Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Habitat Map - Ground Validation Sites
Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Vieques, Puerto Rico were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeograph...
Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Habitat Map - Accuracy Assessment Sites
Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Vieques, Puerto Rico were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeograph...
Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Habitat Maps derived from 2006-2008 IKONOS imagery and orthophotography
Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Vieques, Puerto Rico were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeograph...
An ecological characterization of the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Part II, Field studies of habitats, nutrients, contaminants, fish, and benthic communities
This report is Part II of an ecological characterization of the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The purpose of this work, conducted by NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in consultation with NOAA's Office of Response and R...
Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico
Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...
National Status and Trends: Vieques, Puerto Rico Tissue Contaminants Data
Worldwide coral reef ecosystems are being threatened by a range of human activities. Sedimentation, overfishing, global climate change, ship groundings, pathogens and pollution are some of the major human-related stressors impacting coral reefs. The eas...
NCCOS Assessment: Biogeographic Surveys of Benthic and Fish Communities in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 2001-01-09 to 2012-11-02 (NCEI Accession 0206670)
This data compilation includes benthic and fish survey data collected in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI); La Parguera, Guanica, Jobos Bay, and Vieques, Puerto Rico; and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in...
NCCOS Assessment: Underwater Video for Ground Validation and Accuracy Assessment of Benthic Habitat Maps of the Insular Shelf South of St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2010-03-20 to 2017-02-10
The presence and absence of the four substrate and four biological cover types were documented at 1,353 locations on the insular shelf south of St. Thomas and St. John. At each location, an underwater camera system was used to collect high definition (HD)...
Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by N...
Biogeographic characterization of essential fish habitats affected by human activities in the coastal zone of Puerto Rico : final project report
The overall purpose of this project was to collect available information on the characteristics of essential fish habitats in protected and non-protected marine areas around the islands of Puerto Rico. Specifically, this project compiled historical inform...
Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Habitat Map - Ground Validation Sites
An ecological characterization of the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Part II, Field studies of habitats, nutrients, contaminants, fish, and benthic communities
National Status and Trends: Vieques, Puerto Rico Tissue Contaminants Data