38965
Fish diversity in southern California using scuba surveys in kelp forests.
PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min.shp
Data Set
Published / External
37140
CINMS_Assessment
Project
Completed
2006-01
The Shannon Index of diversity was calculated from diver surveys on kelp beds in Southern California. Kelp diver visual census data was combined for two separate southern California datasets. The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) provided information collected at 15 sites, and Vantuna Research Group (VRG) at 29 sites. Visual transect surveys were completed by SCUBA divers along the bottom of the kelp forest. The VRG dataset provided fish counts along 2m x 60m transects which were subsequently averaged for comparison with the PISCO dataset. The PISCO dataset provided mean counts along a 2m x 30m transect which were doubled before combining with the VRG data. The diversity analysis included 84 species of fish.
Data were analyzed to provide fish diversity information as part of a more comprehensive biogeographic analysis of resources within southern California and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Marine Sanctuary Program will incorporatethis assessment with cultural and socio-economic analyses to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to fully analyze boundary change concepts.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Version 1.0
Geographic Information > polygons
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Version 1.0
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Theme
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Environmental Monitoring
Spatial
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Spatial
Southern California
Stratum
Benthic
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
As Needed
vector digital data
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
Raw data credit: The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) and Vantuna Research Group (VRG). This data set: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branch
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PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min
PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min
Published / External
Completed
Fish diversity within kelp forests using PISCO and VRG visual census surveys. | Description Source: BIOGEO
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
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Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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effort
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number of surveys completed in each cell | Description Source: BIOGEO
Number of trawls within grid cell
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Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
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Mean richness | Description Source: BIOGEO
mean species richness from surveys within grid cell
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grid cell indentifyer | Description Source: BIOGEO
Grid cell ID
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Mean diversity | Description Source: BIOGEO
mean species diversity for all surveys within grid cells
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mean abundance | Description Source: BIOGEO
mean fish abundance within grid cells
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standard deviation of diversity | Description Source: BIOGEO
standard deviation of species diversity for all surveys within grid cell
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total abundance | Description Source: BIOGEO
total abundance for all surveys within grid cell
Data Steward
2006-01
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Distributor
2006-01
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2006-01
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2006-01
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Principal Investigator
2006-01
Person
Clark, Randy
randy.clark@noaa.gov
1021 Balch Blvd
Stennis Space Center
MS
39529
228-688-3732
Ground Condition
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The analytical results present in the report and in this shapefile are available as a download either from a CD-Rom or from the NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branchs website. http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/; Contact Randy Clark (randy.clark@noaa.gov);
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Please reference report and source data.
none
none
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_4_Data/PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min.ZIP
Downloadable Data
.shp
Shapefile
0.004
Uncompressed
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/
Online Resource
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/
Online Resource
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_4_Data/PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min.ZIP
Online Resource
2014-03-19
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-04-05
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
2017-09-13
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.
2017-11-01
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
This data depicts fish diversity in kelp forests in the region of southern California as part of a comprehensive biogeographic assessment for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Not applicable
Fish surveys using scuba in kelp forests
The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)Vantuna Research Group (VRG)
Discrete
2002
http://departments.oxy.edu/vrg/
These data were obtained to examine fish diversity among kelp forests off California. | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
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The Shannon Index of diversity was calculated from diver surveys on kelp beds in Southern California. Fish visual census data was combined for two separate southern California datasets. The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) provided information collected at 15 sites, and Vantuna Research Group (VRG) at 29 sites. Visual transect surveys were completed by SCUBA divers along the bottom of the kelp forest. The VRG dataset provided fish counts along 2m x 60m transects which were subsequently averaged for comparison with the PISCO dataset. The PISCO dataset provided mean counts along a 2m x 30m transect which were doubled before combining with the VRG data. The diversity analysis included 84 species of fish.
2004-07-01T00:00:00
Fish surveys using scuba in kelp forests
41008
Entity
PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38965
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T12:50:08
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:11
2018-07-12
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCCOS
1002
Public
No
2018-07-12
1 Year
2019-07-12