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American Wildcelery (Vallisneria americana):
Ecological Considerations for Restoration

Tables and Figures

Table 2. Literature references to alkalinity and pH of aquatic habitat for American wildcelery (Vallisneria americana).

	Alkalinity (mg/L)		pH
Location (no. of sites)	Mean	Min-max.	Mean	Min-max.	Source
New England (38)			7.4	5.8- 10.2	Crow and Hellquist 1982
Lake Erie				6.8- 8.9	Meyer et al. 1943
Lake Erie		71-94			Hunt 1963
Detroit River, Michigan				6.5- 9.0	Hunt 1963
Back Bay, Virginia				6.8- 8.9	Chamberlain 1948
Wisconsin (2)				5.7- 7.8	Wilson 1935
Northeastern Wisconsin (3)		18-34		7.3- 9.0	Fassett 1930
Pool 7, Upper Mississippi River	133	87-175	8.0	8.0- 9.2	Dawson et al. 1984
Minnesota (55)			8.2	7.0- 8.9	Moyle 1945
Minnesota		19-277			Moyle 1945
Minnesota		<40-200		6.8- 8.8	Moyle and Hotchkiss 1945
Lake Opinicon, Ontario		80-93		7.7- 8.5	Crowder et al. 1977
Central Canada (14)	80	10-200			Pip 1979
Ontario lakes (5)				5.5- 7.0	Harvey et al. 1981

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