Bodega Marine Laboratory

Primary scope:

Local

COREO Region (if known):
CALEON - California Ecological Observatory

Owner of the site:
University of California Davis

Major biome(s):
Other please enter in the box below

Major ecoregion(s):

If other:
Reserve terrestrial habitats include sand dunes, coastal bluffs, coastal prairie/coastal scrub and freshwater wetlands. Intertidal habitats on the Reserve include protected and exposed sandy beaches, extensive lagoon mudflats and sandflats, and tidal saltmarsh. A fully protected no-take reserve extending 1000 feet offshore. Adjacent to Horseshoe Cove and the outer coast. An almost continuous shoreline bench of dioritic granite, most of it exposed to the pounding waves characteristic of the Sonoma coast.

Primary habitat description(s):

Aquatic, Terrestrial, Coastal

If other, please describe:
rocky intertidal, protected and exposed sandy beaches, extensive lagoon mudflats and sandflats, and tidal saltmarsh. sand dunes, coastal bluffs, coastal prairie/coastal scrub and freshwater wetlands

Primary land use(s):
Aquatic, Unmanaged/successional vegetation, Wetland

If other, please describe:
Supports a diverse community of marine algae and invertebrates. Numerous tidepools and adjacent waters harbor a rich array of fish species, and shorebirds forage on the rocks and in extensive mussel beds during low tides. Thousands of migrant shorebirds winter at Bodega Bay each year, attracted by the wide range of benthic invertebrates living in these soft sediments.

Beds available on site:

11 - 50 beds

Common dining facility (cafeteria):
yes

Year-round availability:
yes

Number of dry labs:

> 5

Number of wet labs:

> 5

Lecture/Discussion rooms:

3 - 5

Classroom laboratories:

3 - 5

Meeting facilites can accomodate:

> 60

Internet connectivity:

Broadband

Wireless:
yes

Electic power:
Grid

Distance to regional commercial airport:

< 50 miles

Area owned by institution (ha):
176

Adjacent area available (ha):
0

Vistors need security clearance:
no

Describe access restrictions:
Application process required

Experimental Facilities in place:
Greenhouses

Other:
65 laboratories and offices. Extensive wet labs and aquarium facilities, supported by a sophisticated computer-controlled seawater system, provide controlled environments for the study of marine and estuarine organisms. The Cadet Hand Library. computer lab. Greenhouses. Monitoring/Control Network. Seawater System. Freshwater System. Tidal Mesocosm. Algae/Shellfish Culture Facility. Diving Facility.

Contact name:
Peter G. Connors

Contact title:
Reserve Manager

Contact email:
pgconnors@ucdavis.edu

Contact phone number:
707 875-2020

Contributor name:
Kevin Browne

Contributor relationship to location:
UCNRS Information Manager

Contributor email:
kbrowne@ucnrs.org

Contributor phone number:

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