Piedras Blancas Research

Research at the Piedras Blancas field station encompasses distribution, taxonomy, life history, population status, habitat relationships, and behavioral ecology of fishes, frogs, turtles, snakes and sea otters. Field methods include direct observation, inventory, survey, capture, and radiotracking techniques. Experimental studies are used to explain ecological relationships and determine the causes behind species declines.

Current work includes assessing how the replacement of a state highway bridge may affect several aquatic vertebrates, including the federally threatened California red-legged frog.

• Complete List of Products
• Bird List of Point Piedras Blancas
• Technical Bibliography of the San Simeon Area
• Status and Ecology of Sensitive Aquatic Vertebrates in Lower San Simeon and Pico Creeks,
  San Luis Obispo County, CA (pdf file, 6 mb)