Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

19 Aug, 01 PM - 24 Aug, 05 AM

This project seeks to describe the morphological variation in the intertidal alga Pelvetiopsis limitata along the coast of California and Oregon, to determine whether particular morphologies are correlated with tidal elevation or aspect. Five transects, running from the top of the Pelvetiopsis zone to the bottom of the Pelvetiopsis zone, will be temporarily marked using plastic flagging. The latitude and longitude of each transect will be determined using a GPS unit, and the elevation will be determined using a laser level. Along each of the 4 transects, the abundance and morphology of Pelvetiopsis individuals will be measured. At the completion of the survey, no markers will remain in the intertidal Approximately 10 plants of each morphological type will be collected for phylogenetic analysis and to create herbarium specimens. The principle investigator, Jennifer Skene, has a permit for collecting marine aquatic plants from the California Department of Fish and Game (Permit # 803110-01).

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Under Project # 7166 | Research

Survey of Pelvetiopsis populations

faculty - Mills College

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Jennifer Skene Aug 19 - 24, 2006 (6 days)

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