Description
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 522 records.
2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe), Partnership Interdisciplinary Studies Coastal Oceans for of (PISCO), Hakai Institute, & Pete Raimondi. (2025). MARINe/PISCO: Intertidal: MARINe Coastal Biodiversity Surveys: Quadrat Surveys Summarized. PISCO MN. doi:10.6085/AA/marine_cbs.9.8.
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is United States Geological Survey. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: ca83b8e3-d395-4895-8d1f-483865f95de7. United States Geological Survey publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Samplingevent; 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; Baseline MPA monitoring Long-term MPA monitoring Marine Protected Area (MPA) Biological data Central Coast North Central Coast North Coast South Coast Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) Algae Invertebrates
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Intertidal coastal biodiversity surveys are conducted throughout the year at sites ranging from Southeast Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. For more information see https://pacificrockyintertidal.org
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [26.705, -136.731], North East [58.271, -113.576] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2000-01-17 / 2024-08-19 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | MARINe/PISCO: Intertidal: MARINe Coastal Biodiversity Surveys: Quadrat Surveys Summarized |
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| Funding | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, National Park Service, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, State of California Ocean Protection Council, United States Navy. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Quadrat sampling consists of recording the number of mobile invertebrate species within thirty-three 0.5m x 0.5m quadrats placed 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 contact estimates of intertidal cover and substrate characteristics, (2) swath transects to estimate the density of seastars and abalone, (3) quadrat sampling to estimate the density of mobile invertebrates, and (4) topography (elevation relative to mean low low water (mllw)). Please note that these data do not reflect all species present in a given area. In addition, the information in this Data Set is limited by the methods described in our survey protocols. For more information, see pacificrockyintertidal.org
| Study Extent | Intertidal coastal biodiversity surveys are conducted throughout the year at sites ranging from Southeast Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. For more information see https://pacificrockyintertidal.org |
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Method step description:
- https://marine.ucsc.edu/methods/index.html
Additional Metadata
| Acknowledgements | We encourage collaborative (co-authorship) efforts with MARINe scientists, and request that you discuss your analyses with us to minimize duplicative efforts and ensure that you are aware of any data oddities that might affect your results. Please provide us with copies of any data products that result from use of these data. Please acknowledge MARINe in all publications containing these data. Because MARINe is a consortium of different groups, please also acknowledge the research groups that collected these data and the funding groups associated with these data, by using a statement similar to the following: 'This study utilized data collected by the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe): a long-term ecological consortium funded and supported by many groups. Please visit pacificrockyintertidal.org for a complete list of the MARINe partners responsible for monitoring and funding these data. Data management has been primarily supported by BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management), NPS (National Park Service), The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and United States Navy.' Please send copies of any published manuscript based on these data to the MARINe Program Coordinator (pacificr@ucsc.edu) and the PISCO Program Coordinator (PISCO-contact@lists.oregonstate.edu). Extensive efforts are made to ensure that online data are accurate and up to date, but the authors and MARINe will not take responsibility for any errors that may exist in data provided online. Furthermore, the user assumes all responsibility for errors in analysis or judgement resulting from use of the data. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=marine_cbs_quadrat |