CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Howland, Phoenix Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
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- Originator:
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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)
- Publication_Date: 20010215
- Title:
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CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Howland, Phoenix Islands, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
- Online_Linkage:
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
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- Abstract:
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Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 4 sites at Howland, Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) during 24 January - 14 February 2008 in the NOAA Hi'ialakai (HI0801) Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise. 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).
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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.
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Maximum depth was 28 meters.
Corals observed: see an additional EXCEL sheet CRED_REA_CORALS_HOWLAND_2008.xls
Island Species TaxonName Genus Class
HOW ACLA Acropora clathrata Acropora Scleractinia
HOW ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia
HOW ADIG Acropora digitifera Acropora Scleractinia
HOW ANAN Acropora nana Acropora Scleractinia
HOW ANOB Acropora nobilis Acropora Scleractinia
HOW ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia
HOW CYPS Cyphastrea sp Cyphastrea Scleractinia
HOW CYSP Cycloseris sp Cycloseris Scleractinia
HOW FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia
HOW FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia
HOW FMAT Favia matthaii Favia Scleractinia
HOW FSCU Fungia scutaria Fungia Scleractinia
HOW FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia
HOW FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia
HOW HEXE Hydnophora exesa Hydnophora Scleractinia
HOW HMIC Hydnophora microconos Hydnophora Scleractinia
HOW HRIG Hydnophora rigida Hydnophora Scleractinia
HOW HYSP Hydnophora sp Hydnophora Scleractinia
HOW LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia
HOW LPRU Leptastrea pruinosa Leptastrea Scleractinia
HOW LPUR Leptastrea purpurea Leptastrea Scleractinia
HOW MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia
HOW PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan
HOW PAVS Pavona sp Pavona Scleractinia
HOW PCLA Pavona clavus Pavona Scleractinia
HOW PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia
HOW PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia
HOW PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia
HOW PLUT Porites lutea Porites Scleractinia
HOW PMAL Pavona maldivensis Pavona Scleractinia
HOW POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia
HOW POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia
HOW PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia
HOW PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia
HOW PVAU Porites vaughani Porites Scleractinia
HOW RHSP Rhodactis sp Rhodactis Other Anthozoan
HOW SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral
HOW SREC Symphillia recta Symphillia Scleractinia
HOW TUSP Tubastrea sp Tubastrea Scleractinia
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 20080206
- Ending_Date: 20080207
- Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
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- Progress: In Work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.649617
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.589225
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.848384
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.773198
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls
- Theme_Keyword: 1221
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
- Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
- Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
- Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef
- Theme_Keyword: Corals
- Theme_Keyword: Coral cover
- Theme_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs)
- Theme_Keyword: Howland
- Theme_Keyword: HI0801
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- Theme:
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Biodiversity
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme_Keyword: 002
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Howland Island
- Place_Keyword: Phoenix Islands
- Place_Keyword: Equatorial Islands
- Place_Keyword: USA Minor Outlying Islands
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
- Place_Keyword: PRIA
- Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date
- Use_Constraints:
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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
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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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)
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Jason Helyer, Bernardo Vargas-Angel, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
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- Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Observations were made by two divers who are experts in coral biology. The population parameter survey is conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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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.
- Completeness_Report:
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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.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit
- Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge
- Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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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 estimated the sizeassigned 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).
- Process_Date: Unknown
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80)
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572236
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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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)
- Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: NOAA IRC
- Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
- Resource_Description: Offline Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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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.
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- Metadata_Date: 20190605
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20081126
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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)
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- Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
- City: Honolulu
- State_or_Province: HI
- Postal_Code: 96818
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
- Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
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- CoRIS_ID: 20081126034736
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- CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080206
- CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080207
- CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_corals_howland_2008.html
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