Coastal & Marine Geology Program > Open File Report 00-164

Environmental Quality and Preservation—Reefs, Corals, and Carbonate Sands: Guides to Reef-Ecosystem Health and Environments

USGS Open File Report 00-164

Printable Version: open this 6-page and 1-plate full-color publication in Acrobat® Reader Low-Resolution: 908 K PDF with 8 1/2" X 11" plate 873 K PDF with 12" X 18" plate High-Resolution: 1.5 M PDF with 8 1/2" X 11" plate 1.5 M PDF with 12" X 18" plate "Environmental Quality and Preservation—Reefs, Corals, and Carbonate Sands: Guides to Reef-Ecosystem Health and Environments" is a six-page and one-plate full-color discussion of the distribution and historic vitality of Holocene reefs in South Florida. NOTE: You will need to have the free Adobe Acrobat® Reader (v3.0 or higher) installed on your computer to view and print this publication. Once you have Adobe Acrobat® Reader installed, click the links for the low-resolution version with the 81/2" by 11" plate; the low-resolution version with the 12" by 18" plate; the high-resolution version with the 8 1/2" by 11" plate; or the high-resolution version with the 12" by 18" plate. A text-only version is also available.

Related Links: Download the digital data (14 MB ZIP), which contain (1) GIS layers for benthic habitat, depth to Pleistocene surface, and sediment thickness for the Florida Keys offshore region and (2) associated metadata documentation. These are the actual data presented in Professional Paper 1751. Coastal & Marine Geology Program USGS Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies USGS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary NOAA Florida Caribbean Science Center USGS

Coastal & Marine Geology Program > Open File Report 00-164