1998 Inventory of Endangered Species and Wildlife Resources at the US Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (NODC Accession 0000631)

Metadata:

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Kevin Foster, U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion (primary report author)

Originator:

Michael Molina, U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion (co-author and surveyor)

Originator:

Christine Willis, U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion (co-author and surveyor)

Originator:

Sheldon Plentovich, U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion (co-author)

Originator:

Colleen Henson, U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion (co-author)

Originator: David Woodside, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (surveyor)

Originator:

John Naughton, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service (surveyor)

Publication_Date: 200103

Title:

1998 Inventory of Endangered Species and Wildlife Resources at the US Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (NODC Accession 0000631)

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Publisher: Department of Interior, USA

Online_Linkage: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/631

Description:

Abstract:

This report summarizes the results of the second United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Activities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (UES) inventory of endangered species and wildlife resources at USAKA, which was conducted in 1998. The first was taken in 1996. These reports are used as the official record of species and habitats of concern at USAKA. For the National Oceanographic Data Center, interest in the report focuses on the marine element. Data tables from marine surveys of sponges, corals, and mollusks species are given.

Purpose:

The primary objective of the inventory was to document the presence and general distribution of terrestrial and marine Species of Concern (SOCs) and to record observations on the overall condition of their habitats. Terrestrial SOCs include certain migratory seabirds, shorebirds, and waterfowl. Important terrestrial habitats include Pisonia, Pemphis, and mixed broadleaf forests; salt ponds; and seabird and shorebird breeding and loafing sites. Marine SOCs include certain marine mammals, sea turtles, corals, sponges, and mollusks. Important marine habitats include lagoon, interislet, and seaward reef flats and slopes; reef passes; lagoon floors; seagrass beds; reef quarry pits; and intertidal zones.

Supplemental_Information:

NOAASupplemental:Entry_ID: UnknownSensor_Name: SCUBA, visual censusSource_Name: manualProject_Campaign: US ArmyOriginating_Center: US Fish and Wildlife ServiceStorage_Medium: ASCII and WordPerfect 8Reference: Similar NODC Dataset: 1998 Wake Island, NODC ACCN 0000247Reference: Similar NODC Dataset: 1996 Kwajalein Atoll, NODC ACCN 0000251Reference: Similar NODC Dataset: 1997 Namur, NODC ACCN (not yet assigned)Online_size: 3.5 megabytes

Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0000631

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19981030

Beginning_Time: 0800

Ending_Date: 19981214

Ending_Time: 1700

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Resurvey plans every one to two years

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 167.45000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 167.78333

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 09.40000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 08.73333

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Biological survey

Theme_Keyword: Coral species

Theme_Keyword: sponge species

Theme_Keyword: marine mollusk species

Theme_Keyword: coastal studies

Theme_Keyword: coral reef

Theme_Keyword: Coral reef monitoring and assessment

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Estuarine Habitat

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: 002

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: 014

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Kwajalein Atoll

Place_Keyword: Marshall Islands

Place_Keyword: tropical western Pacific

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: RMI

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000)

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: benthic

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kevin Foster

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion

Contact_Position: Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical and mailing

Address: 300 Ala Moana Blvd

Address: RM 3-122

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: Hawaii

Postal_Code: 96850

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)541-3441

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Kevin_Foster@mail.fws.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Mr. Randy Galien, U.S. Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Corel WordPerfect 8 Document

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: see Lineage - Process Step

Completeness_Report: the survey was 100% completed

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: R. B. Clapp

Publication_Date: 1990

Title: Notes on the birds of the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Atoll Research Bulletin

Issue_Identification: No. 342

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington D.C

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1990

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Clapp, 1990

Source_Contribution: Bird Notes

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: C. L. Colin

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Tropical Pacific Invertebrates - A Field Guide to the Marine Invertebrates Occurring on Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs, Seagrass Beds, and Mangroves

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Beverly Hills, California

Publisher: Coral Reef Press

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Colin, 1995

Source_Contribution: Field Guide to Marine Invertebrates

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J. N. A. Hooper

Originator: F. Wiedenmayer.

Publication_Date: 1994

Title: Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 12 Porifera

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Melbourne, Australia

Publisher: CSIRO

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hooper and Wiedenmayer, 1994

Source_Contribution: Identification of the Coral Reef Fishes

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: C. S. Lobban

Originator: M. Schefter

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: Tropical Pacific Island Environments

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Guam Press

Publisher: Guam

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lobban and Schefter, 1997

Source_Contribution: Tropical Pacific Island Environments

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: R. F. Myers

Publication_Date: 1989

Title:

Micronesian Reef Fishes - A Practical Guide to the Identification of the Coral Reef Fishes of the Tropical Central and Western Pacific

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Agana, Guam

Publisher: Coral Graphics

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1989

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Myers, 1989

Source_Contribution: identification of coral reef fishes

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: W. L. Schipper

Publication_Date: 1987

Title: Observations of Birds on Kwajalein Atoll 1978-1983

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Elepaio

Issue_Identification: 46:27-32

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1978

Ending_Date: 1983

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Schipper, 1985

Source_Contribution: bird observations

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J.E.N. Veron

Publication_Date: 1993

Title: Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Hawaii Press

Publisher: Honolulu, Hawaii

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1993

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Veron, 1993

Source_Contribution: coral identification

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Compact of Free Association Between the United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 48 U.S.C.1681 (Compact), which became effective on October 21, 1986, established the framework for administering governmental, economic, security, and defense relations between the United States Government and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). For Title One, Article VI, of the Compact obligated the U.S. Government to develop environmental standards and procedures and to apply them to its activities in the RMI. In 1989, the U.S. Army completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Actions at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll in the RMI. This document and the subsequent Record of Decision emphasized the need for the U.S. Government to develop the environmental standards and procedures required by the Compact. On December 4, 1995, the first edition of the Environmental Standards and Procedures for United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Activities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (UES) was approved for implementation. The UES established a level of environmental protection that is substantively equivalent to that provided for by the U.S.environmental statutes that were in place in the Marshall Islandsthe day before the effective date of the Compact. With regard to biological resources, these statutes include the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), Migratory Bird Conservation Act (MBCA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and others as agreed upon by the U.S. Government and the RMI. The UES also incorporate parts of the RMI wildlife protection statutes for certain native species potentially susceptible to USAKA actions. Applicable RMI laws include the RMI Endangered Species Act of 1975, Marine Resources (Trochus) Act of 1983, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1990, and Marine Resources Act. Among other things, the UES protects species of concern (SOC) and significant habitats at USAKA. Lists of these species and habitats are included in the UES in Appendices 3-4 A-G, and the Appendix of this inventory report. The UES require that inventories of USAKA species and habitats of special concern be conducted on a biennial basis to ascertain the status of these resources at each of the USAKA islets leased from the RMI at the time of the investigation. All marine surveys were conducted between the hours of 0700 and 1700, using a Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) technique. The reef surrounding each islet was divided into sections for data collection and reporting purposes, and each section was designated a station number. Station REAs were made by traversing or swimming over the reef in a meandering fashion with a minimum amount of backtracking. Marine SOCs and habitats were surveyed on interislet, lagoon-facing, and ocean-facing reef flats by either walking or snorkeling, depending on the water depth at the time. Deeper locations, such as lagoon-facing reef slopes, lagoon pinnacles, and ocean-facing reef slopes weresurveyed by diving with scuba from a boat. The presence of SOCs and various other important species (e.g. non SOCcorals, other invertebrates, algae, and reef fishes) were recorded.Emphasis was given to identifying conspicuous, diurnally active species. As a result, small, cryptic, and nocturnally active species are under-represented in the data. Brief descriptions of benthic habitat are provided for each survey station. Observations of the presence of SOCs within each station are indicated on the islet maps with symbols identified in each map legend. For corals, both the number of coral SOCs and the total number of coral species identified during the inventory are given for each station. Observations on the presence of marine SOCs are providedin the following tables: Table 8 - Corals, Table 9 - Sponges, and Table 10 -Mollusks. During the 1998 inventory, all reef stations could not be surveyed due to large surf, strong winds, and high tides on the exposed, windward sides of several islets. These unsurveyed stations include Roi-Namur (RN-1,7,8), Meck (MK-2,5), Gagan (GA-1), Gellinam (GL-2), andEnnugarret (ET-3,4). No 1998 observations could be made at any of these marine stations due to rough sea conditions. In addition, scheduling conflicts prevented the NMFS biologist from participating fully in the 1998 inventory. This resulted in no 1998 reef fish observations at several stations in addition to those listed above. These additional stations include Kwajalein (KI-2,3,6,7,8,9),Roi-Namur (RN- 2,3,4,5,6), Omelek (OM-1,2,3,4), Ennylabegan (EL-1,2,3,4),Legan (1,2,3,4,5), Illeginni (IL-1,2,3), Gagan (GA-2,3,4),Eniwetak (2,3,4), and Ennugarret (1,2,5,6).In cases where stations were not surveyed at all in 1998, it is so noted at the beginning of the appropriate station sections in this report. The information that appears in this report for the unsurveyed stations is from the 1996 inventory report, since that information is the most current, and this is also noted. In cases, where reef fishes were not surveyed in 1998, it is so noted within the "Other Species" portion of the appropriate station sections. In those cases, the most current observations on reef fishes from the 1996 inventory report are included in this report.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Clapp, 1990

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Colin, 1995

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hooper and Wiedenmayer, 1994

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Lobban and Schefter, 1997

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Myers, 1991

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Schipper, 1985

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Veron, 1993

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kevin Foster

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Ecoregion

Contact_Position: Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical and mailing

Address: 300 Ala Moana Blvd

Address: RM 3-122

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: Hawaii

Postal_Code: 96850

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808)541-3441

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Kevin_Foster@mail.fws.gov

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Distributor:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Review_Date: 20081015

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20060801

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC

Contact_Position: Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison

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Address_Type: mailing

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CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20081015081118

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19981030

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19981214

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nodc_0000631.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2316