Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands

Caroline S. Rogers; Jeff Miller; Erinn Muller; Peter J Edmunds; Richard S. Nemeth; James P. Beets; Alan M. Friedlander; Tyler B. Smith; Rafe Boulon; Christopher F.G. Jeffrey; Charles Menza; Chris Caldow; Nasseer Idrisi; Barbara Kojis; Mark E. Monaco; Anthony S. Spitzack; Elizabeth H. Gladfelter; John C. Ogden; Zandy M Hillis-Star; Ian Lundgren; William B. Schill; Ilsa B. Kuffner; Laurie L. Richardson; Barry E. Devine; Joshua D. Voss

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6847-8_8

Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands

By: Caroline S. Rogers, Jeff Miller, Erinn Muller, Peter J Edmunds, Richard S. Nemeth, James P. Beets, Alan M. Friedlander, Tyler B. Smith, Rafe Boulon, Christopher F.G. Jeffrey, Charles Menza, Chris Caldow, Nasseer Idrisi, Barbara Kojis, Mark E. Monaco, Anthony S. Spitzack, Elizabeth H. Gladfelter, John C. Ogden, Zandy M Hillis-Star, Ian Lundgren, William B. Schill, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Laurie L. Richardson, Barry E. Devine, and Joshua D. Voss

Edited by: Bernhard Riegl and Richard E. Dodge

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6847-8_8

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Abstract

The US Virgin Islands (USVI ) in the northeastern Caribbean, consist of St. Croix (207 km²), St. Thomas (83 km²), St. John (52 km²) and numerous smaller islands (Dammann and Nellis 1992). They are part of the Lesser Antilles and Leeward Islands on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean plate (Fig. 8.1). An extensive platform underlies St. Thomas and St. John and connects these islands to Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. This platform extends about 32 km north of the islands and then slopes gradually to depths of over 300 m and eventually descends into the 8,000 m deep Puerto Rican Trench. South of the islands, the platform extends about 13 km and then abruptly drops off to over 4,000 m. St. Croix, about 60 km to the south, is on a separate platform which is much shallower than the northern Virgin Islands’ platform and extends less than 5 km from shore except on the east end of the island. The deepest part of the Virgin Islands Trough that separates St. Thomas and St. John from St. Croix is 4,200 m.

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Publication type	Book chapter
Publication Subtype	Book Chapter
Title	Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands
Chapter	8
DOI	10.1007/978-1-4020-6847-8_8
Volume	1
Year Published	2008
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Contributing office(s)	Southeast Ecological Science Center
Description	71 p.
Larger Work Type	Book
Larger Work Subtype	Monograph
Larger Work Title	Coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands
First page	303
Last page	373
Country	United States
State	Virgin Islands
Online Only (Y/N)	N
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