Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment

Locations of AGRRA Assessments

Release of the AGRRA (Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment)
Database and Summary Products for 1997-2004

(Release Date 2007-10)

Assembled by Judith C. Lang, Scientific Coordinator, and Kenneth Marks, Data Manager

Available below is the AGRRA Access database for the 819 sites that were surveyed during the 39 assessments conducted between 1997 and 2004. Excel spreadsheets containing summary products derived from these data are also provided. Hundreds of individuals from many nations in the tropical Western Atlantic have participated in this international collaboration; to all we are grateful for their contributions. Special thanks are extended to Philip Kramer who, with Ken Marks, initiated the database.

Before using the database or summary products, users are urged to consult the README file that is posted below. As you use these data, please take careful note of all surveys dates. Remember that the AGRRA data are only representative of the dates of their collection, and the condition of some of the surveyed reef areas has subsequently declined.

How to cite the AGRRA Database:

Marks, K.W. 2007. “AGRRA Database, version (10/2007).” Available online <http:www.agrra.org/Release_2007-10/ >

How to cite the AGRRA Summary Products:

Marks, K.W. and J.C. Lang. 2007. “AGRRA Summary Products, version (10/2007).” Available online <http:www.agrra.org/Release_2007-10/>

New in this version are GIS shapefiles for the benthic and fish sites which will allow the AGRRA databases to be accessed from within Geographical Information Systems such as the ArcGIS applications from ESRI. Additionally, shapefiles for the various derived products (previously available only as Excel spreadsheets) are now provided as shapefiles to assist in quick integration of these products for GIS analysis.

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Please follow the links below in order to download the individual Access databases, Excel spreadsheet files, and GIS shapefiles.

 
AGRRA_V1.5-README
 
Access Databases/
 
Products/
 
GIS/

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For downloading the entire release in one file click the link below:
 
AGRRA_V1.5-2007-10.zip (25.4.4MB)
 
AGRRA_V1.5-DB.zip (2.9MB)
 
AGRRA_V1.5-Products.zip (22.4MB)
 
AGRRA_V1.5-GIS.zip (1.3MB)
 

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Robert N. Ginsburg Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment MGG-RSMAS, University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149 USA	Telephone: (305) 421-4664 Email: info@agrra.org Send data to: data@agrra.org URL: http://www.agrra.org

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