The majority of the data gathered for this chapter are tabled in Appendices 3-7. These names oiginated in 1991 with the California Gnatcatcher Monitoring group, and have been adopted here to maintain consistency in nomenclature. The summer daytime winds in the area occur from the southwest at 8 to 12 mph. On summer nights, the pattern reverses with wind coming from the northeast at four to five mph. In the winter months, the daytime ocean winds are at seven to eight mph and night-time winds are three to eight mph.
Inversions form at night as cool air pools in lower elevations while the air aloft remains warm.
We recommend an inventory program to document the biodiversity of the Preserve. Standard methods should be developed by specialists, then implemented by either the specialists themselves, graduate and undergraduate students. Funds should be made available to support these surveys. These recommendations should be implemented as soon as possible in order to establish a record for the Preserve and to fill in information gaps. Abiotic and biotic information should be updated after each survey and modifications in the relevant areas of the DMP should be made by scientists as needed.