We mapped benthic features that covered an area of 1600 km 2 in Puerto Rico and 490 m 2 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, we mapped 721 km 2 of submerged vegetation, 756 km 2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom, 49 m 2 of unconsolidated sediment, and 73 km 2 …

Thematic accuracy of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands habitat maps was evaluated for the three most general habitat categories: unconsolidated sediment, submerged vegetation, and coral reef/hard bottom.

NCCOS is producing benthic/seafloor habitat maps to help coastal managers assess, protect, and preserve the condition of coastal ocean ecosystems. We have developed maps and related products (e.g., imagery, publications) for areas in the Pacific and Atlantic, including the Caribbean.

Twenty-one distinct benthic habitat types within eight zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs. Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 1600 km^2.

Twenty-one distinct benthic habitat types within eight zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs. Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 1600 km^2.

Description: The main objective of this project was to produce new, highly detailed maps of the extent and distribution of the bottom habitat features within the insular shelf south of St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The project was based on high resolution bathymetry, use of ground validation data, modelling the ...

Below are printable maps of benthic habitats for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The maps are divided into three indices: Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. John, and St. Croix. The maps can be printed on paper that is 8.5 inches by 11 inches or larger.

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow areas ( 30 m) around St. John and moderate-depth areas (30–60 m) south of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. These maps are helping local managers develop place-based strategies to address and remedy specific threats to coral reefs inside Virgin Islands National Park and the Virgin Islands Coral ...

We developed benthic habitat maps for shallow areas (< 30 m) around St. John and moderate-depth areas (30–60 m) south of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. These maps are helping local managers develop place-based strategies to address and remedy specific threats to coral reefs inside Virgin Islands National Park and the Virgin Islands ...

Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery.