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California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands v. 5.0.2 – Chapter 4
Table 4.19:
Ratings for submetrics of Plant Community Metric.
Rating
Number of Plant Layers Number of Co-dominant
Present
Species
Percent Invasion
Perennial Saline Wetlands
A 4 – 5 ≥ 5 0 – 15%
B 2 – 3 4 16 – 30%
C 1 2 – 3 31 – 45%
D 0 0 – 1 46 – 100%
Perennial Non-Saline and Seasonal Estuarine Wetlands
A 4 – 5 ≥ 7 0 – 20%
B 3 5 – 6 21 – 35%
C 1 – 2 3 – 4 36 – 60%
D 0 0 – 2 61 – 100%
Lacustrine, Depressional and
Non-confined Riverine Wetlands
A 4 – 5 ≥ 12 0 – 15%
B 3 9 – 11 16 – 30%
C 1 – 2 6 – 8 31 – 45%
D 0 0 – 5 46 – 100%
Slope Wetlands
A 4 ≥ 7 0 – 20%
B 3 5 – 6 21 – 35%
C 1 – 2 3 – 4 36 – 60%
D 0 0 – 2 61 – 100%
Confined Riverine Wetlands
A 4 ≥ 11 0 – 15%
B 3 8 – 10 16 – 30%
C 1 – 2 5 – 7 31 – 45%
D 0 0 – 4 46 – 100%
Playas
A ≥ 7 0 – 15%
B Not
5 – 6 16 – 30%
C Applicable
3 – 4 31 – 45%
D
0 – 2 46 – 100%
Individual Vernal Pools and Vernal Pool Systems
Large Pools Small Pools Large Pools Small Pools
A ≥ 9 ≥ 7 0 – 15% 0 – 15%
Not
B 5 – 8 5 – 6 16 – 35% 16 – 35%
Applicable
C 3 – 4 3 – 4 36 – 55% 36 – 55%
D
0 – 2 0 – 2 56 – 100% 56 – 100%
Native Species Richness
Individual Vernal Pools
Native Species Richness
Vernal Pool Systems
(all 6 replicate pools combined)
A ≥ 7 A ≥ 9
B 5 – 6 B 6 – 8
C 3 – 4 C 3 – 5
D 0 – 2 D 0 – 2
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