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    • NOAA Coral Reef Watch Larval Connectivity, Florida Reef Tract

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2025

    Climate change threatens even the best-protected and most remote reefs. Reef recovery following catastrophic disturbance usually requires disturbed sites be reseeded from upstream reefs. Recent research (McClanahan et al., 2012) assessed connectivity as an important resilience factor, which although difficult to measure, is a high priority for management of coral reef ecosystems. The products discussed herein identify reefs that act as “sources” and/or “sinks” along the Florida Reef Tract to inform reef management strategies. Tools developed provide information on connectivity among reefs, thereby advancing the capacity for reef connectivity assessment.

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    Metadata Date March 16, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 9, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update irregular

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    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

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    Relative connectivity importance as larval source for the southern Florida Reef Tract based on 20-day maximum pelagic larval duration and release period of April-June (characteristic of Brooders).

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 16, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 9, 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Coral Reef Watch program (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid crw_larvalconnectivityflorida_2003_format
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: Not intended for legal use. Data may contain inaccuracies., Access Constraints: none
    Bbox East Long -76.4
    Bbox North Lat 32.0
    Bbox South Lat 6.0
    Bbox West Long -98.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update irregular
    Graphic Preview Description Relative connectivity importance as larval source for the southern Florida Reef Tract based on 20-day maximum pelagic larval duration and release period of April-June (characteristic of Brooders).
    Graphic Preview File https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/larval_connectivity/fig/SFRT_source_Brooders_60d_AMJ.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 86ff2273-b966-496e-8bd1-99d4feb3a81d
    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data and images, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these images, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-98.0, 6.0], [-76.4, 6.0], [-76.4, 32.0], [-98.0, 32.0], [-98.0, 6.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2003-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2012-12-31

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