SBC LTER: Reef: Kelp Forest Community Dynamics: Invertebrate and algal density

These data describe the density and size of a select group of about 50
species of benthic invertebrates and understory algae in fixed plots
(either 1m x 1m or 20m x 1m) along permanent transects. These data are
part of SBCLTER’s kelp forest monitoring program to track long-term
patterns in species abundance and diversity of reef-associated
organisms in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA. The sampling
locations in this dataset are at nine reef sites along the mainland
coast of the Santa Barbara Channel and at two sites on the north side
of Santa Cruz Island. These sites reflect several oceanographic
regimes in the channel and vary in distance from sources of
terrestrial runoff. Sampling began in 2000, and these data are updated
annually.