| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 |
Structure (logs, etc.) | Minimal | Minimal | Present | Minimal | Minimal |
Sediment type | Sandy clay | Clay | Clay | Sandy clay | Sandy clay |
Submersed vegetation | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Emergent Vegetation | Present (taro or Colocasia sp., Three-square bulrush or Schoenoplectus pungens) | Present (taro or Colocasia sp., coir-logs) | Woody, minimal | Present (false nettle or Boehmeria cylindrica) | Present (false nettle or Boehmeria cylindrica |
Exotic submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) presence | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
% open canopy | 100 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 100 |
Shoreline distance (m) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |