Ordinal and quantitative kelp bed densities obtained during 1911–1912 historical surveys from Cameron et al 1915.

1 Densities provided in the original (lbs yard-2) and converted (kg m-2) units. “Proportion total” is the value of each density category relative to the maximum density category (“very heavy”) for each kelp bed type. Here “KELP BED TYPE” is the dominant kelp species and “DENSITY ORDINAL” is the narrative density characterization. “DENS_MIN lb y-2” and “DENS_MAX lb y-2” are the minimum and maximum derived densities, respectively, and “DENS_MIN kg m-2” and “DENS_MAX kg m-2” are those densities converted to metric units. “PROPORTION OF TOTAL” is the quantitative density relative to each kelp bed type ‘s maximum value.
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