Final technical report - North Central California Coast Marine Protected Areas baseline characterization and monitoring of mid-depth rock and soft-bottom ecosystems (20-116 m)

This report summarizes the results of a multi-year study (April 2010 - April 2013) to characterize deep benthic rock and soft-bottom communities (20-116 m) in the California Marine Life Protection Act's North Central Coast (NCC) Study Region. Our specific objective was to characterize the seafloor habitats and associated biological communities within and adjacent to the State Marine Reserves (SMRs) and Conservation Areas (SMCAs) at the time of implementation.

本报告总结了一项于2010年4月至2013年4月开展的多年研究成果，该研究旨在对加州海洋保护法（California Marine Life Protection Act）北中海岸（North Central Coast, NCC）研究区域内水深20至116米的深海底栖岩石与软质底群落进行特征描述。本研究的具体目标为，在州级海洋保护区（State Marine Reserves, SMRs）与保护区域（Conservation Areas, SMCAs）正式实施之际，对其辖区范围内及毗邻区域的海底生境与相关生物群落开展特征表征工作。