M/V Elpis coral reef restoration monitoring report
Subtitle: monitoring events 2004-2007, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Monroe County, Florida
By: J. Harold Hudson ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Marine Sanctuary Program (U.S.)
Series: Marine sanctuaries conservation series -- NMSP-08-03; Marine sanctuaries conservation series -- NMSP-08-03.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Md
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Environmental aspects; Coral reef conservation; Coral reefs and islands; Monitoring; Corals; Habitat; Conservation; Stranding of ships; Restoration ecology; Marine ecosystem management; Elpis (Ship)
Other titles: Monitoring events 2002-2007 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Monroe County, Florida
Description: Presents results of the first three monitoring events to track the recovery of a repaired coral reef injured by the M/V Elpis vessel grounding incident of November 11, 1989. The grounding occurred within the area now referred to as the Key Largo NMS Existing Management Area within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Discusses quantitative results of the 2005 and 2007 monitoring of Gorgonian, Milleporan, and Schleractinian coral communities and reference areas. Results showed densities of all taxa in the restored area were greater by 2007, and biodiversity in the restored area was also greater.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Methodology; title: Results; title: Discussion; title: References and literature cited; title: Appendix.