Coral Reef Monitoring Manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic
Rogers CS, Garrison G, Grober R, Hillis Z, Franke MA. 1994. Coral Reef Monitoring Manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. National Park Service
Coral Reef Monitoring Manual intended for use by scientists, students and managers. Developed by staff at Virgin Islands National Park and Buck Island Reef National Monument. Includes a section on starting a monitoring program, a section on physical & chemical monitoring (temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, measurement of pH, water transparency & light, sediment deposition, chlorophyll, bacterial concentrations, nutrients, currents), a section on biological monitoring (monitoring individual stony coral colonies, comparison of monitoring methods - quadrats, chain transects, line & point intercept transects, octocorals and sponges, algae, recruitment of benthic organisms, underwater photography, and census of reef fishes), a section on stresses to coral reefs (diving & snorkeling, boat groundings and anchors), a glossary and information sources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rogers, Caroline; Garrison, Ginger; Grober, Rikki; Hillis, Zandy-Marie; Franke, Mary
- Date of Issue
- 1994-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BUIS , VIIS
- Keywords
- Algae, Anchoring, Bacteria, Behavior, Benthos, Chlorophyll, Coral, current, Dissolved Oxygen, diving, DO, Fish, Light intensity, Management, Marine, Monitoring, Nutrients, pH, Porifera, Reefs, Research Methods, Salinity, Sediment, Snorkeling, sponges, Water, Water Temperature, Water Transparency