Comprehensive seagrass community structure and demography from transect surveys conducted in 2014 and 2022 in Culebra Island, Caribbean Sea (NCEI Accession 0301897)
This dataset provides seagrass habitat metrics collected in 2014 and 2022 at 13 monitoring stations in Ensenada Honda and Puerto Manglar in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, as part of Culebra's Ridge-to-Reef Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to asses...
Sediment volume accumulated at unpaved dirt road stabilization projects on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28 (NCEI Accession 0302262)
These data provide estimates of sediment accumulation at a number dirt road stabilization projects where Best Management Practices (i.e. sediment retention ponds, check dams, and crossdrains) were implemented to reduce terrigenous runoff and other land-ba...
"This document provides coastal resource managers and practitioners with a suite of recommended metrics and techniques to support the collection of robust monitoring data of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) stressors, exposure, and habitat responses...
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Final Interim Report: Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess Impacts of LBSP Managemnt on Culebra, PR
"Since 2014, NOAA has invested over 3.7 million dollars in watershed restoration activities on the 12 square mile island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, to reduce land-based source of pollution (LBSP) on surrounding coastal habitats. This report covers projects ...
Unpaved Road Standard for Caribbean and Pacific Islands
"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first guidance manual aimed at improving the longevity of unpaved road surfaces in Pacific and Caribbean island jurisdictions. On small, steep islands, the unpaved road network can be one of the biggest sources o...
Developing an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Evaluating Success of Land-Based Sources of Pollution Management on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
"The current document provides an update on the ongoing effort to develop an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework that will provide the basis for evaluating success of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) management on Culebra. In 2020, NOAA m...
Culebra LBSP Best Management Practices Implementation Inventory and Condition Monitoring Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Culebra Cabra Watershed Water Quality Monitoring Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Culebra Nearshore Water Quality Monitoring Program Work Plan
"This monitoring work plan is a key component of Culebra's Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program aimed at providing standardized guidelines and methods to monitor changes in land-based pollutant loads, nearshore land-base...
Comprehensive seagrass community structure and demography from transect surveys conducted in 2014 and 2022 in Culebra Island, Caribbean Sea (NCEI Accession 0301897)
Culebra LBSP Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program