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r <br />? <br />38 <br />Table 12. Mean values for physical characteristics of sandbars <br />used for nesting by least terns and piping plovers and some nest <br />characteristics. Data from Faanes (1983). <br />Characteristic <br />Least Tern Piping Plover <br />SANDBAR <br />Distance to nearest bank (m) 104 162 <br />Sandbar length (m) 259 286 <br />Width at nest (m) 59 55 <br />t wooded vegetation 9.6 7.3 <br />t herbaceous vegetation 18.4 18.1 <br />% bare ground 72.0 74.6 <br />NEST <br /> <br />Height above river stage (cm) 33.0 19.6 <br />Depth to moisture (cm) 2.6 1.0 <br />Distance to nearest channel (m) .18.9 16.4 <br />Dopth of nearest river channel_ (cm) 30.8 26.0 <br />Width of nearest river channe7. (m) 19.5 14.1