Natural Resource Monitoring at Cabrillo National Monument

Rocky intertidal monitoring at Cabrillo National Monument

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Named after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to set foot on the West Coast of the United States in 1542, Cabrillo National Monument celebrates the spirit of discovery, and protects the rare natural and cultural riches of the San Diego area.

The monument consists of the 160 acres at the southern-most tip of the Point Loma peninsula, which includes more than 660 acres of native habitat in total. Centuries of development in the region have made the remaining habitats at Cabrillo National Monument among the rarest in the world.

Its high level of diversity of plants and animals is in part because it lies at the southern-most extent of some plant and animal ranges, and the northern-most extent of others. It is also an important stopover for birds along the Pacific flyway. The west side of the monument is home to a wide array of marine and coastal habitats including rocky intertidal areas and kelp forests.

Monitored Here

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• Terrestrial Amphibians & Reptiles
• Climate & Weather
• Landscape Dynamics
• Native Plant Communities
• Rocky Intertidal Habitat

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Documents

Quick Reads

Download 1-2 page PDFs about each of the Mediterannean Coast Network's monitoring programs by following the links below.

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Terrestrial Amphibian & Reptile Monitoring Reports

The Mediterranean Coast Network documents its findings in reports published in the NPS Natural Resource Publication Series. All reports are housed and managed through the Integrated Resource Management Application (IRMA).

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Climate & Weather Monitoring Reports

The Mediterranean Coast Network documents its findings in reports published in the NPS Natural Resource Publication Series. All reports are housed and managed through the Integrated Resource Management Application (IRMA).

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Rocky Intertidal Habitat Monitoring Reports

The Mediterranean Coast Network documents its findings in reports published in the NPS Natural Resource Publication Series. All reports are housed and managed through the Integrated Resource Management Application (IRMA).

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Protocols & Procedures

Protocols describe in detail the procedures used to collect, manage, analyze and report monitoring data. They follow strict guidelines for content and format, and are reviewed and revised by subject-matter experts in each field.

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Species Lists

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Species Attribute Definitions

Definitions

Occurrence

Occurrence values are defined below. One or more Occurrence Tags may be associated with each Occurrence value.

Present: Species occurs in park; current, reliable evidence available.

Probably Present: High confidence species occurs in park but current, verified evidence needed.

Unconfirmed: Species is attributed to park but evidence is weak or absent.

Not In Park: Species is not known to occur in park.

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Occurrence Tags

Adjacent: Species is known to occur in areas near to or contiguous with park boundaries.

False Report: Species was reported to occur within the park, but current evidence indicates the report was based on misidentification, a taxonomic concept no longer accepted, or other similar problem of error or interpretation.

Historical: Species' historical occurrence in park is documented. Assigned based on judgment as opposed to determination based on age of the most recent evidence.

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Abundance

Abundant:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large numbers.
• Plants: Large number of individuals; wide ecological amplitude or occurring in habitats covering a large portion of the park.

Common:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, but not in large numbers.
• Plants: Large numbers of individuals predictably occurring in commonly encountered habitats but not those covering a large portion of the park.

Uncommon:

• Animals: Likely to be seen monthly in appropriate habitat and season. May be locally common.
• Plants: Few to moderate numbers of individuals; occurring either sporadically in commonly encountered habitats or in uncommon habitats.

Rare:

• Animals: Present, but usually seen only a few times each year.
• Plants: Few individuals, usually restricted to small areas of rare habitat.

Occasional:

• Animals: Occurs in the park at least once every few years, varying in numbers, but not necessarily every year.
• Plants: Abundance variable from year to year (e.g., desert plants).

Unknown: Abundance unknown

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Nativeness

Native: Species naturally occurs in park or region.

Non-native: Species occurs on park lands as a result of deliberate or accidental human activities.

Unknown: Nativeness status is unknown or ambiguous.

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List Differences

The Checklist contains only those species that are designated as "present" or "probably present" in the park.

The Full List includes all the checklist species in addition to species that are unconfirmed, historically detected, or incorrectly reported as being found in the park. The full list also contains species that are "in review" because their status in the park hasn't been fully determined. Additional details about the status of each species is included in the full list.

The checklist will almost always contain fewer species than the full list.

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