Description
Worldwide coral reef ecosystems are being threatened by a range of human activities. Sedimentation, overfishing, global climate change, ship groundings, pathogens and pollution are some of the major human-related stressors impacting coral reefs. The eastern half of the island of Vieques (Puerto Rico) was used by the U.S. Navy for live fire exercises for over fifty years, ending in 2003. A variety of compounds associated with military activities have the potential to negatively impact coral reef ecosystems. Despite previous studies on soil and biota which found relatively low levels of pollutants in the environment, there is still public concern about the impact of pollution on the fishery. This study assessed tissue concentrations of energetic compounds, DDT and metals in fisheries important species (Queen conch and spiny lobster).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text File | Text | 2014PuertoRicoSpecialStudy_DDTs.txt | Open resource |
| Text File | Text | 2014PuertoRicoSpecialStudy_Energetics_Tissue.txt | Open resource |
| Text File | Text | 2014PuertoRicoSpecialStudy_TraceElements_Tissue.txt | Open resource |
| Text File | Text | Sites_2014PuertoRicoSpecialStudy.txt | Open resource |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource |
Tags
- 1085
- 20641
- atlantic ocean
- caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
- chemical contaminants
- coastal ecosystem science
- coastal monitoring
- contaminants
- contaminants in the marine resources of vieques
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- ddt
- earth science
- energetics
- environmental impacts
- environmental monitoring
- human dimensions
- l185 contaminants in marine resources of vieques
- land based sources of pollution
- metals
- nsandt
- numeric data sets
- ocean basin
- organochlorines
- pesticides
- pr
- puerto rico
- puerto rico (18n066w0000)
- queen conch
- trace elements
- unexploded ordnance
- united states
- united states of america
- vieques
- vieques island
- vieques island (18n065w0002)