California marine waters, areas of special biological significance, reconnaissance survey report: Redwood National Park, Del Norte and Humboldt Counties
California State Water Resources Control Board. 1981. California marine waters, areas of special biological significance, reconnaissance survey report: Redwood National Park, Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. Water Quality Monitoring Report. No. 81-5
Thirty-four miles of the coastline of Redwood National Park, California, are included within an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) incorporating both intertidal and subtidal habitats. The report describes the physical and chemical characteristics of the area. The next section, with details of the biological components of the ecosystem, includes intertidal habitats, subtidal biota, landside vegetation, and unique components (several rare or sporadic species, and several species near the limits of their range). Most of the remainder discusses land and water uses. The section on pollution notes that little chemical or biological pollution occurs (the elk herd contributes some bacterial contamination of water), but erosion from human activities outside the park affects sediment and turbidity levels. Includes many illustrations: species lists and drawings (residents of specific habitats), climate information, water quality data (bacteriological), coastal geology, vegetation and soils, existing management and land use, and more. Appendices: lists of animals of sand beaches and of rocky intertidal areas, marine intertidal algae, subtidal invertebrates/fishes/flora.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- California State Water Resources Control Board
- Date of Issue
- 1981-08
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- Algae, Animals, Aquatic Sciences, Checklist, Coastal Regions, Erosion, Fish, Invertebrates (Invertebrata), Littoral Zone, Plants, Pollution, Preservation, Sublittoral Zone