National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014
Data Set (DS) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36165 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36165.
Full Citation Examples
DOI: doi:10.7289/V53N21Q5
AbstractThe data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys for two life stages (juveniles, adults) across the Mariana archipelago since 2014. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Adult colony surveys record morphology, colony size, partial mortality in two categories - old dead and recent dead, cause of recent dead partial mortality, and non-lesion forming condition including bleaching and disease). In 2023 some segment observations were repeated for internal quality control; to filter for non-repeated data, be certain filter for TRANSECTNUM = 1.
A two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S. Pacific regions. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Mariana Archipelago. Sampling effort was allocated based on strata area and sites were randomly located within strata. Sites were surveyed using belt transects to collect juvenile and adult coral colony metrics. These data provide information on juvenile and adult coral abundance (density, proportion occurrence, and total colony abundance), size distribution, partial mortality, prevalence and abundance of recent mortality and cause, prevalence of disease and bleaching, and diversity.
The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than sampling more transects at a site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site to site comparisons should be used with caution.
The data from the coral demographic surveys can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
Distribution Information
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PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : southern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC data report DR-17-036. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-036
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PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : northern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC data report DR-17-037. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-037
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PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/39jh-8993
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PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84
https://doi.org/10.25923/w1k2-0y84
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701).
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ERDDAP Data Service
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of adult corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Mariana Archipelago since 2014.
ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).
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ERDDAP Data Service
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of juvenile corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Mariana Archipelago since 2014.
ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs).
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 (RA2201). Note a repeat segment flag was included to mark those repeated for internal review. To use without repeats, filter for transectnum = 1 prior to analyses.
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CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 (RA2201). Note a repeat segment flag was included to mark those repeated for internal review. To use without repeats, filter for transectnum = 1 prior to analyses.
None
Please cite NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.
Example:
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2023: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36165.
Controlled Theme Keywords
BENTHIC, biota, CORAL REEF, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | Adult Coral Belt Observations Data Dictionary MARIAN_2022 |
Entity | Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary MARIAN 2022 |
Entity | View: V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE Data Dictionary |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Courtney S Couch
courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
Lori H Luers
lori.luers@noaa.gov
Extents
144.634585° W,
145.85269754° E,
20.55177966° N,
13.241626° S
Mariana Archipelago, including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Aguijan, Saipan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug, and Farallon de Pajaros.
2014-03-25 - 2014-05-07
MARAMP 2014, Legs I through III
2017-05-05 - 2017-06-21
2022-05-10 - 2022-06-01
Timeframe of coral demographic surveys conducted on RA-22-01 Leg 4. Islands visited: Mariana Archipelago, including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Asuncion, and Maug.
Item Identification
Title: | National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014 |
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Short Name: | NCRMP: Coral Demography Marianas |
Status: | On Going |
Creation Date: | 2014 |
Revision Date: | 2023-06 |
Publication Date: | 2023 |
Abstract: |
The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys for two life stages (juveniles, adults) across the Mariana archipelago since 2014. Juvenile colony surveys include morphology and size. Adult colony surveys record morphology, colony size, partial mortality in two categories - old dead and recent dead, cause of recent dead partial mortality, and non-lesion forming condition including bleaching and disease). In 2023 some segment observations were repeated for internal quality control; to filter for non-repeated data, be certain filter for TRANSECTNUM = 1. A two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S. Pacific regions. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Mariana Archipelago. Sampling effort was allocated based on strata area and sites were randomly located within strata. Sites were surveyed using belt transects to collect juvenile and adult coral colony metrics. These data provide information on juvenile and adult coral abundance (density, proportion occurrence, and total colony abundance), size distribution, partial mortality, prevalence and abundance of recent mortality and cause, prevalence of disease and bleaching, and diversity. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than sampling more transects at a site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site to site comparisons should be used with caution. The data from the coral demographic surveys can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. |
Purpose: |
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long-term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP is intended to coordinate various Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA will be able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. |
Notes: |
Updated as new data collected (2023). FGDC Import, mostly updated. AMD 2015-06-02, AMD updated 2015-06-15 |
Supplemental Information: |
The NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP coordinates various NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA is able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. NCRMP is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach consolidates monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the CRCP and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), and many other partners. The PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at NOAA Fisheries is leading biological monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The biological component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a triennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Innovative analysis techniques are then used to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region's resources and how they are changing over time. |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | doi:10.7289/V53N21Q5 |
DOI Registration Authority: | NOAA |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD > Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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UNCONTROLLED | |
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus | Numeric Data Sets > Biology |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Richness |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Coral Colony Size and Condition |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid assessment studies |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > BioDiversity |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology > Coral cover |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities |
CRCP Project | 743 |
CRCP Project | National Coral Reef Monitoring Program |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | 002 |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | biota |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | CORAL |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | CORAL - CENSUS |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | CORAL - COLONY SIZE |
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey - biological |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey - coral reef |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | survey - swimmer/diver |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | swimmer/diver |
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | visual observation |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | Coral Reef Conservation Program |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | CORAL REEF STUDIES |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) |
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program |
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division |
None | CNMI |
None | Coral Belt Survey |
None | Coral Disease |
None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Division |
None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
None | CRED |
None | CREP |
None | Ecosystem Sciences Division |
None | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
None | PIFSC |
None | Rapid Ecological Assessments |
None | REA |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Triennial |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > GUAM
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
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UNCONTROLLED | |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) |
CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Marianas Trench Marine National Monument |
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | NW Pacific |
None | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
None | Mariana Archipelago |
None | Mariana Islands |
None | Marianas |
Platform Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | HI'IALAKAI |
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS | Rainier |
Physical Location
Organization: | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Honolulu |
State/Province: | HI |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Database |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
Raw survey data includes metadata for each survey (where, when, who, area); site characteristics (depth, reef type, habitat); individual adult and juvenile coral observations identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (usually species) including morphology, empirical size measurement, and all other recorded colony attributes including partial mortality and condition. The raw data also include individual observations of crustose coralline algae diseases and Alcyonarian disease recorded disease type and lesion size. Finally, the third type of raw data include presence of other Anthozoans (other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, Corallimorpharians, and Antipatharians). Adult Coral Observations Data Dictionary https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36173 Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36176 |
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. |
Data Set Credit: | NOAA Fisheries, ESD and funded by the NOAA CRCP |
Support Roles
Data Set Credit
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) |
Address: |
1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 |
Phone: | (301) 713-3155 |
URL: | https://coralreef.noaa.gov |
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2021 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Charendoff, Jonathan |
Email Address: | jonathan.charendoff@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2021 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Luers, Lori H |
Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
Email Address: | lori.luers@noaa.gov |
Originator
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) |
Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
Email Address: | pifsc.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 808-725-5360 |
URL: | https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov |
Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2021 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Couch, Courtney S |
Email Address: | courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Description: |
Mariana Archipelago |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | 144.634585 | |
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E° Bound: | 145.85269754 | |
N° Bound: | 20.55177966 | |
S° Bound: | 13.241626 | |
Description |
Mariana Archipelago, including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Aguijan, Saipan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug, and Farallon de Pajaros. |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2014-03-25 |
End: | 2014-05-07 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1401 |
Description: |
MARAMP 2014, Legs I through III |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2017-05-05 |
End: | 2017-06-21 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | HA1701 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2022-05-10 |
End: | 2022-06-01 |
Alternate Start As Of Info: | RA2201_Leg4 |
Description: |
Timeframe of coral demographic surveys conducted on RA-22-01 Leg 4. Islands visited: Mariana Archipelago, including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Asuncion, and Maug. |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Security Classification System: |
Not applicable |
Security Handling Description: |
Not applicable |
Data Access Policy: |
NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015: ESD welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. ESD has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols. The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data: 1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with ESD principal investigators. 2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by ESD, proper acknowledgement of both CREP and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below. 3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, ESD requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections. 4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the ESD Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided. Example citation: "This publication makes use of data products provided by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.â |
Data Access Procedure: |
Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Please cite NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data. Example: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2023: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) of Coral Demography (Adult and Juvenile Corals) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36165. |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | PIFSC_DR-17-036_2017_BenthicBrief_S.Marianas.pdf |
Description: |
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : southern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC data report DR-17-036. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-036 |
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Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 |
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Description: |
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : northern Mariana Islands, 2017. PIFSC data report DR-17-037. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/DR-PIFSC-17-037 |
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Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
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Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. https://doi.org/10.25923/39jh-8993 |
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Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-92_2018_SOP_Benthic.pdf |
Description: |
Winston M, Couch C, Ferguson M, Huntington B, Swanson D, Vargas-Ángel B. 2019. Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-92, 66 p. doi:10.25923/w1k2-0y84 https://doi.org/10.25923/w1k2-0y84 |
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Distribution 5
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159166 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2014_coralgenera.csv |
Description: |
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 6
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159166 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2014_coralspecies.csv |
Description: |
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 7
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159166 |
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File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ MARIANA 2014.csv |
Description: |
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401). |
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Distribution 8
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159166 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE MARIAN 2014.csv |
Description: |
Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401). |
File Date/Time: | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 9
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159166 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_F MARIANA 2014.csv |
Description: |
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 (HA1401). |
File Date/Time: | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
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Distribution 10
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166383 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2017_coralgenera.csv |
Description: |
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 11
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166383 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2017_coralspecies.csv |
Description: |
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 12
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166383 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_E_ MARIAN 2017.csv |
Description: |
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701). |
File Date/Time: | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 13
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166383 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_E_PRESENCE MARIAN 2017.csv |
Description: |
Presence / absence from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701). |
File Date/Time: | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 14
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166383 |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | V0_CORAL_OBS_F MARIAN 2017.csv |
Description: |
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 (HA1701). |
File Date/Time: | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 15
Download URL: | https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Adult_CNMI_Guam.html |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
Description: |
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of adult corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Mariana Archipelago since 2014. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). |
File Type (Deprecated): | ERDDAP Data Server |
Distribution Format: | ERDDAP Data Service |
Distribution 16
Download URL: | https://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Coral_Demographic_Survey_Juvenile_CNMI_Guam.html |
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Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
Description: |
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ERDDAP web service for coral demographic data of juvenile corals collected by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) during ESD-led NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program missions to the Mariana Archipelago since 2014. ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. ERDDAP can also return a .png or .pdf image with a customized graph or map. ERDDAP also has web pages (for humans with browsers) and RESTful web services (for computer programs). |
File Type (Deprecated): | ERDDAP Data Server |
Distribution Format: | ERDDAP Data Service |
Distribution 17
Start Date: | 2023 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279491 |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2022_coralgenera.csv |
Description: |
List of coral genera surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2023-05-19 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 18
Start Date: | 2023 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279491 |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MARIAN2022_coralspecies.csv |
Description: |
List of coral species surveyed in the Mariana archipelago |
File Date/Time: | 2023-05-19 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 19
Start Date: | 2023 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279491 |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | NCRMP_CORAL_OBS_ADU_MARIAN_2022.csv |
Description: |
Adult coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 (RA2201). Note a repeat segment flag was included to mark those repeated for internal review. To use without repeats, filter for transectnum = 1 prior to analyses. |
File Date/Time: | 2023-02-23 16:39:15 |
File Type (Deprecated): | csv (comma-separated values) |
Distribution Format: | CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) |
Distribution 20
Start Date: | 2023 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279491 |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | NCRMP_CORAL_OBS_JUV_MARIAN_2022.csv |
Description: |
Juvenile coral colony observations from coral demographic surveys of stratified random sites by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) conducted across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 (RA2201). Note a repeat segment flag was included to mark those repeated for internal review. To use without repeats, filter for transectnum = 1 prior to analyses. |
File Date/Time: | 2023-02-23 16:41:50 |
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URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific |
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Name: | Coral Reefs in the Pacific |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website |
URL 2
URL: | https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ |
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Name: | National Coral Reef Monitoring Program |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. |
URL 3
URL: | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific#survey-methods |
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Name: | Survey Methods |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands website |
URL 4
URL: | ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0101/0157633/ |
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Name: | Benthic Monitoring Briefs since 2016 |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Benthic Monitoring Briefs available for FTP download for surveys starting in 2016. Monitoring briefs provide timely release of a summary overview of monitoring effort and preliminary data following a research expedition led by ESD, including Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program cruises and other missions. This type of report is intended as an initial and provisional summary of the data collected, and the information contained in these briefs is subject to change. |
URL 5
URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/search/index.html?page=1&itemsPerPage=1000&searchFor=CRCP |
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Name: | ERRDAP datasets for download |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | HTML |
Description: |
Downloadable links to other CRCP datasets; coral demographic data for other regions is available here. |
URL 6
URL: | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22060 |
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Name: | Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2018 Update |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
SOPs for Benthic REA Surveys from 2018 |
URL 7
URL: | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/16088 |
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Name: | Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic REA monitoring summary : southern Mariana Islands, 2017 |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
Benthic REA monitoring summary : southern Mariana Islands, 2017 (for Pacific RAMP, which is more recently called NCRMP) |
Technical Environment
Description: |
PIFSC Oracle database view: V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_E and V_NCEI_CORAL_OBS_F |
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
This data should be assessed at the genus level due to variabilities in identifying at genus or species level. Observations were made by experienced benthic survey personnel who have been trained, undergone a series of calibration surveys and coral taxon identification testing, and have met a set of minimum standards for colony assessment and taxon identification in each region. The accuracy of species and genus level identification was high. The lowest taxonomic level was species in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. For the remaining three Pacific regions, the lowest taxonomic level of coral identification was genus except for a select number of species that were consistently identified to species by all divers conducting the surveys. The number of species may change for each survey year depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers. The list of coral species is included for each region and survey year. The total number of species was 28 coral species and 57 coral genera in 2014, 81 coral species and 48 coral genera in 2017, 54 coral species and 48 coral genera in 2022 in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. In other words, the individual records within each year may include many more species than encompassed by the region lists, however, these were not consistently identified across all survey years and regions so these records should be assessed at the genus level. Handheld GPS units were used to locate random sites and mark site locations. |
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Analytical Accuracy: |
The taxon code AAAA is included where the segment was surveyed and no individual colonies were found in both the juvenile and adult colony records. These are true zeros. The value -9 is a placeholder or missing value for the fields: colony length, colony width (juveniles), extent, and severity. |
Completeness Report: |
Only shallow water (0 to 30 meter depth range) hard-bottom habitats are surveyed. The survey sites were randomly selected using a systematic process based on available habitat and bathymetric data. Although efforts are made to include broad spatial coverage of surveys at each island, weather conditions and other environmental constraints may have prevented the team from surveying exposed reef areas. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
The same methods of data collection are used at each surveyed site. Periodic examination of the data is conducted throughout each mission to check for diver bias or other discrepancies. |
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Quality control of the data occurred at a few stages from data entry to data ingestion into the Oracle database. Observations, including species identification, are periodically checked during expeditions for consistency between and among divers. Data entry is usually conducted on the same day as the surveys using a data entry interface with several data controls employed, and are quality controlled by individual divers checking entry errors at a separate time. Following a mission, the data is then run through rigorous quality control checks by the data management team before the data are migrated to the Oracle database. The data is quality controlled against the physical data sheets following data entry. There are also several queries in the MS Access / Oracle database to flag errors based on pre-defined criteria. Given the size of the data set, there remains some possibility of typographical or other errors. |
Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | Unknown |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | NCEI-MD |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | Unknown |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data is captured in several locations: physical data sheets, MS Access cruise database (historically), and PIFSC Oracle database (currently). The physical data sheets are housed at PIFSC. The MS Access cruise database was regularly backed up by the cruise data manager while at sea. The PIFSC Oracle database is regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS. Currently the data lives only in the PIFSC Oracle Database. |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
The two-stage stratified random sampling (StRS) design and belt transect methodology for adult and juvenile corals, employed by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division since 2013. |
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Sources
Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2019 Update
Contact Role Type: | Originator |
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Contact Type: | Person |
Contact Name: | Courtney Couch |
Publish Date: | 2020-02-01 |
Extent Type: | Continuing |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2019 |
Citation URL: | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/23951 |
Citation URL Name: | Winston W, Couch C, Huntingon B, Vargas-Ãngel B. 2020. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys, 2019 update. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-PIFSC-96, 56 p. |
Citation URL Description: |
Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2019 Update |
Swanson D, Bailey H, Schumacher B, Ferguson M, Vargas-Angel B. 2018. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. doi:10.25923/39jh-8993.
Publish Date: | 2018-08-01 |
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Citation URL: | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18267 |
Citation URL Name: | NOAA Institutional Repository |
Source Contribution: |
Survey protocol |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems throughout the region. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth. The habitat structure types included simple, complex, and coral-rich. Depth categories of shallow (>0-6 m), mid (>6-18 m) and deep (>18-30 m) were also incorporated into the stratification scheme. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area. Sites were randomly selected within each stratum. A geographic information system (GIS) and digital spatial databases of benthic habitats (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS), reef zones (IKONOS satellite imagery, NDGC 1998) bathymetry (NDGC 1998, ESD benthic mapping data), and marine reserve boundaries (NOAA) were used to facilitate spatial delineation of the sampling survey domain, strata, and sample units. Map resolution was such that the survey domain could be overlain by a grid using a GIS with individual cells of size 50 m by 50 m in area. A two-stage sampling scheme following Cochran (1977) was employed to control for spatial variation in population parameters at scales smaller than the grid cell minimum mapping unit (2,500 sq meters). Grid cells containing hard-bottom reef habitats were designated as primary sample units (referred to as sites), while the second-stage sample unit was defined as a diver visual belt transect of fixed area (10 sq. meters or less). |
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Process Contact: | Couch, Courtney S |
Email Address: | courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov |
Source: | Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2019 Update |
Process Step 2
Description: |
At each site, benthic Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys were conducted within two 10 sq. meter belt transects (before 2018), and within one 10 sq. meter belt transect (after 2018), 18 meters in length. Adult coral colonies (>=5 cm) were surveyed within four (1.0 x 2.5 m) segments at 5 meter increments along the 18 meter transect in the following manner: 0-2.5 m (segment 1); 5.0-7.5 m (segment 3); 10-12.5 m (segment 5); and 15-17.5 m (segment 7). All colonies whose center fell within 0.5 m on either side of each transect line were identified to lowest taxonomic level possible (species or genus), measured for size (maximum diameter to nearest cm), and morphology was noted. In addition, partial mortality and condition of each colony was assessed. Partial mortality was estimated as percent of the colony in terms of old dead and recent dead. The cause of recent mortality was identified if possible. The condition of each colony including disease (not attributed to recent tissue loss) and bleaching was noted along with the extent (percent of colony affected) and level of severity (range from moderate to acute). The lowest taxonomic level of coral identification was genus except for a select number of species consistently identified to species by all divers conducting the surveys. The number of species may change for each survey year depending on the experience and training of the benthic divers conducting the surveys. The list of coral species is included for each survey year. Within the same four segments per transect as the adult coral surveys, crustose coralline algae (CCA) diseases and Alcyonarian disease are surveyed. In each segment, each occurrence of a specific disease is identified and the lesion is measured (maximum diameter). In addition to the adult coral surveys, CCA diseases, and Alcyonarian disease, the presence of other Anthozoans (other cnidarians including Alcyonareans, Zoantharians, coralliomorphs and Antipatharians) are also noted. These data exist as individual records coded for each group. This portion of the survey was not conducted after 2017. Juvenile coral colonies (<5 cm) were surveyed within three (1.0 x 1.0 m) segments along the same two transects: 0-1.0 m (segment 1); 5.0-6.0 m (segment 3); and 10.0-11.0 m (segment 5). Juvenile colonies were distinguished in the field by a distinct tissue and skeletal boundary (not a fragment of larger colony). Each juvenile colony was identified to genus level measured for size by recording both the maximum diameter to the nearest 5 mm. |
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Process Contact: | Couch, Courtney S |
Email Address: | courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov |
Source: | Ecosystem Sciences Division Standard Operating Procedures: Data Collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment Benthic Surveys, 2019 Update |
Process Step 3
Description: |
Raw data include individual colony records with the corresponding physical data which reflect the description of the site. An individual colony record for adult corals includes colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm), percent old dead, percent recent dead, cause of recent dead general category, cause of recent dead specific category, condition, extent and severity. Juvenile coral colony records include colony species/genus identification, morphology, maximum diameter (cm) and perpendicular diameter (cm). For species level identification of adult and juvenile corals, check the species list for each year to ensure species identification across all divers conducting the surveys. Individual records for crustose coralline algae diseases use the taxon code CALG and the Alcyonarian disease uses the taxon code for the octocoral genus. The colony length measurement is the maximum diameter of the lesion for both disease types. The raw presence/absence data for other Anthozoans include the general identification code and 0 or 1 to represent absence or presence respectively. The physical data for all records includes the following: region, island, site, date (day, month, year), latitude (dd), longitude (dd), transect, segment, segment length, segment width, minimum depth (ft), and maximum depth. |
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Process Contact: | Swanson, Dione W |
Phone (Voice): | (808)725-5417 |
Email Address: | dione.swanson@noaa.gov |
Source: | Swanson D, Bailey H, Schumacher B, Ferguson M, Vargas-Angel B. 2018. Ecosystem Sciences Division standard operating procedures: data collection for rapid ecological assessment benthic surveys. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-71, 63 p. doi:10.25923/39jh-8993. |
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Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 36165 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36165 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Troy T Kanemura |
Metadata Record Created: | 2016-12-30 19:35+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2023-06-28 |
Owner Org: | PIFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-09-11 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-09-11 |