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<strong>Bolsa</strong> <strong>Chica</strong> Lowlands Restoration <strong>Monitoring</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Table 1-2. Vegetation transect monitoring results (<strong>2008</strong>).<br />
Plant Species Observed Along Transects<br />
Percent Cover<br />
Scientific Name Common Name RI 1 RI 2 RI 3 FTB N FTB E1 FTB E2 FTB E3 WMTB 1 WMTB 2 WMTB 3 CMTB 1 CMTB 2 CMTB 3 EMTB 1 EMTB 2 EMTB 3 MPM 1 MPM 2 MPM 3<br />
Native Species<br />
Sarcocornia pacifica Pacific pickleweed 14 50 32 10 8 100 36 88 48 76 28 82 74 42 16 4<br />
Arthrocnemum subterminale Parish’s pickleweed 2 2 8<br />
Distichlis spicata Saltgrass 26 4 26 58 6 76 14 6 4 4<br />
Frankenia salina Alkali heath 2 6 2 10 4 4 8 34 4 24<br />
Monanthochloe littoralis Shoregrass 14<br />
Cressa truxillensis Alkali weed 12 18 4<br />
Suaeda esteroa Estuary seablite 12 4<br />
Batis maritima Saltwort 26 12 2<br />
Limonium californicum Western marsh rosemary 2<br />
Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii Southwestern spiny rush 6 2<br />
Atriplex prostrata Spearscale 2<br />
Atriplex canescens var. canescens Four wing saltbush 12<br />
Ruppia maritima Wigeon grass 18 26 36<br />
Enteromorpha sp. (alga) Sea lettuce 2 6<br />
Non-native Species<br />
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Slender-leaved iceplant 16 2 18 4 8<br />
Bassia hyssopifolia Five hook bassia 18 12 12 8 2 2<br />
Salsola tragus Russian thistle 4<br />
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot-fig 12 6 6 6<br />
Polypogon monspeliensis <strong>Annual</strong> beard grass 6 2<br />
Bromus madritensis rubens Red brome 2<br />
Dead plant debris 14 2 14 14 10 4 4 8 18<br />
Bare construction sidecast 8 12 10 8<br />
Open water 4 4 2 34<br />
Bare ground /mudflat 30 18 10 90 82 72 58 2 32 46 2 6 16 14<br />
Total Percent Vegetative Cover Without Overlap (all species) 58 80 76 10 18 28 42 82 100 94 100 58 88 34 88 84 100 42 34<br />
Total Percent Native Vegetative Cover Without Overlap 46 58 62 10 18 28 42 56 100 94 90 52 66 30 88 76 30 88 76<br />
Total Percent Native Vegetative Cover With Overlap 50 62 78 10 18 28 42 68 106 124 106 54 80 32 102 92 124 46 36<br />
Total Percent Non-native Vegetative Cover With Overlap 12 22 18 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 18 8 26 4 0 8 2 0 0<br />
Total Number of Native Species within 1 m of Transect 5 6 5 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 9 6 6<br />
Total Number of Non-native Species within 1 m of Transect 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 0 0<br />
Mean Canopy Height (cm) 26 44 N/C 28 0 0 0 36 25 52 45 50 33 26 46 22 41 30 25<br />
Merkel & Associates, Inc. 30