Scientific studies on Dry Tortugas National Park: An annotated bibliography
Schmidt TW and Pikula L. 1997. Scientific studies on Dry Tortugas National Park: An annotated bibliography. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; National Park Service, Department of the Interior
This document is an annotated bibliography of natural resource references, both published and unpublished works, on scientific studies conducted in Dry Tortugas National Park. The references are listed in alphabetical order by author and indexed according to major topics. It also includes studies of a wider area if they sampled in the park. There are 424 references and a map of the park showing the bottom types. Dry Tortugas National Park, located 110 km west of Key West, Florida, is an elliptical, atoll-like, coral reef formation, approximately 27 km long and 12 km wide with shallow water depths ranging from 12-20 m in channels between reefs. In 1935, the area was designated Fort Jefferson National Monument, the World’s first underwater National Park unit. Central to the area is Fort Jefferson, America’s largest coastal nineteenth century masonry fort. In 1992 it was re-designated Dry Tortugas National Park. Because of the islands’ unique location, the first tropical marine biological laboratory in the Western Hemisphere was established on Loggerhead Key by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. Following the closure of the Tortugas Laboratory in 1939, aperiodic marine biological assessments have been conducted in response to man-made and natural environmental perturbations. This annotated bibliography is an attempt to provide researchers and resource managers with access to the rapidly accumulating body of information on the park’s natural resources. A total of 424 references (published and unpublished) on scientific studies in, (and what later became) Dry Tortugas National Park were annotated and indexed according to major scientific topics. Studies from a wider area were included if they also sampled in Dry Tortugas National Park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schmidt, Thomas; Pikula, Linda
- Date of Issue
- 1997
- Publisher
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- DRTO , HIST
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Coral Reefs, Cultural Resources, Dry Tortugas National Park, Ecology, ehistory, Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Loggerhead Key, Marine Biology, Marine Resources, Natural Resources, NOAA, NPS, Research & Studies