Tektite 1, Man-in-the-Sea project: Marine Science Program

Clifton HE, Mahnken CV, Van Derwalker JC, Waller RA. 1970. Tektite 1, Man-in-the-Sea project: Marine Science Program. Science. 168(3932):659-663

Describes the Tektite I mission (4 scientists lived in an underwater chamber in Lameshur Bay and conducted experiments for 60 days). Includes brief information about projects carried out - studies of spiny lobster, cleaner shrimp, vertical distribution of zooplankton, growth rate of the algae Udotea and Penicillus, sediments etc.

Type
Journal Article
Authors
Clifton, H; Mahnken, Conrad; Van Derwalker, John; Waller, Richard
Units
VIIS
Keywords
Management, Research & Studies, Virgin Islands National Park St. John US Virgin Islands

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