Custom Species Lists
The following list is based on a compilation by Gaydos and Pearson (2011), first published in Northwestern Naturalist no. 92 (2011): 79-94. The authors write that the list “serves as a foundation for determining the occurrence of new species and the disappearance of others, enables selection of species as indicators for ecosystem health, and also provides a basis for identifying the mechanisms responsible for marine bird and mammal declines.” The Salish Sea is defined as the coastal zone including Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and covers 16,925 km2 from Olympia, WA to Campbell River, in British Columbia.
The species on this list were identified using sighting and stranding data and scientific surveys, including the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP) and the British Columbia Coastal Waterbird Survey. The list includes species that reside in the Salish Sea year-round as well as species that are rarely found there but depend on the marine ecosystem. For example, the savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) nests in salt marsh habitat.
The researchers found that of the 172 bird and 37 mammal species they identified, 42% of birds and 78% of mammals are highly dependent on the marine ecosystem. This means that the remaining 58% of birds and 22% of mammals rely on both the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and it is crucial for restoration efforts to consider how closely those ecosystems are intertwined. Ongoing documentation, the scientists added, will surely result in additional species being included on this list, which should be considered a starting point rather than a comprehensive summary.
Source: Gaydos, Joseph, and Scott Pearson. Birds and Mammals that Depend on the Salish Sea: A Compilation. Northwestern Naturalist no. 92 (2011): 79-94.
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Common Murre
(Uria aalge) -
Common Murre
(Uria aalge) -
Common Murre
(Uria aalge) -
Common Murre
(Uria aalge) -
Common Muskrat
(Ondatra zibethicus) -
Common Muskrat
(Ondatra zibethicus) -
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor) -
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor) -
Common Nipplewort
(Lapsana communis) -
Common Northern Sweet Grass
(Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica) -
Common Pacific Peavine
(Lathyrus vestitus) -
Common Pacific Peavine
(Lathyrus vestitus ssp. bolanderi) -
Common Pear
(Pyrus communis) -
Common Poorwill
(Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) -
Common Poorwill
(Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) -
Common Purslane
(Portulaca oleracea) -
Common Purslane
(Portulaca oleracea ssp. granulatostellulata) -
Common Purslane
(Portulaca oleracea ssp. nitida) -
Common Raven
(Corvus corax) -
Common Raven
(Corvus corax) -
Common Raven
(Corvus corax) -
Common Red Raspberry
(Rubus idaeus) -
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea) -
Common Redpoll
(Acanthis flammea) -
Common Reed
(Phragmites australis) -
Common Reed
(Phragmites australis) -
Common Ringlet
(Coenonympha tullia) -
Common Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes vialis) -
Common Sainfoin
(Onobrychis viciifolia) -
Common Sandweed
(Athysanus pusillus) -
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra) -
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra) -
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra) -
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra) -
Common Sharp-tailed Snake
(Contia tenuis) -
Common Sharp-tailed Snake
(Contia tenuis) -
Common Sharp-tailed Snake
(Contia tenuis) -
Common Shepherd's Purse
(Capsella bursa-pastoris) -
Common Shepherd's-cress
(Teesdalia nudicaulis) -
Common Slipper Shell
(Crepidula fornicata) -
Common Slipper Shell
(Crepidula fornicata) -
Common Sneezeweed
(Helenium autumnale) -
Common Sneezeweed
(Helenium autumnale var. grandiflorum) -
Common Snowberry
(Symphoricarpos albus var. albus) -
Common Snowberry
(Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus) -
Common Sootywing
(Pholisora catullus) -
Common Sowthistle
(Sonchus oleraceus) -
Common Spring-gold
(Crocidium multicaule) -
Common St. John's-wort
(Hypericum perforatum) -
Common St. John's-wort
(Hypericum perforatum) -
Common Star-of-bethlehem
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) -
Common Starwort
(Stellaria media ssp. media) -
Common Sunflower
(Helianthus annuus) -
Common Tansy
(Tanacetum vulgare) -
Common Tansy
(Tanacetum vulgare) -
Common Tarweed
(Hemizonia pungens) -
Common Tarweed
(Hemizonia pungens) -
Common Tarweed
(Hemizonia pungens ssp. septentrionalis) -
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo) -
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo) -
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo) -
Common Twinpod
(Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa) -
Common Valerian
(Valeriana officinalis) -
Common Velvetgrass
(Holcus lanatus) -
Common Viper's-bugloss
(Echium vulgare) -
Common Viper's-bugloss
(Echium vulgare) -
Common Water-flaxseed
(Spirodela polyrrhiza) -
Common Water-milfoil
(Myriophyllum sibiricum) -
Common Whitetail
(Plathemis lydia) -
Common Willowfly
(Taenionema pallidum) -
Common Wintergreen
(Chimaphila umbellata) -
Common Wood-Nymph
(Cercyonis pegala) -
Common Woodrush
(Luzula multiflora) -
Common Woodrush
(Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora) -
Common Woodrush
(Luzula multiflora var. multiflora) -
Common Woolly-sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum) -
Common Woolly-sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides) -
Common Woolly-sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium) -
Common Woolly-sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum) -
Common Woolly-sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum) -
Common Wormwood
(Artemisia absinthium) -
Common Wormwood
(Artemisia absinthium) -
Common Wormwood
(Artemisia vulgaris) -
Common Wormwood
(Artemisia vulgaris var. vulgaris) -
Common Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium) -
Common Yellow Woodsorrel
(Oxalis stricta) -
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas) -
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas) -
Compact Fiddleleaf
(Nama densum var. parviflorum) -
Compound Sea Squirt
(Didemnum vexillum) -
Compound Sea Squirt
(Didemnum vexillum) -
Compton Tortoiseshell
(Nymphalis l-album) -
Confusing Fescue
(Vulpia microstachys var. confusa) -
Conical Spot
(Punctum randolphi) -
Conoid Catchfly
(Silene conoidea) -
Constance's Sedge
(Carex constanceana) -
Constricted Douglas' Onion
(Allium constrictum) -
Contracted Glass-snail
(Vitrea contracta) -
Convex Slippersnail
(Crepidula convexa) -
Convex Slippersnail
(Crepidula convexa)
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- Abarenicola claparedi - (Rough-skinned lugworm)
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- Abarenicola sp.
- Abies amabilis - (Pacific Silver Fir)
- Abies concolor - (White Fir)
- Abies grandis - (Grand Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies procera - (Noble Fir)
- Abietinaria sp
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External links
- BirdWeb
- Burke Museum
- Native plant list (King County)
- Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in Puget Sound
- Washington Herp Atlas
- Washington Invasive Species Council
- Washington Natural Heritage Program
- Washington Natural Heritage Program species lists
- World Register of Marine Species