Benwood
French Reef, Key Largo
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Biological Monitoring Stations
Biological monitoring stations are areas on the shipwreck or
artificial reef which have been designated as points of reference for
data collection of biological growth at the site. Of particular
importance are hermatypic, or reef-building, corals. Typically, however,
Indiana University has noted that soft corals and sponges comprise a
large
proportion of the marine life on the ships being considered for the
Shipwreck Trail.
Different criteria are used to choose a particular station, including
species diversity, and archaeological significance of the feature.
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Marine
Biology- Corals, fishes and underwater life associated with the Benwood
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Last updated: 22 October 2001
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