Field Notebook 4: Photographs and Images
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Alternate Title
M/D Cays
Creation Date
11-1-1977
Description
Photograph of multiple midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) swimming along a coral reef near Morrison Dennis Cays, Nicaragua. Parrotfish, like the midnight parrotfish, are important ecologically because they eat algae on coral reefs which would otherwise crowd out corals and they generate sand by digesting pieces of corals into smaller pieces. This photograph was taken near the Miskito Cays, Nicaragua during the research expedition of Dr. John C. Ogden and his colleagues to Miskito Bank, Nicaragua aboard the R/V [Research Vessel] Alpha Helix from October 13, 1977 to November 18, 1977 where their research included studies on seagrasses, fish, sea urchins, and the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
Keywords
Marine biology--Research, Miskito Coast (Nicaragua and Honduras), Ecological surveys, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Fishes--Research, Parrotfishes
Extent
2 x 2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film
Geographic Location
Cayos Miskitos (Nicaragua)
Box
Binder 4
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Color slides
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Physical Collection
Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection
Keywords
Marine biology--Research, Miskito Coast (Nicaragua and Honduras), Ecological surveys, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Fishes--Research, Parrotfishes