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The benthic habitat map for the southern Florida coral reef ecosystem provides the critical infrastructure for: (i) large-scale baseline ecosystem monitoring surveys of fishes, corals, and macroinvertebrates and their habitats; (ii) ecological understanding of animal use of habitats and evaluation of the efficacy of spatial fishery management strategies (e.g., no-take marine reserves); and (iii) habitat-based fish abundance at length data for the entire reeffish community (exploited and non-targeted) with high spatial resolution for use in multi-species stock assessment models. Habitats are currently classified according to a qualitative, descriptive scheme e.g., patch reefs, reef pavement, reef rubble, etc. at a minimum resolution of 100 x 100 m map units (i.e., grid cells). At this scale, monitoring costs increase and usability is limited because the ability to discriminate among highly productive habitats is reduced. Recently, high resolution remote-sensed mapping products for bathymetry have become available for the southern Florida coral reef tract. Concurrently, analytical methods utilizing these mapping products have been developed to derive quantitative metrics of benthic characteristics, e.g., reef complexity, etc., which enable more refined classification of reef habitats

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National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

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Title: Refinement of the Southern Florida Reef Tract Benthic Habitat Map With Habitat Use Patterns of Reef Fish Species
Short Name: CRCP Report 31242
Status: Completed
Revision Date: 2020-11-02
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

The benthic habitat map for the southern Florida coral reef ecosystem provides the critical infrastructure for: (i) large-scale baseline ecosystem monitoring surveys of fishes, corals, and macroinvertebrates and their habitats; (ii) ecological understanding of animal use of habitats and evaluation of the efficacy of spatial fishery management strategies (e.g., no-take marine reserves); and (iii) habitat-based fish abundance at length data for the entire reeffish community (exploited and non-targeted) with high spatial resolution for use in multi-species stock assessment models. Habitats are currently classified according to a qualitative, descriptive scheme e.g., patch reefs, reef pavement, reef rubble, etc. at a minimum resolution of 100 x 100 m map units (i.e., grid cells). At this scale, monitoring costs increase and usability is limited because the ability to discriminate among highly productive habitats is reduced. Recently, high resolution remote-sensed mapping products for bathymetry have become available for the southern Florida coral reef tract. Concurrently, analytical methods utilizing these mapping products have been developed to derive quantitative metrics of benthic characteristics, e.g., reef complexity, etc., which enable more refined classification of reef habitats

Purpose:

To develop a refined benthic habitat map for the southern Florida reef tract based on quantitative habitat metrics at a spatial scale of 50 x 50 m map units

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CC ID: 1131811
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Luo, Jiangang
Email Address: j.luo@miami.edu
Phone: (305) 421-4847
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jiangang-Luo-2

Author

CC ID: 1131814
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Ault, Jerald S
Email Address: j.ault@miami.edu
Phone: (305) 421-4884
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jerald-Ault

Author

CC ID: 1131810
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Smith, Steven G
Email Address: s.smith3@miami.edu
Phone: (305) 978-7547.

Collaborator

CC ID: 1131812
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Grove, Laura
Address: 75 VA Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: jay.grove@noaa.gov
Phone: (305) 361-4479
Fax: (305) 365-4103

Collaborator

CC ID: 1131809
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Johnson, Matthew W
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: matthew.johnson@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4213
Fax: 305-365-4103

Collaborator

CC ID: 1131808
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Blondeau, Jeremiah
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Email Address: jeremiah.blondeau@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4252

Distributor

CC ID: 1131823
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

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CC ID: 1131822
Start Date: 2021
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224176/1.1/data/0-data/DRTO_50m_SampFrame/DRTO_50m_SampFrame/CRCP_Final_Project_Report_31242_FL_Reef_Tract_Habitat_Mapping_50m_grid_2Nov2020.pdf
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2021 - Present)
File Name: CRCP_Final_Project_Report_31242_FL_Reef_Tract_Habitat_Mapping_50m_grid_2Nov2020.pdf

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66803
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66803
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2022-03-14 18:21+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-08-28 19:52+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-08-28
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-03-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-03-16