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Description:
Title:
Chemical contaminants in corals (Pocillopora damicornis) in Tinian, CNMI
Author(s):
Whitall, David R.
Mason, Andrew L.
Johnson, Steven
Okano, Ryan
Iguel, John
United States, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Corporate Name:
United States, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Dates of Publication:
2016
Abstract:
This document presents environmental data collected in August 2013 consisting of coral tissue (Pocillopora damicornis) contaminants and surface water nutrients offshore from Tinian in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The study area is in and around the Tinian Marine Reserve on the southwest corner of the island. Despite being a marine protected area, there is very little information on pollution stressors to this protected ecosystem. These new data provide a survey of the system, including the magnitude and spatial extent of pollution in coral tissues. These data also provide an important starting point against which to measure future change"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219)]
Keywords:
Coral reef ecology
Corals
Effect of chemicals on
Effect of water pollution on
Habitat
Health
Place Keywords:
Northern Mariana Islands
Tinian
Local Corporate Name:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Technical Memorandum
Genre:
NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 219
Note:
This document presents environmental data collected in August 2013 consisting of coral tissue (Pocillopora damicornis) contaminants and surface water nutrients offshore from Tinian in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The study area is in and around the Tinian Marine Reserve on the southwest corner of the island. Despite being a marine protected area, there is very little information on pollution stressors to this protected ecosystem. These new data provide a survey of the system, including the magnitude and spatial extent of pollution in coral tissues. These data also provide an important starting point against which to measure future change"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219)]
2016
NOS (National Ocean Service)
NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-219
Public Domain
1936
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