Buck Island Reef National Monument Geologic Resources Inventory

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Figure 15. Uncolonized and colonized bedrock. Benthic habitats at Buck Island Reef National Monument may be colonized by sessile marine organisms. Uncolonized bedrock (left) (hbub) occurs on the south side of Buck Island. Colonized bedrock (right) (rcb) occurs on the north and south sides of the island. Photographs from Kendall et al. (2001). Figure 16. Colonized pavement. Colonized pavement (rcp) is common around the perimeter of Buck Island. It also occurs to the northwest of the large area of aggregated patch reef (see fig. 19). Photographs from Kendall et al. (2001). Figure 17. Seagrass. A large area of seagrass, both continuous (sgc) (left) and patchy (sgp) (right), occurs to the south of Buck Island. Photographs from Kendall et al. (2001). 24 NPS Geologic Resources Division
Figure 18. Linear reef. Known for its reef system, Buck Island Reef National Monument has the reputation of hosting the best “coral gardens” in the Caribbean. Linear reefs (rlr) exemplify these gardens. Photographs from Kendall et al. (2001). Figure 19. Aggregated patch reef. Sand, seagrass, and other habitats can isolate coral reefs from one another, creating patch reefs. A large area of aggregated patch reef (rpra) occurs to the north and east of Buck Island, beyond the linear reef (rlr). Photograph from Kendall et al. (2001). BUIS Geologic Resources Inventory Report 25
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Page 7 and 8: Executive Summary This report accom
Page 9 and 10: Introduction The following section
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Page 24 and 25: Figure 10. Beach sand at Turtle Bay
Page 26 and 27: Table 1. Storm history at Buck Isla
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Page 41 and 42: Geologic Map Data This section summ
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