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Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for ...
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In Puerto Rico, we mapped 721 km 2 of submerged vegetation, 756 km 2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom, 49 m 2 of unconsolidated sediment, and 73 ...
NCCOS | Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - National Oceanic and ...
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Below are printable maps of benthic habitats for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The maps are divided into three indices: Puerto Rico, St ...
Contaminants in Marine Resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/contaminants-in-marine-resources-of-vieques-puerto-rico/
Vieques is an island municipality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, located 11 km off the east coast of the main island. In addition to normal ...
Shallow-water Benthic Habitat Mapping of Northeast Puerto Rico and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-habitat-mapping-northeast-puerto-rico-culebra/
We developed a map of benthic habitat types, including live coral cover present off northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island, a region selected by ...
NCCOS | Southwest Puerto Rico - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e92swpr/default.aspx
This project began in January 2010 and was completed in December 2012. We mapped the shallow-water benthic habitats of two areas off southwest Puerto ...
NCCOS | Biogeography Aerial Viewer - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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This page provides access to digital photos (1999 and older) from Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico First, choose your region of interest ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-assessment-of-coral-reef-benthic-communities-in-puerto-rico/
Benthic survey data provided in this data set were collected around Puerto Rico as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led ...
Coastal Development Impacts Puerto Rico’s Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/considering-development-impacts-puerto-ricos-mesophotic-corals/
The narrow insular shelf off Ponce, Puerto Rico’s second most populated municipality, makes deep-water dredge disposal for the commercial port and ...
Characterizing and Mapping Essential Fish Habitats Affected by Human ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/characterizing-mapping-essential-fish-habitats-puerto-rico/
The seafloor of Puerto Rico, which supports a diverse and robust coral reef ecosystem, is being severely impacted by recreational activities, coastal ...
An Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resources of Vieques ...
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From 1941 to 2003, the U.S. Navy conducted live bombing exercises on the eastern side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. As the Navy phased out ...
How do people in Puerto Rico use and perceive coral reef resources ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/multimedia/puerto-rico-coral-reefs/
How do people in Puerto Rico use and perceive coral reef resources? NOAA’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program socioeconomic team (including NCCOS ...
New Study Shows Elevated Sediment Pollution Levels in Guánica Bay ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-study-shows-elevated-sediment-pollution-levels-in-guanica-bay-puerto-rico/
A new study from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) reports recent sediment samples from Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico contained some ...
NCCOS Scientist Receives Prestigious Presidential Award
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The study reveals that reef restoration could protect nearly 3,000 people each year in Florida and Puerto Rico while preventing more than $391 million ...
Marine Benthic Algae of Puerto Rico Part I Published
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A new taxonomic study, “The Marine Benthic Algal Flora of Puerto Rico Part I” published by the Smithsonian Institution is partly based on NCCOS ...
Baseline Assessment of Contaminants and Ecological Resources in Jobos ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/baseline-assessment-contaminants-ecological-resources-jobos-bay-puerto-rico/
Jobos Bay is Puerto Rico’s second largest estuary and home of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Bay has a variety of important ...
Coral reef ecosystems of Reserva Natural La Parguera (Puerto Rico ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/coral-reef-ecosystems-of-reserva-natural-la-parguera-puerto-rico-spatial-and-temporal-patterns-in-fish-and-benthic-communities-2001-2007/
The report provides a spatial and temporal characterization of the fish and benthic communities of southwestern Puerto Rico, primarily within the La ...
Report Details Agency Priorities for Mapping Coral Reef Ecosystems in U ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-report-details-agency-priorities-for-mapping-coral-reef-ecosystems-in-puerto-rico-and-the-u-s-virgin-islands/
To efficiently allocate limited mapping resources, the program needs to prioritize which coral areas get mapped. To meet this need in Puerto Rico and ...
Report: A Baseline Assessment of the Ecological Resources of Jobos Bay ...
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Region(s) of Study: Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories This baseline assessment of Jobos Bay and surrounding marine ecosystems consists of a two ...
First Compendium on Deep-water Algae of Puerto Rico Published
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Credit: Smithsonian Institution and the University of Puerto Rico. The report summarizes over 30 years of algal collections using deep-water ...
Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Reefs
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We investigated Puerto Rico’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. They are off the ...