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Region(s)

SE

Summary

28 sites surveyed between November 2017 and January 2018 in the Marathon area (Tennessee Reef to Sombrero Reef). Protocols followed FRRP belt transects and roving diver assessments used following hurricane Irma.

Parameters

Belt Transects: Coral species (>4cm), Size (L, W, H), # Tissue isolates, Old mortality (% affected), Recent mortality (% affected), Disease (% affected), Bleaching status. Roving Diver Surveys: Species, # Diseased, # Not diseased, Recent mortality

Notes

A sample date was not included with the data. Because sampling occurred Nov 2018 - Jan 2018, a Sample Date of 1/1/2018 was added to the final data in the SEACAR database.

Application

Publications

Start

2017

End

2018

Frequency

One-time

Method

Belt Transects and Roving Diver Surveys

Discontinuity

Data Location

Belt transects submitted through FRRP database (KB to confirm); Roving diver survey data with DEP.

Data Format

Habitats

Coral Reef

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS); Nova Southeastern University (NSU). (2018). 2017 Coral Disease Boundary Survey. Updated 01/24/2022. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/5042

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