Percent frequency of species recorded by year (July/August sampling period) in Lawrence Lake, Pool 8, Mississippi River.
A. Percent frequencies calculated using all areas of Lawrence Lake. |
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Year |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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Number of sites sampled |
398 |
435 |
407 |
386 |
417 |
402 |
441 |
428 |
405 |
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All submersed vegetation |
69.8 |
62.1 |
74.2 |
68.4 |
81.8 |
73.1 |
89.9 |
91.0 |
95.3 |
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coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
17.3 |
46.4 |
51.6 |
54.9 |
73.4 |
67.4 |
87.8 |
78.7 |
93.8 |
|
chara |
Chara spp. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
|
Canadian waterweed |
Elodea canadensis |
- |
4.6 |
11.3 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
15.2 |
39.3 |
64.2 |
|
water stargrass |
Heteranthera dubia |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
10.2 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
|
Eurasian watermilfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
21.9 |
32.9 |
60.2 |
26.2 |
34.5 |
30.8 |
42.6 |
44.1 |
54.3 |
|
nodding waternymph |
Najas flexilis |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
5.0 |
13.6 |
9.1 |
4.0 |
|
southern waternymph |
N. guadalupensis |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
curly pondweed |
Potamogeton crispus |
36.4 |
12.0 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
14.6 |
10.9 |
21.8 |
6.1 |
9.4 |
|
leafy/small pondweed |
P. foliosus/P. pusillus |
- |
0.5 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
20.4 |
14.7 |
13.8 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
|
longleaf pondweed |
P. nodosus |
- |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
|
sago pondweed |
P. pectinatus |
32.9 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
26.4 |
37.9 |
16.9 |
34.2 |
11.2 |
8.9 |
|
flatstem pondweed |
P. zosteriformis |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
7.9 |
5.5 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
13.3 |
|
longbeak buttercup |
Ranunculus longirostris |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
15.8 |
|
common bladderwort |
Utricularia macrorhiza |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
13.4 |
1.6 |
7.9 |
|
wild celery |
Vallisneria americana |
0.3 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
|
All rooted floating leaf vegetation |
56.8 |
56.1 |
52.6 |
51.6 |
60.7 |
57.5 |
58.7 |
47.7 |
59.5 |
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American lotus |
Nelumbo lutea |
6.0 |
8.7 |
7.4 |
9.3 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
16.3 |
15.7 |
10.1 |
|
yellow pond-lily |
Nuphar variegata |
8.0 |
12.9 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
12.5 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
8.4 |
13.1 |
|
white water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
54.0 |
50.3 |
48.4 |
47.4 |
57.1 |
48.8 |
51.7 |
43.9 |
57.3 |
|
Total number of species recorded |
13 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
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B. Percent frequencies calculated using only areas of Lawrence Lake sampled during the 2001 drawdown. |
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Year |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Number of sites sampled |
339 |
359 |
347 |
340 |
351 |
354 |
378 |
348 |
346 |
318 |
|
All submersed vegetation |
69.9 |
56.5 |
70.0 |
65.9 |
78.6 |
70.6 |
88.4 |
90.5 |
94.5 |
73.4 |
|
coontail |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
12.7 |
38.4 |
44.4 |
52.4 |
69.2 |
63.8 |
86.0 |
84.5 |
93.1 |
49.2 |
chara |
Chara spp. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
- |
Canadian waterweed |
Elodea canadensis |
- |
3.3 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
14.6 |
44.8 |
62.7 |
21.1 |
water stargrass |
Heteranthera dubia |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
10.3 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
Eurasian watermilfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
23.3 |
35.1 |
59.4 |
24.7 |
35.9 |
33.0 |
45.2 |
50.0 |
56.4 |
- |
nodding waternymph |
Najas flexilis |
2.1 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
3.7 |
13.2 |
9.0 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
southern waternymph |
N. guadalupensis |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
curly pondweed |
Potamogeton crispus |
38.6 |
12.8 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
15.1 |
10.2 |
25.7 |
7.6 |
9.8 |
25.6 |
leafy/small pondweed |
P. foliosus/P. pusillus |
- |
- |
0.6 |
4.1 |
16.8 |
10.5 |
11.9 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
longleaf pondweed |
P. nodosus |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
- |
sago pondweed |
P. pectinatus |
35.7 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
26.2 |
40.2 |
17.5 |
37.7 |
13.9 |
8.4 |
18.8 |
flatstem pondweed |
P. zosteriformis |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
0.3 |
5.6 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
10.6 |
11.0 |
5.1 |
longbeak buttercup |
Ranunculus longirostris |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
15.6 |
- |
common bladderwort |
Utricularia macrorhiza |
- |
0.3 |
- |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
wild celery |
Vallisneria americana |
0.3 |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
All rooted floating leaf vegetation |
51.6 |
49.3 |
45.8 |
47.6 |
53.8 |
52.0 |
51.9 |
53.4 |
53.5 |
56.5 |
|
American lotus |
Nelumbo lutea |
5.9 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
14.5 |
16.4 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
10.6 |
5.1 |
yellow pond-lily |
Nuphar variegata |
7.1 |
11.7 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
12.3 |
9.9 |
8.7 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
5.8 |
white water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
48.7 |
43.5 |
41.5 |
43.5 |
50.4 |
42.9 |
44.4 |
45.7 |
51.2 |
43.4 |
Total number of species recorded |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
13 |