Ecological linkages: Marine and estuarine ecosystems of Central and Northern California

Airame, Satie and Gaines, Steven and Caldow, Chris (2003) Ecological linkages: Marine and estuarine ecosystems of Central and Northern California. Silver Spring, MD, NOAA/National Ocean Service/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science,

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Abstract

Three of California’s four National Marine Sanctuaries, Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay, are currently undergoing a comprehensive management plan review. As part of this review, NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) has collaborated with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to conduct a biogeographic assessment of selected marine resources using geographic information system (GIS) technology. This report complements the analyses conducted for this effort by providing an overview of the physical and biological characteristics of the region. Key ecosystems and species occurring in estuarine and marine waters are highlighted and linkages between them discussed. In addition, this report describes biogeographic processes operating to affect species’ distributional patterns. The biogeographic analyses build upon this background to further understanding of the biogeography of this region. (PDF contaons 172 pages)

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