Linda Mar is located in the North Central Coast region of California. This gently sloping site consists of extremely uneven terrain, containing many deep cracks and folds.
Linda Mar is dominated by a mixture of consolidated bedrock, boulder fields, and sandy beach, and the area surrounding the site is comprised of a mixture of consolidated bedrock, boulder fields, and pebble beach. The primary coastal orientation of this site is southwest.
Linda Mar was established in 2007 and resampled in 2009 as part of a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). Point contact, photo plot and motile invertebrate surveys were done as part of the NRDA.
For more information about Linda Mar, please contact Pete Raimondi (raimondi@ucsc.edu).