Map of 2000 and 2010 perennial vegetation cover
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Map of 2000 and 2010 perennial vegetation cover (left insets), and change in perennial vegetation cover between 2000 and 2010 following a period of extended drought. Abbreviations: DEVA = Death Valley National Park; JOTR = Joshua Tree National Park; MOJA = Mojave National Preserve. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT.
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