Journal Article
A survey of the fishes of the Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California
Craig, M.T. and Pondella, D.J.
Record Number:
4866
Year:
2006
Journal:
California Fish and Game
Pages:
172-183
Volume:
94
Abstract:
During 2004, the nearshore fish assemblage of the Cabrillo National
Monument (San Diego County, California) was surveyed as a means of
creating an inventory of the nearshore fish species utilizing the area, as
well as to examine the role of human disturbance (trampling) on the tide
flat ichthyofauna. Survey techniques included visual census by SCUBA
divers, gill nets, fish traps, and tide pool collections. Overall, 47 species
from 20 families were collected. No quantitative difference was found in
the tidepool fish assemblage between each of three “use zones” which
vary in the amount of human impact. A no-take zone for invertebrates and
kelp, the Cabrillo National Monument is one of California’s southernmost
reserves, and as such may play an important role in the community
dynamics of the ichthyofauna of the region.
Times Cited:
1
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