Table 2 Vegetation cover type and vegetation volume and water table level averages (± SD) at each collar type across the 2016 study period (May–September).
Sector | Type of cover | # Collars | % Cover | Vegetation volume index | Water table level (cm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular | Shrubs | Graminoid | Bryophytes | |||||
UNR | Bare (82%) | 3 | 16 (7) | 0 | 7 (7) | 0 | 0 | − 18.6 (9.5) |
Herbaceous (18%) | 3 | 40 (10) | 0 | 40 (13) | 4 (4) | 12.2 (7.6) | − 6.8 (5.3) | |
RP1 | Open water (100%) | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 43.5 (6.7) |
R1 | Bare (15%) | 3 | 20 (10) | 4 (7) | 14 (9) | 1 (1) | 6.5 (4.9) | 5.7 (12.0) |
Herbaceous (66%) | 3 | 47 (20) | 5 (6) | 43 (19) | 2 (3) | 19.6 (4.5) | − 0.88 (4.6) | |
Shrubs (19%) | 3 | 67 (10) | 37 (3) | 47 (21) | 4 (4) | 25.2 (4.5) | − 7.0 (3.8) | |
R10 | Herbaceous (98%) | 3 | 57 (8) | 2 (3) | 57 (8) | – | 14.1 (4.9) | 21.0 (7.1) |
Shrubs (2%) | 3 | 77 (8) | 23 (6) | 75 (5) | – | 28.1 (6.6) | 20.3 (7.3) | |
REF | Shrubs (47%) | 5 | 53 (14) | 19 (16) | 31 (9) | 53 (19) | 18.1 (6.6) | 9.0 (6.8) |
Herbaceous (53%) | 4 | 58 (15) | 5 (5) | 52 (19) | 44 (18) | 3.4 (6.6) | 9.1 (6.6) | |
