Monitored Species:

Rockweed - Silvetia compressa (previously Pelvetia compressa = P.

                 fastigiata)

Surfgrass - Phyllospadix torreyi or P. scouleri

Acorn barnacle - Chthamalus fissus, C. dalli, or Balanus glandula

Owl limpet - Lottia gigantea

California mussel - Primarily Mytilus californianus; may include Mytilus

                            galloprovincialis, Septifer bifurcata, or Brachidontes

                            adamsianus

Ochre star - Pisaster ochraceus

Updated:  12/9/2004

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