CRED REA Coral Health and Disease Assessment at Rose Island, American Samoa in 2008
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Publication_Date: 20100320
- Title:
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CRED REA Coral Health and Disease Assessment at Rose Island, American Samoa in 2008
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-health-and-threats-pacific-islands
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- Abstract:
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Coral health and disease assessments were conducted along 2 consecutively placed 25-m transects, as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 12 sites at Rose Island in the American Samoa during 21 February - 19 March 2008, aboard the NOAA Hi'ialakai Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. Within an area of 1-3m on each side of both transect lines, each colony was inspected and every diseased/afflicted coral enumerated and identified to the lowest taxonomic level. For each affected coral the following information was recorded: colony size, type of affliction, area affected, percent live/dead, and severity of the affliction (mild = 1-10%, moderate = 11-25%, marked = 26-50%, severe = 51-75%, acute = 76-100%). Coral afflictions were classified into one of six general categories (following Willis et al., 2004) including: bleaching, tissue loss, black band disease, skeletal growth anomaly, predation, and other lesions. This latter category included algal overgrowth, as well as unidentified syndromes causing deterioration of scleractinian corals. Tissue samples of selected cases were procured for histopathological analyses. These data provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of disease incidence and prevalence. Samples and photographs provide aid in further disease characterization and description. Histological tissue samples are traditionally fixed in a formaldehyde solution prior to preparation for processing and analysis.
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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.
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Maximum depth was 16 meters.
Coral disease parameters observed:
Disease/disorder: Bleaching, Skeletal growth anomalies, Algal infections, Barnacle infestation, Sub-acute tissue loss, Discolorations, White syndrome, Pink line syndrome, Cyanophyte infections, Coralline fungal disease, Coralline lethal disease.
TaxonName: Astreopora sp, Astreopora sp, Crustose Coralline Algae, Favia stelligera, Leptastrea sp, Montastrea curta, Montipora sp, Pavona maldivensis, Pavona varians, Pocillopora eydouxi, Pocillopora meandrina, Pocillopora sp, Porites sp, Psammocora sp, Turbinaria.
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- Beginning_Date: 20080311
- Ending_Date: 20080314
- Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.1759289
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.1337054
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.526119
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.56409447
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Incidence and characterization of coral diseases in the U.S. Pacific Islands
- Theme_Keyword: 1841
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- 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: Coral disease
- Theme_Keyword: American Samoa
- Theme_Keyword: Rose Island
- Theme_Keyword: HI0802
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology > Coral cover
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Rapid assessment studies
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- Theme_Keyword: 002
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: American Samoa
- Place_Keyword: Rose Island
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
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- Place_Keyword: AmSam
- Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date
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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
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- Contact_Organization:
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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
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- 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:
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Bernardo Vargas Angel , Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
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- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Observations were made by a single diver who is an expert in coral diseases. The disease assessment surveys are conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.
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The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientist.
- Completeness_Report:
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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.
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
- Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
- Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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As a diver swam along the transect line, s/he inspected an area of 1-3m on each side of the transect lines along which each coral was inspected and every diseased colony identified to the lowest taxonomic and type of affliction recorded.
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
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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
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- 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
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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.
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- 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:
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- Metadata_Date: 20200708
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20080911
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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- 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: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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- CoRIS_ID: 20080911023523
- CoRIS_Children: None
- CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080311
- CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080314
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_coral_disease_rose_2008.html
- CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2217
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