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Table 3 Analysis of the expansion of S. alterniflora from 1985 to 2015

From: Monitoring of the invasion of Spartina alterniflora from 1985 to 2015 in Zhejiang Province, China

District

Expanded area per 10 years (hm2)

1985–2015

1985–1995

1995–2005

2005–2015

Zhoushan

0.00

1.71

81.36

83.07

Jiaxing

96.57

167.40

58.14

322.11

Ningbo

569.52

3136.95

1719.36

5425.83

Taizhou

64.80

851.85

1843.38

2760.03

Wenzhou

1096.74

478.53

− 128.16

1447.11

Zhejiang Province

1827.63

4636.44

3574.08

10,038.15

District

Annual expansion area (hm2/year)

1985–2015

1985–1995

1995–2005

2005–2015

Zhoushan

0.00

0.17

8.14

2.77

Jiaxing

9.66

16.74

5.81

10.74

Ningbo

56.95

313.70

171.94

180.86

Taizhou

6.48

85.19

184.34

92.00

Wenzhou

109.67

47.85

− 12.82

48.24

Zhejiang Province

182.76

463.64

357.41

334.61