Northern Mariana Islands Marine Monitoring Team Reef Flat Surveys

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Coastal Resources Management Office

Publication_Date: 20090505

Title:

Northern Mariana Islands Marine Monitoring Team Reef Flat Surveys

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Online_Linkage: http://cnmimmt.blogspot.com/

Description:

Abstract:

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' (CNMI) interagency marine monitoring team conducts surveys on reef flat areas on the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota in an effort to assess change in benthic communities over time. The program encourages volunteer participation from government and public sector under the supervision of professional government biologists. The data collected include benthic cover and invertebrate abundance. Coral community composition was added to the surveys in 2009.

Purpose:

To correlate change over time of reef flat benthic communities with environmental changes.

Supplemental_Information:

This program is in an iterative development stage where ideal sampling protocols are still being refined. Numbers are reported as invertebrates per 100 meters squared and benthic cover as percentages, however sample sizes used to produce these numbers may not be equivalent.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000914

Ending_Date: present

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Saipan, Rota, Tinian

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.118153

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.854964

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.309908

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.062272

Bounding_Altitudes:

Altitude_Minimum: -2

Altitude_Maximum: 0

Altitude_Distance_Units: meters

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: coral reef

Theme_Keyword: reef flat

Theme_Keyword: benthic cover

Theme_Keyword: macroinvertebrate

Theme_Keyword: coral

Theme_Keyword: algae

Theme_Keyword: seacucumber

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: 002

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Saipan

Place_Keyword: Rota

Place_Keyword: Tinian

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: CNMI

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the CNMI government cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. The CNMI government makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8303

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Data_Set_Credit:

Contributors to the Data Set:

Division of Environmental Quality PO Box 501304 Saipan, MP 96950 USA

Phone: 670-664-8500 Hours of Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

This work was funded in part by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Observations have been subjected to initial checks during data entry and have been proofed for consistency by program managers

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Changes in transect length and quadrat numbers cause minor variation in total numbers of counts and area surveyed.

Completeness_Report:

Original count values from 2000, 2005 and most of 2006 are not available, though the final converted data are.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Geographical positions were determined using handheld GPS units

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 10

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Manufacturer's specifications of handheld GPS units.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Professional biologists and supervised volunteers conducted in situ surveys on reef flat sites.

Data were entered into a spreadsheet and original entries were verified with observers in cases where observations were called into question by data managers.

Process_Date: Not Complete

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Resource_Description: Other Documents

Distribution_Liability:

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the CNMI government cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. The CNMI government 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:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26922303/reef_flat.xls

Fees: None

Custom_Order_Process:

Upon request, data can be provided in alternative digital formats or hard copy.

Technical_Prerequisites: Users need a program that can read Microsoft Excel files.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090603

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Person: John Starmer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20090603032214

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20000914

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 99991231

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/mmt_reef_flat_metadata_v2.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2742