Description
The marine biota of Johnston atoll was surveyed for non-indigenous species in June, 2000 with observations and collections made by investigators using Scuba. Eleven stations were surveyed, including sites at the Johnston Island pier, the north and south lagoon and the outer reef slope. A total of 668 taxa were determined, with 462 of these identified to species. Data are provided as derived from the report: 2001-001. Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton. 2001. Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000. Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu. Bishop Museum Technical Report 19: iv + 56 pp. (Presently found online at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/johnstonreport.pdf)
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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Tags
- algae species
- aquatic habitat
- benthic
- benthic habitat
- benthos analysis
- biological survey
- biology
- biosphere
- central pacific ocean
- coastal habitat
- coastal processes
- coastal studies
- coral reef
- coral reef ecology
- coral reefs
- corals
- coral species
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- earth science
- fish
- habitats
- hawaii
- johnston atoll
- johnston atoll (16n169w0001)
- marine biology
- marine invertebrates
- mollusk species
- numeric data sets
- ocean basin
- oceans
- pacific ocean
- pria
- reef fish species
- reef monitoring and assessment
- united states of america
- usa minor outlying islands
- zoology