Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Publication_Date: 20100416 Title: CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Palmyra Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific Description: Abstract: Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 14 sites around Palmyra Atoll in Pacific Remote Island Areas from 30 March to 3 April 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0803. 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). Purpose: 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. Supplemental_Information: Maximum depth was 20 meters. Corals observed: Island Species TaxonName Genus Class PAL ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia PAL ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia PAL ACYT Acropora cytherea Acropora Scleractinia PAL ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia PAL AVAL Acropora valida Acropora Scleractinia PAL CORL Coralmorph Coralimorphia PAL DESP Dendronephthya sp Dendronephthya Octocoral PAL DISS Distichopora sp Distichopora Hydrozoan PAL FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia PAL FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia PAL FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia PAL FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia PAL GARS Gardineroseris sp Gardineroseris Scleractinia PAL GOAL Goniopora/Alveopora Goniopora/Alveopora Scleractinia PAL HERS Herpolitha sp Herpolitha Scleractinia PAL HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia PAL LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia PAL LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia PAL LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia PAL MCAP Montipora capitata Montipora Scleractinia PAL MCUR Montastrea curta Montastrea Scleractinia PAL MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia PAL PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan PAL PAVS Pavona sp Pavona Scleractinia PAL PCAC Pavona cactus Pavona PAL PCAP Pocillopora capitata Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PDAM Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia PAL PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia PAL PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia PAL PMAL Pavona maldivensis Pavona Scleractinia PAL PMEA Pocillopora meandrina Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia PAL PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia PAL PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia PAL PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia PAL PVAU Porites vaughani Porites Scleractinia PAL PVER Pocillopora verrucosa Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral PAL SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral PAL SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia PAL TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia PAL TUBA Tubastrea/Balanophyllia Tubastrea/Balanophyllia Scleractinia PAL ZOPA Zoanthus & Palythoa Zoanthus & Palythoa Scleractinia Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20080330 Ending_Date: 20080403 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.188484 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -161.975032 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.916696 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.848978 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project Theme_Keyword: Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls Theme_Keyword: 1221 Theme: 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 Theme_Keyword: Palmyra Atoll Theme_Keyword: HI0803 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Biodiversity Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Palmyra Atoll Place_Keyword: Line Islands Place_Keyword: Pacific Remote Island Areas Place_Keyword: USA Minor Outlying Islands Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: PRIA Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date Use_Constraints: 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: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Contact_Address: 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: Sarah Myhre, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: Not applicable Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 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. Logical_Consistency_Report: 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: 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: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: 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). Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: 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 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface Depth_Resolution: 1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: 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 Contact_Address: 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: 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CDROM, or email Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: None if receiving the data online Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20190605 Metadata_Review_Date: 20081126 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Contact_Address: 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 Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20081126035716 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20080330 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20080403 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_rea_corals_palmyra_2008.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2437