a.) Calculate the depth to water table for each plot. b.)For each plot, tell me

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a.) Calculate the depth to water table for each plot. b.)For each plot, tell me which direction (up or down) the water is moving c.) Is there an obvious relationship between floristic quality (as either weighted FQI or weighted C) and volumetric water content, electrical conductivity? If so, what is it? d.) Where would phosphorus availability be the lowest? e.) Is there a relationship between native plant richness and volumetric water content? Why would this pattern exist? f.) From lowest to highest, rank the plots in elevation along the fen, and explain why.

hydrology info

vegetation info

fen plot 1-meter 1-meter tip up 1.5 meter 1.5 meter tip up well (water table) well tip up VWC EC bcb bcbunknown 1 111 95.8 68.1 45.3 57.4 43.1 0.45 0.13 bcb bcbunknown 2 100.6 94.5 49.3 44 54 51.8 0.55 0.28 bcb bcbunknown 3 90.2 92.9 43 44.4 45.7 45.9 0.67 0.42

Explanation / Answer

According to the question

A)

For the first plot the depth would approximately be equal to 120m because the tie up value starts from 95m and hence 120m is the minimum depth value.

For the second plot the depth would approximately be equal to 100-110m as the tie up value starts from 95-100m.

For the third plot the depth would approximately be equal to 95m as the lowest range of tie up value starts from 90m.

Then,

B)

In the first plot the water is said to move in downward direction.

In the second plot the water is said to move in the downward direction.

In the third plot the water is said to move in the downward direction. All the three are ranked to move down because of the force of gravity.

Then,

C)

Of course there is a relationship between the weighted floristic quality beause the type and the number of species found is indicated in the table.

Then,

D)

Phosporous availability will be low in areas were there is very little amount of vegetation because the living organisms utilize more amount of vegetation for their growth.

Then,

E)

Yes there exists a relationship between the volumetric water availability and the native plant richness because plants mainky utilize water for their survival and without water plants cannot survive. And hence water availability pattern plays an important role.

Then,

F)

The order of arrangement of the plots is as 1-3-2 because they are ranked according to the well tie up value as it determines the original amount of water present.

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