NEPR Geographic Zone Map 2015

Description

This geographic zone map was created by interpreting satellite and aerial imagery, seafloor topography (bathymetry model), and the new NEPR Benthic Habitat Map (2015). The area of interest includes the nearshore shallow waters (0-35m) 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. A zone refers to each benthic community's geographic location and geomorphological structure. The geographic zone map was manually digitized the shoreline and the zone features for the entire area of interest in ArcGIS at the 1:6000 scale. The map was classified into 12 geographic zones based on the schema that has been developed by the Biogeography Branch, and which also match the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
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/38777
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/38777.pdf
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
  • detailed structure
  • habitat map
  • coral reef
  • benthic habitat
  • national ocean service
  • culebra
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • geomorphology
  • geographic zone
  • bathymetry
  • nerbenthichabitat2015
  • digitization
  • biogeography
  • barrier reef
  • noaa
  • arcgis
  • major cover
  • cabeza de san juan
  • trimble
  • u.s. exclusive economic zone
  • atlantic ocean
  • topographic complexity
  • fajardo
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • aerial photo interpretation
  • principle component analysis
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • gopro
  • seaviewer
  • fringing reef
  • la cordillera
  • caribbean
  • northeast ecological reserve
  • hard bottom cover
  • vieques sound

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