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File Identifier: gov.noaa.nodc:0168913
Metadata Date Stamp: 2024-12
Organization: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Organization Role: custodian
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Title: Assessment of coral reef communities in Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu of the Main Hawaiian Islands from 2010-03-08 to 2011-11-08 using the Line-point Intercept (LPI) method (NCEI Accession 0168913)
Abstract: This data package contains coral reef community composition data gathered during Line-Point-Intercept (LPI) surveys around the islands of Maui, Hawaii, and Oahu of the main Hawaiian Islands from March 8, 2010 to November 8, 2011 as part of a joint project with the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR). The line-point-intercept (LPI) method (Hill and Wilkinson 2004) is used to assess the percentage of cover for live corals and other benthic elements. The surveys were conducted by a SCUBA diver swimming along two pre-selected 25-m transect lines, during which the benthic element falling directly beneath the transect line was recorded at 25- or 50-cm intervals for 100 or 50 total points/observations per transect, respectively. Benthic elements were assigned to one of ten benthic categories: live (scleractinian) corals, octocorals, dead corals, coralline algae, macroalgae, turf algae, cyanophyes, zoanthids, other sessile macro-invertebrates, and sand. Benthic organisms were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (corals, macroalgae, and zoanthids to genus or species). Turf algae included pavement, rock, rubble, and turf algae observations.
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Theme Topics: Environment and Conservation, Oceans and Estuaries, Biology and Ecology
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West Bounding Longitude: -157.826
South Bounding Latitude: 19.3692
East Bounding Longitude: -155.849
North Bounding Latitude: 21.4769
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Scope (quality information applies to): Dataset
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Email: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Contact Website: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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