Macro-algae Biomass and Cover from Nearshore Regions of the Natatorium War Memorial, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii 1966-2005 (NODC Accession 0040082)

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Title:
Macro-algae Biomass and Cover from Nearshore Regions of the Natatorium War Memorial, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii 1966-2005 (NODC Accession 0040082)
Abstract:
The Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, incorporated surveys of macro-algae as part of the Zoology 439L "Laboratory in Ecology" during annual field experiments 1970-2005. Macro-algae species were identified and biomass and percent substrate cover were quantified using a 200m transect extending seaward from Natatorium Wall sampling at 10m intervals. Coral species and cover also recorded. Miscellaneous substrate types such as sand or rubble were also noted. The data set is extended back to 1966 with digitized data from M.S. Doty (1969). Water quality measurements are provided by the State of Hawaii, Department of Health (already in NODC Accession 0013724) over 1973-1992 and the Waikiki Aquarium from 1999-2005.
Supplemental_Information:
Entry_ID Unknown Sensor_Name visual Source_Name SCUBA Project_Campaign: Zoology 439L, Laboratory in Ecology Originating_Center University of Hawaii Storage_Medium MS Excel, CSV ASCII Reference None Online_size: 9314 kilobytes

Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0040082

  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Robert A Kinzie III - Zoology Department, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Unknown, Macro-algae Biomass and Cover from Nearshore Regions of the Natatorium War Memorial, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii 1966-2005 (NODC Accession 0040082).

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.82469
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.82262
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.264383
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.264069
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: Dec-1966
    Ending_Date: Oct-2005
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    /0-data this directory contains directories or files exactly as provided by the originator

    /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae holds the data

    Files: AlgPcntHarv66-68 plus mass.xls allyears total biomass not zoned.xls AquariumBook1.xls Aquariumnutrients.xls Biomass by zones 1966 - 2003.xls Doty's mass data.xls files.lis Graysbeach.xls Hits by zones and major groups.xls Main groups biomass 1975-2003.xls map.jpg METADATA.XLS* working biomass 1975-2003.xls working points data 75 - 03.xls working pointsmain groups data 75 - 03.xls

    /1-data this directory holds files created by NODC, exports from the Excel files/sheets into CSV text format

    1) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/AlgPcntHarv66-68 plus mass.xls AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Summary.csv This file is Doty's species percent cover plus the biomass data from Doug Davis's paper for Zoology 490E, July 2005 Doty, M.S., 1969. The standing crops of benthic frondose algae at Waikiki Beach 1966-1969. University of Hawaii, Hawaii Botanical Science Paper, No.11, 282pp. Two files: 1) biomass Transect of said month, Biomass (g/m**2) Algae Species by zone, (note zone is distance from shore) %loss on drying, total weight, total biomass of Wet algae 2) percent cover Transect of said month, wet algae percent cover of total harvest by specific species; sorted by zone AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Dec1966biomasses.csv December 1966 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Dec1966percents.csv December 1966 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Mar1967biomasses.csv Mar 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Mar1967percents.csv Mar 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_June1967Biomass.csv June 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_June1967percents.csv June 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Aug1967biomass.csv August 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Aug1967percents.csv August 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Nov1967biomass.csv Nov 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Nov1967percents.csv Nov 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Dec1967Biomass.csv December 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Dec1967percents.csv December 1967 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Apr1968biomass.csv April 1968 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_Apr1968percents.csv April 1968 AlgPcntHarv66-68_plus_mass_statistics.csv Winter and Summer biomass

    2) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/allyears total biomass not zoned.xls allyears_total_biomass_not_zoned_By_species.csv Total biomass (g/m**2) over all samples of each year, by species allyears_total_biomass_not_zoned_By_total_biomass.csv Total biomass (g/m**2) over all samples of each year, summed across species allyears_total_biomass_not_zoned_Glynns_71data.csv Glynn's 1971 biomass data

    3) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/AquariumBook1.xls AquariumBook1_station_1.csv Water quality (see map.jpg for location), 1999-2005 AquariumBook1_station_2.csv Water quality (see map.jpg for location), 1999-2005 AquariumBook1_mean.csv Average of stations

    4) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Aquariumnutrients.xls Aquariumnutrients.csv Nutrients, this file has overlap with AquariumBook1.xls

    5) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Biomass by zones 1966 - 2003.xls Biomass_by_zones1966-2003_comparison_doty_vs_new.csv Doty data are 1966-1968, compared with Kinsie data 1988-2003 Biomass_by_zones1966-2003_Sheet1.csv This sheet can be ignored

    6) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Doty's mass data.xls Dotys_mass_data_metadata.csv explanation for data for each of the following month/year Dotys_mass_data_Dec_66.csv Dotys_mass_data_Mar_67.csv Dotys_mass_data_Jun_67.csv Dotys_mass_data_Aug_67.csv Dotys_mass_data_Nov_67.csv Dotys_mass_data_Dec_67.csv Dotys_mass_data_Apr_68.csv

    7) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Graysbeach.xls Water quality data from the Department of Health, 1973-1992 (see NODC Accession 0013724) Graysbeach_Chl.csv Graysbeach_DO.csv Graysbeach_Graysbeach.csv Graysbeach_Kendall_N.csv Graysbeach_Nitrate.csv Graysbeach_Ortho_phosphate.csv Graysbeach_Ortho_Unionized_ammonia.csv Graysbeach_Totaal_N.csv Graysbeach_Total_AMmonia.csv Graysbeach_Total_P.csv

    8) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Hits by zones and major groups.xls The following are transects of given year (and month) for quantifying percent cover by algal species, coral species, and other substrate types. Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_Jun_1976.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_Nov_1976.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1975.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1977.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1979.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1980.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1981.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1984.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1990.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1993.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1995.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1997.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_1999.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_2000.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_2003.csv Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_Graphing.csv Worksheet for the following Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_graphing_zones.csv Percent cover of substrate by substrate type Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_major_species.csv Sorted by species Hits_by_zones_and_major_groups_Summary.csv Summary of algal transects

    9) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/Main groups biomass 1975-2003.xls Self-explained biomass transect results/analysis Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1975_fixed_data.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1977.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1979.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1981.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1984.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1988.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1990.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1995.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1997.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_1999.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2001.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003_graphing.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003_major_groups_totals.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003_wet_to_dry_conversions.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003_with_formulas_not_numbers.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2003_working.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_2005.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_all_years_biomass.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_all_years_percents.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_all_years_percents_graphs.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_Davis_transect_II_1979.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_Nov22_1975_Not_good_data.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_November_1976.csv Main_groups_biomass_1975_2003_Summary.csv

    10) Files from /0-data/Natatorium Macroalgae/METADATA.XLS METADATA_Sheet1.csv Year by year specifics from the surveys

    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Zoology Department Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology University of Hawaii at Manoa
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Dr. Robert A. Kinzie III
    Department of Zoology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
    Principal Investigator
    2538 The Mall
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    USA

    808-956-6147 (voice)
    kinzie@hawaii.edu

Why was the data set created?

Asses the inter-annual variations in macro-algae; identify species; education

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)
    Transects and point intercept quadrats used for biomass determinations and percent cover. Standard water quality instruments and methods were employed.

    Doty, M. S. 1969. The standing crops of benthic frondose algae at Waikiki Beach 1966-1969. Hawaii Botanical Science Paper No. 11. University of Hawaii, Honolulu 282pp.

    Kinsie, R., 2008. Four decades of macroalgal stasis and change on urban coral reef. Long-term ecological research in Pacific Ecosystems: a focus of the Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect (PABITRA). Micronesica, 40(1/2). Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 21st Pacific Science Congress, June 2007, Okinawa, Japan, Edited by C.C. Daehler. p 101-122. Person who carried out this activity:

    Dr. Robert A. Kinzie III
    Department of Zoology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
    Principal Investigator
    2538 The Mall
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    USA

    808-956-6147 (voice)
    kinzie@hawaii.edu
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    The surveys were 100% complete
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    see Process Step

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Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
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Dates:
Last modified: 06-Jan-2021
Last Reviewed: 26-Aug-2009
Metadata author:
Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
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