Transcript ResearchOverview

Research overview
Doug Fischer
Grew interested in botany
• Noticed that vegetation was different in
the foggier areas
Many fog belt
endemics
• Bishop pine
• Fog belt endemic
(<15 mi inland)
•
In addition to these
endemics, Fog belt
maintains relict
stands of north coast
species well south of
main range
Ex-bishop pine stand on SRI
• Soledad Peak
• Two Other fog dependent tree species
on Santa Rosa Island
Ranch Rainfall 1904-2005
Water Balance Model
Fog belt (and Channel island)
endemics
• Select reserve
systems to
remain effective
despite climate
change
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California
Rockfish
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habita
tprotection/profile/pacificcouncil.htm
http://www.riptide.net/
Typical fishery yield over time
• Longline fishery in Santo, Vanuatu
• Steep rise followed by crash
http://www.cartographie.ird.fr/atlas_vanuatu/vanuatu/intro/peche/fig_1_en.htm