CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Tutuila 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: 20010322
Title:
CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Tutuila 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:
Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 23 sites around Tutuila Island in American Samoa from 18-25 February 2008 aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. 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 TUT AABR Acropora abrotanoides Acropora Scleractinia TUT ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia TUT ACLA Acropora clathrata Acropora Scleractinia TUT ACRA Acropora craterformis Acropora Scleractinia TUT ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia TUT ADIG Acropora digitifera Acropora Scleractinia TUT AFOR Acropora formosa Acropora Scleractinia TUT AGEM Acropora gemmifera Acropora Scleractinia TUT AHYA Acropora hyacinthus Acropora Scleractinia TUT ALSP Alveopora sp Alveopora Scleractinia TUT ANOB Acropora nobilis Acropora Scleractinia TUT ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia TUT CLSP Cladiella sp Cladiella Octocoral TUT COSP Coscinaraea sp Coscinaraea Scleractinia TUT CYPS Cyphastrea sp Cyphastrea Scleractinia TUT CYSP Cycloseris sp Cycloseris Scleractinia TUT DISP Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea Scleractinia TUT ECHL Echinophyllia sp Echinophyllia Scleractinia TUT ECHP Echinopora sp Echinopora Scleractinia TUT ELAM Echinopra lamelosa Echinopora Scleractinia TUT FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia TUT FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia TUT FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia TUT FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia TUT GARS Gardineroseris sp Gardineroseris Scleractinia TUT GASP Galaxea sp Galaxea Scleractinia TUT GONS Goniastrea sp Goniastrea Scleractinia TUT GOSP Goniopora sp Goniopora Scleractinia TUT HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia TUT HPIL Halomitra pileus Halomitra Scleractinia TUT HYSP Hydnophora sp Hydnophora Scleractinia TUT LEPS Leptoria sp Leptoria Scleractinia TUT LEPT Leptastrea sp Leptastrea Scleractinia TUT LESP Leptoseris sp Leptoseris Scleractinia TUT LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia TUT LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia TUT LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia TUT LPRU Leptastrea pruinosa Leptastrea Scleractinia TUT MAMP Merulina ampliata Merulina Scleractinia TUT MESP Merulina sp Merulina Scleractinia TUT MFOV Montipora foveolata Montipora Scleractinia TUT MISP Millepora sp Millepora Hydrozoan TUT MONS Montastrea sp Montastrea Scleractinia TUT MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia TUT MOVR Montipora verrucosa Montipora Scleractinia TUT MYSP Mycedium sp Mycedium Scleractinia TUT OCTO Soft Coral Octocoral Scleractinia TUT PACS Pachyseris sp Pachyseris Scleractinia TUT PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan TUT PAVS Pavona sp Pavona Scleractinia TUT PCLA Pavona clavus Pavona Scleractinia TUT PCYL Porites cylindrica Porites Scleractinia TUT PDAM Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora Scleractinia TUT PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia TUT PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia TUT PLDA Platygyra daedalea Platygyra daedalea Scleractinia TUT PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia TUT PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia TUT PMAL Pavona maldivensis Pavona Scleractinia TUT POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia TUT POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia TUT PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia TUT PSOL Porites solida Porites Scleractinia TUT PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia TUT PSTE Psammocora stellata Psammocora Scleractinia TUT PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia TUT RHSP Rhodactis sp Rhodactis Other Anthozoan TUT SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral TUT SASP Sandalolitha sp Sandalolitha Scleractinia TUT SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral TUT SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia TUT STSP Stylocoeniella sp Stylocoeniella Scleractinia TUT STYS Stylophora sp Stylophora Scleractinia TUT TBIP To be identified by picture To be identified by picture Scleractinia TUT TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia TUT TURS Turbinaria Turbinaria Scleractinia TUT ZOSP Zoanthus sp Zoanthus Other Anthozoan
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080218
Ending_Date: 20080225
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.8612764
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.5045149
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.22005532
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.38281981
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: American Samoa
Theme_Keyword: Tutuila Island
Theme_Keyword: HI0802
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:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Tutuila Island
Place_Keyword: American Samoa
Place_Keyword: South Pacific
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
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_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:
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:
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 constitutes 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: 20081126041438
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080218
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080225
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_corals_tutuila_2008.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2441

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