Characterizing the deep insular shelf coral reef habitat of the Hind Bank marine conservation district (US Virgin Islands) using the Seabed autonomous underwater vehicle

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-205

  Armstrong, Roy A ^a   Singh, Hanumant ^b   Torres, Juan ^a   Nemeth, Richard S ^c   Can, Ali ^b   Roman, Chris ^b   Eustice, Ryan ^b   Riggs, Lauren ^d   Garcia Moliner, Graciela ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^d ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e Caribbean Fishery Management Council   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Atlantic; AUV; Coral reef; Deep hermatypic corals; US Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; MARINE PARK;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS;

EID: 31144440689     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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