Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States Department of Commerce
Publication Year:
2011
Publication Place
Silver Spring, MD
Physical Description:
229p. : ill. (col.) ; 27cm.
Call Number
363.94 MM [EL]
574.922 NOA
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40436
Legacy PEIN ID:
80496
General Notes
1 copy
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Marine biogeography - Assessment - Samoan Archipelago
Marine protected areas - Samoan Archipelago - Samoa - Oceania
Reef & coral communities - Samoan Archipelago - Samoa - Oceania
Abstract
This report examines the marine biogeography of the Samoan Archipelago (~14 degrees S latitude along the international date-line) with a focus on regional ocean climate, connectivity among islands due to larval transport, distributions of reef fish and coral communities, and the extent of existing marine protected areas. Management decisions and prior assessments in the archipelago have typically been split along the international boundary between the islands of Samoa and those of American Samoa despite their close proximity and shared resources. A key goal in this assessment was to compile data from both jurisdictions and to conduct the characterization across the entire archipelago. The report builds upon earlier assessments by re-analyzing and interpreting many pre-existing datasets, adding more recent biogeographic data sources, and by combining earlier findings into a multidisciplinary summary of marine biogeography.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States Department of Commerce
Publication Year:
2011
Publication Place
Silver Spring, MD
Physical Description:
229p. : ill. (col.) ; 27cm.
Call Number
363.94 MM [EL]
574.922 NOA
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40436
Legacy PEIN ID:
80496
General Notes
1 copy
Record Created: 06-Jun-2016
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021