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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- aerial photo interpretation
- arcgis
- atlantic ocean
- barrier reef
- bathymetry
- benthic habitat
- biogeography
- cabeza de san juan
- caribbean
- coastal ocean science
- coral reef
- culebra
- detailed structure
- digitization
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- fajardo
- fringing reef
- geographic zone
- geomorphology
- gopro
- habitat map
- hard bottom cover
- la cordillera
- major cover
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- nerbenthichabitat2015
- noaa
- northeast ecological reserve
- principle component analysis
- seaviewer
- topographic complexity
- trimble
- u.s. department of commerce
- u.s. exclusive economic zone
- vieques sound