Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument Geologic Resource Management Issues Scoping Summary
Hall KN. 2005. Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument Geologic Resource Management Issues Scoping Summary. South Florida/Caribbean Network
A Geologic Resources Evaluation scoping meeting for Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument was held at Park headquarters in Cruz Bay, VI on April 7-9, 2004. The scoping meeting participants identified the following as the most significant geologic resource management issues. 1. Minimize the effects of erosion and sedimentation into adjacent marine ecosystems due to land use and grazing. 2. Inventory and monitor coastal resources and processes including beach erosion/accretion due to storm events and recreational demands. 3. Inventory and monitor marine processes and resources such as sediment transport, sediment thickness, coral reef location, and human impacts on benthic habitats. 4. Monitor the possible effects of windblown particulates (i.e. Saharan dust, Monserrat dust) on park resources.