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NCCOS Assessment: Coral Disturbance Response Monitoring (DRM) along the Florida Reef Tract following Hurricane Irma from 2017-10-09 to 2017-10-18 (NCEI Accession 0179071)

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This data set contains both coral demographic data and roving diver surveys conducted on October 9 - 18, 2017 to assess the impacts of Hurricane Irma on sections of the Florida Reef Tract. A total of 57 sites were completed, from Biscayne Bay to the Marquesas. Six of the sites were within Biscayne National Park, with the remainder in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Two types of benthic surveys were conducted: Roving diver surveys to document broad-scale impact types and severity and disease occurrence, including photo and video documentation; Detailed Disturbance Response Monitoring (DRM) 1x10 m belt transects to document demographic information and condition of every coral.

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0179071 BENTHIC SPECIES CORAL visual observation in situ Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES Biscayne Bay - Florida Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary oceanography DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 31231 Restoration Demonstration Project: Experimental input into designing coral restoration for coastal protection EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Cnidarians > Anthozoans/Hexacorals > Hard Or Stony Corals Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Echinoderms > Sea Urchins Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species/Population Interactions > Endangered Species Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Reef > Coral Reef Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Tropical Cyclones > Hurricanes Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Bleaching Field Observation Coral Disease Hurricane impacts VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS M/V Shear Water Continent > North America > United States Of America > Florida > Florida Keys 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 > Gulf of Mexico Biscayne National Park Coastal Ocean Continental Shelf Florida Keys Key Largo Marquesas Region > East Coast GF8Y23

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title NCCOS Assessment: Coral Disturbance Response Monitoring (DRM) along the Florida Reef Tract following Hurricane Irma from 2017-10-09 to 2017-10-18 (NCEI Accession 0179071)

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