Jim Harvey
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039
I. Marine Mammals of the MBNMS
The MBNMS has one of the most
diverse and abundant assemblages of marine mammals in the world, including
six species of pinnipeds, one species of fissiped, and 21 species of cetaceans
(Table 1).
This diversity and abundance is largely
a function of:
In addition
to species descriptions below, refer to tables and figures for summaries
of population status (Table 1 & Table
2), regional distribution (Figure 1 & Figure
2), seasonal (Figure 3) and prey types (Table 3).
Next - Section II. Pinnipeds (seals and sea
lions)
Marine Mammals Table of Contents
