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.
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Tags
- 793
- accuracy assessment
- acropora cervicornis
- acropora palmata
- aquatic habitat
- arcgis
- atlantic ocean
- bathymetry
- benthic habitat
- biogeography
- biosphere
- cabeza de san juan
- caribbean
- caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
- coastal ocean science
- coastal processes
- coral reef
- coral reefs
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- culebra
- culebra island (18n065w0011)
- description
- dominant biological cover
- earth science
- fajardo
- fajardo (18n065w0004)
- geographic information
- geomorphological structure
- geostatistical modeling
- gopro
- ground validation
- habitat map
- habitats
- hard bottom cover
- la cordillera
- live coral cover
- luquillo (18n065w0012)
- mapping shallow benthic habitats of the north east reserves mpa
- marine biology
- marine plants
- northeast ecological reserve
- ocean basin
- oceans
- principle component analysis
- puerto rico
- puerto rico (18n066w0000)
- reef habitat
- remote sensing
- seagrass
- seaviewer
- snorkel
- topographic complexity
- trimble
- united states of america
- u.s. exclusive economic zone
- vieques sound
- world view 2