Reef community structure, Sand Island, Oahu HI, (NODC Accession 0000177)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
DATASET SOURCE: Dr. Richard E. Brock

DATASET SOURCE INSTITUTION: Sea Grant University Of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Roger S. Fujioka Dr. Jamse E.T. Moncur Dr. Richard E. Brock

CONTRIBUTOR INSTITUTION: Dr. Roger S. Fujioka Dr. Jamse E.T. Moncur Water Resources Research Center University Of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Dr. Richard E. Brock Sea Grant University Of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Publication_Date: 19981231
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title:
Reef community structure, Sand Island, Oahu HI, (NODC Accession 0000177)
Edition: None
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital files
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Honolulu, HI
Publisher: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Public Works
Other_Citation_Details:
Project Report: Prepared for Department of Environmental Services, Honolulu, HI "Assessment of the Impact of Ocean Outfalls on the Marine Environment off Sand Island Outfall." Project No.: C59390 Project Period: 21 December 1990 to 31 December 1994 Principal Investigator: Roger S. Fujioka Project No.: C39805 Project Period: 1 January 1995 - 30 September 1997 Principal Investigator: Roger S. Fujioka Project No.: C54997 Project Period: 1 January 1997 - 30 September 2002 Principal Investigator: James E.T. Moncur
Description:
Abstract:
These reports provide the results of nine years (1990-98) of an annual quantitative monitoring of shallow marine communities inshore of the Sand Island Ocean Outfall, Oahu, Hawaii. This monitoring effort focuses on benthic and fish community structure and is designed to detect changes in these communities. Marine communities offshore of Honolulu have received considerable perturbation over the last 100 years. Dumping of raw sewage in shallow water, which occurred from 1955 to 1977, was halted in 1978; however, point and nonpoint sources of pollution from both urban activities and industry continue. All of these disturbances may serve to obscure any impacts that may be caused by treated effluent discharged from the deep-ocean outfall. The marine communities show a considerable range in development that is probably related to historical impacts. Stations have been located to take advantage of these gradients. Analysis of the nine years of data showed that there has been no statistically significant change in any of the biological parameters measured in this study other than for the mean number of invertebrate species and numbers of individual invertebrates encountered per transect. In these cases the data for 1998 showed significantly greater numbers of species and individuals over other years. These changes are probably the result of higher than usual counts of the Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus, as well as just more invertebrate species present at most stations.
Purpose:
To determine the status of the marine resources in the vicinity of the discharge in an effort to quantitatively ascertain if any impacts are occurring to the coral reef biota.
Supplemental_Information:
SAMPLING PERIODS: 27-29 December 1990 5-6 December 1991 21-22 December 1992 25 January, 7-9 September 1993 20 September, 13-14 October 1994 28 August, 7 and 26 September 1995 20-21 November 1996 14-15, 18 August 1997 28 August 1998

For the aid in the development and implementation of search engines, species as listed by the data originator were checked for spelling and classification against ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System; www.itis.usda.gov) at the National Oceanographic Data Center (http://www.nodc.noaa.gov) in the development of this metadata record; species classification and spelling differences were noted in the metadata record. Originator data and species listings were not altered in the original data files.

Resource Description: NODC Accession # 0000177

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19901227
Beginning_Time: Unknown
Ending_Date: 19980828
Ending_Time: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Selected sites fronting Sand Island, Oahu, Hawaii in relation to the Sand Island Ocean Outfall, including Kewalo Landfill, Kalihi Channel, and Reef Runway
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.92
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.89
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.29
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.27
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > BioDiversity
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Coralline Algae
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Pollution
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover Live percentage
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
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Place_Keyword: Pacific Islands
Place_Keyword: Sand Island, Oahu
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Place_Keyword: Ke'ehi Lagoon
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish assemblages
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles > Turtles
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
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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)
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Publication_Time: Unknown
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Edition: None
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Publication_Place: World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html
Publisher:
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) organization and partners
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For aid in the development and implementation of search engines, species as listed by the data originator were checked for spelling and classification against ITIS and other pertinent taxonomic listings (Bishop Museum, HI) at the National Oceanographic Data Center in the development OF THIS METADATA RECORD only; species classification and spelling differences were noted in the metadata record. Originator data and species listings ARE NOT altered in the original data files.
Taxonomic_Procedures:
See originator data files. For aid in the development and implementation of search engines, species as listed by the data originator were checked for spelling and classification against the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS; see the World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html) and other pertinent taxonomic listings (Bishop Museum, HI) at the National Oceanographic Data Center in the development OF THIS METADATA RECORD only; species classification and spelling differences were noted in the metadata record. Originator data and species listings ARE NOT altered in the original data files.
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value:
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Applicable_Common_Name:
roundtoothed large-eyed bream, bigeye barenose, humpnose big-eye bream
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Applicable_Common_Name: yellowfin tuna
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Psilogobius mainlandi
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Applicable_Common_Name: indigo hover goby
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Applicable_Common_Name: pinktail triggerfish, humhumu hiukoli
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Sufflamen frenatus (= Balistes frenatus, Sufflamen capistratus, syn.)
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value:
Rhinecanthus rectangulus (= Balistes rectangulus, Balistapus rectangulus, syn.)
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Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Dataset credit to originators required
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Patrick Caldwell
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NODC/National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact_Position: NOAA/NODC Hawaii/Pacific Liaison
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: JIMAR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96822
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-956-4105
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-956-2352
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Patrick.Caldwell@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Contact_Instructions: call, write, e-mail, FAX, leave voice mail
Data_Set_Credit:
Dr. Richard E. Brock, Dr. Roger S. Fujioka, and Dr. James E.T. Moncur
Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Word 97 documents; redundant text files

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Data were subjected to simple nonparametric statistical procedures provided in the SAS Institute statistical package (SAS Institute Inc. 1985). Nonparametric methods were used to avoid meeting requirements of normal distribution and homogeneity of variance in the data. Data were analyzed using the the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance to discern statistically significant differences among ranked means for each transect site and sample period; this procedure is outlined by Siegel (1956) and Sokal and Rohlf (1981). The a posteriori Student-Newman-Keuls multiple-range test (SAS Institute Inc. 1985) was also used to elucidate differences between locations.
Completeness_Report:
See originator data reports and methodology section of this metadata record.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Identifier:
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Quadrat monitoring
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Quadrat monitoring > In situ
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Quadrat monitoring > Photograph analysis
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Transect monitoring
Methodology_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal cover
Methodology_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Photographic analysis
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Reef fish census > Linear transect
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Photographic analysis
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > In situ biological
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Transect monitoring > Linear transect (line)
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Transect monitoring
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Quadrat monitoring > In situ
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Quadrat monitoring
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census > Species diversity
Methodology_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census > Population density
Methodology_Description:
SAMPLING STATIONS: Three stations were selected for the monitoring of benthic and fish community response to possible sewage impacts. The stations are close to some stations previously used by Dollar (1979). The stations and the rationale for their selection are given below:

Station A (Kewalo Landfill) Utilized as a control area. This station lies east of the present deep-ocean outfall in 17.0 to 18.2 m of water. Prevailing currents create a westerly movement of sewage effluent (Dollar 1979), thus the shallow Kewalo Landfill area is probably not directly impacted. At this location, corals occur in areas of emergent limestone. Immediate coverage over short linear distances may exceed 30%. This station is in the vicinity of Dollar's (1979) station 2.

Station B (Kalihi Channel) Located about 120 m east of the Kalihi Entrance Channel in approximately 15.0 m of water. This station is about 900 m west of the bypass (old) outfall in an area heavily impacted by the old (1955 to 1977) shallow-water discharge and is very close to Dollar (1979) station 14. There is emergent limestone at this station, but coral coverage is low (less than 1%).

Station C (Reef Runway) Located in an area of complex limestone substratum in water ranging from 7.5 to 12.0 m in depth fronting Honolulu International Airport's Reef Runway. This station is located close to Brock's (1986) station that was monitored quarterly in 1977-78 (AECOS, Inc. 1979) and again in 1986. It is close to Dollar's (1979) station 19. This station was moderately impacted by the old shallow-water sewage outfall (Dollar 1979).

MATERIALS AND METHODS# The quantitative sampling of macrofauna of marine communities presents a number of problems; many of these are related to the scale on which one wishes to quantitatively enumerate organism abundance. Marine communities in the waters fronting Sand Island may be spatially defined in a range on the order of a few hundred square centimeters (such as the community living in a Pocillopora meandrina coral head) to many hectares (such as areas which are covered by major biotopes). Because considerable interest focuses on visually dominant corals, diurnally exposed macroinvertebrates, and fishes, a sampling program was designed to delineate changes that may be occurring in communities at this scale.

At each station two transect lines were permanently established using metal stakes and plastic-coated no. 14 copper wire. The transects are 20 m in length and have an orientation that is perpendicular to shore. Two transects were established at each location to provide some replication. Both sample approximately the same benthic communities. On each transect are five permanently marked locations (0 m, 5 m, 10 m, 15 m, and 20 m) for the taking of photographs of the benthic communities. Cover estimates were also made in the field with a 1 m x 1 m quadrat placed at the -1 to 0 m, 4 to 5 m, 9 to 10 m, 14 to 15 m, and 19 to 20 m marks on the transect line in each survey.

Fish abundance and diversity are often related to small-scale topographical relief over short linear distances. A long transect may bisect a number of topographical features (e.g., coral mounds, sand flats, and algal beds), thus sampling more than one community and obscuring distinctive features of individual communities. To alleviate this problem, a short transect (20 m in length), which has proved to be adequate for sampling many Hawaii benthic communities (see Brock 1982; Brock and Norris 1989) is used. Information is collected at each transect location using methods including a visual assessment of fishes, benthic quadrats for cover estimates of sessile forms (e.g., algae, corals, and colonial invertebrates), and counts along the transect line for diurnally exposed motile macroinvertebrates. Fish censuses are conducted over a 20 m x 4 m corridor (the permanent transect line). All fishes within this area to the water's surface are counted. A single diver equipped with scuba, slate, and pencil enters the water, then counts and notes all fishes in the prescribed area (method modified from Brock 1954). Besides counting the numbers of individuals of all fishes seen, the length of each is estimated for later use in the estimation of fish standing crop by linear regression techniques (Ricker 1975).

Species-specific regression coefficients have been developed over the last 30 years by the author and others at the University of Hawaii, Naval Undersea Center (see Evans 1974), and the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources using weight and body measurements of captured fishes; for many species the coefficients have been developed using sample sizes in excess of a hundred individuals. For the 1990 survey two weeks were allowed to elapse from the time of station selection and marking to the time of the first fish census to reduce the bias caused by wary fishes. The same individual (the author) performs all fish censuses to reduce bias.

Besides frightening wary fishes, other problems with the visual census technique include the underestimation of cryptic species such as moray eels (family Muraenidae) and nocturnal species such as squirrelfishes (family Holocentridae) and bigeyes or oaweoweo (family Priacanthidae). This problem is compounded in areas of high relief and coral coverage that afford numerous shelter sites. Species lists and abundance estimates are more accurate for areas of low relief, although some fishes with cryptic habits or protective coloration, such as scorpionfishes or nohu (family Scorpaenidae) and flatfishes (family Bothidae), might still be missed.

Another problem is the reduced effectiveness of the visual census technique in turbid water. This is compounded by the difficulty of counting fishes that move quickly or are very numerous. Additionally, bias related to the experience of the census taker should be considered in making comparisons between surveys. Despite these problems, the visual census technique is probably the most accurate, nondestructive assessment method currently available for counting diurnally active fishes (Brock 1982).

A number of methods are utilized to quantitatively assess benthic communities at each station, including the taking of photographs at locations marked for repeated sampling through time (each covering 0.67 m2) and the placing of 1 m x 1 m quadrats at marked locations for repeated measurements. Both the photographs and quadrats are used to estimate coverage of corals and other sessile forms. Photographs, which provide a permanent record from which to estimate coverage, were used in the eight most recent surveys (1991 through 1998); the 1 m x 1 m quadrats were used for an in-the-field appraisal of coverage in all surveys. Cover estimates from photographs and quadrats are all recorded as percent cover. Diurnally exposed motile macroinvertebrates greater than 2 cm in some dimension are censused in the same 4 m x 20 m corridor used for the fish counts.

Macrothalloid algae encountered in the 1 m X 1 m quadrats or photographs were quantitatively recorded as percent cover. Emphasis was placed on those species that were visually dominant, and no attempt was made to quantitatively assess the multitude of microalgal species that constitute the algal turf so characteristic of many coral reef habitats.

As requested by permit agencies, divers made simple physical measurements at the three stations while in the field. Measurements of percent oxygen concentration and temperature were made with a YSI Model 57 Oxygen meter, salinity was taken with a hand-held refractometer, and water clarity was determined using a 12-inch secchi disk.

During fieldwork, an effort was made to note the presence of any green sea turtles (a threatened species) and protected marine mammals within or near the study sites.

#INSTRUMENT TYPES: -SCUBA -Visual census -Photography -Percent oxygen concentration and temperature were made with a YSI Model 57 Oxygen meter, salinity was taken with a hand-held refractometer, and water clarity was determined using a 12-inch secchi disk.

Process_Step:
Process_Description: See "Logical Consistency Report" and Methodology section
Process_Date: 19981231

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Contact_Organization: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
Contact_Person: NODC User Services
Contact_Position: not applicable
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, 4th Floor
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277 or 3280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nodc.services@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM through 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday EST
Contact_Instructions: Phone/e-mail/FAX/voice mail message
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: DOC
Format_Version_Number: MS-Word 97
Format_Specification: None
Format_Information_Content:
MS Word 97 documents (completed yearly reports and associated files); redundant text files
File_Decompression_Technique: Uncompressed files
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0000177
Access_Instructions:
NODC Data Direct functions through standard Internet browsers; FTP capability required; access "Data Direct" through the NODC website at www.nodc.noaa.gov; go to "year 2000" and select NODC Accession # 0000177
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:
PC, Unix, Mac, standard Internet browser, FTP capability, MS-Word 97 or higher and/or compatible software suggested
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
Download through via NODC's "Data Direct" system at the NODC homepage at www.nodc.noaa.gov or contact NODC for custom order. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
Turnaround: Usually within 24 hours or less if downloaded via the Internet
Custom_Order_Process:
Contact the NODC User Services Group via phone/FAX/E-mail: nodc.services@noaa.gov
Technical_Prerequisites: MS-Word 97 or compatible software suggested
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010709
Beginning_Time: Unknown
Ending_Date: Present
Ending_Time: Unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200329
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20030131
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sheri Phillips
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NODC
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1315 East-West Highway, E/OC1, SSMC3, 4th Floor
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3280 x127
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sheri.phillips@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9:30 AM - 6 PM Monday-Thursday
Contact_Instructions: E-mail, phone, FAX, mail
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
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: Dataset credit to originators required
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20040308045429
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19901227
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19980828
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nodc_0000177_sand_is_reef_community.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 159

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