Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 2009

James Porter

doi:10.15468/m6gu8k

Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 2009

Citation

Porter J, Stoessel M (2020). Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Florida Keys 2009. Version 1.1. United States Geological Survey. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m6gu8k accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-16. accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-13.

Description

The purpose of the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (CREMP) is to monitor the status and trends of selected reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary(FKNMS). CREMP assessments have been conducted annually at fixed sites since 1996 and data collected provides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals and associated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwater videography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include data from 109 stations at 37 sites sampled from 1996 through 2008 in the Florida Keys and 1999 through 2008 in the Dry Tortugas. The report describes the annual differences (between 2007 and 2008) in the percent cover of major benthic taxa (stony corals, octocorals, sponges, and macroalgae), mean coral species richness and the incidence of stony coral conditions. Additionally, it examines the long-term trends of the major benthic taxa, five coral complex, Montastraea cavernosa, Colpophyllia natans, Siderastrea siderea, and Porites astreoides) and the clionaid sponge, Cliona delitrix.

Additional info

marine, harvest by OBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Florida Keys, Florida, United States

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

James Porter
originator
position: Professor
University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology
email: jporter@uga.edu

Marion Stoessel
metadata author
position: Senior Research Associate
GCOOS at Texas A&M University, Dept. of Oceanography
email: mstoessel@ocean.tamu.edu

Abby Benson
publisher
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-107X

Marion Stoessel
processor
position: Senior Research Associate
GCOOS at Texas A&M University, Dept. of Oceanography
email: mstoessel@ocean.tamu.edu

Michael Colella
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute
email: mike.colella@MyFWC.com