Line Point-Intercept (LPI) Survey Protocol for the Atlantic, U.S. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico: 2016
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Summary
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) provides a biennial 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). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region (e.g., Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary [FGBNMS]) is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. NCRMP will provide broader geographic context to supplement local monitoring efforts and studies of tropical reef ecosystems.
Line point-intercept (LPI) sampling provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.). This method is complementary to the NCRMP coral demographics sampling method that collects detailed information on scleractinian corals, including density, size and
condition (percent mortality and bleaching) measurements (Refer to Coral Demographic Survey Protocol for the Atlantic, U.S. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico: 2016).
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Item Identification
Title: | Line Point-Intercept (LPI) Survey Protocol for the Atlantic, U.S. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico: 2016 |
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Short Name: | Protocols 2016 Line Point Intercept Protocols |
Status: | Completed |
Revision Date: | 2016-05-19 |
Publication Date: | 2018 |
Abstract: |
The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) provides a biennial 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). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region (e.g., Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary [FGBNMS]) is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. NCRMP will provide broader geographic context to supplement local monitoring efforts and studies of tropical reef ecosystems. Line point-intercept (LPI) sampling provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.). This method is complementary to the NCRMP coral demographics sampling method that collects detailed information on scleractinian corals, including density, size and condition (percent mortality and bleaching) measurements (Refer to Coral Demographic Survey Protocol for the Atlantic, U.S. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico: 2016). |
Purpose: |
To describe protocols for Line Point-Intercept (LPI) Surveys Surveys used in 2016 |
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Date Effective From: | 2018 |
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Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
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Start Date: | 2018 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0169401/2.2/data/0-data/NCRMP_Florida_2016_Benthics/NCRMP_Florida_2016_Benthics/Data_Documentation/Protocols/NCRMP_LinePointIntercept_Protocol_2016.pdf |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present) |
File Name: | NCRMP_LinePointIntercept_Protocol_2016.pdf |
File Date/Time: | 2018-01-29 17:55:00 |
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Distribution Format: | PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format |
File Size: | 2.6M |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
Review Status: | Chked Viruses Inapp Content |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 66555 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66555 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2022-01-30 16:09+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2023-08-28 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-02-28 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-02-28 |