Santa Cruz Island Reserve

25 Oct, 04 AM - 29 Oct, 05 PM

The Coastal Biodiversity Survey is a large-scale research project designed to measure diversity and abundance of algal and invertebrate communities living on the rocky intertidal, western coast of temperate North America.The goals of the project are to: 1. Determine the diversity and site-wide abundance of intertidal algae and invertebrate species. 2. Create a topographic map for use in assessing the spatial distribution of species within each site. 3. Reveal long-term influences such as climate change and coastal development on intertidal communities and individual species. 4. Examine patterns of biogeography with a particular emphasis on locations where there may be large changes in species composition and diversity. This visit will conclude the surveys by taking a final gps coordinate and collecting any specimens that were recorded as out of their normal range. For a complete set of protocols please visit: http://cbsurveys.ucsc.edu/sampling/images/dataprotocols.pdf For more information about our project visit: http://cbsurveys.ucsc.edu/index.html

Visit #15905 @Santa Cruz Island Reserve

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Under Project # 956 | Research

Comprehensive Rocky Intertidal Surveys

research_assistant - University of California, Santa Cruz

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Group of 2 Research Assistant (non-student/faculty/postdoc) Oct 25 - 29, 2008 (5 days)

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Dorm 2 Oct 25 - 29, 2008
Jeep 2 Oct 25 - 29, 2008