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Elevation change results for 4 007 961 point locations at Looe Key Reef

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Figure 4 from the paper "Impact of Hurricane Irma on coral reef sediment redistribution at Looe Key Reef, Florida, USA" shows elevation change between (a) 2016 and 2017 (13.5 months before and 3 to 6 months after Hurricane Irma) and (b) between 2017 and 2019 (from approximately 3 to 16.5 months after Hurricane Irma), as well as (c) corresponding seafloor habitats (FWC, 2015). The Hurricane Irma best track data in the panel (b) inset are from the NOAA NHC Irma Storm Track resource page (NHC, 2018, see also Fig. 2b). Boundaries for the Looe Key Sanctuary special protection area (SPA) and special protection unit (SPU) are shown as pink polygons. Geomorphic features of interest are indicated with black polygons. Gaps in map areas indicate locations where water depth was too shallow for collection of multibeam bathymetric data.

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Image courtesy of Journal of Ocean Science: Copyright waived. This work has been dedicated to the public domain (Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication).