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Dominant Vegetation Forms (Huizer, 1993):
3% deciduous, 7% narrow-leaved emergents, 37% robust emergents, 40% floating and 13% submergent vegetation;
Vegetation Communities (Huizer, 1993):
One Form
W1: submergents- Vallisneria americana, Myriophyllum exalbescens;
M2: robust emergents- Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia;
M3: narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Phalaris arundinacea;
Two Forms
W4: floating plants- Nuphar variegatum; submergents- Vallisneria americana, Myriophyllum exalbescens;
M5: robust emergents- Scirpus validus, Typha latifolia; submergents- Vallisneria americana, Najas flexilis;
M6: robust emergents- Typha latifolia; free-floating plants- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae;
M7: narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Calamagrostis canadensis; ground cover- Impatiens capensis, Polygonum amphibium;
Three Forms
M8: robust emergents- Acorus americanus; narrow-leaved emergents- Carex utriculata, Scirpus fluviatilis; ground cover- Polygonum amphibium, Sium suave;
M9: narrow-leaved emergents- Carex stricta, Calamagrostis canadensis; broad-leaved emergents- Alisma plantago-aquatica; ground cover- Bidens cernua;
S1: deciduous trees- Fraxinus pennsylvanica; broad-leaved emergents- Sagittaria latifolia; free-floating plants- Lemna minor;
Four Forms
M10: robust emergents- Typha latifolia; narrow-leaved emergents- Phalaris arundinacea; ground cover- Solanum dulcamara, Mitella nuda; free-floating plants- Spirodela polyrhiza, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae;
S2: deciduous trees- Salix fragilis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; tall shrubs- Salix fragilis, Cornus stolonifera; narrow-leaved emergents- Phalaris arundinacea; ground cover- Impatiens capensis, Boehmeria cylindrica;
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