Ecological resource inventory of the Cabrillo National Monument intertidal zone 1976 Project Report
Zedler JB. 1976. Ecological resource inventory of the Cabrillo National Monument intertidal zone 1976 Project Report. Biology Department, San Diego State University. San Diego, California
One of a pair of reports that forms the most recent baseline the park has before formal monitoring of the rocky intertidal was initiatied in 1990. From project summary "This document describes the ecological resources of the Cabrillo National Monument intertidal zone and makes recommendations for their management." Includes a map of intertidal communities, a species list of the intertidal algae of Cabrillo National Monument (14 pages - gives scientific name, distribution and comments), a species list of intertidal animals of Cabrillo National Monument (11 pages - Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Ectoprocta, Chordata, Mollusca); draft text for a brochure; Ecological Resources of the Habitats Inventoried (algal mats, Phyllospadix pools, Pelvetia rocks, Mytilus rocks, barnacle rocks, comparisons of communities under low and frequent public use); Management Recommendations (limit visitors, increase rangers, educate public, additional research).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Zedler, Joy
- Date of Issue
- 1976
- Publisher
- Biology Department, San Diego State University
- Units
- CABR
- Keywords
- Algae, Animals, Checklist, Ecology, Habitats, Human Impact, Invertebrates (Invertebrata), Littoral Zone, Map, Marine, Plants