CRED REA Benthic Parameter Assessment at Ofu and Olosega Island, American Samoa in 2008

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 20100322
Title:
CRED REA Benthic Parameter Assessment at Ofu and Olosega Island, American Samoa in 2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Description:
Abstract:
Point-count surveys at 50-cm intervals were conducted along 2 consecutively placed, 25m line transect lines, as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 10 sites around Ofu and Olosega Island in American Samoa from 28 February to 05 March 2008 aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. Raw survey data consisted of counts of benthic elements, including but not limited to live coral, dead coral, carbonate pavement, sand, coral rubble, fleshy macroalgae, crustose coralline algae, turfalgae, as well as other sessile invertebrates along the two transects. All live benthic elements were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. These data provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of percent live coral cover, as well as percent cover of the different benthic constituents.
Purpose:
Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macroinvertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines.
Supplemental_Information:
Maximum depth was 16 meters. Benthic cover parameters observed: BenthicCategory BenthicName ANTH corallimorph ANTH Rhodactis sp CALG Branched calcified rhodophyta CALG Crustose coralline algae CALG Dead/coralline algae CALG Pavement/Coralline algae CALG Rock/Crustose coralline algae CALG Rubble/coralline algae CALG Sand/Coralline algae CORL Acanthastrea echinata CORL Acanthastrea sp CORL Acropora abrotnoides CORL Acropora clathrata CORL Acropora crateriformis CORL Acropora cytherea CORL Acropora digitifera CORL Acropora elseyi CORL Acropora formosa CORL Acropora gemmifera CORL Acropora humilis CORL Acropora hyacinthus CORL Acropora nasuta CORL Acropora nobilis CORL Acropora palifera CORL Acropora retusa CORL Acropora robusta CORL Acropora sp CORL Acropora sp microclados CORL Acropora valida CORL Astreopora myriophthalma CORL Astreopora randalli CORL Astreopora sp CORL coral CORL Coscinaraea columna CORL Coscinaraea sp CORL Coscinaraea spraea CORL Cyphastrea ocellina CORL Cyphastrea sp CORL Diploastrea heliopora CORL Distichopora sp CORL Echinophyllia sp CORL Echinopora lamellosa CORL Echinopora sp CORL Echinopora spyllia CORL Favia matthai CORL Favia pallida CORL Favia sp CORL Favia speciosa CORL Favia stelligera CORL Favites complanata CORL Favites sp CORL Fungia scutaria CORL Fungia sp CORL Galaxea fascicularis CORL Galaxea sp CORL Gardineroseris planulata CORL Goniastrea edwardsi CORL Goniastrea pectinata CORL Goniastrea sp CORL Goniopora sp CORL Halomitra sp CORL Heliopora coerulea CORL Heliopora sp CORL Herpolitha sp CORL Hydnophora exesa CORL Hydnophora microconnos CORL Hydnophora sp CORL Leptastrea pruinosa CORL Leptastrea purpurea CORL Leptastrea sp CORL Leptoria phyrgia CORL Leptoria sp CORL Leptoseris incrustans CORL Leptoseris mycetoseroides CORL Lobophyllia sp CORL Merulina ampliata CORL Merulina sp CORL Millepora platyphylla CORL Millepora sp CORL Montastera valenciennesi CORL Montastrea curta CORL Montastrea sp CORL Montipora aequitrabeculata CORL Montipora capitata CORL Montipora flabellata CORL Montipora foveolata CORL Montipora grisea CORL Montipora hoffmeisteri CORL Montipora incrassata CORL Montipora nodosa CORL Montipora patula CORL Montipora peltiformis CORL Montipora sp CORL Montipora sp informis CORL Montipora tuberculosa CORL Montipora verrucosa CORL Mycedium elephantotus CORL Oulophyllia sp CORL Oxypora sp CORL Pachyseris sp CORL Pachyseris speciosa CORL Pavona chiriquiensis CORL Pavona clavus CORL Pavona duerdeni CORL Pavona explanulata CORL Pavona maldivensis CORL Pavona minuta CORL Pavona sp CORL Pavona varians CORL Platygyra daedalea CORL Platygyra sp CORL Plerogyra sp CORL Pocillopora capitata CORL Pocillopora damicornis CORL Pocillopora elegans CORL Pocillopora eydouxi CORL Pocillopora ligulata CORL Pocillopora meandrina CORL Pocillopora molokensis CORL Pocillopora sp CORL Pocillopora verrucosa CORL Porites brighami CORL Porites compressa CORL Porites cylindrica CORL Porites evermanni CORL Porites lichen CORL Porites lobata CORL Porites lutea CORL Porites monticulosa CORL Porites rus CORL Porites solida CORL Porites sp CORL Porites vaughani CORL Psammocora haimeana CORL Psammocora nierstraszi CORL Psammocora obtusangula CORL Psammocora sp CORL Psammocora stellata CORL Sandalolitha sp CORL Scapophyllia cylindrica CORL Stylocoeniella sp CORL Stylophora pistillata CORL Stylophora sp CORL Symphyllia cf recta CORL Symphyllia sp CORL Turbinaria reniformis CORL Turbinaria sp CYAN Cyanobacteria CYAN Metal/Cyanobacteria CYAN Pavement/cyanobacteria CYAN Rock/Cyanobacteria CYAN Rubble/Cyanobacteria DEAD Dead coral DEAD Dead/Cyanobacteria INVT Echinoderm INVT Invertebrate INVT Mollusk INVT Other Invertebrate INVT Tunicate MALG Caulerpa sp MALG Cheilosporum sp MALG Dead/lobophora MALG Dictyosphaeria sp MALG Dictyota sp MALG Halimeda sp. MALG Halymenia MALG Lobophora sp MALG Macroalgae MALG Microdictyon MALG Padina sp MALG Pavement/macroalgae MALG Pavementement/lobophora MALG Red algae MALG Rock/lobophora MALG Rubble/Lobophora MALG Rubble/macroalgae MALG Valonia MANM Metal MOLL Tridacna sp OCTO Briareum sp OCTO Cladiella sp OCTO Lobophyton sp OCTO Octocoral OCTO Pachyclavularia sp OCTO Sarcophyton sp OCTO Sinularia sp OTHR Other OTHR Sponge PAVE Pavement ROCK Rock RUBB Rubble RUBB Sand/Rubble SAND Rubble/sand SAND Sand TALG Dead/Turf algae TALG Pavement/Turf TALG Rock/Sand/turf TALG Rock/turf TALG Rubble/turfalgae TALG Sand/turf TALG Turfalgae ZOAN Palythoa sp. ZOAN Zoanthus sp
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080228
Ending_Date: 20080305
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.696867
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.589923
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.144999
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.212963
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword:
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls
Theme_Keyword: 1221
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef Ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: Benthic Cover
Theme_Keyword: American Samoa
Theme_Keyword: Ofu and Olosega Island
Theme_Keyword: HI0802
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Ofu and Olosega Island
Place_Keyword: American Samoa
Place_Keyword: South Pacific
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: AmSam
Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date
Use_Constraints:
Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: Dr. Bernardo Vargas-Angel
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Data_Set_Credit:
Dr. Jean Kenyon and Jason Helyer, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The benthic cover parameter observations were made by a single diver who is a coral reef ecologist. The benthic cover assessment surveys are conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by either Jean Kenyon or Jason Helyer.
Completeness_Report:
The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. The majority of surveys were conducted in the lagoon due to inclement sea conditions in other habitats.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
As a diver swam along the transect line, he inspected the benthic elements falling directly underneath each 50-cm mark on the transect line. Each such element was tallied under the following scheme: live coral, dead coral, carbonate pavement, coral rubble, sand, rock, macroalgae, turfalgae invertebrate, and other. Live benthic elements including coral, algae, and invertebrates were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible.
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572236
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Resource_Description: Offline Data
Distribution_Liability:
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CDROM, or email
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None if receiving the data online
Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information
Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20190605
Metadata_Review_Date: 20081120
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Metadata_Standard_Name: the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20081120025255
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080228
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080305
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_benthic_cover_ofu_olo_2008.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2385
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