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    Estuarine Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016

    Metadata Updated: November 27, 2024

    The North Coast has 16 major estuaries that support a wide diversity of plant and animal life, including salmon and other commercially important species. The focus of this project is to describe and evaluate the ecological status of representative and under-studied estuaries in the region by surveying plants, invertebrates and fishes in tidal mudflats and eelgrass beds of four estuaries – three within MPAs (Humboldt Bay, Big River and Ten Mile River) and the Mad River Estuary. Field surveys will be conducted multiple times a year for two years to better document seasonal and interannual variability in species abundances and diversity, as well as changes in the sizes of focal species, such as bivalves, eelgrass, and black rockfish, among others. Estuarine ecosystems are largely driven by a complex set of interacting physical variables, including freshwater flows, seasonal closures of lagoon mouths and ocean water properties related to winds and upwelling. Information about these “abiotic” variables will be distilled to describe the “contextual conditions” in each estuary. During the analysis phase of their project, scientists will identify baseline and contextual metrics that might allow for future evaluation of MPA performance. This project is a collaboration among academic scientists, North Coast tribes, and ecological consultants.

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    Metadata Created Date September 8, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date November 27, 2024

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    Harvested from State of California

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 8, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date November 27, 2024
    Publisher California Ocean Protection Council
    Maintainer
    Identifier f7263d5c-c85b-4f14-9273-15d59a9f8c4e
    Data First Published 2018-01-25T17:07:09.526318
    Data Last Modified 2018-02-14T20:13:54.354680
    Category Natural Resources, Water
    Public Access Level public
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 4618c02e7b17651d44fa9302307dfcac684c19b694fbdc1870ed08693eabdb03
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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