- Integration of Remote Sensing and In Situ Ecology for the Design and Evaluation of Marine-Protected Areas: Examples from Tropical and Temperate Ecosystems

Marine National Monument ........................................................ 259 13.6 Temperate Ecosystems .............................................................................. 259

13.6.1 MPAs in California ........................................................................ 261 13.6.2 Giant Kelp and Eelgrass in Channel Islands NMS ................... 262 13.6.3 Oceanography and Benthic Habitats for California

and New England NMSs ..............................................................264

13.1.1 Importance and Uniqueness of Marine Ecosystems