Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

PHASE I

• Executive Summary - J. Guerrero and R. Kvitek (Editors)

• Introduction to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Site Characterization Project

• MBNMS Site Characterization Scope, Format and Future

• The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary Program

• Selected General Sanctuary Resources

PHASE II

• Executive Summary - E. Burton (Editor)

II. PHYSICAL SETTING OF THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

• Geology - H.G. Greene
• Physical Oceanography - W. W. Broenkow
• Climate and Meteorology - W. Nuss
• Chemical Oceanography - K. Coale, D. Colbert, E. Kingsley, H. Zamzow
• Water Quality - H. Price

III. BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND ASSEMBLAGES

• River Mouths, Brackish and Estuarine Coastal Wetlands - J. Oliver and R. Curry
• Sandy Beaches - J. Oakden
• Coastal Dunes - P. Slattery
• Rocky Intertidal Habitats - -A. De Vogelaere
• Kelp Forest and Rocky Subtidal Habitats - M. Edwards and M. Foster
• Shallow Soft Bottom Habitats - J. Oliver and R. Kvitek
• Deeper Bottom Habitats - J. Nybakken
• Cold Seep Communities - J. Barry
• Pelagic Zone - M. Silver, J. Connor and G. Cailliet
• Marine Mammals - J. Harvey
• Seabirds and Shorebirds - D. Ainley and S. Terrill
• Anadromous Fishes of the MBNMS - J. Nielsen

IV. HUMAN INFLUENCES

• Archaeological, Cultural, and Historical Resources
  • Early Uses of Resources - A. Weinstein
  • A Recent History of the MBNMS Region - B. Douros
  • George Davidson (1825-1911): Pioneer Scientist and Surveyor - S. Choy
  • Maritime Heritage
  • MBNMS Shipwreck Database - R. Schwemmer
  • MBNMS Submerged Cultural Resources Study: 2001. Smith and Hunter 2003.
• Socioeconomic Uses - A. Weinstein

• Fisheries
  • Trends in Fisheries and Fishery Resources Associated with the MBNMS from 1981-2000 - Starr et al. 2002

• Marine Reserves
  • A Review of the Ecological Effectiveness of Subtidal Marine Reserves in Central California - Starr et al. 2004
• Resource Needs - Project Staff

V. SPECIES LISTS

• Common Species
• Special Status Species
• Exotic Species
• Checklist of Fishes

VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY

VII. SYMPOSIUM TALKS

• Beyond Monterey Bay and our Splendid Isolation - M. Weber
• Coupling Marine and Terrestrial Processes - R. Curry
• Rockfish Recruitment and the Ocean Environment - S. Ralston
• Networked Ocean Science, Research and Education, Monterey Bay, California - D. Brutzman
• An Overview: Roles for the Site Characterization and You in Managing Resources of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - A. De Vogelaere