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CORAL REEFS
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 615-620Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-023-02347-x
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Cayman Crown; Morphology; Coral reef resilience; Belize barrier reef
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The Cayman Crown is a resilient coral reef ecosystem discovered in the deep-water channel between Belize and Guatemala. Sonar data was collected to map the bathymetry and describe the unique reef morphology and resilience. This data supported the establishment of newly declared marine reserves.
The Cayman Crown is a recently identified, highly resilient coral reef ecosystem in the deep-water channel between Belize and Guatemala. We collected single and multi-beam sonar data to map bathymetry and describe the unique reef morphology and high resilience. The morphology is the result of the setting of the reef along the edge of the North American tectonic plate at the southwestern apex of the Cayman Trench. Our data were used to support the creation of newly declared marine reserves.
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