University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve

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field research site nature reserve protected area

The University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve is a protected coastal and inland habitat in Monterey County used for conservation, research, and education within the UC Natural Reserve System.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
UC Natural Reserve System	1
UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves	1
University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2904552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Context triple: [Fort Ord, contains, University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve]

A. Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve is a large coastal wetland and wildlife habitat on the San Francisco Bay, known for its tidal marshes, migratory bird populations, and extensive walking and biking trails.
B. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a renowned coastal protected area in California famous for its dramatic ocean vistas, rich marine life, and scenic hiking trails along the Monterey Peninsula.
C. La Jolla Ecological Reserve
La Jolla Ecological Reserve is a protected marine area in La Jolla, California, renowned for its rich coastal biodiversity, clear waters, and popularity for snorkeling, diving, and kayaking.
D. Portola Redwoods State Park
Portola Redwoods State Park is a California state park known for its towering coast redwoods, lush forested canyons, and extensive hiking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
E. Sonoma Coast State Park
Sonoma Coast State Park is a scenic California state park known for its rugged Pacific coastline, sandy beaches, and coastal bluffs along the western edge of Sonoma County.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Target entity description: The University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve is a protected coastal and inland habitat in Monterey County used for conservation, research, and education within the UC Natural Reserve System.

A. Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve is a large coastal wetland and wildlife habitat on the San Francisco Bay, known for its tidal marshes, migratory bird populations, and extensive walking and biking trails.
B. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a renowned coastal protected area in California famous for its dramatic ocean vistas, rich marine life, and scenic hiking trails along the Monterey Peninsula.
C. La Jolla Ecological Reserve
La Jolla Ecological Reserve is a protected marine area in La Jolla, California, renowned for its rich coastal biodiversity, clear waters, and popularity for snorkeling, diving, and kayaking.
D. Portola Redwoods State Park
Portola Redwoods State Park is a California state park known for its towering coast redwoods, lush forested canyons, and extensive hiking trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
E. Sonoma Coast State Park
Sonoma Coast State Park is a scenic California state park known for its rugged Pacific coastline, sandy beaches, and coastal bluffs along the western edge of Sonoma County.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field research site ⓘ nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
affiliation	UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves ⓘ linked to: University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve University of California ⓘ linked to: University of California system
hasAccessPolicy	access primarily for research and education ⓘ restricted access ⓘ
hasConservationGoal	habitat restoration ⓘ long-term ecological monitoring ⓘ protection of native biodiversity ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coastal habitat ⓘ coastal scrub ⓘ grassland ⓘ inland habitat ⓘ maritime chaparral ⓘ oak woodland ⓘ sandhills habitat ⓘ
hasManagementObjective	maintain natural ecological processes ⓘ minimize human disturbance ⓘ support long-term scientific datasets ⓘ
hasUse	conservation ⓘ education ⓘ field teaching ⓘ research ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Monterey County, California ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOn	Fort Ord ⓘ linked to: Fort Ord, California, United States
operator	University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ
partOf	UC Natural Reserve System ⓘ linked to: University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve network of UC field stations ⓘ
primaryFunction	provide protected reference ecosystems ⓘ support university-level education ⓘ support university-level research ⓘ
usedBy	faculty ⓘ scientific researchers ⓘ students ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Ord → contains → University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve ⓘ

subject linked to: Fort Ord, California, United States

University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve → partOf → UC Natural Reserve System ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve

University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve → affiliation → UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves ⓘ