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• • •\ <br />(contd.) DRY MEADON COMMUNITY. Reference Area. Cover. frequency. and species diversity <br />summaries for herb layer components. Based on data from 20 lm' quadrats. (1982 data) <br />Mean Relative Range of Percent Relative <br />Cover Cover Cover Frequency Frequency <br />(X) (X) Va`Z;s (X) (X) I.V. Rank <br />um o pec es over - <br />Total Herbaceous Cover 46.9 35-64 <br />Lichens 0.0 --- <br />Mosses 0.0 --- <br />Rock 0.1 0- 1 <br />Litter 95.6 87-100 <br />Bare Soil 4.4 0-13 <br />Evaluation of the herb layer and ground layer as a 3ingle unit. <br />The values in this section add to 100 percent for each quadrat. <br />Total Vegetation 46.9 35-64 <br />Litter and Rock 48.8 36-58 <br />Bare Soil 4.4 0-13 <br />Number of Species <br />per Square Meter Mean * S.D.a~ Range <br />Herb Species 4.35 * 1.18 3- 7 <br />Moody Species 0.0 --- <br />Total Species 4.35 t 1.18 3- 7 <br />+ Importance Value (1. V.) = Relative Cover + Relative Frequency <br />.+ t values equal the standard deviation (S. D.) <br /> <br />