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OAS accession Detail for 0124257, meta_version: 8. Current meta_version is: 9
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| Title: | Baseline characterization of benthic and coral communities of the Flower Garden Banks, Texas from 2010-05-01 to 2012-08-31 (NCEI Accession 0124257) |
| Abstract: | This study utilized ROV photograph transects to quantify benthic habitat and coral communities among the five habitat types (algal nodule, coralline algal reefs, deep reefs and soft bottom) identified in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). ROV surveys were conducted in the mid- and lower mesophotic zone of the Sanctuary (17-150 m) on both the East Bank and the West Bank. The FGBNMS represents the northernmost tropical western Atlantic coral reef on the continental shelf and support the most highly developed offshore hard bank community in the region. The complexity of habitats supports a diverse assemblage of organisms including approximately 250 species of fish, 23 species of coral, and 80 species of algae in addition to large sponge communities. Understanding and monitoring these resources is critical to both Sanctuary inventory and management activities. During the course of the Sanctuary's management plan review process, the impact of fishing was identified as a priority issue, and the concept of a research only area was suggested. The purpose of this project is to provide baseline data for all benthic habitats and coral communities. |
| Date received: | 20140922 |
| Start date: | 20100501 |
| End date: | 20120831 |
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| West boundary: | -93.87 |
| East boundary: | -93.57 |
| North boundary: | 27.99 |
| South boundary: | 27.82 |
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| Submitter: | Clark, Randy |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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| Supplementary information: | Please reference NOAA/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branch when utilizing these data in a report or peer reviewed publication. Additionally, knowledge of how this dataset has been of use and which organizations are utilizing it is of great benefit for ensuring this information continues to meet the needs of the management and research communities. Therefore, it is requested but not mandatory, that any user of these data supply this information to the Principal Investigator: Dr. Joshua Voss (email: jvoss2@fau.edu). |
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| Metadata version: | 8 |
| Keydate: | 2014-12-23 14:27:09+00 |
| Editdate: | 2024-02-18 16:25:24+00 |