Marine resources of Redwood National and State Parks: comprehensive report (2004-2005) for Humboldt and Del Norte County, California
Cox K, McGary C, Mulligan T, Craig S. 2006. Marine resources of Redwood National and State Parks: comprehensive report (2004-2005) for Humboldt and Del Norte County, California. Departments of Fisheries Biology and Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA
The authors' Objectives: "This project was initiated in order to provide a report on the marine resources of the Redwood National and State Parks. The intent of this report is to effectively characterize the 35-mile coastline with regards to the physical habitat and the invertebrate, algal, and fish intertidal communities. The species distribution in the intertidal was examined on a broad species presence/absence scale and then at a finer scale focusing on discrete plots or pools. This entailed both an inventory of the algal, invertebrate, and fish species present at selected sites, as well as seasonal monitoring of abundant and/or ecologically important organisms. Goals of the inventory program include: 1. Creating an exhaustive species list of the intertidal marine algae, invertebrates, and fish. 2. Comparing this list with previous studies conducted in RNSP (Boyd and DeMartin 1977 and 1981). 3. Establishing a voucher collection of identified specimens for use at RNSP. Goals of the monitoring program include: 1. Establishing baseline data on the intertidal communities of the RNSP. 2. Collecting data on the spatial and temporal distribution of target species throughout the intertidal area. 3. Presenting information that could be used to help assess damage caused by oil spills or other disturbances. 4. Setting up a long-term program in order to monitor natural changes over time."
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Cox, Karah; McGary, Cara; Mulligan, Tim; Craig, Sean
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Publisher
- Departments of Fisheries Biology and Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University
- Units
- KLMN , REDW
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Algae, Aquatic Studies, Beach, coastal environments, coastlines, Damnation Creek, Distribution (Biodiversity), Enderts Beach, False Klamath Cove, Fish, Fisheries, Gold Bluffs Beach, intertidal ecosystems, Intertidal Inventory, Invertebrates, Marine Ecosystems, Observations, Presence (Biodiversity), Rocky Intertidal, Sampling Techniques, sea stars, seining, Species Abundance, Species Composition, Surveys, Taxa Links To References, Temperature, tide pools, Vouchers, Water Quality