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Coral ecosystem connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: habitat and benthic macrobiota from underwater still images from 2012-08-17 to 2015-09-02 (NCEI Accession 0210993)

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This dataset comprises still images recorded by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015, which characterized the mesophotic coral ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas. A total of 87 ROV dives surveyed 91 random blocks in the Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas regions, and covered a distance of 150 kilometers at depths from 22.9 to 114.4 meters. The dataset totals 14,942 in situ digital still images, of which 11,104 were analyzed using Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions (CPCe) for benthic habitat, benthic macrobiota, and coral/sponge/algal cover.

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0210993 BENTHIC SPECIES CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION HABITAT - BENTHIC images camera biological in situ R/V F.G. Walton Smith Florida State University NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Oregon State University NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico Straits of Florida oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NCCOS Project #63: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. 2018. NCCOS Sponsored Research Project: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR) EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Marine Spatial Ecology > Regional Ecosystem Science Underwater Imagery CAMERA > CAMERA Underwater camera F. G. Walton Smith (call sign: WCZ6292, ICES code: 33WA, 1999-) ROV Mohawk ROV Super Phantom OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO U.S. States and Territories > Florida Waterbodies > Atlantic Ocean Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico Dry Tortugas Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve North (TERN) Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve South (TERS) Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Florida Keys Reef Tract Pulley Ridge Pulley Ridge Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) Southwest Florida Shelf Straits of Florida West Florida Shelf TPY1TH

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title Coral ecosystem connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: habitat and benthic macrobiota from underwater still images from 2012-08-17 to 2015-09-02 (NCEI Accession 0210993)

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