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Shallow Rock and Kelp Forest Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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We systematically surveyed 94 of the 122 nearshore rocky reefs in the California south coast study region (SCSR). This synoptic baseline survey was co...

Mid-Depth Rocky & Soft-Bottom Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Seafloor habitats deeper than 100 meters make up an estimated 29% (1840 km2) of state waters in southern California, yet they are sampled with far les...

Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Here we provide one of the first systematic, “snapshot” surveys of the entire North Coast Study Region, from the Oregon border to the headland at Poin...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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RCCA volunteer citizen scientists conducted 18 visual scuba transects at each monitoring site to survey densities and sizes of ecologically and econom...

Characterization of Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zo...

ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) preformed quantitative baseline surveys within the NCSR in 2014 and 2015 with the overall goal to descr...

Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2001 to 2014

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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The South Coast Study Region (SCSR) encompasses a broad section of southern California including both mainland and island coastal regions. The except...

Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Reef Check California has surveyed rocky reefs and kelp forests in southern California since 2006 and has up to nine years of data from the MLPA South...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Sandy beaches are among the most intensely used coastal ecosystems for human recreation and are vitally important to coastal economies. Beaches suppor...

North Coast State of the Region, Snapshots and Supplemental Reports All Habitats 2013 to 2017

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
File types: PDF

Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on t...