Great Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Size: to 0.1"
Habitat: floating free at surface
Notes: Among the smallest seed plants; important food for many waterfowl.
Vulpes fulva
Size: to 25" (about the size of a beagle)
Habitat: wherever there is food
Notes: Alright, this is not exactly a marine mammal. However, these rascals are becoming so common along the Jersey Shore that I thought I would mention them. They are especially common at Sandy Hook and Long Beach Island, where they live on handouts from beach-goers. It is important not to feed them, as this has caused a population explosion, and also makes them bolder with humans, and potentially dangerous. In the off-season, they prey on certain threatened shorebirds as well.
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