2014 California Intertidal Ecology Survey Final Discussion and Conclusions

2014 California Intertidal Ecology Survey
Final Discussion and Conclusions
James landers, January 28, 2015

Survey Links
Statement of Purpose (link)
Final Discussion and Conclusions (link)
Report Links
White Rock      Monterey Bay    Fitzgerald
Bodega Bay      Gerstle Cove      MacKerricher
Field Data Sheets
White Rock      Monterey Bay    Fitzgerald
Bodega Bay      Gerstle Cove      MacKerricher

Other Links
Specimens posted to iNaturalist
and Project Noah (link)
Weeds in the Intertidal Garden (link)
Unidentified Rockweed (link)

Abstract. Observations and data for all six sites surveyed are compared in this final summation. Some findings from individual surveys already posted are repeated here; more findings from other research have been added in order to place our experience in a broader context and contrast our data with that of the long-term monitoring projects of UC Santa Cruz and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Our early consideration of issues such as zonation, alga growth, or species diversity in the California Intertidal zone has matured over the course of our surveys and led to an improved understanding of the value of long-term observation of the dynamic and highly diversified ecological environment of the intertidal zone as a component of a complex ocean system crucial to the health of our planet.

Bodega Marine Reserve Field Data Sheet

The following link is to the Excel 2007 Workbook for the April 18, 2014, Field Observation Data collected at Bodega Marine Reserve, Bodega Bay CA. This data sheet supports the Bodega Marine Reserve Survey Report for the same date (see under Category “Survey Reports”).

Bodega Marine Reserve Field Data Sheet

The link opens the Excel workbook on your computer, and is about 12MB in size. The workbook has been scanned and passed by ZoneAlarm and AVG Security.

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Field Observation Data Sheet, April 7, 2014

The following link is to the Excel 2007 Workbook for the April 7, 2014, Field Observation Data collected in the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve at Moss Beach CA. This data sheet supports the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Survey Report for the same date (see under Category “Survey Reports”).

Fitzgerald MR Field Observation Data Sheet

The link opens the Excel workbook on your computer, and is about 8MB in size. The workbook has been scanned and passed by ZoneAlarm and AVG  Security.

Monterey Bay NMS Field Observation Data Sheet, April 4, 2014

The following link is to the Excel 2007 Workbook for the April 4, 2014, Field Observation Data collected in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary at Pacific Grove CA. This data sheet supports the Monterey Bay NMS Survey Report for the same date (see under Category “Survey Reports”).

MBNMS Field Observation Data Sheet

The link opens the Excel workbook on your computer, and is about 7MB in size. The workbook has been scanned and passed by ZoneAlarm and AVG  Security.

White Rock SMCA Field Observation Data Sheet, March 13, 2014

The following link is to the Excel 2007 Workbook for the March 13, 2014, Field Observation Data collected in the White Rock State Marine Conservation Area, Cambria CA. This data sheet supports the White Rock SMCA Survey Report for the same date (see under Category “Survey Reports”).

 White Rock Field Observation Data Sheet

The link opens the Excel workbook on your computer, and is about 7MB in size. The workbook has been scanned and passed by Norton Security.