The Race Rocks On-Line Files- Resources designed as Links for the Jason Project

VISIT THE JASON SITE AT http://www.jasonproject.org

OTHER RELEVANT LINKS FROM racerocks.com

Story 1: Bathymetry — mapping the seafloor

ACOUSTICAL BATHYMETRY OF RACE ROCKS MPA March 1999

In February 1999 the hydrographic survey boat from The Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, B.C. has done an acoustical bathymetry program which has mapped the seafloor around Race Rocks to a depth of 100 meters.

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/hydrography/bathymetry.htm

Story 2: Physical Properties

PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL

CONDITIONS, FORECASTS & ARCHIVES RACE ROCKS MPA

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/data/data.htm

Oceanographic Research:

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/paul/pmacoun.htm

Story 3: Surveying the intertidal zone

THE EXERCISE
We have developed an exercise that allows one to take images from the transect file on the internet and process them, using the computer in order to quantify the ecological niche of organisms. The example provided is from the intertidal transect files from The Race Rocks ecological reserve, in Southern Vancouver Island, Canada. Follow through the steps as indicated below.

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/transect/econiche/econiche.htm

Story 4: Macroalgae of the Race Rocks Marine Protected Area

There is great biodiversity in the Macroalgal species at Race Rocks .. This file will describe some of the species present and will be added to as time goes on. A herbarium of the species found in the reserve is kept in the Biology and Marine Environmental Systems lab at Lester B. Pearson College.

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/algae/rralgae.htm

Story 5: Pinnipeds and Sea Birds

Elephant Seal and Sea lion video and audio clips

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/marmam/mammals.htm

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/archivemammals.htm

Seabirds and Christmas bird count

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/seabirds/rrseabird.htm

Story 6: Racerocks: Canada’s first Marine Protected Area (MPA):

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/mpa/sept14/mpasept14.htm

Ecological Reserves:

http://www.racerock.com/racerock/ecoreserve/bcecores.htm

THE OLD TANK FARM : ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECT

htp://www.racerocks.com/racerock/restore/restore.htm