NEPR Benthic Habitat Map 2015

Description

This benthic habitat map was created from a semi-automated habitat mapping process, using a combination of bathymetry, satellite imagery, aerial imagery and underwater videos to classify the 0-35m deep benthic habitats of the region around Northeast Puerto Rico (NEPR) and Culebra Island, including the shallow part of the Northeast Ecological Reserves, Puerto Rico. The area of interest includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The benthic habitat map is classified based: on 1) geomorphological structure, 2) hard bottom cover, 3) topographic complexity, 4) dominant biological cover, 5) live coral cover and 6) dominant type of coral cover. Underwater photo and video data was collected to provide ground validation for remote sensing imagery, and to assess the accuracy t of the final map. Habitat features are described by varying levels of detail (i.e., major and minor categories nested within them), so users can depict the habitat information that best suits their research or management needs.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38775.pdf
0 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38775
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • coastal ocean science
  • habitat map
  • coral reef
  • benthic habitat
  • national ocean service
  • culebra
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • bathymetry
  • nerbenthichabitat2015
  • biogeography
  • noaa
  • arcgis
  • cabeza de san juan
  • trimble
  • u.s. exclusive economic zone
  • accuracy assessment
  • atlantic ocean
  • topographic complexity
  • fajardo
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • snorkel
  • principle component analysis
  • seagrass
  • acropora palmata
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • gopro
  • seaviewer
  • geostatistical modeling
  • acropora cervicornis
  • geomorphological structure
  • ground validation
  • live coral cover
  • la cordillera
  • caribbean
  • dominant biological cover
  • northeast ecological reserve
  • hard bottom cover
  • remote sensing
  • vieques sound
  • world view 2

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