Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Tutuila Island, American Samoa in 2008
spreadsheet
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 23 sites around Tutuila Island in American Samoa from 18-25 February 2008 aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes by genus, and determination of benthic cover using the line-intercept method. Depending on colony density, 1 m on each side of the transect lines was included in the belt (for a total of 25-50m2 per site).
Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macroinvertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines.
Maximum depth was 16 meters.
Corals observed:
Island Species TaxonName Genus Class
TUT AABR Acropora abrotanoides Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia
TUT ACLA Acropora clathrata Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ACRA Acropora craterformis Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ADIG Acropora digitifera Acropora Scleractinia
TUT AFOR Acropora formosa Acropora Scleractinia
TUT AGEM Acropora gemmifera Acropora Scleractinia
TUT AHYA Acropora hyacinthus Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ALSP Alveopora sp Alveopora Scleractinia
TUT ANOB Acropora nobilis Acropora Scleractinia
TUT ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia
TUT CLSP Cladiella sp Cladiella Octocoral
TUT COSP Coscinaraea sp Coscinaraea Scleractinia
TUT CYPS Cyphastrea sp Cyphastrea Scleractinia
TUT CYSP Cycloseris sp Cycloseris Scleractinia
TUT DISP Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea Scleractinia
TUT ECHL Echinophyllia sp Echinophyllia Scleractinia
TUT ECHP Echinopora sp Echinopora Scleractinia
TUT ELAM Echinopra lamelosa Echinopora Scleractinia
TUT FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia
TUT FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia
TUT FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia
TUT FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia
TUT GARS Gardineroseris sp Gardineroseris Scleractinia
TUT GASP Galaxea sp Galaxea Scleractinia
TUT GONS Goniastrea sp Goniastrea Scleractinia
TUT GOSP Goniopora sp Goniopora Scleractinia
TUT HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia
TUT HPIL Halomitra pileus Halomitra Scleractinia
TUT HYSP Hydnophora sp Hydnophora Scleractinia
TUT LEPS Leptoria sp Leptoria Scleractinia
TUT LEPT Leptastrea sp Leptastrea Scleractinia
TUT LESP Leptoseris sp Leptoseris Scleractinia
TUT LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia
TUT LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia
TUT LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia
TUT LPRU Leptastrea pruinosa Leptastrea Scleractinia
TUT MAMP Merulina ampliata Merulina Scleractinia
TUT MESP Merulina sp Merulina Scleractinia
TUT MFOV Montipora foveolata Montipora Scleractinia
TUT MISP Millepora sp Millepora Hydrozoan
TUT MONS Montastrea sp Montastrea Scleractinia
TUT MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia
TUT MOVR Montipora verrucosa Montipora Scleractinia
TUT MYSP Mycedium sp Mycedium Scleractinia
TUT OCTO Soft Coral Octocoral Scleractinia
TUT PACS Pachyseris sp Pachyseris Scleractinia
TUT PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan
TUT PAVS Pavona sp Pavona Scleractinia
TUT PCLA Pavona clavus Pavona Scleractinia
TUT PCYL Porites cylindrica Porites Scleractinia
TUT PDAM Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora Scleractinia
TUT PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia
TUT PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia
TUT PLDA Platygyra daedalea Platygyra daedalea Scleractinia
TUT PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia
TUT PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia
TUT PMAL Pavona maldivensis Pavona Scleractinia
TUT POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia
TUT POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia
TUT PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia
TUT PSOL Porites solida Porites Scleractinia
TUT PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia
TUT PSTE Psammocora stellata Psammocora Scleractinia
TUT PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia
TUT RHSP Rhodactis sp Rhodactis Other Anthozoan
TUT SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral
TUT SASP Sandalolitha sp Sandalolitha Scleractinia
TUT SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral
TUT SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia
TUT STSP Stylocoeniella sp Stylocoeniella Scleractinia
TUT STYS Stylophora sp Stylophora Scleractinia
TUT TBIP To be identified by picture To be identified by picture Scleractinia
TUT TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia
TUT TURS Turbinaria Turbinaria Scleractinia
TUT ZOSP Zoanthus sp Zoanthus Other Anthozoan
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Ground condition
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NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_MetadataCRCP ProjectPacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls1221
None
Marine Ecosystem
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
Coral Reef
Corals
American Samoa
Tutuila Island
HI0802
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Biology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Biodiversity
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
002
None
Tutuila Island
American Samoa
South Pacific
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
CoRIS Region
AmSam
Data are available two years following data collection date
Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Jason Helyer, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Not applicable
Unclassified
Not applicable
Oracle
Observations were made by a single diver who is an expert in coral biology. The population parameter survey is conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.
With the exception of the non-quantitative survey along the backreef, the same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists.
The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites.
GPS unit
1
Instrument parameters
Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
0.3
Instrument parameters
A diver swam along the length of one or two 25m transect lines that had been laid out along an isobath. The diver identified all corals whose center fell within .5m on either side of the transect to the species/genus level and assigned each colony a size class based on estimates of the maximum diameter of the colony ( 5 cm; 5-10 cm; 10-20 cm; 20-40cm; 40-80 cm; 80-160 cm; or greater than 160 cm).
Unknown
0.0001
0.0001
Decimal Degrees
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
6378137
298.2572236
Local surface
1
meters
Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
CRED Data Management Team
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Offline Data
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 constitutes such a warranty.
XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)
CDROM, or email
ISO 9660
None if receiving the data online
Contact CRED data management team for information
Contact CRED data management team for information
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
mailing and physical address
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808 725-5360
808 725-5429
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
e-mail preferred
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
20081126041438
None
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_corals_tutuila_2008.html
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