St. John Shallow-water Benthic Habitat Map derived from Remotely Sensed Imagery

Description

Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of St. John's coral reef ecosystem.

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  • st. john (18n064w0011)
  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • virgin islands
  • coral reef
  • benthic habitat
  • biosphere
  • usvi
  • united states
  • caribbean sea
  • st. john
  • habitats
  • atlantic ocean
  • earth science
  • biological cover
  • submerged aquatic vegetation
  • zone
  • benthic habitats
  • geomorphological structure
  • ocean basin
  • reef
  • u. s. virgin islands
  • coris_metadata
  • geographic information
  • country/territory
  • unconsolidated sediments

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