Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016

Description

RCCA volunteer citizen scientists conducted 18 visual scuba transects at each monitoring site to survey densities and sizes of ecologically and economically important fish, invertebrate and algal species and to characterize the physical habitats. Transects were 30-meters long and 2-meters wide swaths above the rocky reef substrate. Divers counted and sized key species of fish (35 species), counted invertebrates (33 species) and algae (9 species), and estimated the percent cover of substrate types and vertical relief of the seafloor. Over the baseline monitoring of 2014-2015, RCCA conducted 18 surveys at eight monitoring sites in the NCSR. Three of these sites have been surveyed since 2007. The data from these surveys were analyzed at multiple scales to provide baseline characterization of the kelp forest ecosystems at the time of MPA implementation. We characterized the biological community at the RCCA monitoring sites by summarizing the physical and biological characteristics of each of the sites. These summaries will serve as a reference point in the future as long-term monitoring continues.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
8 Data dictionary for Fish Survey - Fish Species Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/7e6ae581-e243-411a-96af-624e74ab53a9/download/ncrccafishspecieslookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) boundary coordinates. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/1604f8f1-2859-4466-8272-ce64eb0e66f7/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptable.csv
8 Data dictionary for MPA Boundary Details - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/60726379-c774-4f09-a170-11fba14de1c7/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 This table contains the monitoring sites lookup information for Reef Check California’s North Coast MPA baseline monitoring during the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/847b34bb-d56f-496c-b6b8-29bc4eed6af0/download/ncrccasitelookuptable.csv
8 This table contains the fish survey data from Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/3524442e-9931-4eed-84b2-51dd5df87def/download/ncrccafishdatatable.csv
8 Data dictionary for Fish Survey - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/02d57e70-05fa-490a-9f59-2dbfaa0e5f12/download/ncrccafishdatatablemetadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Invertebrate Survey - Species Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/4bfbe6b2-caaf-45e5-9b25-125770d84689/download/ncrccainvertebratespecieslookuptablemetadata.csv
55 EML metadata for the Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey component of the Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/37bd533a-d739-43e3-abd3-b75bcc2004df/download/eml-node-32800.xml
8 This table contains the Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey data from Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/93b9a38b-65f4-4589-bd30-aeb0e77cf3f1/download/ncrccaupcdatatable.csv
8 Data dictionary for Invertebrate Survey - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/ee56f1f1-3c69-4bc5-9fe1-9c6b8cdc5dcf/download/ncrccainvertebratedatatablemetadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Site Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/cfab0c7f-061e-4faf-9ff4-4de52c8eb242/download/ncrccasitelookuptablemetadata.csv
57 A Zip file of all resources for the Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/f24b691c-abe3-47b9-8e72-7da2ebcb11b0/download/rcca.zip
33 Metadata for invertebrate survey sampling methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/9ce981b7-e0ed-4331-b461-71c58b9307a4/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatareefcheckinvertebratesurveys.pdf
33 North coast baseline (phase I) marine protected area (MPA) final report for Reef Check California: Citizen Scientist monitoring of rocky reefs and kelp forests: Creating a baseline for California's North Coast. This project and report were completed in fulfillment of CA Sea Grant R/MPA-34. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/eacffdde-2d49-468d-89d2-fd418e718291/download/34-freiwald-final.pdf
8 Data dictionary for MPA Baseline Program Information - North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/b4c95cde-1b53-41e3-af61-d5e8b4af8101/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
33 Metadata for Uniform Point Contact (UPC) survey sampling methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/ac4ddcb9-b4d5-41b3-95f2-6dcfb48e3a82/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatareefcheckupcsurveys0.pdf
33 Metadata for fish survey methods https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/e05d3f24-9f48-45a0-8ae0-595bc3edf4c6/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatareefcheckfishsurveys1.pdf
8 Data dictionary for Uniform Point Contact - Lookup Table https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/c8551cc3-f29a-4cc8-b988-5d9b55d6c4fb/download/ncrccaupclookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Data dictionary for Uniform Point Contact - Data Table 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/e605468c-b74d-4295-a9cf-78b9341bedad/download/ncrccaupcdatatablemetadata.csv
8 This table contains the Uniform Point Contact (UPC) lookup data for Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/cc103e54-ad2e-4f6a-8a42-7deed60ccd87/download/ncrccaupclookuptable.csv
55 EML metadata for the fish survey component of the Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016 dataset https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/0ce54456-26f2-4fe6-b7d1-bc0f84b44260/download/eml-node-32761.xml
8 Lookup table containing a list of North Coast (NC) Marine Protected Area (MPA) baseline program projects and associated information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/32d443eb-2a70-44bf-b91f-a4ebf98fe93a/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptable.csv
8 This table contains the fish species lookup data for Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. it defines the species names used in the NC_RCCA_fish_data_table. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/b4dd41eb-3705-41f2-afc7-437e83a6b478/download/ncrccafishspecieslookuptable.csv
8 Data dictionary for Invertebrate Survey - Abalone Sizes 2014 - 2015 https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/4b5bb1f9-e065-40a3-9c60-5326f8d6c3a6/download/ncrccaabalonesizesdatatablemetadata.csv
8 This table contains the invertebrate species lookup data for Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. It defines the species names used in the NC_RCCA_invertebrate_data_table. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/f35490df-415e-4cdf-9a44-1b6f905b81d1/download/ncrccainvertebratespecieslookuptable.csv
8 This table contains the red abalone size data from Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/9f9e86fe-5017-4a7c-9059-154e5b44457a/download/ncrccaabalonesizesdatatable.csv
8 This table contains the invertebrate survey data from Reef Check California's North Coast MPA baseline monitoring for the years: 2014-2015. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/d41bbe90-ce12-4a13-9929-4eddada8531f/resource/69e1712d-e0dc-42b1-a464-d5f447771947/download/ncrccainvertebratedatatable.csv

Tags

  • oceans
  • biota
  • algae
  • baseline
  • fishes
  • environmental
  • kelp-forest
  • monitoring
  • california
  • mpa
  • north-coast
  • rocky-reef
  • ecological-data
  • invertebrates
  • marine-protected-area
  • california-ocean-protection-council

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