Broad-scale non-indigenous species monitoring along the West Coast in national marine sanctuaries and national estuarine research reserves report to National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Non-indigenous species monitoring along the West Coast in national marine sanctuaries and national estuarine research reserves

Reports results of large-scale monitoring and research program for invasive species in protected areas in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) and the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) along the U.S. West coast. The NERRS, NMSP, and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) collaborated to create a broad-scale, multi-habitat platform to study invasion patterns and their ecological and economic implications for protected area management. Includes site-specific project reports for Ekhorn Slough NERR, Kachemak Bay NERR, Monterey Bay NMS, Olympic Coast NMS, Padilla Bay NERR, South Slough NERR, and Tijuana River NERR. Catherine E. deRivera ... [et al.]. Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 26, 2005). "Funding for the project was provided by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant, by a grant from Duke Power via the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation, and the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association"--Acknowledgements. "Posted: August 2005"--National Marine Sanctuaries Publications Library online. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Includes bibliographical references. 2005 MPA (Marine Protected Areas) NOS (National Ocean Service) Library Public Domain 1935