Coral clasts noted in 2008 to 2017 that pertain to sea floods of the past 1,000 years on Anegada, British Virgin Islands
This part of the release provides an updated georeferenced catalog of coral boulders and cobbles pertaining to extreme waves on Anegada, a low Caribbean island perched south of the Puerto Rico Trench. The main taxa listed are the boulder star coral Orbicella franksii (37 localities), brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa (171), elkhorn coral Acropora palmata (36), mustard hill coral Porites astreoides (29).
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Brian F Atwater", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:atwater@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This part of the release provides an updated georeferenced catalog of coral boulders and cobbles pertaining to extreme waves on Anegada, a low Caribbean island perched south of the Puerto Rico Trench. The main taxa listed are the boulder star coral Orbicella franksii (37 localities), brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa (171), elkhorn coral Acropora palmata (36), mustard hill coral Porites astreoides (29). |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Digital Data", "format": "XML", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TLLBOC", "mediaType": "application/http", "description": "Landing page for access to the data" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Original Metadata", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.64927ae1d34ef77fcb005957.xml" } ] |
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_64927ae1d34ef77fcb005957 |
| keyword |
[ "British Virgin Islands", "Caribbean Sea", "USGS:64927ae1d34ef77fcb005957", "biota", "geoscientificInformation", "reefs", "tsunamis", "unconsolidated deposits" ] |
| modified | 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -64.38890, 18.69090, -64.27270, 18.74920 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Coral clasts noted in 2008 to 2017 that pertain to sea floods of the past 1,000 years on Anegada, British Virgin Islands |
