Description
During April 2001 RoxAnn single-beam acoustic surveys were conducted at the North Unit of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, Florida. Thirteen transects associated with fixed bottom sampling stations were surveyed to characterize the ecotone around the stations. In addition survey tracks were run along the outer edge of the Tortugas platform reef complex and into the interior of the platform. A towed video sled (minibat) was deployed simultaneously with the RoxAnn survey which provided a live video ground truth to the acoustic signals. Using this ground truth several bottom classes were identified including coral, seagrass, algae, unconsolidated sediments, and hardbottoms. The original RoxAnn categories are preserved in the Class field and benthic habitat codes from the Florida System for Classifying Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME) system are preserved in the SCHEME field. The depth value is in meters below transducer surface.
Original contact information:
Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Phone: 843-740-1202
Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk Download | ZIP | FTP download of data files. | |
| NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website | Unknown | NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website | Unknown | NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page | Open resource |
| NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website | Unknown | Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- benthic
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- coastal
- continent
- coris
- depth
- doc/noaa/nos/ocm
- dry tortugas
- earth science
- ecosystems
- environmental monitoring
- estuary
- florida
- florida keys national marine sanctuary
- gulf of mexico
- marine ecosystems
- national ocean service
- noaa
- north america
- ocm benthic habitat mapping
- office of coastal management
- roxann
- scheme
- single-beam acoustics
- tortugas ecological reserve
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce