Shallow-water Benthic Habitats in Jobos Bay

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Shallow-water Benthic Habitats in Jobos Bay

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Please use citation for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership project technical memorandum

Online_Linkage: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=99

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay Puerto Rico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Description:

Abstract:

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch in partnership with NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of Jobos Bay's coral reef ecosystem.

Purpose:

This product provides a fine-scale assessment of the status, abundance, and distribution of marine habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico. The NOAA effort provides the National Estuarine Research Reserve System with increased technical capacity for ocean exploration, management, and stewardship. Direct implications to management measures include evaluation of management efficacy, a spatial framework for improved monitoring sampling design, improved assessment of human-use impacts, and marine spatial planning to support alternative marine protected area boundary alternatives.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 200611

Ending_Date: 200905

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.323628

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.148205

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.017263

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.863718

Keywords:

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Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Backscatter

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Backscatter

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Coral Mapping

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Habitats

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Base map

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > geomorphology Mapping

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing

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Theme_Keyword: elevation

Theme_Keyword: 006

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme_Keyword: 008

Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme_Keyword: 010

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: 014

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Habitats

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project

Theme_Keyword:

NOAA-USDA partnership to assess impacts of agricultural practices on coral reefs in Jobos Bay waters

Theme_Keyword: 20189

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Coralline Algae

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > Hyperspectral Analysis

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > IKONOS

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Aircraft > Aerial Photography

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Base map

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > geomorphology Mapping

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Salinas > Jobos Bay (Bahia de Jobos) (17N066W0009)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Salinas > Jobos Bay (Bahia de Jobos) (17N066W0009)

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2009

Access_Constraints: Please cite any use of this data.

Use_Constraints:

Note: NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.

These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Contact_Position:

Project Manager - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Data_Set_Credit:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No comprehensive assessment was conducted to evaluate the thematic accuracy of the Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico benthic habitat map. Consequently, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

GIS topologic quality was established by executing ArcGIS extension routines that check for: overlapping polygons, multipart polygons, sliver polygons and void polygons. Additionally checks for adjacent polygons with the same habitat attributes were completed. All errors were identified and corrected. This file is believed to be logically consistent.

Completeness_Report:

Delineation of all habitat boundaries was conducted with the image scale at 1:2,000. This ensured that the level of detail produced by the photo interpreter was uniform throughout the project. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) for identifying habitats or features was 1,000 square meters. The software utilized in this project was designed to alert the photo interpreter each time a polygon was drawn smaller than the a MMU; at which point the polygon was then aggregated with the most logical adjacent polygon.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy value for the optical imagery was determined by measuring photo-identifiable control points collected with GPS survey methods. There is no horizontal accuracy report for the acoustic imagery. It is believed that polygon horizontal accuracies are inherited from both types of source imagery.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Shapefile

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Whitall, D.R., B.M. Costa, L.J. Bauer, A. Dieppa, and S.D. Hile (eds.). 2011. A Baseline Assessment of the Ecological Resources of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS XXX. Silver Spring, MD. 189 pp.

Type_of_Source_Media: report

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2011

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Chapter 2: Shallow-water Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay

Source_Contribution:

This section of the report describes the habitat classification scheme used to classifiy habitat features. The Jobos Bay habitat classification scheme defines benthic communities on the basis of five primary coral reef ecosystem attributes: 1) broad geographic zone, 2) geomorphological structure type, 3) dominant biological cover, 4) degree of live coral cover, and 5) percent hardbottom.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ken Buja

Publication_Date: 2009

Title: NOAA Habitat Digitizer Extension

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

NOAA. 2009. Habitat Digitizer Extension. NOAA Biogeography Branch. Silver Spring, MD. Available: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=203.

Online_Linkage: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=203

Type_of_Source_Media: computer program

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Habitat Digitizer Extension

Source_Contribution:

This ArcGIS extension was used to digitize and attribute benthic zones, structure and biological cover of this map.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Space Imaging Inc.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: IKONOS Satellite Imagery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Thornton, CO

Publisher: Space Imaging Inc.

Other_Citation_Details:

This imagery was obtained at a 4 m pixel resolution, deglinted and pan sharpened.

Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2003

Ending_Date: 2005

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: IKONOS satellite imagery

Source_Contribution:

Used to identify and digitize benthic habitats of St. John, USVI.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: 3001, Inc.

Publication_Date: 2007

Title: Orthophotography

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: 401 Dividend Drive, Suite K, Peachtree City, GA 30269

Publisher: 3001, Inc.

Other_Citation_Details:

Imagery acquired on contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Orthophotography

Source_Contribution:

Used to identify and digitize benthic habitats of Jobos Bay, PR.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

1) Imagery Acquisition - The first step in map creation was the acquisition and processing of a comprehensive dataset of remotely sensed imagery. All imagery was geo-positioned to ensure acceptable spatial accuracy in the mapping product. In the case of Jobos Bay, two separate data types were used (color orthophotography and IKONOS satellite imagery) in order to capture the full mappable extent using optical techniques.

Process_Date: 2008

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Tim A. Battista

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

2) Habitat Boundary Delineation - A first draft benthic habitat map was generated by delineating all features that could be identified by visual inspection of the remotely sensed imagery. During the creation of this first draft, the interpreter placed discrete points on the map that were difficult to distinguish and that warranted further field investigation. These sites were labeled as "ground validation" positions.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan Costa

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

3) Ground Validation - NOAA field scientists explored the ground validation locations with a suite of assessment techniques depending on the conditions at each site. A combination of underwater video, free diving, snorkeling and surface observations were used to survey the ecological characteristics at each location. This information was analyzed and the initial maps were edited to generate a second draft map.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan Costa

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

4) Expert Review - The draft map was then reviewed by local marine biologists, coral reef scientists and resource managers. Comments were integrated into the map products to generate a final draft map.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan Costa

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

5) Final Products Creation - A final benthic habitat map for Jobos Bay was generated following the expert review. Additionally, all associated datasets, including GIS files, field video and metadata were packaged and provided to project partners and the public.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan Costa

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1940

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 19

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 1.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Attribute Table for Benthic Habitat Map of Jobos Bay

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UniqueID

Attribute_Definition:

A distinct identifier used to define each unique combination of habitat characteristics

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Specific code used for NOAA coral reef habitat maps

Codeset_Source:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area

Attribute_Definition: Calculated feature area

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Area of feature in square meters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Perimeter

Attribute_Definition: Calculated feature perimeter

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Length of feature perimeter in meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Zone

Attribute_Definition: Geographic zone

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Maj_Struct

Attribute_Definition: Major Geomorphological Structure

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Det_Struct

Attribute_Definition: Detailed Geomorphological Structure

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Hard

Attribute_Definition: Percent Hardbottom

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Maj_Cover

Attribute_Definition: Major Biological Cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Maj_Cov

Attribute_Definition: Percent Patchiness of Major Biological Cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Coral_Cv

Attribute_Definition: Percent Cover of Live Coral

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cover

Attribute_Definition:

Concatenation of Major Biological Cover and Percent Major Biological Cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Used to describe the combination of major biological cover and its percent patchiness of the feature

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Specific details of the attributes and values therein can be found in in the "Benthic Habitats of Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico" chapter in Whitall et al. 2011.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: NOAA Biogeography Branch

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the written report and metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile

Transfer_Size: 3

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=99

Fees: None

Custom_Order_Process: Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Contact_Position:

Project Manager - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

Contact_Instructions:

Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current project manager of Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP): Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico Special Emphasis Watershed Partnership

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

CoRIS:

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/Metadata_Benthic_Habitat_Map.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 6659