Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study

Description

The objectives of this baseline study of rocky intertidal habitats along the North Coast Study Region (NCSR) are to (1) produce a quantitative baseline characterization of the structure of rocky intertidal ecosystems in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) established by the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), (2) provide an initial comparison between rocky intertidal ecosystems inside MPAs and nearby associated (unprotected) reference areas, (3) analytically explore baseline characterizations for potential indicators of the state of rocky intertidal ecosystems, (4) generate a fish biodiversity baseline within rocky tide pools at a few sites inside and outside of MPAs (for the first time) as well as (5) examine rockfish recruitment into these tide pools, and (6) integrate these assessments with other components of the baseline survey, including (7) high resolution topographic geological surveys, to inform the role and design of these programs for future monitoring and evaluation of MPAs.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
8 Species list lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/fa579ff7-0099-4233-a271-1662b8632bc7/download/ncrockyitspecieslistlookuptable0.csv
57 Abalone survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/a3af142c-989e-4f66-adb4-50269eb50281/download/abalone.zip
57 Fish survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/4a8e38c0-511f-496e-a606-18e7c2193f58/download/fish.zip
57 Motile invertebrate survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/7ab884bd-954d-4a5b-b570-ee56975715be/download/motileinvert.zip
57 Mussel bed survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/9ebda92e-c026-4b34-b4c6-4368b3269de3/download/musselbed.zip
57 Mussel plot survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/331ea1e4-4399-4113-918f-5229a1ff90dc/download/musselplot.zip
8 Fish species list lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/cb044b5e-6c02-4510-a8f2-4f439ca0d5fd/download/ncrockyitfishspecieslistlookuptable.csv
8 This is a lookup table for the MPA Baseline Program information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/03d8c018-edd9-4b99-9df5-eaa9d4a13861/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptable.csv
8 Lookup table for MPA Baseline Boundary Information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/cead909d-a68a-44c0-a528-c153658678a6/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptable.csv
57 Postelsia survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/b25f313e-4229-4f20-901c-950ccb5189e5/download/postelsia.zip
8 Metadata for site coordinate lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/bf71b16b-dcc9-4742-b842-c9ed6b398c34/download/ncrockyitsitecoordinatelookuptablemetadata8.csv
57 Phyllospadix survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/255d9ad1-4f4a-4d0e-ab91-b1112ddc0673/download/phyllospadix.zip
57 Survey data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/ea11cc1f-bf00-4406-8ffd-f318b90a7a01/download/surveys.zip
8 Metadata for species list lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/ee311cda-bf49-426e-8b0c-a366029bb802/download/ncrockyitspecieslistlookuptablemetadata0.csv
8 Metadata for fish species list lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/2e81baef-2af3-403d-bb64-8e8f8983da09/download/ncrockyitfishspecieslistlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Metadata for Biodiversity Boundary Information Lookup Table. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/684fd8f8-0233-4be0-ba72-793a3cb43c83/download/ncmpaboundaryinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Site coordinate lookup table for rocky intertidal ecosystems. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/524b922c-0a79-4e35-a690-cdf54f78e81a/download/ncrockyitsitecoordinatelookuptable5.csv
57 Sea star count data for rocky intertidal ecosystems, North Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/45cbdac9-81c0-4e86-871f-038219076d6a/download/seastarcountssizecondition.zip
33 Final Report for the Baseline Characterization of the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems of the North Coast. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/b13005bf-2bfd-4b2f-86a2-de2bd10da8a0/download/33-craig-final.pdf
8 This is the metadata for the MPA Baseline Program Information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/9b5562c1-e252-48ea-922d-f94eed285301/resource/c0f0b302-0723-4761-a78b-247a8ff8633c/download/ncmpabaselinemonitoringinformationlookuptablemetadata.csv

Tags

  • mussel-bed
  • oceans
  • biota
  • baseline
  • sea-star
  • environmental
  • postelsia
  • motile-invertabrate
  • fish
  • rocky-intertidal
  • monitoring
  • california
  • mpa
  • north-coast
  • ecological-data
  • marine-protected-area
  • mussel-plot
  • phyllospadix
  • california-ocean-protection-council

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