Buck Island Reef National Monument: geologic resources inventory report
KellerLynn K. 2011. Buck Island Reef National Monument: geologic resources inventory report. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2011/462. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report has been developed to accompany the digital geologic map produced by Geologic Resources Inventory staff for Buck Island Reef National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands). It contains information relevant to resource management and scientific research. Park specific geologic issues, geologic features and processes, a brief geologic history, a map unit properties table that identifies and describes the resource characteristics of map units in the park area, and a cartographic overview of the digital geologic data are included in this report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- KellerLynn, Katie
- Date of Issue
- 2011-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- BUIS , GRD , GRI , NRSS
- Keywords
- benthic habitats, Buck Island Reef National Monument, BUIS, Caledonia Formation, Erosion, geologic features, Geologic History, Geologic Issues, geologic processes, Geologic Resources Division, Geologic Resources Inventory, GRD, GRI, Hurricanes, Map Unit Properties Table, map units, National Park Service, NPS, Oceanographic and Meteorological Variables, Paleontological resources, Reefs, Resource Management, Sea Level Rise, Seagrass Beds, Sediment Characteristics and Distribution, Seismic Activity, US Virgin Islands, Windblown Particulates