Field guide to the major organisms and processes building reefs and islands of the Dry Tortugas: the Carnegie Dry Tortugas Laboratory Centennial Celebration (1905-2005)
Open-File Report
2005-1357
Fish and Wildlife Commission, State of Florida
By: Eugene A. Shinn and Walter C. Jaap
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Abstract
This guide to the geology and biology of the Dry Tortugas is divided into four sections: 1) geologic and anthropogenic features you will pass on your trip to and from the Tortugas, 2) a summary of items of Tortugas geologic, historic, and human interest and what you will experience at Loggerhead Key while walking and snorkeling, 3) a summary of recent coral-monitoring results, and 4) an Appendix with tributes to some of the significant research accomplishments of researchers at the laboratory between 1905 and 1939.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Field guide to the major organisms and processes building reefs and islands of the Dry Tortugas: the Carnegie Dry Tortugas Laboratory Centennial Celebration (1905-2005) |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2005-1357 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20051357 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | vi, 31 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1905-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2005-10-15 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys, Key West, Loggerhead Key, Marquesas Keys, The Quicksands |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |