
b<br />
Figure 7. Box plots of percent adventive values among lacustrine, palustrine, and riverine<br />
wetland classes.<br />
MEAN CONSERVATISM NATIVES<br />
In addition to class, wetlands were identified as having three dominant plant community<br />
structures and were classified according to the type of vegetated conditions observed. Aquatic<br />
beds (AB) were wetlands with open waters zones commonly inhabited by obligate aquatic<br />
submergent and emergent hydrophytes. Unconsolidated beds (UB) were wetlands that had open<br />
water zones, but were more frequently observed having little to no hydrophytes or fringe flora<br />
such as geophytes (i.e. cattail, bulrush, etc). Emergent macrophyte beds (EM) were commonly<br />
very shallow palustrine sites with dense stands of cattail, bulrush, reed canary grass (Phragmites<br />
sp.), and other facultative wetland plants. Wetlands that were found to have all three types<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
19 of 84<br />
Lacustrine Palustrine Riverine<br />
Wetland Class<br />
Lacustrine Palustrine Riverine<br />
Wetland Class
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