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Geodatabase of benthic organisms for the Florida Coral Reef Tract from 1996-01-01 to 2012-01-01 (NCEI Accession 0123059)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 02:33 AM | Dataset Last Updated: October 27, 2014 at 12:00 AM
The Benthic Organisms of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary geodatabase is a collection of information on the distribution of benthic organisms within the sanctuary compiled from multiple sources. It contains information on the distribution of benthic habitats from the Unified Florida Reef Tract Map version 1.1, the distribution of hard and soft corals surveyed by multiple monitoring programs, the distribution of resilient reefs and distribution of seagrasses.

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0123059 BENTHIC COMMUNITIES biological data BOTTOM TYPE CORAL HABITAT HABITAT - BENTHIC REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER

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title Geodatabase of benthic organisms for the Florida Coral Reef Tract from 1996-01-01 to 2012-01-01 (NCEI Accession 0123059)

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