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Florida Benthic Habitat Atlas

The Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys atlas represents the culmination of a six-year federal and state effort to map the distribution and types of benthic habitats within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

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The Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys atlas contains 32 color maps depicting the benthic habitat types at a scale of 1:51,500. In addition to showing the locations and extents of different habitat types in the Florida Keys, the atlas provides a brief description of the Florida Keys region, summary information on the extents of the ecological habitats by subregion, and a detailed description of each habitat type. For purposes of organization and presentation, the Florida Keys are divided into three regions: the Upper Keys, the Middle Keys, and the Lower Keys and Dry Tortugas.

A CD-ROM containing the digital files for the maps in this atlas is available by contacting:

Coastal and Marine Resource Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-8626
SUNCOM: 523-1011