Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Dry Tortugas 2014
Citation
Porter J, Stoessel M (2020). Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project Dry Tortugas 2014. Version 1.1. United States Geological Survey. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/as2vbb accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-16. accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.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 collectedprovides information on the temporal changes in benthic cover and diversity of stony corals andassociated marine flora and fauna. The core field methods continue to be underwatervideography and timed coral species inventories. Findings presented in this report include datafrom 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. It is one of the longest running coral reef monitoring projects in south Florida and has been extremely important in documenting the temporal changes that have occurred in recent years.Additional info
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Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, United States
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Contacts
James Porteroriginator
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