The primary purpose of this annotated report is to provide researchers and resource managers with a readily accessible document on the rapidly accumulating body of information on the natural resources of the Dry Tortugas. With the recent implementation of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, adjacent to the Park's boundary, there is a dire need for a scientific database that is centrally located, coherently organized, and directly related to the future and ongoing management and regulation of marine resource activities. No complete bibliography of the scientific studies on the park's marine and terrestrial natural resources has been undertaken. In this report we have attempted to list published and unpublished reports from many fields which we feel will be useful as a starting point for natural science studies to be conducted at the Dry Tortugas for decades to come. Most 1996 papers were listed through August.
Arrangement is alphabetical by senior author and title.
Entries are numbered in sequence, and each includes a complete bibliographic citation with abstract or summary While some attempt has been made to achieve uniformity in style, in many cases the terminology, spelling, capitalization, and phraseology of the original author or abstractor have been retained. Abstracts obtained from the Carnegie Institution of Washington's publication citations were adapted from the author's summaries of results. This bibliography includes books, book chapters, scientific articles, theses and dissertations, workshop and conference proceedings, reports, and government publications. Several maps and charts are cited, however. Research citations were indexed by broad fields of study, specialty sub-headings, and by both senior and joint authors.