CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas)

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Title:
CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas)
Abstract:
This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.
Supplemental_Information:
Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas) is an active volcano, with a land area of 2.1 square km. A major eruption and lava flow in 1943 affected coastal habitats. Very steep, sloping, boulder habitats surround Farallon de Pajaros, but provide little suitable habitat for corals. The reef is most developed on the southwest (leeward) side. Farallon de Pajaros was found to have the highest density of large predatory fish in the northern islands based on the MARAMP surveys. Farallon de Pajaros is protected from development by the CNMI Constitution and has been declared a wildlife conservation area. Although Farallon de Pajaros translates to "the Island of Birds," only those Terns and Noddies that can nest on bare lava have established colonies. Seabird colonies were last surveyed in 1992. TOAD data were not collected in the immediate vicinity of Farallon de Pajaros, but on a pinnacle rising from a submerged limb of the island approximately 19 km (10 nautical miles) to the southeast. Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names OES0307 cred_toad_farallon_de_pajaros_oes0307_2003

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  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 200706, CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas).

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.88
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.90
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.55
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.53
  3. What does it look like?
    http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/CNMI_images/FDP_toad_445.jpg (JPEG)
    This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry.
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 2003
    Ending_Date: 2003
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital image
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    Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), 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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To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at Uracas.

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Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information.
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    Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), 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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    808 725-5360 (voice)
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    nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
    Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
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    These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any 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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Dates:
Last modified: 29-Mar-2020
Last Reviewed: 01-Dec-2009
Metadata author:
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA IRC
Honolulu, HI

808 725-5360 (voice)
808 725-5429 (FAX)
nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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