Marsh vegetation burial experiment biomass data, August 2014

End of year biomass harvested from marsh vegetation burial experiment on Hog Island. Experiment was set up at two sites - one in the high marsh and one in the low marsh. Within each site, a 6x6 array of mesocosms was established with 6 replicates of 6 different burial treatments (0, 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 centimeters). After one growing season, the biomass was clipped from the top of each mesocosm, the mesocosm and sand layer was removed, and the vegetation within the sand layer was clipped at the marsh surface. This biomass was then returned to the lab, washed, dried to a constant weight, and weighed.