(a) May 96 



(b) June 97 



(c) June 98 



(d) June 99 



tSRN Batis mantima 

 ggg;^ Monanthocloe littorahs 

 ^3 Bomchia frutescens 

 i Salicornia bigelovn 

 Bare Area 



Figure 6-1 1 : Reference Station percent cover maps for the five springtime sampling periods. Shaded areas for 

 each species represent parts of the transect covered by at least 50% of that species. Areas with no shading (white) were 

 not covered by greater than 50% of any one species. Springtime cover differed dramatically over the years. May 1996 

 represents cover following a fall with heavy precipitation (~36 cm) but a spring with little precipitation (-5 cm); June 1997 

 represents fall with little precipitation (~9 cm) but a spring with heavy precipitation (~43 cm); June 1998 represents fail with 

 heavy precipitation (-33 cm) but a spring with little precipitation (-5 cm); June 1999 represents fall with heavy precipitation 

 (~36 cm) and a spring with heavy precipitation (~18 cm); and June 2000 represents fall with little precipitation (--5 cm) and 

 a spring with little precipitation (~1 1 cm). Reference Station maps are shown for comparison because this site was not 

 affected by flow diverted by the demonstration project 



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