Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2001 to 2014
The South Coast Study Region (SCSR) encompasses a broad section of southern California including both mainland and island coastal regions. The exceptionally high diversity of marine life in this region is largely due to the mixing of several major oceanographic current systems, and the region is characterized by strong gradients in environmental conditions. Rocky shores characterize approximately 26.83% of the SCSR, and in many areas attract a large number of individuals who frequent the intertidal zone for recreation, education, and for collecting flora and fauna for food, fish bait, or decoration. Rocky intertidal ecosystems are one of the most heavily human-‐impacted ecosystems along the mainland southern California coast (in addition to sandy beaches) due to their ease of access, and has made them particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of human activities resulting from both extraction (harvesting and collecting) as well as physicaldisturbance (trampling, overturning and handling).
Data files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Full Data Package for Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study Zip file of all files related to the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems California South Coast MPA Baseline Study. | Download | ZIP | 01/16/19 |
MPA Baseline Program Information - Lookup Table This is a lookup table for the MPA Baseline Program information. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
MPA Baseline Program Information - Lookup Table Metadata This is the metadata for the MPA Baseline Program Information. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
MPA Baseline Boundary Information - Lookup Table Lookup table for MPA Baseline Boundary Information. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
MPA Baseline Boundary Information - Lookup Table Metadata Metadata for Biodiversity Boundary Information Lookup Table. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Intertidal - Class Table Class table for Intertidal. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Intertidal - Class Table Metadata Metadata for Intertidal Class table. | Download | XML | 01/16/19 |
Intertidal - Site Table Site table for Intertidal. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Intertidal - Site Table Metadata Metadata for Intertidal Site table. | Download | XML | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys - CBS Method Table Method Table for MPA Baseline Biodiversity Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys - CBS Method Table Metadata Metadata for CBS Method Table for Biodiversity Surveys. | Download | XML | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys - CBS Transect Info CBS Transect info for Biodiversity Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys - CBS Transect Info Metadata Metadata for CBS Transect Info for Biodiversity Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Point Contact - CBS Point Contact Data, 2001 - 2014 CBS Pont Contact Data for Biodiversity Point Contact Surveys | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Point Contact - CBS Point Contact Metadata, 2001 - 2014 Metadata for CBS Point Contact data for Biodiversity Point Contact Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Quadrats - Quadrats Data, 2001 - 2014 Quadrats data for Biodiversity surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Quadrats - Quadrats Metadata, 2001 - 2014 Metadata for Biodiversity Quadrats survey data. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Swath - Data, 2001 - 2014 Data for Biodiversity Swath Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys, Swath - Metadata, 2001 - 2014 Metadata for swath biodiversity surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring - Photo Plots Photo plots for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring - Photo Plots metadata Metadata for photo plots for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Photo Plots - Mussel Depth Data, 2001 - 2014 Long-term monitoring mussel depth data for Rocky Intertidal ecosystems, South Coast, California. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Photo Plots - Mussel Depth Metadata, 2001 - 2014 Metadata for Mussel Depth data for rocky intertidal long-term monitoring photo plots. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Photo Plots - Mussel Size Data, 2001 - 2014 Long-term monitoring mussel size data for Rocky Intertidal ecosystems, South Coast, California. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Photo Plots- Mussel Sizes Metadata, 2001 - 2014 Metadata for long-term monitoring mussel sizes data for Rocky Intertidal ecosystems, South Coast, California. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Transect Surveys - Transect Info, 2001 - 2014 Transect info for Rocky Intertidal transect surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Transect Surveys - Transect Info Metadata Metadata for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring transect surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Transect Surveys - Transect Data, 2001 - 2014 Long-term monitoring transect data for Rocky Intertidal ecosystems, South Coast, California. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Transect Surveys - Transect Metadata Metadata for long-term monitoring transect data for Rocky Intertidal ecosystems, South Coast, California. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring, Species Surveys - Species Count Size Info Species count size information for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring species surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring, Species Surveys - Species Count Size Metadata Metadata for species count size information for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring species surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring, Species Surveys - Species Counts, 2001 - 2014 Species counts for Rocky Intertidal Long-Term Monitoring Species Surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring, Species Surveys - Species Sizes, 2001 - 2014 Species sizes for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring species surveys. | Download | CSV | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring, Species Surveys - Species Sizes Metadata. Metadata for species sizes in Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring species surveys, south coast. | Download | XML | 01/16/19 |
Supporting files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Baseline Characterization of the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems of the South Coast Study Region, 2001 - 2014: Final Report Final Report for the Baseline Characterization of the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems of the South Coast. | Download | PDF | 01/16/19 |
Biodiversity Surveys - CBS Protocol CBS Protocol for Biodiversity Surveys. | Download | PDF | 01/16/19 |
Long-Term Monitoring - Marine Protocol Marine Protocol for Rocky Intertidal long-term monitoring. | Download | PDF | 01/16/19 |
Long-term Monitoring, Photo Plots - Mussel Measurement Protocol Mussel Measurement protocol for rocky intertidal long-term photo plots. | Download | PDF | 01/16/19 |