Florida Keys study locations
By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
2013 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Florida Keys, showing four sites (red stars) where calcification rates were monitored by USGS researchers who recently reported their findings in Coral Reefs. The sites are named for adjacent National Data Buoy Center stations: Pulaski Shoal Light, Sombrero Key, Molasses Reef, and Fowey Rocks. Modified from USGS Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CREST) project webpage,
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