PISCO: Intertidal: Coastal Biodiversity Surveys: Point Contact Surveys: Summarized Data

• Main Authors: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans, Pete Raimondi, Carol Blanchette, Melissa Miner
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: PISCO MN
• Subjects: Ocean; Intertidal Processes; Intertidal Zone; Marine Biology; Marine Invertebrates; Marine Plants; Marine Habitat; Biosphere; Aquatic Habitats; Coastal Habitat; Community Survey Data; Intertidal Data; Intertidal Community Survey Data; Intertidal Coastal Biodiversity Survey; SWAT Survey; PISCO; Temperate Rocky Reef; Intertidal; Point Contact Survey; Percent Cover; Diversity; Abundance; Density; Invertebrate; Algae; Alaska; British Columbia; Canada; Washington; Oregon; California; Baja California; Mexico; Sonora; Baja; Piedras; Scripps; Pisco; Fitzgerald; Hippa; Lobos; Libertad; Johnsons; Diablo; Arago; Prieto; Coronation Island; East Point; Duck Pond; Bird Rock; White Point; Alder Creek; Barbara Island; Hippa Island; Canada Point; Coast Point; Paradise Cove; Pigeon Point; Shelter Cove; Punta Baja; Tow Hill; Bob Creek; China Rocks; Damnation Creek; Ford Point; Port Mary; Rompiente; Duck Island; Harris Point; Landing Cove; Maria Creek; Taylor Point
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.6085/AA/pisco_intertidal_summary.54.9

Point Contact sampling consists of recording the diversity and abundance of invertebrates and algae along 11 transects of variable length extending from the upper intertidal to the low intertidal. Intertidal surveys are comprised of four components, all sampled along the same transects: (1) point co...