Data package, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER, id knb-lter-sbc.14

Data Set (knb-lter-sbc.14.13)

SBC LTER: Reef: Historical Kelp Database for giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) biomass in California and Mexico

 Temporal, Geographic and
              Taxonomic Coverage 

Methods and Protocols

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period:

Begin:

1957-08-13

End:

2006-02-18

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Region:

Description:

data_coverage_ds14: The Geographic region of the kelp bed data extends along the California coast, down through the coast of Baja, Mexico: Central California (Halfmoon Bay to Purisima Point), Southern California (Point Arguello to the United States/Mexico border including the Channel Islands) and Baja California (points south of the United States/Mexico border including several offshore islands).

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	37.38	Southern:	30
Western:	-122.44	Eastern:	-117.15

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

KINGDOM

Rank Value:

Plantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

PHYLUM

Rank Value:

Phaeophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

CLASS

Rank Value:

Phaeophyceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

ORDER

Rank Value:

Laminariales

Classification:

Rank Name:

FAMILY

Rank Value:

Lessoniaceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

GENUS

Rank Value:

Macrocystis

Classification:

Rank Name:

genusSpecies

Rank Value:

Macrocystis pyrifera

Classification:

Rank Name:	commonName
Rank Value:	MAPY