CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Kingman Reef, Pacific Remote Island Areas 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: 20100416
Title:
CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Kingman Reef, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Description:
Abstract:
Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 11 sites around Kingman Reef in Pacific Remote Island Areas from 4-7 April 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0803. Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes by genus, and determination of benthic cover using the line-intercept method. Depending on colony density, 1 m on each side of the transect lines was included in the belt (for a total of 25-50m2 per site).
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. Corals observed: Island Species TaxonName Genus Class KIN ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia KIN ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia KIN ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia KIN CORL Coralmorph Coralimorphia Other Anthozoan KIN DISC Discosoma sp Discosoma Other Anthozoan KIN DISS Distichopora sp Distichopora Hydrozoan KIN ECHL Echinophyllia sp Echinophyllia Scleractinia KIN FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia KIN FAVO Fungia/Cycloseris/Diaseris Fungia/Cycloseris/Diaseris Scleractinia KIN FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia KIN FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia KIN FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia KIN GOAL Goniopora/Alveopora Goniopora/Alveopora Scleractinia KIN GONS Goniastrea sp Goniastrea Scleractinia KIN GOSP Goniopora sp Goniopora Scleractinia KIN HERS Herpolitha sp Herpolitha Scleractinia KIN HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia KIN LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia KIN LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia KIN LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia KIN MAMP Merulina ampliata Merulina Scleractinia KIN MCAP Montipora capitata Montipora Scleractinia KIN MCUR Montastrea curta Montastrea Scleractinia KIN MISP Millepora sp Millepora Hydrozoan KIN MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia KIN PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan KIN PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia KIN PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia KIN PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia KIN PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia KIN PMEA Pocillopora meandrina Pocillopora Scleractinia KIN POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia KIN PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia KIN PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia KIN PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia KIN PVAU Porites vaughani Porites Scleractinia KIN PVER Pocillopora verrucosa Pocillopora Scleractinia KIN SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral KIN SOFT Sinularia/Lobophytum/Sarcophyton& other soft corals Sinularia/Lobophytum/Sarcophyton& other soft corals Scleractinia KIN SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia KIN TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia KIN ZOPA Zoanthus & Palythoa Zoanthus & Palythoa Scleractinia
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080404
Ending_Date: 20080407
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.518212
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.323318
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 6.472618
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 6.360557
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
Theme_Keyword: Corals
Theme_Keyword: Coral cover
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas
Theme_Keyword: Kingman Reef
Theme_Keyword: HI0803
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Biodiversity
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Kingman Reef
Place_Keyword: Line Islands
Place_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas
Place_Keyword: USA Minor Outlying Islands
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: PRIA
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_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:
Sarah Myhre 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:
Observations were made by a single diver who is an expert in coral biology. The population parameter survey is conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
With the exception of the non-quantitative survey along the backreef, the same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists.
Completeness_Report:
The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites.
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:
A diver swam along the length of one or two 25m transect lines that had been laid out along an isobath. The diver identified all corals whose center fell within .5m on either side of the transect to the species/genus level and assigned each colony a size class based on estimates of the maximum diameter of the colony ( 5 cm; 5-10 cm; 10-20 cm; 20-40cm; 40-80 cm; 80-160 cm; or greater than 160 cm).
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: 20081126
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: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20081126035147
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080404
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080407
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_corals_kingman_2008.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2435
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