Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico
Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of the regions coral reef ecosystem. These maps will be used to support marine resource management and conservation in the Commonwealth. In addition, the maps will enable change detection in an assessment of the effectiveness of restoration activities on the condition of adjacent coral reef ecosystems.
Complete Metadata
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| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch",
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"hasEmail": "mailto:laurie.bauer@noaa.gov"
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| description | Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of the regions coral reef ecosystem. These maps will be used to support marine resource management and conservation in the Commonwealth. In addition, the maps will enable change detection in an assessment of the effectiveness of restoration activities on the condition of adjacent coral reef ecosystems. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | metadata_swpr_benthic_habitat_map |
| isPartOf | Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico |
| issued | 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"CoRIS_Metadata",
"coral reef",
"benthic habitats",
"reef",
"submerged aquatic vegetation",
"unconsolidated sediments",
"zone",
"geomorphological structure",
"biological cover",
"Mapping Shallow Benthic Habitats of the North East Reserves MPA, Puerto Rico",
"793",
"Environmental Monitoring",
"Geographic Information > Habitats",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping",
"United States",
"U.S. Caribbean",
"Puerto Rico",
"Southwest",
"Guanica Bay",
"La Parguera",
"Belvedere",
"OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)",
"PR",
"Seafloor",
"2012"
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| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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"name": "NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)",
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| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -66.8,17.9,-67.4,18.1 |
| temporal | 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico |
