Deepwater Program: Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks

Abstract

A primary goal of this study is to obtain a robust predictive capability for the occurrence of rich cnidarian (primarily scleractinian coral) hard ground communities in the deep Gulf of Mexico. To achieve this long-term goal, this study will accomplish three interrelated and interdependent objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA624717

Entities

People

  • Bernie Bernard
  • Chris German
  • Chuck Fisher
  • Dan Warren
  • Erik Cordes
  • Gary Wolff
  • Harry Roberts
  • Ian Macdonald
  • James D Brooks
  • Liz Goehring

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Birds
  • Cold Water
  • Communities
  • Databases
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Glaciology
  • Habitats
  • Marine Biology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design