[Coral-List] Coral Reef Ecosystem Database Available online
Chris Jeffrey
Chris.Jeffrey at noaa.gov
Wed Sep 14 10:27:34 EDT 2005
Online Coral Reef Database to Assist Researchers and Managers in Caribbean
Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences’
Biogeography Program recently went public with an online database to
serve ecosystem monitoring data gathered over the last five years from
field studies in southwestern Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Researchers, coastal managers, and interested members of the public can
download the entire dataset, or can query the database to provide
specialized reports on species biomass, richness, abundance, and
diversity. In addition to the data products, a second querying function
was developed to serve both fish and habitat photos that have been
collected over time. These datasets are already being utilized by NCCOS'
partner agencies in the Caribbean region, including local federal and
territorial government agencies, universities and NGOs to improve
management of these regions. By providing online access to the datasets
they will be readily available to an even greater audience. For more
information, contact Chris Caldow at (301) 713-3028 x 164 or
Chris.Caldow at noaa.gov <mailto:Chris.Caldow at noaa.gov>. You can access the
database directly by navigating to
http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/reef_fish/ and clicking on “Reef
Fish Database”.
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Christopher F.G. Jeffrey, Ph.D.
Coral Reef Ecologist
NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Program
301.713.3028 x-134 (Tel)
301.713.4384 (Fax)
http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/reef_fish/
Mailing Address:
National Ocean Service
1305 East-West Hwy, SSMC-4, N/SCI-1, #9213
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
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