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The Mussel/ Goose barnacles were taken out a few years ago

Last year the area where double lines are had both kelp and Goose barnacles by summer (see below)

We will follow this over the next few months to see if that is what happens again this year

Looking down the slope to where the r is --(unclear at resolution to left but see below) we see lots of winter kill in the coralline algae – in an area covered with kelp last summer (as below)

Pool lower left in this image

While shot at a different angle – looks like this area always changing – if not from just the seastar armies that frequent in summer using the wall as a high-way

Different angle (and better weather )

Here I am able to get down on the slope itself and thus see more of the areal extent on Goose barnacle/ Mussel community

This is half year after ‘storm damage’

The Alaria (brown algae) that took over the cleared area was later in year than the same(?) species elsewhere on island.

In July 2004 Alaria covered upper parts

And the seastars were busy

Below in Feb 2005 view – even Goose gone

Above is the ‘storm damage’ in 2004 – a diatom is covering site and the hatched line compare with above

On left is March 21, 2004 and right is May 8 2004

By late September 2004 the Alaria mostly gone but ‘new’ goose barnacles were thick as were Semibalanus (latter not shown)