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Title: Hawaii Coral Bleaching Collaborative 2019 Surveys: Observation Entities
Short Name: HCBC 2019 Surveys: Obs Entities
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2020-03-31
Abstract:

Entities for the observation data from the 2019 coral bleaching surveys.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Observation data entities compiled for 2019 bleaching surveys conducted by NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division and other partners.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Dataset_Name TEXT Descriptive name for DATASET_ID.
100
Dataset_Id TEXT Unique ID for a given dataset (13 total for 2019). Format = agency abbreviation and dataset number (e.g., DAR_01, ESD_02).
100
Organization TEXT Name of organization / office / project that owns and manages a given dataset. A dataset can be owned/managed by +1 organizations (e.g., DAR_Kona, DAR_Kauai, DAR_Maui).
100
Observer TEXT Initials of person who made this particular observation.
100
Island TEXT Name of Hawaiian island/atoll.
100
Region TEXT Name of island group (i.e. NWHI vs. MHI). MHI = main Hawaiian Islands; NWHI = Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
100
Sector TEXT Name of sub-island zone (e.g., North Hilo, South Kohala). Applicable only to islands in the MHI (not required).
100
Survey_Name TEXT Unique name for survey conducted (unique for each record in the observations data).
100
Survey_ID_InternalToYourProject TEXT Alternate survey identification internal to organization (optional). Applies to observations in the MHI only.
100
Depth_ft NUMBER Average depth in feet for the observation or survey site. Depth ranges from 2-98 ft. If null, refer to DEPTH_BIN. For HIMB surveys, the exact depth for each survey was not recorded and instead was estimated at 6.5 feet.
100
Depth_bin TEXT Depth bin was retroactively determined if the observer did not record DEPTH_FT during a survey (e.g., DAR Maui surveys). Shallow: 0–6 meters; Mid: >6–18 meters; Deep: >18 meters
100
Latitude_DD NUMBER Latitude of observation in decimal degrees (19-28.5 degrees). Assume centroid of observation area unless stated otherwise in COMMENTS_OBSERVATION (e.g., transect start, transect stop, approximated from google maps, etc.). WGS84 datum assumed unless stated otherwise.
100
Longitude_DD NUMBER Longitude of observation in decimal degrees (-178.4 to -155 degrees). Assume centroid of observation area unless stated otherwise in COMMENTS_OBSERVATION (e.g., transect start, transect stop, approximated from google maps, etc.). WGS84 datum assumed unless stated otherwise.
100
ObservationDate DATE Local date observation was made (m/d/yyyy; 8/27/2019 to 11/5/2019).
100
AreaSurveyed_m2 NUMBER Area in square meters surveyed for the observation; not the total area for the complete survey or dataset (78.5 - 393 m^2).
100
LiveCoralCover NUMBER Percent of living coral cover within the area of this observation (0-100%). If NULL, see LiveCoralCover_Bin.
100
LiveCoralCover_Bin NUMBER Percent living coral cover within the area of this observation to the nearest bin (Bin 0 = 0%, 1= 1-10%, 2 = 11-30%, 3 = 31-50%, 4 = 51-75%, 5= 76-100%). If NULL, see LiveCoralCover.
100
CoralBleached NUMBER Percent of living coral cover that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%; e.g. 5% bleached cover). If NULL, see CoralBleached_Bin.
100
CoralBleached_Bin NUMBER Percent living coral cover that was partially or fully bleached to the nearest bin (Bin 0 = 0%, 1= 1-10%, 2 = 11-30%, 3 = 31-50%, 4 = 51-75%, 5= 76-100%). If NULL, see CoralBleached.
100
BleachingSeverity NUMBER Average severity of bleaching (0 = no bleaching, 1 = slight paling, 2 = significant loss of pigmentation, 3 = almost or completely stark white, 4 = recently dead from bleaching). If recorded, CoralBleached is also recorded. Not required.
100
Taxon1_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 1 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon1_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 1 (0-100%).
100
Taxon1_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 1 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon1_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 1 (0-4).
100
Taxon1_Max_Sev NUMBER Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 1 (0-4).
100
Taxon2_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 2 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon2_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 2 (0-100%).
100
Taxon2_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 2 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon2_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 2 (0-4).
100
Taxon2_Max_Sev NUMBER Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 2 (0-4).
100
Taxon3_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 3 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon3_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 3 (0-100%).
100
Taxon3_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 3 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon3_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 3 (0-4).
100
Taxon3_Max_Sev NUMBER Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 3 (0-4).
100
Taxon4_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 4 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon4_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 4 (0-100%).
100
Taxon4_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 4 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon4_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 4 (0-4).
100
Taxon4_Max_Sev NUMBER Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 4 (0-4).
100
Taxon5_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 5 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon5_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 5 (0-100%).
100
Taxon5_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 5 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon5_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 5 (0-4).
100
Taxon5_Max_Sev NUMBER Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 5 (0-4).
100
Comments_Observation TEXT Additional comments or observations.
100
Taxon6_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 6 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon6_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 6 (0-100%).
100
Taxon6_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 6 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon6_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 6 (0-4).
100
Taxon6_Max_Sev TEXT Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 6 (0-4).
100
Taxon7_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 7 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon7_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 7 (0-100%).
100
Taxon7_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 7 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon7_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 7 (0-4).
100
Taxon7_Max_Sev TEXT Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 7 (0-4).
100
Taxon8_Code TEXT Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 7 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.
100
Taxon8_Cover NUMBER Percent of living cover of Taxon 8 (0-100%).
100
Taxon8_Bleached NUMBER Percent of Taxon 8 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).
100
Taxon8_Ave_Sev NUMBER Average bleaching severity of Taxon 8 (0-4).
100
Taxon8_Max_Sev TEXT Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 8 (0-4).
100
Cluster_DepthBin_ID TEXT Identification of cluster that the survey level data was grouped into (if data was used in analysis). Spatial auto-correlation was reconciled by performing hierarchical clustering to group survey data into distinct clusters with a spatial resolution of 1km. The data was stratified across depths to generate metrics for up to three depth bins per cluster: shallow (0-6m), mid (>6-18m), and deep (>18m).

Attribute Details

Dataset_Name

CC ID: 901997
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptive name for DATASET_ID.

Dataset_Id

CC ID: 903176
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique ID for a given dataset (13 total for 2019). Format = agency abbreviation and dataset number (e.g., DAR_01, ESD_02).

Organization

CC ID: 901999
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of organization / office / project that owns and manages a given dataset. A dataset can be owned/managed by +1 organizations (e.g., DAR_Kona, DAR_Kauai, DAR_Maui).

Observer

CC ID: 902000
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initials of person who made this particular observation.

Island

CC ID: 902002
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of Hawaiian island/atoll.

Region

CC ID: 902001
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of island group (i.e. NWHI vs. MHI). MHI = main Hawaiian Islands; NWHI = Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Sector

CC ID: 902003
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of sub-island zone (e.g., North Hilo, South Kohala). Applicable only to islands in the MHI (not required).

Survey_Name

CC ID: 902004
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique name for survey conducted (unique for each record in the observations data).

Survey_ID_InternalToYourProject

CC ID: 902005
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Alternate survey identification internal to organization (optional). Applies to observations in the MHI only.

Depth_ft

CC ID: 902006
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average depth in feet for the observation or survey site. Depth ranges from 2-98 ft. If null, refer to DEPTH_BIN. For HIMB surveys, the exact depth for each survey was not recorded and instead was estimated at 6.5 feet.

Depth_bin

CC ID: 902007
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth bin was retroactively determined if the observer did not record DEPTH_FT during a survey (e.g., DAR Maui surveys). Shallow: 0–6 meters; Mid: >6–18 meters; Deep: >18 meters

Latitude_DD

CC ID: 902009
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of observation in decimal degrees (19-28.5 degrees). Assume centroid of observation area unless stated otherwise in COMMENTS_OBSERVATION (e.g., transect start, transect stop, approximated from google maps, etc.). WGS84 datum assumed unless stated otherwise.

Longitude_DD

CC ID: 902008
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude of observation in decimal degrees (-178.4 to -155 degrees). Assume centroid of observation area unless stated otherwise in COMMENTS_OBSERVATION (e.g., transect start, transect stop, approximated from google maps, etc.). WGS84 datum assumed unless stated otherwise.

ObservationDate

CC ID: 902010
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: DATE
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Local date observation was made (m/d/yyyy; 8/27/2019 to 11/5/2019).

AreaSurveyed_m2

CC ID: 902011
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Area in square meters surveyed for the observation; not the total area for the complete survey or dataset (78.5 - 393 m^2).

LiveCoralCover

CC ID: 903190
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living coral cover within the area of this observation (0-100%). If NULL, see LiveCoralCover_Bin.

LiveCoralCover_Bin

CC ID: 903191
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent living coral cover within the area of this observation to the nearest bin (Bin 0 = 0%, 1= 1-10%, 2 = 11-30%, 3 = 31-50%, 4 = 51-75%, 5= 76-100%). If NULL, see LiveCoralCover.

CoralBleached

CC ID: 903192
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living coral cover that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%; e.g. 5% bleached cover). If NULL, see CoralBleached_Bin.

CoralBleached_Bin

CC ID: 903193
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent living coral cover that was partially or fully bleached to the nearest bin (Bin 0 = 0%, 1= 1-10%, 2 = 11-30%, 3 = 31-50%, 4 = 51-75%, 5= 76-100%). If NULL, see CoralBleached.

BleachingSeverity

CC ID: 902034
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average severity of bleaching (0 = no bleaching, 1 = slight paling, 2 = significant loss of pigmentation, 3 = almost or completely stark white, 4 = recently dead from bleaching). If recorded, CoralBleached is also recorded. Not required.

Taxon1_Code

CC ID: 902055
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 1 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon1_Cover

CC ID: 903196
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 1 (0-100%).

Taxon1_Bleached

CC ID: 903197
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 1 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon1_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 902058
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 1 (0-4).

Taxon1_Max_Sev

CC ID: 902059
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 1 (0-4).

Taxon2_Code

CC ID: 902085
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 2 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon2_Cover

CC ID: 903201
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 2 (0-100%).

Taxon2_Bleached

CC ID: 903396
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 2 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon2_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 902087
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 2 (0-4).

Taxon2_Max_Sev

CC ID: 902088
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 2 (0-4).

Taxon3_Code

CC ID: 902089
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 3 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon3_Cover

CC ID: 903205
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 3 (0-100%).

Taxon3_Bleached

CC ID: 903397
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 3 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon3_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 902091
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 3 (0-4).

Taxon3_Max_Sev

CC ID: 902092
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 3 (0-4).

Taxon4_Code

CC ID: 902093
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 4 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon4_Cover

CC ID: 903209
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 4 (0-100%).

Taxon4_Bleached

CC ID: 903398
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 4 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon4_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 902095
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 4 (0-4).

Taxon4_Max_Sev

CC ID: 902096
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 4 (0-4).

Taxon5_Code

CC ID: 902097
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 5 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon5_Cover

CC ID: 903213
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 5 (0-100%).

Taxon5_Bleached

CC ID: 903399
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 5 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon5_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 902099
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 5 (0-4).

Taxon5_Max_Sev

CC ID: 902100
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 5 (0-4).

Comments_Observation

CC ID: 902101
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Additional comments or observations.

Taxon6_Code

CC ID: 990553
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 6 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon6_Cover

CC ID: 990554
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 6 (0-100%).

Taxon6_Bleached

CC ID: 990555
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 6 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon6_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 990556
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 6 (0-4).

Taxon6_Max_Sev

CC ID: 990557
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 6 (0-4).

Taxon7_Code

CC ID: 990609
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 7 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon7_Cover

CC ID: 990610
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 7 (0-100%).

Taxon7_Bleached

CC ID: 990611
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 7 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon7_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 990612
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 7 (0-4).

Taxon7_Max_Sev

CC ID: 990613
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 7 (0-4).

Taxon8_Code

CC ID: 990614
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (to species if possible) code for dominant Taxon 7 (optional). See HCBC_2019_TaxaList.csv for taxon scientific name. Some organizations did not record taxa level metrics, and only recorded the overall coral cover and bleaching metrics at the site level.

Taxon8_Cover

CC ID: 990615
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of living cover of Taxon 8 (0-100%).

Taxon8_Bleached

CC ID: 990616
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent of Taxon 8 that was partially or fully bleached (0-100%).

Taxon8_Ave_Sev

CC ID: 990617
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average bleaching severity of Taxon 8 (0-4).

Taxon8_Max_Sev

CC ID: 990618
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum bleaching severity of Taxon 8 (0-4).

Cluster_DepthBin_ID

CC ID: 1053788
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identification of cluster that the survey level data was grouped into (if data was used in analysis). Spatial auto-correlation was reconciled by performing hierarchical clustering to group survey data into distinct clusters with a spatial resolution of 1km. The data was stratified across depths to generate metrics for up to three depth bins per cluster: shallow (0-6m), mid (>6-18m), and deep (>18m).

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 59192
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:59192
Metadata Record Created By: Annette M DesRochers
Metadata Record Created: 2020-03-31 16:22+0000
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Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-07-09
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Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-07-09
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