LIMPETS: Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students

Dike Rock

GPS coordinates:

32° 87’ N, 117° 25’ W

LiMPETS monitoring site since:

2007

Directions:

From Interstate 5, exit La Jolla Village Drive. Turn left onto La Jolla Shores Drive. Continue down the hill and park anywhere along the street near the beach, or in the La Jolla Shores beach parking lot. Dike Rock is located North of the Scripps Pier. If you park near Scripps Institute of Oceanography there are two staircases just south of the pier leading down to the beach.

Restrooms:

Restrooms are not available near Dike Rock. The nearest restroom is located at La Jolla Shores.

Site description:

Dike Rock is located in La Jolla, California, within the Scripps Coastal Reserve just north of the Scripps Pier. Dike Rock is a small rocky intertidal area bordered on either side by sandy beach. This site is characterized by many large boulders in the high intertidal, broad mud and sandstone benches covered with coralline algal turf in the mid-intertidal, and a mixture of larger boulders and algae-covered flats in the lower intertidal area. You can learn more about the site on their website at http://scripps.ucnrs.org.

LiMPETS methods:

1. total organism counts in a permanent area
2. size measurements in a permanent area

Download site-specific protocols and datasheets used at this site.

Permit and visitor information:

A permit is not required to monitor this site.

Contact your LiMPETS site coordinator:

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary •