Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

17 Oct, 08 PM - 22 Oct, 11 AM

I plan to stay at the reserve while doing additional research in the area and perform a survey in the intertidal zone at the reserve. For my survey, I will perform a rapid assessment using a 30-minute timed search, recording presence or absence of P. californica and other rockweeds at the site. I will survey fifty meters of rocky shoreline in the high intertidal zone at 5 meter intervals using a 0.5 m2 quadrat. In each quadrat, I will assess percent cover of algae and invertebrates and count mobile invertebrates. Site characteristics will also be measured to elucidate potential abiotic drivers of the patchy distribution of P. californica, including measures of sand influence, substrate type, site aspect, tidal heights, slope, anthropogenic impacts, temperature, and wave exposure. Slope and tidal heights will be measured using a laser level. No specimens will be collected. The work to be performed can be completed in 3 hours.

Visit #53419 @Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 36122 | Research

Pelvetiopsis californica survey

graduate_student - California Polytechnic State University (CSU), Pomona

Reservation Members(s)

Robin Fales Oct 17 - 22, 2017 (6 days)
Sean Agler Oct 17 - 22, 2017 (6 days)

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Housing - Bedroom 1 1 Oct 18 - 22, 2017