Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)-Galveston Laboratory; Ronald L. Hill, PhD Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Changes in growth, vitality, and habitat value of Acropora cervicornis in the US Caribbean Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: The project was planned to document the habitat value of Acropora cervicornis, staghorn coral, colonies or stands/thickets as they changed in configuration through growth and disturbance. Research addressed environmental condition and productivity of A. cervicornis by investigating variations over time in health, vitality, and growth and use as habitat for reef fishes, including disturbances by human or natural events. Purpose: Data are intended to elucidate the relationship between colony configuration and fish assemblages to foster understanding of ecological services provided by the branching coral and guide manager's decisions and restoration activities. Data include 1) reef fish assemblage measures (i.e., abundance, individual sizes, and identification to the lowest taxonomic level possible) and 2) colony measures of size, coverage, growth, mortality, and indications of stress (e.g., presence of disease or predation). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2005 Ending_Date: 2010 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: The study sites range from St. John, USVI westward to Mona Island, off the west coast of Puerto Rico Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.68 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.57 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.54 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.80 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project Theme_Keyword: Productivity of Acropora cervicornis habitat and impacts from natural and human disturbance Theme_Keyword: 10292 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: Acropora cervicornis Theme_Keyword: staghorn coral Theme_Keyword: reef fishes Theme_Keyword: habitat damage Theme_Keyword: coastal pollution Theme_Keyword: fishing practices Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Biology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Water Quality Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Damage Assessment Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Natural Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring > Linear Transect (point) Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Quadrat Monitoring > Photograph Analysis Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: St. John Place_Keyword: St. Thomas Place_Keyword: Mona Island Place_Keyword: USVI Place_Keyword: La Parguera Place_Keyword: Thatch Key Place_Keyword: No Name Bay Place_Keyword: Lovango Key Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera (17N067W0013) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera (17N067W0013) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: PR Place_Keyword: USVI Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: Cnidaria Taxonomic_Keywords: coral Taxonomic_Keywords: fish Taxonomic_Keywords: sponges General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Identified to species or the lowest practicable taxa. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Cnidaria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Anthozoa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Scleractinia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Acroporidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus and Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora cervicornis Applicable_Common_Name: staghorn coral Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Galveston Laboratory Fishery Ecology Branch compiled this data set in order to develop a scientific basis for understanding coral reef ecosystem dynamics and for refining essential fish habitat designation for future amendments to fishery management plans. NMFS is not responsible for any uses of these data sets beyond those for which they were intended, and NMFS makes no claims regarding the accuracy of any data provided by agencies or individuals outside NMFS. NMFS does not approve, recommend, or endorse any proprietary product or proprietary material mentioned in these files. Dataset credit requested and NMFS 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: Ronald L. Hill, PhD Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)-Galveston Laboratory Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NOAA/NMFS Address: 4700 Avenue U City: Galveston State_or_Province: TX Postal_Code: 77551 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3519 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 409-766-3520 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.hill@noaa.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Unknown Completeness_Report: Unknown Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: We placed permanent transects in sites that seemed to be in different stages of growth or decline to monitor changes in coral growth and vitality and changes in associated fish assemblages. Environmental data, e.g., nutrient loading, water quality, are being collected, both in situ and remotely with NOAA satellite products, to correlate with observed changes in colony growth and vitality. Process_Date: Not complete Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ronald L. Hill, PhD Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)-Galveston Laboratory Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NOAA/NMFS Address: 4700 Avenue U City: Galveston State_or_Province: TX Postal_Code: 77551 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3519 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 409-766-3520 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.hill@noaa.gov Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000045 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000045 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ronald L. Hill, PhD Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)-Galveston Laboratory Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NOAA/NMFS Address: 4700 Avenue U City: Galveston State_or_Province: TX Postal_Code: 77551 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3519 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 409-766-3520 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.hill@noaa.gov 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 constitute such a warranty. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200329 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ronald L. Hill, PhD Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)-Galveston Laboratory Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NOAA/NMFS Address: 4700 Avenue U City: Galveston State_or_Province: TX Postal_Code: 77551 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-766-3519 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 409-766-3520 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.hill@noaa.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Online_Linkage: ESRI Metadata Profile CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20120329121628 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050101 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20101231 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/acropora_cervicornis_monitoring_metadata_rev20120228.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 6475