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Elkhorn Slough is located on the Central Coast of California and is the largest tract of tidal marsh in the state outside of the San Francisco Bay <ref name="ESNERR Management Plan 2007-2011"> ESNERR Management Plan 2007-2011:http://www.elkhornslough.org/download/ESNERR_Final_Management_Plan.doc</ref>. Elkhorn Slough is a crucial component for preservation of Central Coast biodiversity because it is home to 135 aquatic birds, 550 marine invertebrates, and 102 fish species <ref name="Elkhorn Slough"> Elkhorn Slough:http://www.elkhornslough.org/conservation/why.htm</ref>.  The Elkhorn Slough ecosystem is composed of freshwater wetlands, coastal prairie, and maritime chaparral <ref name="Elkhorn Slough"> Elkhorn Slough:http://www.elkhornslough.org/conservation/why.htm</ref>.  Elkhorn Slough is known for its' active fishing port, Moss Landing Harbor, and also has three state highways and a main Union Pacific Railroad line that regularly pass through it.
 
Elkhorn Slough is located on the Central Coast of California and is the largest tract of tidal marsh in the state outside of the San Francisco Bay <ref name="ESNERR Management Plan 2007-2011"> ESNERR Management Plan 2007-2011:http://www.elkhornslough.org/download/ESNERR_Final_Management_Plan.doc</ref>. Elkhorn Slough is a crucial component for preservation of Central Coast biodiversity because it is home to 135 aquatic birds, 550 marine invertebrates, and 102 fish species <ref name="Elkhorn Slough"> Elkhorn Slough:http://www.elkhornslough.org/conservation/why.htm</ref>.  The Elkhorn Slough ecosystem is composed of freshwater wetlands, coastal prairie, and maritime chaparral <ref name="Elkhorn Slough"> Elkhorn Slough:http://www.elkhornslough.org/conservation/why.htm</ref>.  Elkhorn Slough is known for its' active fishing port, Moss Landing Harbor, and also has three state highways and a main Union Pacific Railroad line that regularly pass through it.
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* [[ESNERR]]
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* [[Elkhorn Slough Foundation]]
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* [[Potential watershed impacts on Elkhorn Slough]]
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* [[Carneros Watershed]]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 10 February 2011

General

Elkhorn Slough

Elkhorn Slough is located on the Central Coast of California and is the largest tract of tidal marsh in the state outside of the San Francisco Bay [1]. Elkhorn Slough is a crucial component for preservation of Central Coast biodiversity because it is home to 135 aquatic birds, 550 marine invertebrates, and 102 fish species [2]. The Elkhorn Slough ecosystem is composed of freshwater wetlands, coastal prairie, and maritime chaparral [2]. Elkhorn Slough is known for its' active fishing port, Moss Landing Harbor, and also has three state highways and a main Union Pacific Railroad line that regularly pass through it.

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References

  1. ESNERR Management Plan 2007-2011:http://www.elkhornslough.org/download/ESNERR_Final_Management_Plan.doc
  2. 2.0 2.1 Elkhorn Slough:http://www.elkhornslough.org/conservation/why.htm