COPR Monitoring Programs

Snowy Plovers

Start date: 2001

Data collected: population counts and band sightings (weekly), nest fate (3 times per week). Please contact Jessica Gray at copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

 

Beach Use

Start date: 2001

Data collected: Daily snapshot counts every 2 hours of people on the beach or surfing, leashed and unleashed dogs, compliance after request by docents, trespassing events, and interactions with docents. Please contact Jessica Gray at copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

Devereux Slough

Start date: 1998

Data collected: salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, water level (all weekly), bathymetry (yearly). Please contact Jessica Gray at copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

 

MPA Subtidal

Start date: 2016

Data collected: density of Giant Kelp, algae, invertebrates, and reef fish; Percent cover of algae, invertebrates, and bottom substrate (all yearly, except 2020-2022). Please contact Jessica Gray at copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

 

Camera Traps

Start date:2021

Data collected: number and diversity of mammal species (daily). Please contact Armando Aispuro at armandoaispuro@ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

 

Reptiles

Start date: 2023

Data collected: number and diversity of snakes and lizards species using wood boards lying on the ground (bi-weekly). Please contact Armando Aispuro at armandoaispuro@ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.

Birds

Start date: 2015

Data collected: number and diversity of bird species within standardized polygons in various habitats (monthly). Please contact Jessica Gray at copr.conservation@nrs.ucsb.edu for access to data or more information.