Coral Demographics Survey Protocol 2015 for the U.S. Caribbean and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
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Summary
The goal of the coral demographic surveys is to collect and report information on species composition, density, size, abundance, and specific parameters of condition (% live vs. dead and bleaching) of non-juvenile scleractinian corals (> 4 cm maximum diameter), and of overall species diversity (all corals) using 10m x 1m belt transects in a stratified random sampling design in hard-bottom and coral reef habitats in the U.S. Atlantic and Caribbean
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Item Identification
Title: | Coral Demographics Survey Protocol 2015 for the U.S. Caribbean and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
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Status: | Completed |
Revision Date: | 2015-06-02 |
Abstract: |
The goal of the coral demographic surveys is to collect and report information on species composition, density, size, abundance, and specific parameters of condition (% live vs. dead and bleaching) of non-juvenile scleractinian corals (> 4 cm maximum diameter), and of overall species diversity (all corals) using 10m x 1m belt transects in a stratified random sampling design in hard-bottom and coral reef habitats in the U.S. Atlantic and Caribbean |
Purpose: |
This coral demographics protocol was devised to provide additional, species-specific insight (and 'signal magnitude') for corals than is provided by percent cover. Specifics of the protocol are based closely on other long-established monitoring programs in the Atlantic region, including AGRRA (Caribbean-wide), SCREAM (Florida), and FRRP (Florida). However, the sampling resolution may not capture the population structure of rare or uncommon corals, including currently listed or candidate ESA species |
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Date Effective From: | 2021 |
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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: | 2021 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224589/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_FGB2013-2015_Benthics_Updated_Submission/Documentation/NCRMP_CaribGOM_Protocol_Benthic_CoralDemographic_2015.pdf |
Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2021 - Present) |
File Name: | NCRMP_CaribGOM_Protocol_Benthic_CoralDemographic_2015.pdf |
File Date/Time: | 2015-06-02 18:25:00 |
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Distribution Format: | PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format |
File Size: | 849K |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 70890 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70890 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2023-09-22 14:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2023-09-22 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2023-09-14 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2024-09-14 |