68174 Coral_Belt_E_DataDictionary Entity Published / External 67995 Benthic surveys along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2022 Data Set Completed Data Table Yes GISDAT This entity describes the columns in the dataset for coral belt observations (adult) 1 ROUNDID NUMERIC 22 Yes No 28 0 Active Unique identifier for ROUND record. 2 MISSIONID TEXT 30 Yes No Active Mission identifier. 3 REGION TEXT 20 Yes No Active Code for REGION_NAME. 4 REGION_NAME TEXT 30 No No Active The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 5 ISLANDCODE TEXT 15 No No Active 3-letter code for ISLAND. 6 ISLAND TEXT 150 No No Active Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME). 7 SITE TEXT 150 Yes No Active The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code (ISLANDCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number. 8 LATITUDE NUMERIC 22 No No 38 Active Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE. 9 LONGITUDE NUMERIC 22 No No Active Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE. 11 REEF_ZONE TEXT 150 No No Active The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon). 12 HABITAT_TYPE TEXT 30 No No Active Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE. 12 SITE_MIN_DEPTH NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Minimum SITE depth (ft). 13 SITE_MAX_DEPTH NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Maximum SITE depth (ft). 14 DEPTH_BIN TEXT 60 No No Active Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) of a given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m 14 DEPTH_CODE TEXT 1 No No Active Single-letter code for DEPTH_BIN (S, M, D). 14 SITEVISITID NUMERIC 22 Yes No Active Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_. 15 DATE_ DATE 7 Yes No Active Local date the survey was conducted. 16 OBS_DAY NUMERIC 22 No No Active Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_). 17 OBS_MONTH NUMERIC 22 No No 38 Active Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_). 18 OBS_YEAR NUMERIC 22 No No Active 4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_). 23 NO_SURVEY_YN NUMERIC 22 No No Active Flag (-1) to indicate transect was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014). 23 PHOTOS_TAKEN NUMERIC 22 No No Active Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018). 24 DIVER TEXT 150 Yes No Active Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1. 25 METHODNAME TEXT 150 Yes No Active References the coral belt survey method. 25 SEGMENTID NUMERIC 22 No No Active Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018). 25 TRANSECTNUM NUMERIC No No Active Used from 2013-2017 as a unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE. In 2018, TRANSECTNUM = 2 indicates a re-survey of the same transect by an additional diver. 25 TRANSECTID NUMERIC 22 No No Active Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018). 27 SEGMENT TEXT 150 No No Active Segment number (1-7). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 2.5 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart. 28 SEGLENGTH NUMERIC 22 No No 28 8 Active Segment length (m). 29 NO_COLONY_OBSERVED NUMERIC No No Active Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018). 29 SEGWIDTH NUMERIC 22 No No 38 8 Active Segment width (m). 31 COLONYID NUMERIC 22 No No 38 0 Active Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'. 32 COLONYLENGTH NUMERIC 22 No No 38 8 Active Length of coral colony (cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value. 33 MORPH_CODE TEXT 5 No No Active Code for MORPHOLOGY. 34 MORPHOLOGY TEXT 50 No No Active Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required as of 2014. Does not apply to TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'CALG' 35 FRAGMENT_YN NUMERIC No No Active Flag (-1) to indicate that the observed coral colony is a fragment and not attached to the substrate. 0 indicates the coral was not a fragment (Added in 2018). 36 OLDDEAD NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Percentage of older dead coral (0-100%), as opposed to recently dead coral recorded in RECENTDEAD. Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value. 37 RECENTDEAD NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Percentage of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral (0-100%), as opposed to older dead coral recorded in OLDDEAD. Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value. Deprecated, replaced by RECENTDEAD_1. 37 RECENTDEAD_1 NUMERIC No No Active Percentage of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral (0-100%), as opposed to older dead coral recorded in OLDDEAD. Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value. Replaces RECENTDEAD. 38 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_CODE_1 TEXT 4 No No Active Code for RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_1. Replaces RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_CODE. 38 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_1 TEXT No No Active General cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_1. Required if RECENTDEAD_1 is >0. 39 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_CODE_1 TEXT 4 No No Active Code for RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_DESC_1. Replaces RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_CODE. 39 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_DESC_1 TEXT No No Active Specific cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_1. Required if RECENTDEAD_1 is >0. 40 RECENTDEAD_2 NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Percentage of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral. Only used if more than one cause of coral mortality was observed (RECENTDEAD_1 >0). 41 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_CODE_2 TEXT 4 No No Active Code for RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_2. 41 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_2 TEXT No No Active General cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_2. Required if RECENTDEAD_2 is >0. 42 CONDITION_1 NUMERIC No No Active Code for CONDITION_1_DESC. 42 RECENTDEAD_3 NUMERIC No No Active Percentage of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral. Only used if more than two causes of coral mortality were observed (RECENTDEAD_1 and RECENTDEAD_2 >0). 42 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_CODE_3 TEXT No No Active Code for RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_3. 42 RECENT_GENERAL_CAUSE_DESC_3 TEXT No No Active General cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_3. Required if RECENTDEAD_3 is >0. 42 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_CODE_2 TEXT 4 No No Active Code for RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_DESC_2. 42 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_DESC_3 TEXT No No Active Specific cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_3. Required if RECENTDEAD_3 is >0. 42 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_CODE_3 TEXT No No Active Specific cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_3. Required if RECENTDEAD_3 is >0. 42 RECENT_SPECIFIC_CAUSE_DESC_2 TEXT No No Active Specific cause of recently dead (freshly denuded skeleton not fouled by algae) coral recorded in RECENTDEAD_2. Required if RECENTDEAD_2 is >0. 43 COND TEXT 15 No No Active Code for COND_DESCRIPTION. 43 CONDITION_1_DESC TEXT No No Active Condition/disease observed affecting the coral colony (e.g., bleaching, infection, infestation, pigmentation response, growth anomaly, etc.), but which does not cause RECENT DEAD. 44 COND_DESCRIPTION TEXT 150 No No Active Condition/disease observed affecting the coral colony (e.g., bleaching, infection, infestation, pigmentation response, growth anomaly, etc.), but which does not cause RECENT DEAD. 44 EXTENT NUMERIC 22 No No 38 0 Active Extent of condition/disease observed on coral colony (1-100). Required if COND is recorded (<> 'NDZ). Value -9 is used as placeholder if COND was recorded and EXTENT was not. 44 EXTENT_1 NUMERIC No No Active Extent of condition/disease observed on coral colony (1-100). Required if CONDITION_1 is recorded (<> 'NDZ). Value -9 is used as placeholder if COND was recorded and EXTENT was not. 44 SEVERITY_1 NUMERIC No No Active Severity of condition/disease observed on coral colony (scale of 1-5 from least to most severe). SEVERITY required only if COND = BLE or BLP. Value -9 is used as placeholder if SEVERITY was required and not recorded. 45 CONDITION_2 TEXT No No Active Code for CONDITION_1_DESC. 45 CONDITION_2_DESC TEXT No No Active Condition/disease observed affecting the coral colony (e.g., bleaching, infection, infestation, pigmentation response, growth anomaly, etc.), but which does not cause RECENT DEAD. 45 CONDITION_3 TEXT No No Active Code for CONDITION_1_DESC. 45 CONDITION_3_DESC TEXT No No Active Condition/disease observed affecting the coral colony (e.g., bleaching, infection, infestation, pigmentation response, growth anomaly, etc.), but which does not cause RECENT DEAD. 45 EXTENT_2 NUMERIC No No Active Extent of condition/disease observed on coral colony (1-100). Required if CONDITION_1 is recorded (<> 'NDZ). Value -9 is used as placeholder if COND was recorded and EXTENT was not. 45 EXTENT_3 NUMERIC No No Active Extent of condition/disease observed on coral colony (1-100). Required if CONDITION_1 is recorded (<> 'NDZ). Value -9 is used as placeholder if COND was recorded and EXTENT was not. 45 SEVERITY NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Severity of condition/disease observed on coral colony (scale of 1-5 from least to most severe). SEVERITY required only if COND = BLE, BLP, PTR, or SGA. Value -9 is used as placeholder if SEVERITY was required and not recorded. 45 SEVERITY_2 NUMERIC No No Active Severity of condition/disease observed on coral colony (scale of 1-5 from least to most severe). SEVERITY required only if COND = BLE or BLP. Value -9 is used as placeholder if SEVERITY was required and not recorded. 45 SEVERITY_3 NUMERIC No No Active Severity of condition/disease observed on coral colony (scale of 1-5 from least to most severe). SEVERITY required only if COND = BLE or BLP. Value -9 is used as placeholder if SEVERITY was required and not recorded. 46 SPECIES TEXT No No Active 4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Code AAAA represents a SEGMENT that was surveyed and no individual colonies were found. NULL if TRANSECT was not surveyed (NO_SURVEY_YN = -1). 46 TAXONCODE TEXT 150 No No Active 4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Code AAAA represents a SEGMENT that was surveyed and no individual colonies were found. NULL if TRANSECT was not surveyed (NO_SURVEY_YN = -1). 46 TAXONNAME TEXT 765 No No Active Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify a colony to, either to species or genus level identification (see RANK). NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1. 47 RANK TEXT 20 No No Active Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database. 48 PHYLUM TEXT 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 49 CLASS TEXT 60 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 50 S_ORDER TEXT 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 51 FAMILY TEXT 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 52 GENUS_CODE TEXT 12 No No Active 4-letter code for GENUS. 53 GENUS TEXT 300 No No Active Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME). 54 SCIENTIFIC_NAME TEXT 255 No No Active Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If blank, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). 56 APHIAID TEXT 20 No No Active Aphia ID from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database. Null if organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). If value = 0, the species does not exist in WoRMS. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68174 Lori Luers 2022-10-28T20:50:24 Lori Luers 2023-06-06T02:05:40 2023-06-06 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2020-11-24 1 Year 2021-11-24