Damman, H. and M.L. Cain (1998). Population growth and variability analysis of the clonal woodland herb, Asarum canadense. Journal of Ecology, 86, 293

Damman, H. and M.L. Cain (1998). Population growth and variability analysis of the clonal woodland herb, Asarum canadense. Journal of Ecology, 86, 293 - 304, archive material

Damman, H. and M.L. Cain (1998). Population growth and variability analysis of the clonal woodland herb, Asarum canadense. Journal of Ecology, 86, 293 - 304, Appendix Table 2

Transition matrices for Asarum canadense ramets in late successional forest habitats. Bold-faced values have beenestimated as described in the Methods. S=seedlings, Y=yearlings, LS=lateral shoots, M=mature ramets.

		Plot A				Plot B
Transition		S	Y	LS	M	S	Y	LS	M
1990-1991	S	0	0	0.24	0.52	0	0	0	0.06
	Y	0.50	0	0	0	0.50	0	0	0
	LS	0	0	0	0.15	0	0	0	0.25
	M	0	0.67	0.45	0.81	0	0.67	0.50	0.72
1991-1992	S	0	0	0	0.73	0	0	0	0
	Y	0.50	0	0	0	0.50	0	0	0
	LS	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0.07	0.21
	M	0	0.60	0.10	0.74	0	1.00	0.79	0.79
1992-1993	S	0	0	0	0.59	0	0	0	0
	Y	0.50	0	0	0	0.50	0	0	0
	LS	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	0.23
	M	0	0.79	1.00	0.89	0	1.00	0.73	0.85
1993-1994	S	0	0	0	0.10	0	0	0.11	0.45
	Y	0.50	0	0	0	0.50	0	0	0
	LS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0.21
	M	0	0.46	1.00	0.81	0	0.46	0.63	0.76
1994-1995	S	0	0	0.09	0.10	0	0	0.01	0.01
	Y	0.50	0	0	0	0.50	0	0	0
	LS	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	0.32
	M	0	0.74	0.53	0.83	0	0.74	0.53	0.85

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