[Coral-List] AGRRA DATABASE, REVISED PROTOCOL, JAMAICA REPORT

[Robert Ginsburg]

>NEW FROM AGRRA
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>(1) Release of the AGRRA (Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment) 
>Database and Summary Products for 1997-2003
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>Assembled by Judith C. Lang, Scientific Coordinator, and Kenneth Marks, 
>Data Manager
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>Now available at <http://www.agrra.org/>www.agrra.org is the AGRRA 
>(Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment) Access database for the 737 
>sites that were surveyed during the 35 assessments conducted between 1997 
>and 2003 in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the 
>Bahamas..  Excel tables containing summary products derived from these 
>data are also provided. Hundreds of individuals from many nations in the 
>tropical Western Atlantic have participated in this international 
>collaboration; to all we are grateful for their contributions. Special 
>thanks are extended to Philip Kramer who, with Ken Marks, initiated the 
>database.
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>Before using the database or summary products, users are urged to consult 
>the READ_ME file that is posted as the same site: AGRRA Database for 737 
>reef sites in the tropical western Atlantic
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>(2)  The revised AGRRA Protocol Version 4.0 together with forms to record 
>field data and Database input spread sheets is now posted on 
><http://www.agrra.org/>www.agrra.org
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>(3) A new Field Report is posted on the AGRRA Website: Coral Reefs of 
>Jamaica's Northern Coast: Assessment of Condition and Key Threats is 
>available on the web site
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>Robert N. Ginsburg
>Professor of Marine Geology
>Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
>University of Miami
>4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami, FL 33149
>Phone: (305) 421-4875  FAX: (305) 421-4094 or 4632
>http://www.agrra.org
>http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/conference/tortugas/
>

Robert N. Ginsburg
Professor of Marine Geology
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami, FL 33149
Phone: (305) 421-4875  FAX: (305) 421-4094 or 4632
http://www.agrra.org
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/conference/tortugas/