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Summary

Description

This entity describes the columns in the dataset for coral belt observations (juvenile)

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
ROUNDID
NUMERIC
Unique Identifier for ROUND record.
MISSIONID
TEXT
Mission Identifier.
REGION
TEXT
Code for REGION_NAME.
REGION_NAME
TEXT
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.
ISLANDCODE
TEXT
3-letter code for ISLAND.
ISLAND
TEXT
Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).
SITE
TEXT
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.
LATITUDE
NUMERIC
Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.
LONGITUDE
NUMERIC
Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.
REEF_ZONE
TEXT
The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).
HABITAT_TYPE
TEXT
Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.
SITE_MIN_DEPTH
NUMERIC
Minimum SITE depth (ft).
SITE_MAX_DEPTH
NUMERIC
Maximum SITE depth (ft).
DEPTH_BIN
TEXT
Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m
DEPTH_CODE
TEXT
Single-letter code for DEPTH_BIN (S, M, D).
SITEVISITID
NUMERIC
Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.
DATE_
DATE
Local date the survey was conducted.
OBS_DAY
NUMERIC
Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).
OBS_MONTH
NUMERIC
Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).
OBS_YEAR
NUMERIC
4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).
NO_SURVEY_YN
NUMERIC
Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).
PHOTOS_TAKEN
NUMERIC
Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).
DIVER
TEXT
Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.
METHODNAME
TEXT
References the coral belt survey method.
TRANSECTID
NUMERIC
Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).
TRANSECTNUM
NUMERIC
Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE.
SEGMENTID
NUMERIC
Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.
SEGMENT
TEXT
Segment number (1-7). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.
SEGLENGTH
NUMERIC
Segment length (m).
SEGWIDTH
NUMERIC
Segment width (m), usually 1 m.
NO_COLONY_OBSERVED
NUMERIC
Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).
COLONYID
NUMERIC
Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.
COLONYLENGTH
NUMERIC
Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
COLONYWIDTH
NUMERIC
Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
MORPH_CODE
TEXT
Code for MORPHOLOGY.
MORPHOLOGY
TEXT
Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.
TAXONCODE
TEXT
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).
TAXONNAME
TEXT
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.
RANK
TEXT
Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.
PHYLUM
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
CLASS
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
S_ORDER
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
FAMILY
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
GENUS_CODE
TEXT
4-letter code for GENUS.
GENUS
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
SCIENTIFIC_NAME
TEXT
Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).
APHIAID
TEXT
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, species does not exist in WoRMS.

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Item Identification

Title: Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary Aua
Short Name: Coral_Belt_F_DataDictionary
Status: Completed

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Schema Name: GISDAT
Description:

This entity describes the columns in the dataset for coral belt observations (juvenile)

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
ROUNDID NUMERIC Unique Identifier for ROUND record.
100
MISSIONID TEXT Mission Identifier.
100
REGION TEXT Code for REGION_NAME.
100
REGION_NAME TEXT 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.
100
ISLANDCODE TEXT 3-letter code for ISLAND.
100
ISLAND TEXT Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).
100
SITE TEXT 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.
100
LATITUDE NUMERIC Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.
100
LONGITUDE NUMERIC Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.
100
REEF_ZONE TEXT The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).
100
HABITAT_TYPE TEXT Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.
100
SITE_MIN_DEPTH NUMERIC Minimum SITE depth (ft).
100
SITE_MAX_DEPTH NUMERIC Maximum SITE depth (ft).
100
DEPTH_BIN TEXT Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m
100
DEPTH_CODE TEXT Single-letter code for DEPTH_BIN (S, M, D).
100
SITEVISITID NUMERIC Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.
100
DATE_ DATE Local date the survey was conducted.
100
OBS_DAY NUMERIC Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100
OBS_MONTH NUMERIC Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100
OBS_YEAR NUMERIC 4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100
NO_SURVEY_YN NUMERIC Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).
100
PHOTOS_TAKEN NUMERIC Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).
100
DIVER TEXT Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.
100
METHODNAME TEXT References the coral belt survey method.
100
TRANSECTID NUMERIC Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).
100
TRANSECTNUM NUMERIC Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE.
100
SEGMENTID NUMERIC Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.
100
SEGMENT TEXT Segment number (1-7). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.
100
SEGLENGTH NUMERIC Segment length (m).
100
SEGWIDTH NUMERIC Segment width (m), usually 1 m.
100
NO_COLONY_OBSERVED NUMERIC Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).
100
COLONYID NUMERIC Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.
100
COLONYLENGTH NUMERIC Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
100
COLONYWIDTH NUMERIC Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
100
MORPH_CODE TEXT Code for MORPHOLOGY.
100
MORPHOLOGY TEXT Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.
100
TAXONCODE TEXT 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).
100
TAXONNAME TEXT 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.
100
RANK TEXT Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.
100
PHYLUM TEXT Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100
CLASS TEXT Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100
S_ORDER TEXT Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100
FAMILY TEXT Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100
GENUS_CODE TEXT 4-letter code for GENUS.
100
GENUS TEXT Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100
SCIENTIFIC_NAME TEXT Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).
100
APHIAID TEXT 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, species does not exist in WoRMS.

Attribute Details

ROUNDID

CC ID: 1190195
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Unique Identifier for ROUND record.

MISSIONID

CC ID: 1190180
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 30
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Mission Identifier.

REGION

CC ID: 1190193
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code for REGION_NAME.

REGION_NAME

CC ID: 1190194
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

ISLANDCODE

CC ID: 1190176
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 15
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

3-letter code for ISLAND.

ISLAND

CC ID: 1190175
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).

SITE

CC ID: 1190201
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

LATITUDE

CC ID: 1190177
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 1190178
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.

REEF_ZONE

CC ID: 1190191
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).

HABITAT_TYPE

CC ID: 1190174
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.

SITE_MIN_DEPTH

CC ID: 1190204
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum SITE depth (ft).

SITE_MAX_DEPTH

CC ID: 1190203
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum SITE depth (ft).

DEPTH_BIN

CC ID: 1190167
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m

DEPTH_CODE

CC ID: 1190168
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Single-letter code for DEPTH_BIN (S, M, D).

SITEVISITID

CC ID: 1190202
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.

DATE_

CC ID: 1190166
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 7
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Local date the survey was conducted.

OBS_DAY

CC ID: 1190185
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).

OBS_MONTH

CC ID: 1190186
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).

OBS_YEAR

CC ID: 1190187
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).

NO_SURVEY_YN

CC ID: 1190184
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).

PHOTOS_TAKEN

CC ID: 1190188
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).

DIVER

CC ID: 1190169
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.

METHODNAME

CC ID: 1190179
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

References the coral belt survey method.

TRANSECTID

CC ID: 1190209
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).

TRANSECTNUM

CC ID: 1190210
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE.

SEGMENTID

CC ID: 1190199
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.

SEGMENT

CC ID: 1190198
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Segment number (1-7). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.

SEGLENGTH

CC ID: 1190197
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Segment length (m).

SEGWIDTH

CC ID: 1190200
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Segment width (m), usually 1 m.

NO_COLONY_OBSERVED

CC ID: 1190183
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).

COLONYID

CC ID: 1190163
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.

COLONYLENGTH

CC ID: 1190164
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

COLONYWIDTH

CC ID: 1190165
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

MORPH_CODE

CC ID: 1190182
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code for MORPHOLOGY.

MORPHOLOGY

CC ID: 1190181
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.

TAXONCODE

CC ID: 1190206
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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).

TAXONNAME

CC ID: 1190207
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 765
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

RANK

CC ID: 1190190
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.

PHYLUM

CC ID: 1190189
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

CLASS

CC ID: 1190162
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

S_ORDER

CC ID: 1190205
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

FAMILY

CC ID: 1190170
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

GENUS_CODE

CC ID: 1190172
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 12
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

4-letter code for GENUS.

GENUS

CC ID: 1190171
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 300
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

SCIENTIFIC_NAME

CC ID: 1190196
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 255
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).

APHIAID

CC ID: 1190160
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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, species does not exist in WoRMS.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 68175
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68175
Metadata Record Created By: Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Created: 2022-10-28 20:50+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-06-06 02:05+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-06-06
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2020-11-24
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2021-11-24