1997 SAV Distribution, Table 9

Table 9. Total Area of SAV in Hectares by Density Class for the Three Zones of Chesapeake Bay and for the Delmarva Peninsula Coastal Bays in 1996 and 1997, Including the Percentage of the Zone Total. Total Area of SAV in Hectares for Density Classes One and Two Combined and Three and Four Combined, for 1996 and 1997, Including the Percentage of Zone Totals.

1996	Class 1		Class 2		Class 3		Class 4		Total
Upper	1,902.76	54%	408.12	12%	267.71	8%	915.51	26%	3,494.10
Middle	1,085.02	8%	3,289.85	25%	3,449.98	26%	5,295.80	40%	13,120.65
Lower	1,154.25	13%	1,951.78	21%	1,221.65	13%	4,753.13	52%	9,080.82
Total	4,142.03	16%	5,649.75	22%	4,939.35	19%	10,964.44	43%	25,695.57

Coastal Bays	197.70	4%	991.03	22%	565.28	12%	2,802.09	62%	4,556.09

1997	Class 1		Class 2		Class 3		Class 4		Total
Upper	2,147.86	48%	631.83	14%	263.60	6%	1,395.91	31%	4,439.21
Middle	1,762.85	12%	2,940.12	21%	1,895.11	13%	7,611.14	54%	14,209.23
Lower	1,827.60	19%	1,629.60	17%	998.65	11%	4,927.46	53%	9,383.31
Total	5,738.32	20%	5,201.54	19%	3,157.37	11%	13,934.52	50%	28,031.75

Coastal Bays	464.91	8%	1,447.66	26%	217.93	4%	3,467.87	62%	5,598.37

1996	Classes 1 and 2		Class 3 and 4		Total
Upper	2,310.88	66%	1,183.22	34%	3,494.10
Middle	4,374.86	33%	8,745.79	67%	13,120.65
Lower	3,106.04	34%	5,974.78	66%	9,080.82
Total	9,791.78	38%	15,903.79	62%	25,695.57

Coastal Bays	1,188.73	26%	3,367.37	74%	4,556.09

1997	Classes 1 and 2		Class 3 and 4		Total
Upper	2,779.69	63%	1,659.51	37%	4,439.21
Middle	4,702.97	33%	9,506.26	67%	14,209.23
Lower	3,457.20	37%	5,926.11	63%	9,383.31
Total	10,939.86	39%	17,091.89	61%	28,031.75

Coastal Bays	1,912.57	34%	3,685.80	66%	5,598.37

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