Acropora Presence/Absence in Surveyed Waters of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands 2001-2006
Description
On May 9, 2006, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) listed staghorn and elkhorn corals (Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These two species qualified as ESA threatened species because there was evidence they have undergone substantial declines in abundance (from historic levels) throughout their ranges. NOAA Fisheries Service is now seeking to determine the extant spatial distribution of these two species throughout the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to aid in the management and regulatory activities related to ESA listing. These data represent the potential locations of presence or absence for elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis).
Resources
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Description |
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Acropora_PA_PRVI.zip |
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/sefsc/acropora_2160/Acropora_PA_PRVI.zip |
Tags
- reef locations
- coral cover
- st. john (18n064w0011)
- united states of america
- reef monitoring and assessment
- virgin islands
- corals
- st. thomas (18n064w0033)
- endangered species
- biosphere
- acropora implementation issues
- usvi
- oceans
- puerto rico (18n066w0000)
- leeward islands
- 2160
- caribbean sea
- st. john
- elkhorn coral
- st. thomas
- atlantic ocean
- earth science
- acropora palmata
- acropora cervicornis
- gis
- pr
- coral reef ecology
- ocean basin
- caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
- coastal processes
- puerto rico
- zoology
- coral reefs
- u. s. virgin islands
- coris_metadata
- geographic information
- staghorn coral
- caribbean
- country/territory
- st. croix (17n064w0003)
- st. croix