Baseline assessment of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico in support of watershed restoration

Whitall, David R.; Bauer, Laurie J.; Sherman, Clark E.; Edwards, Kimberly Ann, 1975-; Mason, Andrew L.; Pait, Tony; Caldow, Chris

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Baseline assessment of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico in support of watershed restoration

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2013
By Whitall, David R. ; Bauer, Laurie J. ; Sherman, Clark E. ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS 176

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Whitall, David R. ; Bauer, Laurie J. ; Sherman, Clark E. ; Edwards, Kimberly Ann, 1975- ; Mason, Andrew L. ; Pait, Tony ; Caldow, Chris
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United States, National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.), ; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
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"This document presents a comprehensive overview of results from a recent baseline assessment of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico and its surrounding coral reef ecosystem. The report details: (1) a biogeographic assessment of the coral reef ecosystem outside the bay; (2) contaminant (e.g., PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals) magnitudes and distributions in surface sediments (inside the bay, outside the bay and in the watershed streams) and in coral tissues (mustard hill coral, Porites astreoides ); and (3) spatial and temporal patterns in sedimentation rates and surface water nutrient concentrations"--About this document.
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Benthos Contaminated Sediments Coral Reefs And Islands Corals Fish Communities Geographical Distribution Habitat Habitat Conservation Marine Organisms Marine Resources Conservation Nitrogen Suspended Sediments Watershed Restoration Contaminated Sediments Coral Reefs And Islands Fish Communities Geographical Distribution Habitat Conservation Marine Organisms Marine Resources Conservation Suspended Sediments Watershed Restoration
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NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 176
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Puerto Rico ; Guánica Bay
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