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Coastal & Marine Ecosyswnia — Our Living Resources 



For further inrormation: 



William K Smith- Vaniz 



National Builogical Service 



Southeastern Biological Science 



Center 



7920 NW 71st St. 



Gainesville. FL 32653 



1994). including better fisheiy and habitat data 

 and more precise stock assessments. There is 

 also an urgent need to develop nondestructive 

 methods of collecting fishery-independent data. 

 Cryptic, obligate reef fish, which have received 

 the least attention, are likely among the best 

 indicator species of environmental degradation 

 because they are more sensitive to environmen- 

 tal changes. A comprehensive inventory of the 

 cryptic reef fauna of the Florida Keys is also 

 needed for baseline data in conjunction with 

 establishment of long-term monitoring stations 

 throughout the Keys. 



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