Acropora Presence/Absence in Surveyed Waters of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands 2001-2006
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- Citation:
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- Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title:
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Acropora Presence/Absence in Surveyed Waters of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands 2001-2006
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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On May 9, 2006, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) listed staghorn and elkhorn corals (Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These two species qualified as ESA threatened species because there was evidence they have undergone substantial declines in abundance (from historic levels) throughout their ranges. NOAA Fisheries Service is now seeking to determine the extant spatial distribution of these two species throughout the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to aid in the management and regulatory activities related to ESA listing. These data represent the potential locations of presence or absence for elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis).
- Purpose:
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The overarching goal is to provide NOAA Fisheries Service with information on the extant spatial distribution of acroporid corals throughout the Caribbean Sea to aid in management and regulatory activities related to their Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the potential locations of presence or absence of Acropora spp. for GIS analysis and display.
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Data submitted by investigators are converted into a series of flat files in dbf format with indices that show presence and true absence (where possible) of A. cervicornis and A. palmata for each U.S. State or Territory. True absence of an Acropora species means that an active search was made to locate the coral at the given GPS coordinates, but the species were not found there.
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 2001
- Beginning_Time: unknown
- Ending_Date: 2006
- Ending_Time: unknown
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.939850
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.564370
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.382350
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.757630
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
- Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
- Theme_Keyword: Acropora Implementation Issues
- Theme_Keyword: 2160
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme_Keyword: 002
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Theme_Keyword: 007
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Reef Locations
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword:
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Acropora palmata
- Theme_Keyword: Acropora cervicornis
- Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Theme_Keyword: staghorn coral
- Theme_Keyword: elkhorn coral
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Caribbean
- Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
- Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
- Place_Keyword: St. John
- Place_Keyword: St. Thomas
- Place_Keyword: St. Croix
- Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
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- Place_Keyword: PR
- Place_Keyword: USVI
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Users be advised that the data identifies potential locations of presence of absence for Acropora spp. and does not definitively identify all locations of Acropora spp. To determine actual presence of Acropora spp., an in-water survey must be conducted.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jennifer Moore
- Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact_Position: Acropora Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 263 13th Avenue South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33071-5505
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report: Not Applicable
- Completeness_Report: Complete Pending NMFS PRD Review
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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digital GIS shapefiles were developed using ESRI ArcGIS software to show the distribution of A. cervicornis and A. palmata separately in each location where we have data. Data submitted by investigators are converted into a series of flat files in dbf format with indices that show presence and true absence (where possible) of A. cervicornis and A. palmata for each U.S. State or Territory.
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
- Process_Date: 20080430
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: NOAA-NMFS
- Contact_Person: Amanda Frick
- Contact_Position: GIS Analyst/Contractor
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 263 13th Avenue South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701-5505
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity Point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6229
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: AcroporaPRVI_presabs
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Presence/Absence of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands waters
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
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- Attribute_Label: ID
- Attribute_Definition: point identifier
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable - point identifier
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- Attribute_Label: YEAR
- Attribute_Definition: Year in which the survey was conducted
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 2001
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 2006
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- Attribute_Label: LAT
- Attribute_Definition: decimal degrees latitude of point location
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.75763
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- Attribute_Label: LON
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.93985
- Range_Domain_Maximum: -64.56437
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ACER
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A. cervicornis presence or absence: 1 = presence; 0 = absence or absence unknown
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: 1 = presence
- Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: 0 = absence or absence unknown
- Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: APAL
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A. palmata presence or absence: 1 = presence; 0 = absence or absence unknown
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: 1 = presence
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: 0 = absence or absence unknown
- Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jennifer Moore
- Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
- Contact_Position: Acropora Coordinator
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 263 13th Avenue South
- City: St. Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33071-5505
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/sefsc/acropora_2160/Acropora_PA_PRVI.zip
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- Metadata_Review_Date: 20090410
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- CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20061231
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nmfs_acropora_prvi_presabs.html
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