FIGURES (continued) 



Number 



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45 Topsmelt ( Atherlnops afflnis ) 75 



46 Water-bird censuses in San Diego County 78 



47 The light-flooted clapper rail ( Rallus longirostris levipes ) ... 79 



48 Belding's savannah sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi ) . . 82 



49 Examples of wetland habitat loss in southern California 88 



TABLES 



Number 



Climate data for southern California coastal weather stations . . 



Stream discharge at the Tijuana River 



Summary of intertidal soil salinity in several marshes 



Check list of plant species within salt marshes 



Soil organic matter content 



Effects of competition between cordgrass and pickleweed 



Summary of vascular plant productivity 



Distribution of algal species 



Foraminiferal categories and occurrences 



Molluscs of marsh and tidal creek habitats 



Depth of occurrence and feeding habits of molluscs 



Relative abundance of fish larvae and eggs at Tijuana Estuary . . 

 Larval fishes and eggs in six southern California wetlands . . . 

 Dominant, resident, and commercial fishes of southern California 



Light-footed clapper rail census data 



Belding's savannah sparrow census data 



Mammals of two southern California salt marshes 



Endangered species of southern California coastal wetlands . . . 

 Attributes of more- and less-disturbed wetlands 



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