Sandy Beach Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013

Description

Sandy beaches are among the most intensely used coastal ecosystems for human recreation and are vitally important to coastal economies. Beaches support unique biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem functions and services including endemic invertebrate communities and food webs that are prey for birds and fish, buffering and absorption of wave energy by stored sand, filtration of large volumes of seawater, extensive detrital processing and nutrient recycling, and the provision of critical habitat and resources for declining and endangered wildlife, such as shorebirds and pinnipeds. Sandy beaches compose 36% of the 693 km of shoreline in the South Coast (SC) region, including the California Channel Islands. The goal of this ecological characterization study is to provide a quantitative, baseline description of sandy beach ecosystems in the region from which future ecological changes may be assessed, and to document any differences that may already exist between sandy beaches located within and outside of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). We also evaluated potential ecological indicators for monitoring and developed and tested new protocols for potential use by citizen-scientists and educators.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
8 Lookup table for boundary information for the MPA Baseline Program. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/42a8b7c5-3484-43f1-b590-acf106b334f6/download/scmpaboundaryinformationlookuptable00.csv
8 Metadata for the boundary information lookup table for the MPA Baseline Program. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/268ef82e-bf67-487c-871c-4435ce4deaf2/download/scmpaboundaryinformationlookuptablemetadata10.csv
33 Methods and Sampling Metadata for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/9690db2c-05d4-4d6f-954d-d517b90e5fc7/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatasurveysofwrackcoversandybeaches.pdf
8 Indicator taxa lookup table data. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/56123b7c-1a56-4fb9-90b6-87a4cd63e5aa/download/scbeachindicatortaxalookuptabledata.csv
8 Metadata for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/5e6e8925-a38a-4108-bbf5-628d577d5a84/download/scsandybeachwrackcover20112013metadata.csv
8 Lookup table of taxonomy for biodiversity surveys. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/90b27cab-9f5b-4088-8de4-9d50681f8a5b/download/scbeachbiodiversitytaxonomylookuptable.csv
8 Sticky trap data for indicator taxa surveys for sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/bd0122c4-e601-4d0e-8b6a-4170489d38c3/download/scbeachstickytrapdata201120130.csv
8 Data from biodiversity surveys of Sandy Beach ecosystems on the South Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/376d70b3-d474-4825-8395-f3f2b30b974b/download/scbeachbiodiversity2011.csv
8 Metadata for methods and sampling of biodiversity surveys for Sandy Beaches. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/dd3ecaaf-2aa1-4561-9561-21e35bb98ad7/download/methodsandsamplingmetadataintertidalbiodiversitysurveysofsandybeaches.pdf
8 Data for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/86b3c1d7-80b7-4be0-8050-496ec3a46cd1/download/scsandybeachwrackcover20112013.csv
8 Metadata for survey data for rapid surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/1ac1cbe4-e62c-4a19-811e-d089a390f22f/download/scbeachrapidsurveysbirdspeopledogskelpplants20112013metadata.csv
8 Lookup table for the MPA Baseline program. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/50c5d87c-c89b-47da-b264-40881b450b91/download/scmpabaselineprograminformationlookuptable0.csv
8 Metadata for Beach Site Name Lookup Table for MPA Baseline Program. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/c7050bbf-fab0-4f8c-8782-9d7f9217811f/download/scmpabeachsitenamelookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Emerita data for indicator taxa surveys in Sandy Beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/e090ab46-956f-44c7-8789-90529992ca81/download/scbeachemeritadata201213.csv
8 Talitrid cores data for the indicator taxa surveys for the sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/8304b6a8-d1f0-4f5b-9b8e-3324adc547aa/download/scbeachtalitridcores2012.csv
57 Zip file of all files related to the Sandy Beach Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/50825e7d-a99b-4e54-a301-34bd96f2b21e/download/sandybeach.zip
8 Metadata for the MPA Baseline Program Information. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/b2016c13-5cd4-4cfe-870f-11fd3f0e3645/download/scmpabaselineprograminformationlookuptablemetadata0.csv
8 Data for physical characteristics biodiversity surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/1e51a83b-d063-4953-a4ed-4b0e181cac98/download/scbeachphysicalcharacteristicsbiodiversitysurveys2011.csv
8 Metadata for the indicator taxa surveys emerita data for the sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/9b0724ab-8ae8-4757-9c32-62e8aa43bf83/download/scbeachemeritadata201213metadata.csv
8 Metadata for lookup table for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/a40008fb-fc90-4be4-bd09-55de7c81198d/download/scmpabeachwrackmacrophytespecieslookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Metadata for the monthly survey data for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/caa3aa98-3921-4de5-a31a-8b6ec77ce114/download/scsandybeachwrackcover20112013metadata.csv
8 Monthly survey data for the physical characteristics of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/5d39103f-3785-4fd0-bd22-220cb1b670bd/download/scbeachphysicalcharacteristicsmonthlysurveys201120130.csv
8 Data for the beach sediment of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/ce6e14a6-16ed-4001-8093-b50aa3b8d3cf/download/scbeachsediment20112013all.csv
8 Metadata for survey data for weather rapid surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/59b772c8-9c80-4d3b-89fc-caf2492c7858/download/scbeachrapidsurveysweather20112013metadata.csv
33 Final report on the Baseline Characterization of the Sandy Beach Ecosystems Along the South Coast of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/42611842-269f-4a7c-815c-06687741474b/download/scmpa-24-final-report.pdf
8 Lookup table for beach site names for MPA Baseline Program. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/b21585df-e2a9-487d-9216-5072214e53f4/download/scmpabeachsitenamelookuptable.csv
8 Metadata for taxonomy lookup tables for biodiversity surveys. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/b6c1a413-59da-4b41-b479-69a1c30cb8a0/download/scbeachbiodiversitytaxonomylookuptablemetadata.csv
8 Metadata for the biodiversity surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/005e587d-9c49-497a-8652-523834a9a777/download/scbeachbiodiversity2011metadata.csv
8 Metadata for the physical characteristics biodiversity surveys of sand beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/5c379ffa-1e0f-4740-943d-c0a01a4ec913/download/scbeachphysicalcharacteristicsbiodiversitysurveys2011metadata.csv
8 Metadata for sticky trap indicator taxa surveys for sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/ce310117-f2a8-443b-8659-8551378f3202/download/scbeachstickytrapdata20112013metadata.csv
8 Metadata for the talitrid cores indicator taxa surveys for the sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/25330008-589b-4756-9fb9-52e6f2f62008/download/scbeachtalitridcores2012metadata.csv
8 Lookup table for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/bd5617e8-e99b-4caf-b355-8742e109076f/download/scmpabeachwrackmacrophytespecieslookuptable.csv
8 Metadata for monthly survey data for the physical characteristics of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/6986a227-bb87-4436-bf2e-a745af8ac9ea/download/scbeachphysicalcharacteristicsmonthlysurveys20112013metadata.csv
8 Metadata for the beach sediment of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/94bd7c6f-ed61-4501-8c0c-ce195947fa71/download/scbeachsediment20112013allmetadata.csv
8 Survey data for rapid surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/f28a5344-ba34-4de3-a3ed-d44d431541d4/download/scbeachrapidsurveysbirdspeopledogskelpplants201120130.csv
33 Methods and Sampling metadata for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/2d0cede6-3725-4ab9-87f2-abd48b3a87a9/download/methodsandsamplingmetadatasurveysofwrackcoversandybeaches.pdf
8 Monthly survey data for the macrophyte wrack cover and composition of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/fcc48506-d668-4beb-b3ab-20adfe1c5c3b/download/scsandybeachwrackcover20112013.csv
8 Survey data for weather rapid surveys of sandy beach ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/41afe0c6-3471-4a9b-85ed-2a6e3380f197/resource/17507915-846b-44ae-9701-83df244cbcef/download/scbeachrapidsurveysweather20112013.csv

Tags

  • oceans
  • biota
  • algae
  • south-coast
  • baseline
  • environmental
  • sandy-beaches
  • monitoring
  • california
  • mpa
  • ecological-data
  • marine-protected-area
  • california-ocean-protection-council

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