-- Select Site 1 --Ambler ExpansionArcelor Mittal Burns HarborBarker WoodsBeaver DamBig MarshBock-HigginsBuckeyeBur Oak WoodsCalumet PrairieCharter School of the DunesCoffee CreekCressmoor PrairieExxonMobil Hammond TerminalFeskoFox RunGibson Woods Nature PreserveGreat Marsh NorthGreinerHegewisch MarshHidden PrairieIndian Ridge MarshINDU - Central Beach WestINDU Great Marsh, Brown Kintzele Ditch WestINDU Great Marsh, Cowles Wetland Complex WestINDU Great Marsh, Derby Ditch EastINDU Great Marsh, Tansley MarshINDU Headquarter WoodsINDU Lake Plain PrairieINDU Miller WoodsINDU Mt. BaldyIvanhoe Dune and SwaleIvanhoe SouthKankakee SandsKennedy-Cline EastKennedy-Cline WestKrueger Middle SchoolLittle Calumet River Prairie & WetlandsMarquette PannesMarquette ParkMeadowbrookMunster Heritage Park & Bieker WoodsPine StationRichardson PreserveRoxana MarshSamuelson FenStockwell WoodsTaltree ArboretumTolleston RidgesTrail Creek FenUofC FieldStation-MIWolf Lake peninsula All PlotsPlot 1Plot 2Plot 3Plot 4Plot 5Plot 6Plot 7Plot 8All Years201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030 vs. -- Select Site 2 --Ambler ExpansionArcelor Mittal Burns HarborBarker WoodsBeaver DamBig MarshBock-HigginsBuckeyeBur Oak WoodsCalumet PrairieCharter School of the DunesCoffee CreekCressmoor PrairieExxonMobil Hammond TerminalFeskoFox RunGibson Woods Nature PreserveGreat Marsh NorthGreinerHegewisch MarshHidden PrairieIndian Ridge MarshINDU - Central Beach WestINDU Great Marsh, Brown Kintzele Ditch WestINDU Great Marsh, Cowles Wetland Complex WestINDU Great Marsh, Derby Ditch EastINDU Great Marsh, Tansley MarshINDU Headquarter WoodsINDU Lake Plain PrairieINDU Miller WoodsINDU Mt. BaldyIvanhoe Dune and SwaleIvanhoe SouthKankakee SandsKennedy-Cline EastKennedy-Cline WestKrueger Middle SchoolLittle Calumet River Prairie & WetlandsMarquette PannesMarquette ParkMeadowbrookMunster Heritage Park & Bieker WoodsPine StationRichardson PreserveRoxana MarshSamuelson FenStockwell WoodsTaltree ArboretumTolleston RidgesTrail Creek FenUofC FieldStation-MIWolf Lake peninsula All PlotsPlot 1Plot 2Plot 3Plot 4Plot 5Plot 6Plot 7Plot 8All Years201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030 Latin Name Coverage Coverage Latin Name Acer negundo 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Acer rubrum residual up to 1 - 2%        Achillea millefolium 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Ailanthus altissima 4 modules up to 10 - 25%        Alliaria petiolata 14 modules up to 2 - 5%        Ambrosia artemisiifolia 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Amelanchier 4 modules up to 5 - 10%        Apocynum residual up to <0.1%        Aquilegia canadensis 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Asclepias syriaca 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Asparagus officinalis 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Aster lateriflorus 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Atriplex patula 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Berberis thunbergii 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Boehmeria cylindrica residual up to <0.1%        Calamagrostis canadensis 4 modules up to 2 - 5%        Carex 11 modules up to 5 - 10%        Carex lacustris residual up to 0.1 - 1%        Carya ovata residual up to <0.1%        Celastrus orbiculatus 16 modules up to 75 - 95%        Chenopodium album 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis 1 module up to <0.1%        Cirsium arvense 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Cirsium vulgare residual up to <0.1%        Cornus obliqua 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Cornus racemosa 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Crataegus 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Crataegus monogyna 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Daucus carota 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Dichanthelium clandestinum 6 modules up to 10 - 25%        Elaeagnus umbellata 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Equisetum arvense 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Erechtites hieraciifolius var. hieraciifolius residual up to <0.1%        Euonymus 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Eupatorium altissimum 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Eupatorium perfoliatum residual up to <0.1%        Eupatorium rugosum 11 modules up to 5 - 10%        Eupatorium serotinum 6 modules up to 1 - 2%        Euphorbia corollata residual up to <0.1%        Euphorbia cyparissias residual up to <0.1%        Euthamia graminifolia var. nuttallii 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Fallopia convolvulus 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Fallopia scandens 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Fragaria virginiana 3 modules up to 5 - 10%        Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2 modules up to 5 - 10%        Galium 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Galium circaezans var. hypomalacum 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Geum canadense 8 modules up to 2 - 5%        Hackelia virginiana 12 modules up to 25 - 50%        Helianthus divaricatus 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Iris virginica residual up to 0.1 - 1%        Juncus effusus residual up to <0.1%        Lonicera 9 modules up to 5 - 10%        Lonicera maackii 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Lycopus residual up to <0.1%        Maianthemum canadense residual up to <0.1%        Maianthemum racemosum residual up to <0.1%        Malus 1 module up to 2 - 5%        Morus alba residual up to <0.1%        Nepeta cataria 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Osmorhiza longistylis 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Oxalis stricta 6 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Parthenocissus quinquefolia 11 modules up to 1 - 2%        Persicaria virginiana 8 modules up to 1 - 2%        Phalaris arundinacea 2 modules up to 10 - 25%        Phragmites australis residual up to <0.1%        Physalis heterophylla 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Phytolacca americana 6 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Poa pratensis 12 modules up to 10 - 25%        Populus alba residual up to <0.1%        Populus deltoides 8 modules up to 50 - 75%        Potentilla simplex residual up to <0.1%        Prunus serotina 13 modules up to 10 - 25%        Prunus virginiana 5 modules up to 2 - 5%        Pteridium aquilinum ssp. aquilinum var. latiusculum residual up to <0.1%        Quercus alba 5 modules up to 10 - 25%        Quercus palustris 4 modules up to 50 - 75%        Quercus rubra residual up to <0.1%        Quercus velutina 8 modules up to 75 - 95%        Ribes 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Robinia pseudoacacia 2 modules up to 2 - 5%        Rosa residual up to <0.1%        Rosa carolina 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Rosa multiflora 10 modules up to 10 - 25%        Rubus flagellaris 16 modules up to 5 - 10%        Rubus occidentalis 11 modules up to 5 - 10%        Rubus pensilvanicus 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Sambucus canadensis 5 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Sanicula canadensis 6 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Sassafras albidum 5 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Scirpus 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Silene latifolia ssp. alba 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Smilax ecirrhata 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Smilax tamnoides 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Solanum carolinense 7 modules up to 5 - 10%        Solanum dulcamara 6 modules up to 1 - 2%        Solidago altissima 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Solidago caesia 3 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Solidago gigantea 8 modules up to 2 - 5%        Taraxacum officinale 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Toxicodendron radicans 15 modules up to 2 - 5%        Tradescantia ohiensis 4 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Ulmus pumila 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis 5 modules up to 1 - 2%        Vaccinium angustifolium 4 modules up to 1 - 2%        Vaccinium corymbosum 3 modules up to 2 - 5%        Verbascum thapsus 1 module up to 0.1 - 1%        Verbena hastata residual up to <0.1%        Verbena urticifolia 5 modules up to 1 - 2%        Vernonia residual up to <0.1%        Viola sororia 2 modules up to 0.1 - 1%        Vitis riparia 13 modules up to 2 - 5%          Species count 112 0 Species count Average C-value 2.46 - Average C-value FQI (Floristic Quality Index) 24.6 - FQI (Floristic Quality Index) Alpha Diversity (combined species count) 112   Beta Diversity (non-overlapping species) 112 Jaccard Coefficient (similarity, 0.0-1.0) 0			Ambler Expansion Arcelor Mittal Burns Harbor Barker Woods Beaver Dam Big Marsh Bock-Higgins Buckeye Bur Oak Woods Calumet Prairie Charter School of the Dunes Coffee Creek Cressmoor Prairie ExxonMobil Hammond Terminal Fesko Fox Run Gibson Woods Nature Preserve Great Marsh North Greiner Hegewisch Marsh Hidden Prairie Indian Ridge Marsh INDU - Central Beach West INDU Great Marsh, Brown Kintzele Ditch West INDU Great Marsh, Cowles Wetland Complex West INDU Great Marsh, Derby Ditch East INDU Great Marsh, Tansley Marsh INDU Headquarter Woods INDU Lake Plain Prairie INDU Miller Woods INDU Mt. Baldy Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Ivanhoe South Kankakee Sands Kennedy-Cline East Kennedy-Cline West Krueger Middle School Little Calumet River Prairie & Wetlands Marquette Pannes Marquette Park Meadowbrook Munster Heritage Park & Bieker Woods Pine Station Richardson Preserve Roxana Marsh Samuelson Fen Stockwell Woods Taltree Arboretum Tolleston Ridges Trail Creek Fen UofC FieldStation-MI Wolf Lake peninsula
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