Study of the rocky intertidal communities of central and northern California: Years III and IV

Abstract

The study objectives are to describe seasonal and successional variation in rocky intertidal community structure; determine the response of rocky intertidal communities to natural and human-induced disturbances and correlate these responses with successional, seasonal, and latitudinal variation; and correlate life history information and oil toxicity data with data from this and other relevant studies. The Year III and IV report is for the third (1987) and fourth (1988) years of a five-year field experimental study investigating two biological assemblages, the Mytilus assemblage and the Endocladia/Mastocarpus papillatus assemblage, that are being studied at six sites along the California coast.Volume I includes the report, Appendix A, and Appendix B.Volume II includes Appendix C.Volume III includes Appendix D.Volume IV includes Appendix E and Appendix F.Volume V includes Appendix G, Appendix H, and Appendix I.