Climate change adaptation for Coral Triangle communities : a guide for vulnerability assessment and Local Early Action Planning (LEAP guide)
Coastal communities in the Coral Triangle are experiencing the impacts of climate change. Severe storms, coastal inundation, rising sea level and sea surface temperatures are threatening safety and food security of more than 120 million people that depend...
Distribution and abundance of selected corals and sponges in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary as determined from ROV video imagery
Deep sea coral and sponge communities are considered important benthic resources due to their vulnerability to alteration by bottom-contact fishing gear and their potential importance as habitat for demersal fish species. Efforts have been undertaken to s...
Chemical contaminants in the coral Porites astreoides from southwest Puerto Rico
This report contains an initial characterization of coral contaminants in southwest Puerto Rico, and is the second report from a project to characterize chemical contaminants in the coral reefs in southwest Puerto Rico, and assess linkages between contami...
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...
A guide to monitoring reef fish in the National Park Service's South Florida/Caribbean Network
The goal of this guide is to provide the framework for park managers and researchers to create or enhance a reef fish monitoring program within areas monitored by the SFCN. The framework is expected to be applicable to other areas as well, including the F...