Description
This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; U.S. Geological Survey; National Park Service; and the National Geophysical Data Center to produce benthic habitat maps and georeferenced imagery for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This project was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. These point data were generated while conducting ground validation during map preparation.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zip File | ZIP | gtp.zip | Open resource |
| Web Resource | Unknown | default.aspx | Open resource |
Tags
- 1027
- aerial photography
- aquatic habitat
- atlantic ocean
- benthic
- biosphere
- caribbean benthic habitat mapping
- caribbean sea
- coastal processes
- coral
- coral reef ecology
- coral reefs
- corals
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- description
- earth science
- ecological characterization
- environmental monitoring
- geographic information
- habitat
- habitats
- in situ biological
- leeward islands
- mangrove
- ocean basin
- oceans
- reef
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- sav
- seagrass
- st. croix
- st. croix (17n064w0003)
- st. john
- st. john (18n064w0011)
- st. thomas
- st. thomas (18n064w0033)
- united states of america
- u.s. exclusive economic zone
- u. s. virgin islands
- u.s. virgin islands
- virgin islands
- zoology