Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Acropora Presence/Absence in Surveyed Waters of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands 2001-2006 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: On May 9, 2006, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) listed staghorn and elkhorn corals (Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These two species qualified as ESA threatened species because there was evidence they have undergone substantial declines in abundance (from historic levels) throughout their ranges. NOAA Fisheries Service is now seeking to determine the extant spatial distribution of these two species throughout the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to aid in the management and regulatory activities related to ESA listing. These data represent the potential locations of presence or absence for elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis). Purpose: The overarching goal is to provide NOAA Fisheries Service with information on the extant spatial distribution of acroporid corals throughout the Caribbean Sea to aid in management and regulatory activities related to their Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing. The purpose of these data is to visually represent the potential locations of presence or absence of Acropora spp. for GIS analysis and display. Supplemental_Information: Data submitted by investigators are converted into a series of flat files in dbf format with indices that show presence and true absence (where possible) of A. cervicornis and A. palmata for each U.S. State or Territory. True absence of an Acropora species means that an active search was made to locate the coral at the given GPS coordinates, but the species were not found there. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2001 Beginning_Time: unknown Ending_Date: 2006 Ending_Time: unknown Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.939850 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.564370 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.382350 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.757630 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project Theme_Keyword: Acropora Implementation Issues Theme_Keyword: 2160 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Reef Locations Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Acropora palmata Theme_Keyword: Acropora cervicornis Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: staghorn coral Theme_Keyword: elkhorn coral Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Caribbean Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands Place_Keyword: St. John Place_Keyword: St. Thomas Place_Keyword: St. Croix Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: PR Place_Keyword: USVI Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users be advised that the data identifies potential locations of presence of absence for Acropora spp. and does not definitively identify all locations of Acropora spp. To determine actual presence of Acropora spp., an in-water survey must be conducted. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jennifer Moore Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service Contact_Position: Acropora Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 263 13th Avenue South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33071-5505 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Not Applicable Completeness_Report: Complete Pending NMFS PRD Review Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: digital GIS shapefiles were developed using ESRI ArcGIS software to show the distribution of A. cervicornis and A. palmata separately in each location where we have data. Data submitted by investigators are converted into a series of flat files in dbf format with indices that show presence and true absence (where possible) of A. cervicornis and A. palmata for each U.S. State or Territory. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce Process_Date: 20080430 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NOAA-NMFS Contact_Person: Amanda Frick Contact_Position: GIS Analyst/Contractor Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 263 13th Avenue South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701-5505 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6229 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: AcroporaPRVI_presabs Entity_Type_Definition: Presence/Absence of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands waters Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ID Attribute_Definition: point identifier Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable - point identifier Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: Year in which the survey was conducted Attribute_Definition_Source: Varied Sources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2001 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2006 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT Attribute_Definition: decimal degrees latitude of point location Attribute_Definition_Source: Varied Sources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.75763 Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.38235 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LON Attribute_Definition: decimal degrees longitude of point location Attribute_Definition_Source: Varied Sources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.93985 Range_Domain_Maximum: -64.56437 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACER Attribute_Definition: A. cervicornis presence or absence: 1 = presence; 0 = absence or absence unknown Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 1 = presence Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 0 = absence or absence unknown Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute: Attribute_Label: APAL Attribute_Definition: A. palmata presence or absence: 1 = presence; 0 = absence or absence unknown Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 1 = presence Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 0 = absence or absence unknown Codeset_Source: NOAA/NMFS Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jennifer Moore Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service Contact_Position: Acropora Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 263 13th Avenue South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33071-5505 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. 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