UCSB SONGS Mitigation Monitoring: Reef Survey - Benthic Algae and Invertebrate Abundance

• Main Authors: Daniel C Reed, Stephen C Schroeter, Henry M Page, David Y Huang, SONGS Mitigation Monitoring
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2023
• Subjects: Acanthodoris lutea; Acanthodoris rhodoceras; Aegires albopunctatus; Alpheus bellimanus; Ancula pacifica; Anthopleura artemisia; Anthopleura elegantissima; Anthopleura sola; Aplysia californica; Arbacia stellata; Asterina miniata; Astrometis sertulifera; Astropecten; Babakina festiva; Balanophyllia elegans; Boltenia villosa; Bursa californica; Cadlina luteomarginata; Calliostoma annulatum; Calliostoma canaliculatum; Calliostoma gloriosum; Calliostoma ligatum; Calliostoma supragranosum; Calliostoma tricolor; Cancellaria cooperi; Cancer cancer; Caudina arenicola; Centrostephanus coronatus; Ceratostoma nuttalli; Chama arcana; Chiridota; Chromodoris macfarlandi; Cirriformia luxuriosa; Clavelina huntsmani; Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis; Conus californicus; Corymorpha palma; Crassedoma gigantea; Crassispira semniinflata; Crepidula; Cucumaria miniata; Cucumaria; Cuthona divae; Cuthona lagunae; Cypraea spadicea; Stephanocystis osmundacea; Dendrodoris; Dermasterias imbricata; Desmarestia herbacea; Diaulula sandiegensis; Diopatra ornata; Discodoris; Egregia menziesii; Eisenia arborea; Epiactis lisbethae; Epiactis prolifera; Epitonium tinctum; Erato erato; Eudistylia polymorpha; Eulithidium comptum; Eupentacta quinquesemita; Eurylepta aurantiaca; Euvola diegensis; Flabellina iodinea; Flabellina trillineata; Fusinus kobelti; Fusinus luteopictus; Fusinus fusinus; Halcampa decemtentaculata; Haliotis corrugata; Haliotis rufescens; Halocynthia hilgendorfi var. igaboja; Haliclystus; Henricia leviuscula; Henricia sanguinolenta; Hermissenda crassicornis; Hopkinsia rosacea; Hoploplana californica; Janolus barbarensis; Distaplia; Kelletia kelleti; Limacia cockerelli; Lamellaria diegoensis; Laminaria farlowii; Lebbeus lagunae; Leptopecten latiauratus; Leptosynapta clarki; Limaria hemphilli; Linckia columbiae; Lissothuria nutriens; Lithopoma gibberosa; Lithopoma undosum; Lophogorgia chilensis; Loxorhynchus crispatus; Loxorhynchus grandis; Lysmata californica; Lytechinus anamesus; Macrocystis pyrifera; Maxwellia gemma; Maxwellia santarosana; Megalomma; Megathura crenulata; Mitra idae; Mitrella aurantiaca; Mitrella carinata; Modiolus modiolus; Muricea californica; Muricea fruticosa; Mytilus californianus; Mytilus edulis; Myxicola infundibulum; Nassarius fossatus; Nassarius mendicus; Nassarius perpinguis; Navanax inermis; Norrisia norrisi; Ocenebra foveolata; Octopus; Olivella baetica; Olivella biplicata; Ophiactis simplex; Ophioderma panamense; Ophiodermella inermis; Ophioplocus esmarki; Ophiopsilla californica; Ophiothrix spiculata; Orthasterias koehleri; Pachycerianthus fimbriatus; Pachythyone rubra; Pandalus danae; Panulirus interruptus; Paracyathus stearnsii; Parastichopus californicus; Parastichopus parvimensis; Paraxanthias taylori; Pelia tumida; Facelinidae hiltoni; Phoronid phoronid; Phyllactis; Pisaster brevispinus; Pisaster giganteus; Pisaster ochraceus; Pisaster; Pista elongata; Podochela hemphillii; Pododesmus cepio; Polycera atra; Polycera hedgpethi; Polycera tricolor; Polyclinum planum; Prostheceraeus bellostriatus; Pteropurpura festiva; Pteropurpura macroptera; Pteropurpura trialata; Pteropurpura vokesae; Pterygophora californica; Pugettia producta; Pugettia richii; Pycnopodia helianthoides; Pyura haustor; Pyura mirabilis; Renilla koellikeri; Sabella crassicornis; Scaphopoda; Scyra acutifrons; Semele decisa; Serpula vermicularis; Serpulorbis squamigerus; Simnia aequalis vidleri; Spiochaetopterus costarum; Spirobranchus spirobranchus; Strongylocentrotus franciscanus; Strongylocentrotus purpuratus; Styela montereyensis; Stylatula elongata; Taliepus nuttallii; Tegula aureotincta; Tegula brunnea; Tegula eiseni; Terebra danai; Tethya aurantia; Tetilla; Thelepus crispus; Trachycardium quadragenarium; Trapania velox; Triopha catalinae; Trivia californiana; Trivia solandri; Tubulanus frenatus; Tubulanus sexlineatus; Urticina coriacea; Urticina crassicornis; Urticina lofotensis; Urticina piscivora; Unknown crab unknown 4; Unknown hermit crab unknown 12; Unknown nudibranch unknown 16; Unknown anemone unknown 17; Zaolutus actius; Unknown anemone unknown 19; Unknown anemone unknown 20; Unknown anemone unknown 21; Unknown anemone unknown 22; Unknown clam unknown 24; Unknown chiton unknown 26; Unknown tunicate unknown 27; Unknown crab unknown 29; Unknown sea cucumber unknown 30; Unknown polychaete worm unknown 34; Unknown flatworm unknown 37; Unknown snail unknown 39; Unknown kelp unknown 44; Unknown limpet unknown 45; Unknown nudibranch unknown 46; Unknown polychaete worm unknown 49; Unknown sea spider unknown 50; Unknown sea star unknown 52; Unknown shrimp unknown 53; Unknown anemone unknown 54; Unknown tunicate unknown 55; Unknown worm unknown 58; Unknown unknown 68; Pseudomelatoma penicillata; Rictaxis punctocaelatus; Cadlina flavomaculata; Turcica caffea; Forreria belcheri; Praxilluda maculata; Pseudoceros montereyensis; Eurylepta californica; Eurylepta leoparda; Haliotis fulgens; Elysia hedgpethi; Haliotis kamtschatkana; Nassarius; Triopha maculata; Anidoris nobilis; Heptacarpus brevirostris; Enchiridium punctatum; Unknown limpet with no hole; Unknown limpet; Littorina scutulata; Rostanga pulchra; Pseudochama exogyra; Aldisa sanguinea; Mexichromis porterae; Eulithidium; Sargassum muticum; Hypselodoris californiensis; Sargassum horneri; Cadlina limbaughorum; Aeolidia papillosa; Dirona picta; Aeolidiella oliviae; Pseudoceros; Mitrella tuberosa; Unknown peanut worm; Betaeus harrimni; Megasurcula stearnsiana; Lovenia cordiformis; Acanthodoris hudsoni; Sargassum agarhianum; Tylodina fungina; Hancockia californica; Facelina stearnsi; Stylochus; Pseudoceros luteus; Eurylepta; Lirularia; Cucumaria salma; Catriona rickettsi; Latiaxis oldroydi; Clathurella canfieldi; Cucumaria piperata; Unknown columbellidae; Okenia okenia; Pteria sterna; Tritonia festiva; Aplysia vaccaria; Peltodoris mullineri; Jorunna pardus; Ocenebra atropurpurea; Babakina; Giganteus; Mitra; Pelia; Salma; Sola
• Online Access: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/669/3

These data describe annual estimates of the density of benthic algae and macroinvertebrates at three subtidal reefs collected as part of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Mitigation Monitoring Program. Data collection began in 2009 at an artificial reef (Wheeler North Reef in Orange County, CA) and two natural reference reefs (San Mateo Kelp in Orange County, CA and Barn Kelp in San Diego County, CA). In the summer of each year, divers identified and counted species of benthic algae and macroinvertebrates in quadrats of varying size that were uniformly distributed along fixed transects at each reef.