American Samoa Reef Macroinvertebrate Inventory, 1992, (NODC Accession 9900054)

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Originator:

American Samoa Coastal Resources Inventory (ASCRI); the PI for this component of the study was Dr. Barry Smith.

Publication_Date: 19990519

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title:

American Samoa Reef Macroinvertebrate Inventory, 1992, (NODC Accession 9900054)

Edition: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center

Other_Citation_Details:

These macroinvertebrate data were collected by Dr. Barry Smith of the University of Guam as a component of ASCRI. The investigation was partially supported by Sea Grant. This dataset was released/published through the NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center.

Description:

Abstract:: This data set includes data from a 1992 survey of the American Samoa coral reef ecosystem, collected as part of the American Samoa Coastal Resources Inventory (ASCRI), partly funded by Sea Grant. This component of the study focuses on a systematic inventory of conspicuous marine macroinvertebrate observations. Coral reefs of American Samoa support a diverse fauna of benthic invertebrates other than scleractinian corals that is characteristic of the tropical Indo-West Pacific region delineated by Ekman (1953). Sponges, nonscleractinian cnidarians, molluscs, and echinoderms comprised the major elements of the 83 species of conspicuous, epibenthicinvertebrates recorded in this survey. Sampling methods employed in this survey were adapted to gather maximum qualitative data within a finite timeframe. Therefore, highly motile and cryptic species of invertebrates are under-represented in the information presented herein, and infaunal invertebrates are excluded. These data are filed were filed at the National Oceanographic Data Center under NODC Accession #9900054.
Purpose:: To provide a systematic inventory of conspicuous marine macroinvertebrate observations in the American Samoa coral reef ecosystem.
Supplemental_Information:: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was utilized as an aid to complete upper level species classifications FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY by the NODC to aid in the development of search engines. No original data was altered at the NODC.
Resource Description: NODC Accession # 9900054

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19920101
Beginning_Time: Unknown
Ending_Date: 19921231
Ending_Time: Unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Coral reefs off of Tutuila, American Samoa, Indo-West Pacific

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.8253
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.6064
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.25778
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.36556

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Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

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 > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
Theme_Keyword:: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword:: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002

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:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: AmSam

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Stratum_Keyword:: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Taxonomic_Keywords:: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
Taxonomic_Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Anemones
Taxonomic_Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Mollusks
Taxonomic_Keywords: Sponges

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Taxonomic_Keywords: Arthropods
Taxonomic_Keywords: Sea cucumbers
Taxonomic_Keywords: Soft corals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Marine worms
Taxonomic_Keywords: Lobsters
Taxonomic_Keywords: Octopus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Sea urchins
Taxonomic_Keywords: Starfish
Taxonomic_Keywords: Sea stars
Taxonomic_Keywords: Polychaetes

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Originator:

ITIS organization and partners: U.S. Department of Agriculture; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Geological Survey; Smithsonian Institution; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Biological Information Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; U.S. National Park Service; Conabio (Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad - Mexico)

Publication_Date: 20020602

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Edition: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html
Publisher:: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) organization and partners

Classification_System_Modifications:

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was utilized as an aid to complete upper level species classifications FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY by the NODC to aid in the development of search engines. No original data was altered at the NODC.

Taxonomic_Procedures:

Not specifically described; see discussion.wp or discussion.txt file of dataset

Taxonomic_Completeness:

Sampling methods employed in this survey were adapted to gather maximum qualitative data within a finite timeframe. Therefore, highly motile and cryptic species of invertebrates are under-represented in the information presented herein, and infaunal invertebrates are excluded. Two species of sponges occurred in all seven areas designated in this survey. The demosponge Stylotella agminata was conspicuous because of its size (up to some 20 cm) and bright orange color. Because of the complexity of sponge taxonomy, the second wide-ranging species is tentatively identified as a calcarean sponge. Placement of this species in the Class Calcarea is based on the following morphological characteristics: sponge solitary or compound; rounded; surface even, texture prickly; bright citrus yellow in color. Examination of spicule morphology and composition would be required for more specific identification. Alcyonacean corals were the predominant benthic invertebrates in terms of total biomass. The taxonomy of soft corals, like that of sponges, is dependent to a considerable degree on the morphology of skeletal spicules embedded in structural tissues. Such microscopic examination of tissues was beyond the scope of this survey. Therefore, soft corals were treated as species complexes for the purposes of this report.

General_Taxonomic_Coverage: To genus and species (when possible).