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Using ArcView GIS, Annie Humphrey, Andrea Yoder, Nancy Yeskett, and Bill Fox, and their students explore the relationship between precipitation, cord grass, and clapper rails in Tijuana Estuary. The Light-footed Clapper Rail, an endangered species, nests in the Tijuana Estuary.    more...

 
Benthic Habitat - Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jenny Brady   
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Benthic habitat within the Channel Islands, California region. Habitat is delineated into 8 classes using two variables: substrate and depth. Substrate is categorized into: ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. Depth is categorized into four zones: 0-30m (euphotic zone), 30-100 m (upper continental shelf), 100-200 m (lower continental shelf), and >200 m (continental slope). Download data set (ZIP, 8.5 MB).
Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 December 2007 )
 
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