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Data Release
Late Holocene and Living Coral Composition of Pompano Ridge, FL
By Alexander B. Modys,1 Lauren T. Toth,2 Anton E. Oleinik,1 William F. Precht,3 Richard A. Mortlock4
1 Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences
2 U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
3 Dial Cordy and Associates, Inc.
4 Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Summary
Pompano Ridge is a coral reef located on the southeast Florida nearshore ridge complex, ~500 meters off the coast of northern Broward County in southeast Florida (Figure 1; 26°13’N, 80°5’W). This data release compiles data collected on the late Holocene and living coral composition of Pompano Ridge. The data are described in detail in Modys and others (2024). The samples were collected under Scientific Activity Licenses (SAL) from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (SAL-18-1650(A)-SRP) and with permission from Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management.
Modys, A.B., Oleinik, A.E., Toth, L.T, Precht, W.F., and Mortlock, R.A., 2024, Modern coral range expansion off southeast Florida falls short of late Holocene baseline: Nature Communications Earth and Environment, v. 9, art. 119, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01283-0.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late_Holocene_and_living_ coral_composition_of_ Pompano_Ridge_FL.zip Data on the absolute and relative abundance of Late Holocene and living corals in Pompano Ridge (.csv, .xlsx) |
Late_Holocene_and_living_ coral_composition_of_Pompano_ Ridge_FL_metadata.xml |
Late_Holocene_and_living_ coral_composition_of_Pompano_ Ridge_FL_metadata.txt |
Late_Holocene_and_living_ coral_composition_of_ Pompano_Ridge_FL.zip (43 KB) |
Figure 1. Maps showing (A) the extents of the Southeast Florida reef tract (SFRT), the Florida Keys reef tract (FKRT), and the study location off Pompano Beach, in the SFRT (red circle), and (B) the area (red dashed line) of the Nearshore Ridge Complex at that location where late Holocene corals were collected.
Suggested Citation
Modys, A.B., Toth, L.T, Oleinik, A.E., Precht, W.F., and Mortlock, R.A., 2024, Late Holocene and living coral composition of Pompano Ridge, FL: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9F0VW9L.