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Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island - Benthic Habitat Map 2015
This benthic habitat map was created from a semi-automated habitat mapping process, using a combination of bathymetry, satellite imagery, aerial imagery and underwater videos to classify the 0-35m deep benthic habitats of the region around Northeast Puerto Rico (NEPR) and Culebra Island, including the shallow part of the Northeast Ecological Reserves, Puerto Rico. The area of interest includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The benthic habitat map is classified based: on 1) geomorphological structure, 2) hard bottom cover, 3) topographic complexity, 4) dominant biological cover, 5) live coral cover and 6) dominant type of coral cover. Underwater photo and video data was collected to provide ground validation for remote sensing imagery, and to assess the accuracy t of the final map. Habitat features are described by varying levels of detail (i.e., major and minor categories nested within them), so users can depict the habitat information that best suits their research or management needs.
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| accessLevel | non-public |
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| description | This benthic habitat map was created from a semi-automated habitat mapping process, using a combination of bathymetry, satellite imagery, aerial imagery and underwater videos to classify the 0-35m deep benthic habitats of the region around Northeast Puerto Rico (NEPR) and Culebra Island, including the shallow part of the Northeast Ecological Reserves, Puerto Rico. The area of interest includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The benthic habitat map is classified based: on 1) geomorphological structure, 2) hard bottom cover, 3) topographic complexity, 4) dominant biological cover, 5) live coral cover and 6) dominant type of coral cover. Underwater photo and video data was collected to provide ground validation for remote sensing imagery, and to assess the accuracy t of the final map. Habitat features are described by varying levels of detail (i.e., major and minor categories nested within them), so users can depict the habitat information that best suits their research or management needs. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/coris/fgdc/iso/xml/Metadata_NEPR_BenthicHabitatMap_2015_ISO.xml |
| isPartOf | Benthic Habitat Mapping of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island |
| issued | 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| references |
[ "http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/products/maps" ] |
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -65.168596,18.196796,-65.759998,18.446613 |
| temporal | 2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island - Benthic Habitat Map 2015 |
