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Cruise Report. Cuba's Twilight Zone Reefs: Remotely Operated Vehicle Surveys of Deep/Mesophotic Coral Reefs and Associated Fish Communities of Cuba
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: HBOI Technical Reports, Mesophotic Coral Reefs of Cuba
Contributors: Cobián Rojas, Dorka, David, Andrew, Diaz, Maria Cristina, Drummond, Felicia, Farrington, Stephanie, Fernández, Jorge Viamontes, Garcia Rodriguez, Alain, Gonzalez-Diaz, Patricia, González-Sanchez, Patricia M., Hanisak, M. Dennis, Horn, Lance, Jiang, Mingshun, Lopez, Linnet Busutil, Martinez-Daranas, Beatriz, Mendez, Juliett Gonzalez, Pomponi, Shirley A., Pérez, Daniel Estrada, Reed, John K., Studivan, Michael, Voss, Joshua, White, Jason
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The purpose of this research cruise was to discover and characterize, for the first time, the extent
of mesophotic reefs along the entire coastline of Cuba, and to compare the health and
connectivity (physical, genetic and ecological) among both mesophotic and previously well-characterized
shallow reef systems in Cuba, the southeastern United States, and Gulf of Mexico
(in particular, the… more
Full Text: Cruise Report Cuba’s Twilight Zone Reefs: Remotely Operated Vehicle Surveys of Deep/Mesophotic Coral Reefs And Associated Fish Communities of Cuba Joint Cuba- U.S. Expedition R/V F.G. Walton Smith NMSF Mohawk Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) May 14- June …
Characterization of Mesophotic Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Assemblages in the Regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: HBOI Technical Reports
Contributors: David, Andrew, Diaz, Maria Cristina, Farrington, Stephanie, Hanisak, M. Dennis, Harter, Stacey, Horn, Lance, Moe, Heather, Pomponi, Shirley A., Reed, John K., Taylor, Glenn, Voss, Joshua, White, Jason
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: This report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from
2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and
Tortugas. This research is part of a grant funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal
Ocean Science award NA11NOS4780045: “Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge - South Florida
Coral Reef Ecosystem”. The… more
Full Text: NOAA CIOERT Final Cruise Report Report Title: Characterization of Mesophotic Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Assemblages in the Regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015 R/V F.G. Walton Smith UNCW …