Biodiversity of Santa Cruz County and the Monterey Bay

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June 27, 2019

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iTrack Wildlife Mobile App

iTrack Wildlife is a mobile app that allows the user to explore and identify species from over 800 track photographs, over 100 drawings and 120 skull photographs. The app also provides the common and Latin names for identified species. There are resources available to first time trackers. Identifying what the animal looks like Identifying the sound/call identifying the tracks using field guides When choosing an animal, many resources are available for identification. The app also includes links to the Wiki page of the species and similar animal footprints that may be confused with the chosen species. Source: iTrack app on my phone. AREN'T SURE WHICH TRACK YOU FOUND? Another great feature of the app is that it provides resources to identify tracks that you have never seen before. You can fill in the information that matches what you have found and narrow down the tracks until you ...

Santa Cruz climate information

Photo by Christina Raschilla, 2018. The climate of Santa Cruz and the greater Monterey Bay area is Mediterranean and generally mild year round. Winters usually do not dip below 50s and the summers usually not above the mid 80s. Santa Cruz sees about 31 inches of rain a year, between November and March generally. It usually doesn't rain between April and October. There are over 260 sunny days a year. The average (weather) comfort score in the U.S. is 54 whereas Santa Cruz is an 88. https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/california/santa_cruz/95060 The below resources are useful for a variety of things. You can check the daily weather on them. You can compare the climate of different places. You can read maps, charts, and data that has been collected regarding climate change in local or national areas. You can read about the effects of climate change on specific landscapes and their resilience. There are also many informational graphics and articles ...

USDA Web Soil Survey

https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx Outlined above is the study area I have chosen: Santa Cruz County. Looking closer (below) I will focus on Santa Cruz and the surrounding mountains which has reports for almost 80,000 acres. The entire report can be found here Click image below to make larger. TYPES OF SOIL AND THEIR PROPERTIES Sandy soil light, warm and dry dry and nutrient sparse high sand to clay ratio easy water drainage Clay soil retain moisture and cold in the winter dry out in the summer typically >25% clay Silt soil light and retain moisture very fertile can wash away easy in rain due to small particles Peat soil high in organic matter retain moisture usually added to gardens as it is not found naturally Chalk soil highly alkalized not ideal for plants that require acidic soils Loam soil mixture of sand, silt and clay fertile good drainage ideal for growing REPORTS OF SO...

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