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Characterization of Seabirds, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 recent views
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We completed four distinct projects to collect baseline data at varying spatial and temporal scales. First, we used data from aerial photographic surveys conducted... -
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Spatial and Economic Human Uses, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2012 recent views
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This study addresses the South Coast MPA Baseline Program objectives by describing human use patterns across the study region and establishing initial data points for... -
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Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 recent views
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Here we provide one of the first systematic, “snapshot” surveys of the entire North Coast Study Region, from the Oregon border to the headland at Point Arena. Our... -
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Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2001 to 2014 recent views
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The South Coast Study Region (SCSR) encompasses a broad section of southern California including both mainland and island coastal regions. The exceptionally high... -
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Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016 recent views
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RCCA volunteer citizen scientists conducted 18 visual scuba transects at each monitoring site to survey densities and sizes of ecologically and economically important... -
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Characterization of Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 recent views
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We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zone fishes, kelp... -
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ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015 recent views
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Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) preformed quantitative baseline surveys within the NCSR in 2014 and 2015 with the overall goal to describe the... -
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Characterization of Human Uses and the Socioeconomic Dimensions, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2014 recent views
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The primary goal of this project was to inform long-term marine protected area (MPA) monitoring efforts by gathering up-to-date socioeconomic information to...