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November 23, 2005
2005 Report: State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the US and Pacific FAS
Just released by NOAA, and available free online in PDF format is the report, "The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely
Associated States: 2005." Authored by teams in 14 jurisdictions consisting of over 160 scientists and managers where the corals were found, the report differs from an earlier report released in 2003 in that it is " . . .based primarily on the most recent quantitative monitoring data available, rather than qualitative assessments of ecosystem conditions."
The report is meant to be a vehicle for disseminating information about collective efforts in the US and FAS to study coral reef ecosystems. This makes the report invaluable to the resourceful scientific diver seeking opportunities to contribute to ongoing data collection efforts.
As well as the entire 522-page report being available for download, individual jurisdiction chapters are also made available for download at the same site.
Posted by Dida at November 23, 2005 05:50 AM
