2009 USVI

EPA conducted a small regional coral reef assessment at 13 stations selected to represent a range of human influence around Charlotte Amalie (CA) Port in St. Thomas. Sites were selected to represent an east-west gradient of human disturbance with CA at its center. In order to minimize habitat differences, all locations were selected in close proximity to land and at a similar depth (5-9 m). Multiple biological assemblages were measured, including stony corals, sponges and gorgonians, fish, and invertebrates.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Oliver, L., W. Fisher, L. Fore, A. Smith, and P. Bradley. Assessing Land Use, Sedimentation and Water Quality Stressors as Predictors of Coral Reef Condition in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 190: 213, (2018).

Data and Resources

Field Value
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publisher U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • biocriteria
  • ckan
  • coral-reef-condition
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • probability-based-sampling
  • puerto-rico
  • reef-assessments
  • stony-coral
  • united-states
  • usvi
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maintainer William Fisher
maintainer_email fisher.william@epa.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T13:42:38.066106
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T13:42:38.066109
notes EPA conducted a small regional coral reef assessment at 13 stations selected to represent a range of human influence around Charlotte Amalie (CA) Port in St. Thomas. Sites were selected to represent an east-west gradient of human disturbance with CA at its center. In order to minimize habitat differences, all locations were selected in close proximity to land and at a similar depth (5-9 m). Multiple biological assemblages were measured, including stony corals, sponges and gorgonians, fish, and invertebrates. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Oliver, L., W. Fisher, L. Fore, A. Smith, and P. Bradley. Assessing Land Use, Sedimentation and Water Quality Stressors as Predictors of Coral Reef Condition in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 190: 213, (2018).
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num_tags 15
title 2009 USVI