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The Biogeography Team evolved from a Living Marine Resource mapping program that began in NOAA in 1978. The initial focus of mapping species distributions in coastal waters has evolved into characterizing coastal species distributions, their habitats and the coupling of species and their habitats.

Below are a listing of products. Please contact Mark Monaco (Mark.Monaco@noaa.gov or 301-713-3028. ext 160) if you have questions or would like to discuss these products

Digital Products

• The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005
• Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands
• Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• A Biogeographic Assessment of North/Central California
• An Ecological Characterization of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and
  Ecological Preserve, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Mapping, GIS and Imagery Products

• Digital Elevation Models - Main Hawaiian Islands
• Aerial Photography Search
• Reef Fish Photo Browser
• Habitat Digitizer Extension
• Essential Fish Habitat
  • Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat
  • Caribbean EssentialFish Habitat
  • South Atlantic Essential Fish Habitat

Publications

Biogeography Team publications can be found in the NCCOS Publications Database