When, where and how? A guide to kelp restoration in California using spatio-temporal models of kelp dynamics. California. Biological and environmental predictors of kelp density. Site classification for kelp restoration (2004-2021)

Biological and environmental predictors of kelp density. Data includes information on kelp density from in situ surveys from Reef Check and PISCO long-term monitoring programs (2006-2021 and 2004-2021 respectively). Biological predictors were also obtained from in situ surveys while environmental predictors were obtained or derived from remote sensing products. Seafloor terrain bathymetry data was obtained from Multibeam Bathymetry surveys and other environmental predictors from satellite imagery. These datasets were used to identify the best predictors of the density of two kelp species in California: the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, and the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera.