Vegetation 



The P.I.'s for all sites monitored in 1987 except open water are displayed in Table 5. The P.I. 

 values indicate that the vegetative communities are brackish-intermediate to intermediate-fresh 

 marsh. 



Table 5. Summary of prevalence index values for monitored sites 

 in October, 1987. 



Transect (Site) Nos. 



Prevalence Index 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 29 



2.89 

 2.92 

 2.47 

 2.60 

 3.40 

 3.48 

 3.29 

 3.58 

 3.34 

 3.47 

 3.65 

 3.49 

 3.73 

 3.59 

 3.65 

 3.53 



Mean Prevalence Index 

 Range in Prevalence Index 



3.32 

 2.47-3.73 



Hunting and Trapping 



Results of the 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88 hunting and trapping seasons are presented in 

 Table 6. 



DISCUSSION 



Tide Level Fluctuations 



Monitoring data indicate the structural measures have reduced water-level fluctuations by about 

 100% within the mitigation bank. This trend is expected to continue and should have a positive 

 effect on the reintroduction of vegetation around the edges of existing marsh, on mud flats, and 

 in open-water areas. 



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