Investigation of the marine communities of Midway Harbor and adjacent lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 1998 (NODC Accession 0001098)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ralph DeFelice
Originator: Hawaii Biological Survey
Originator: Bishop Museum
Originator: Dr. Steve Coles
Originator: Dr. David Muir
Originator: Dr. Lu Eldredge
Publication_Date: 199806
Title:
Investigation of the marine communities of Midway Harbor and adjacent lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 1998 (NODC Accession 0001098)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: None
Issue_Identification: None
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
Publisher: Bishop Museum
Online_Linkage: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1098
Description:
Abstract:
A survey of the marine communities of Midway Atoll harbor and surrounding lagoon was conducted at 12 sites from September 5 to 9, 1998. The primary focus of these surveys was the invertebrates of the fouling communities present on artificial substrates. Occurrence of reef fishes at each site was also recorded, and algae was collected and identified from four stations. A total of 444 taxa were identified (47 algae, 316 invertebrates, and 81 fishes) from all stations. Approximately 250 invertebrate and 35 algae species are considered new records for Midway Atoll. All fishes observed were previously recorded from the atoll. Only three invertebrates identified in this survey are considered to be nonindigenous species in the Hawaiian Islands. One introduced bryozoan, Amathia distans, dominated the fouling communities at most stations where artificial substrates were available. Another introduced bryozoan, Schizoporella errata, was also common at the same stations. A non indigenous barnacle, Chthamalus proteus, recently introduced from the Caribbean, was common on pier pilings inside Midway harbor. No introduced invertebrates were present in natural habitats. The introduced snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, was also present along the reef outside the lagoon. The threat to the native reef community by established non-indigenous species is considered minimal. The presence of these introduced species at Midway, especially Chthamalus proteus, suggests that vectors of future, potentially more deleterious introductions exist. Transport of these introductions was most likely as fouling on ship bottoms, but other sources of introductions, such as ballast water carried in ships, should be guarded against to protect the relatively pristine reefs of Midway Atoll.
Purpose:
To define the characteristics of the marine biota and detect the occurrence of nonindigenous marine invertebrates.
Supplemental_Information:
NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: Unknown Sensor_Name: SCUBA, visual census Project_Campaign: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Originating_Center: Bishop MuseumStorage_Medium: MS EXCEL, ASCII, JPG Online_size: 169 kilabytes

Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0001098

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19980905
Beginning_Time: 0800
Ending_Date: 19980909
Ending_Time: 1700
Currentness_Reference: Ground conditions
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: funding dependent
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -177.3950
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -177.3233
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.2667
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.1967
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: coastal
Theme_Keyword: coral reef ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: marine species
Theme_Keyword: nonindigenous species
Theme_Keyword: shallow-water marine invertebrates
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 > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Census
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Invasive/introduced Species
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: 007
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: 014
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Midway Atoll (28N177W0001)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North Pacific
Place_Keyword: Northwest Hawaiian Islands
Place_Keyword: Midway Atoll
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: NWHI
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: benthic
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dr. Steve Coles, Ralph C. Felice, and Dr. Lu Eldredge
Contact_Organization: Bernice P. Bishop Museum Department of Natural Sciences
Contact_Position: Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1525 Bernice Street
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96817
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-847-3511
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-841-8968
Hours_of_Service: Standard office hours (9-5PB local time)
Contact_Instructions: Phone/mail to Bishop Museum
Data_Set_Credit: Bishop Museum and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Excel

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: see Lineage - Process Step
Completeness_Report: the survey was 100% completed
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: R. C. DeFelice
Originator: S. L. Coles
Originator: D. Muir
Originator: L.G. Eldredge
Publication_Date: 1998
Title:
Investigation of the Marine Communities of Midway Harbor and Adjacent Lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Other_Citation_Details:
Report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Area Office, Honolulu.
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DeFelice and others, 1998
Source_Contribution: marine communities study
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J. E. Randall
Originator: J. L. Earle,
Originator: Richard L. Pyle,
Originator: J. D. Parrish
Originator: T. Hayes
Publication_Date: 1993
Title:
Annotated checklist of the fishes of Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Pacific Science
Issue_Identification: 47(4): 356-400
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1993
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Randal and others, 1993
Source_Contribution: checklist of fishes
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sampling was conducted at 12 stations around and within the atoll. Benthic organisms were collected from a variety of substrata using standard collecting techniques while using snorkel or SCUBA. Sampling locations were chosen to assure that a wide range of environmental conditions were assessed. The primary focus was placed upon fouling organisms which adhere to hard artificial surfaces such as cement dock pilings, but other natural substrates were investigated as well. The infaunal and epibenthic fauna of the sediments at some stations were also sampled using a hand held coring device. Visual observations of large benthic invertebrates and fishes were also recorded at each station. Organisms collected were preserved in 70% EtOH and returned to the Bishop Museum laboratory where they were sorted and identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. Some individuals will be sent to specialists for verification of the identifications reported here. Given the difficulty of identifying some organisms and the instability of taxonomy in general, several of the species names in this report will undoubtedly need revision.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DeFelice and others, 1998
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Randall and others, 1993
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ralph Defelice
Contact_Organization: Bishop Museum
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical and mailing
Address: 1525 Bernice St.
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: Hawaii
Postal_Code: 96817
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)848-4139
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: defelice@bishopmuseum.org

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Data received as MS Excel. Redundant ASCII copies madeand a few figures from the original report were scanned.Files in ../../data:Midway_Spp.xls Original spreadsheetMidway_Spp.csv ASCII copySand_Is_Map.jpg map figureMidway_Map.gif map figurestation_descriptions.txt location descriptions
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center
Contact_Person: Data Access Group, User Services Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: SSMC-3 Fourth Floor
Address: 1315 East West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910-3282
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: services@nodc.noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
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Network_Resource_Name: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1098
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200329
Metadata_Review_Date: 20050801
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20060801
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC
Contact_Position: Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: 1000 Pope Road, MSB 316
Address: Dept. of Oceanography
Address: University of Hawaii at Manoa
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: Hawaii
Postal_Code: 96822
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)-956-4105
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 956-2352
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: caldwell@hawaii.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays
Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20081028025901
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19980905
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19980909
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nodc_0001098.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1415

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