Main Title |
Environmental Survey of Canton Atoll Lagoon, 1973. |
Author |
Smith, S. V. ;
Henderson., R. S. ;
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CORP Author |
Naval Undersea Center San Diego Calif;Space and Missile Systems Organization, Los Angeles, Calif.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.;Hawaii Inst. of Marine Biology, Honolulu. |
Year Published |
1976 |
Report Number |
NUC-TP-395; |
Stock Number |
AD-A028 023/0 |
Additional Subjects |
Coral reefs ;
Lagoons(Landforms) ;
Canton Island ;
Atolls ;
Ecology ;
Marine biology ;
Geomorphology ;
Pacific Ocean Islands ;
Oceanography ;
Geochemistry ;
Mollusca ;
Islands ;
Surveys ;
Environments ;
Water quality ;
Environmental surveys
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
AD-A028 023/0 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
183p |
Abstract |
Canton Atoll has a single passage between the ocean and lagoon and has conspicuous environmental gradients from that passage to the back lagoon. These gradients include the physiography of the lagoon floor, water quality, and the diversity and abundance of corals, fishes, and mollusks. The gradients can apparently be attributed either directly or indirectly to circulation and water motion within the lagoon. Those oceanographic characteristics can, in turn, be attributed to the geological history of the atoll, including some human modification of the pass configuration. In addition to the studies of the atoll lagoon characteristics of the groundwater system are noted. Evidence from isolated standing water bodies on the atoll demonstrates that these features show considerable variability, which may be attributed to a combination of the immediately previous history of these bodies as well as to the physiography of the atoll. |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Hawaii Inst. of Marine Biology, Honolulu. Sponsored in part by Space and Missile Systems Organization, Los Angeles, Calif. and Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept.. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Jun 76 |
Category Codes |
8A; 8J; 47 |
NTIS Prices |
PC A09/MF A01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
326500219 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |