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Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2005 - 2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934)

Data Set (DS)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24327  |  Updated: May 15, 2025  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2005 - 2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/24327.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Presence or absence of acroporid corals marked by handheld GPS during snorkel or tow surveys of shallow water (5m) reef habitats in the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (USA)

Distribution Information

  • 46934.1.1.tar.gz
    16.816 MB

    National Centers for Environmental Information Archival Information Package

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Please cite contributors when using this data

Controlled Theme Keywords

Acropora, Acropora cervicornis, Acropora palmata, biota, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, environment

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Acropsppsurvey
Document Protocol for In Water Mapping of Acroporid Corals

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Dana E Williams
dana.williams@noaa.gov
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3

Metadata Contact
Dana E Williams
dana.williams@noaa.gov
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-81.41079° W, -80.19632° E, 25.29129° N, 24.54466° S

Shallow reef sites in the Upper Florida Keys (USA)

Time Frame 1
2005-05-23 - 2007-08-01

Item Identification

Title: Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2005 - 2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934)
Short Name: Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 2005 -2007
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2005
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Abstract:

Presence or absence of acroporid corals marked by handheld GPS during snorkel or tow surveys of shallow water (5m) reef habitats in the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (USA)
Purpose:

To document the presence or absence of Acropora spp at shallow reef sites in the Upper Florida Keys (USA)
Other Citation Details:

Cite as: Miller, Margaret W.; SEFSC - Miami Lab (2008). Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2005 - 2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934. Accessed [date].
Supplemental Information:

These data were initially sent to the Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) project by Margaret Miller and Dana Williams of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Acropora View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Acropora cervicornis View WoRMS Aphia Record
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Acropora palmata View WoRMS Aphia Record
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Reef Locations
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census > Population density
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 046934
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 46934
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS benthic
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS GIS Product
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - coral reef
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Conch Reef (24N080W0011)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > French Reef (25N080W0022)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Grecian Rocks (25N080W0019)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo (25N080W0010)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Conch Reef (24N080W0011)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > French Reef (25N080W0022)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Grecian Rocks (25N080W0019)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Key Largo (25N080W0010)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
None Gulf of Mexico

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD
Location Description:

NCEI Archive

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
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.
Data Set Credit: Margaret W. Miller

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 273860
Date Effective From: 2005
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Williams, Dana E
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Unites States
Email Address: dana.williams@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-767-3262
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 1096779
Date Effective From: 2008
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 856561
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Williams, Dana E
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Unites States
Email Address: dana.williams@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-767-3262
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3

Originator

CC ID: 196768
Date Effective From: 2008
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Point of Contact

CC ID: 856560
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Williams, Dana E
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Unites States
Email Address: dana.williams@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-767-3262
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3

Publisher

CC ID: 856572
Date Effective From: 2008
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 196742
W° Bound: -81.41079
E° Bound: -80.19632
N° Bound: 25.29129
S° Bound: 24.54466
Description

Shallow reef sites in the Upper Florida Keys (USA)

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 196741
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2005-05-23
End: 2007-08-01

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 273866
W° Bound: -80.431554
E° Bound: -80.18494
N° Bound: 25.313038
S° Bound: 24.968048
Description

Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 273865
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2005
End: 2007

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

The data is available from a public web server by following the link in the URL field.
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

Please cite contributors when using this data

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 279979
Start Date: 2008
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2008 - Present)
File Name: 46934.1.1.tar.gz
Description:

National Centers for Environmental Information Archival Information Package
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Archived Data Accession
File Size: 16.816 MB
Compression: GTAR
Review Status: Not Chked

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

data set includes spatial data from various shallow reef areas
Conceptual Consistency:

Not applicable
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Consistency in waypoint locations and attributes were checked between GIS maps and survey locations based on local knowledge.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Already Hosted
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 365
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

N/A
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: World Data Center (WDC) Facility
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: NCEI Archive
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Already Archived

Lineage

Sources

Protocol for In Water Mapping of Acroporid Corals BY Dana E. Williams, Margaret W. Miller, K. Lindsey Kramer

CC ID: 1125350
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: Dana E Williams
Publish Date: 2008-10-19
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2008
Citation URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934/1.1/data/0-data/AcroporaGPSSurveyProtocol.pdf
Citation URL Name: GPS Survey Protocol
Citation URL Description:

Protocol Describing GPS

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 279978
Description:

Dataset imported into ArcGIS for spatial representation. An accompanying field manual includes detailed information on survey methods, use of the handheld GPS (i.e. appropriate settings), as well as descriptions of attribute definitions which are defined and illustrated in photographs.

Process Contact: Williams, Dana E
Phone (Voice): 305-767-3262
Email Address: dana.williams@noaa.gov
Source: Protocol for In Water Mapping of Acroporid Corals BY Dana E. Williams, Margaret W. Miller, K. Lindsey Kramer

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Acropsppsurvey
Document Protocol for In Water Mapping of Acroporid Corals

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 24327
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:24327
Metadata Record Created By: Sarah A O'Connor
Metadata Record Created: 2015-04-08 08:41+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-05-15 19:15+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-04-27
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-27