Marine Protected Area Control Site Suitability Analysis Based On Geomorphich Interpretation Of Multibeam Bathymetry Data Using
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...................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 5 The Channel Island MPA Network...................................................... 8 PURPOSE OF STUDY.........................................................................11 PROJECT GOAL...............................................................................11 METHODS...................................................................................... 12 Study Site................................................................................ 12 Survey Design...........................................................................13 Data Processing..........................................................................14 Data Analysis.............................................................................15 Rugosity....................................................................................16 Slope.......................................................................................16 Random Sampling........................................................................16 RESULTS........................................................................................ 17 Geologic Interpretation of MPA and Control Site Rocky Habitats................ 17 MPA and Control Site Rocky Habitat Comparison.................................. 18 DISCUSSION.....................................................................................30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................................................................32 LITERATURE CITED........................................................................33
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