Percent frequency of species by year (July/August sampling period) inside Boomerang Island , Pool 8, Mississippi River.
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
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number of sites sampled |
75 |
102 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
|
all submersed vegetation |
13.3 |
27.5 |
12.5 |
20.2 |
66.3 |
31.7 |
72.1 |
52.9 |
25.0 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
4.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
- |
1.9 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
Canadian waterweed |
Elodea canadensis |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.8 |
14.4 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
water stargrass |
Heteranthera dubia |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
1.0 |
27.9 |
66.3 |
49.0 |
18.3 |
Eurasian watermilfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
1.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
- |
curly pondweed |
Potamogeton crispus |
- |
7.8 |
- |
3.8 |
20.2 |
- |
1.0 |
- |
1.0 |
leafy/small pondweed |
P. foliosus/P. pusillus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
longleaf pondweed |
P. nodosus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
sago pondweed |
P. pectinatus |
9.3 |
19.6 |
11.5 |
17.3 |
50.0 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
wild celery |
Vallisneria americana |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
14.4 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
horned pondweed |
Zannichellia palustris |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
all rooted floating leaf vegetation |
24.0 |
21.6 |
20.2 |
19.2 |
36.5 |
35.6 |
45.2 |
41.3 |
67.3 |
|
American lotus |
Nelumbo lutea |
16.0 |
10.8 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
36.5 |
35.6 |
45.2 |
41.3 |
65.4 |
white water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
12.0 |
11.8 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
3.8 |
Total number of species recorded |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |