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NCRMP_USVI2013_Benthic_Data02_CoralDemographics.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71265  |  Updated: October 30, 2023  |  Published / External 
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Data Attributes
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Distribution Info
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Summary

Abstract

Coral demographic information collected at each station using the coral demographic methodology.

'NA' values indicate field not applicable or data was not collected.

Description

Coral Demographic Data For 2013

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
REGION
character 		A mnemonic code indicating the region in which a sample was taken.
PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT
Numeric 		A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.
STATION_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
Year
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar year.
Month
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar month.
Day
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar day.
HABITAT_CD
Character 		A code indicating the habitat type.
STRAT
Character 		A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
RUGOSITY_CD
character 		A number indicating a rugosity category of low (0), high (1), or combined (2). Florida SEFCRI region only.
WTD_RUG
Numeric 		A number indicating the weighted rugosity, in m, of the secondary sampling unit
MEAN_RUG
Numeric 		A number indicating the average rugosity, in m, calculated from the total number of rugosity measurements taken along the 15m transect
LAT_DEGREES
Numeric 		Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees
LON_DEGREES
Numeric 		Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
MAPGRID_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating gridded shapefile number.
SUB_REGION_NAME
Character 		Code indicating a geographical area in REGION in which the sample was collected.
SUB_REGION_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the subregion. Florida regions only.
ZONE_NAME
Character 		A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.
ZONE_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.
MPA_NAME
Character 		The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.
MPA_NR
Numeric 		A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.
ADMIN
Character 		The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Same as MPA_NAME.
PROT
Character 		A Boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a managed area (1) or not (0). Does not imply protection. Florida regions only.
DEPTH_STRAT
character 		A code indicating less than or greater than 12 meters depths.
MIN_DEPTH
Numeric 		Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
MAX_DEPTH
Numeric 		Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
METERS_COMPLETED
Numeric 		A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
SPECIES_CD
character 		A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the genus and the first four of the species name.
SPECIES_NAME
character 		The name of the species that corresponds with the SPECIES_CD
N
Character 		A Boolean value indicating presence (1) or absence (0) of SPECIES_CD on transect.
JUV
Numeric 		A Boolean value indicating a coral < 4cm (juvenile; 1) or adult (0).
MAX_DIAMETER
Numeric 		A number indicating the maximum diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
PERP_DIAMETER
Numeric 		A number indicating the perpendicular diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
HEIGHT
Numeric 		A number indicating the height, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
OLD_MORT
Numeric 		A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with old tissue mortality.
RECENT_MORT
Numeric 		A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with recent tissue mortality.
BLEACH_CONDITION
Character 		A code classifying a coral as having no bleaching (N), paling (P), partial bleaching (PB) or total bleaching (T)
DISEASE
Character 		A code classifying a coral as having disease present (P) or no disease (A)

Distribution Information

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No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Distributor
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

Item Identification

Title: NCRMP_USVI2013_Benthic_Data02_CoralDemographics.csv
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

Coral demographic information collected at each station using the coral demographic methodology.

'NA' values indicate field not applicable or data was not collected.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Coral Demographic Data For 2013

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 REGION character A mnemonic code indicating the region in which a sample was taken.
100
 PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT Numeric A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.
100
 STATION_NR Numeric A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
100
 Year Numeric A number indicating the calendar year.
100
 Month Numeric A number indicating the calendar month.
100
 Day Numeric A number indicating the calendar day.
100
 HABITAT_CD Character A code indicating the habitat type.
100
 STRAT Character A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
100
 RUGOSITY_CD character A number indicating a rugosity category of low (0), high (1), or combined (2). Florida SEFCRI region only.
100
 WTD_RUG Numeric A number indicating the weighted rugosity, in m, of the secondary sampling unit
100
 MEAN_RUG Numeric A number indicating the average rugosity, in m, calculated from the total number of rugosity measurements taken along the 15m transect
100
 LAT_DEGREES Numeric Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees
100
 LON_DEGREES Numeric Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
100
 MAPGRID_NR Numeric A number indicating gridded shapefile number.
100
 SUB_REGION_NAME Character Code indicating a geographical area in REGION in which the sample was collected.
100
 SUB_REGION_NR Numeric A number indicating the subregion. Florida regions only.
100
 ZONE_NAME Character A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.
100
 ZONE_NR Numeric A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.
100
 MPA_NAME Character The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.
100
 MPA_NR Numeric A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.
100
 ADMIN Character The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Same as MPA_NAME.
100
 PROT Character A Boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a managed area (1) or not (0). Does not imply protection. Florida regions only.
100
 DEPTH_STRAT character A code indicating less than or greater than 12 meters depths.
100
 MIN_DEPTH Numeric Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100
 MAX_DEPTH Numeric Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100
 METERS_COMPLETED Numeric A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
100
 SPECIES_CD character A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the genus and the first four of the species name.
100
 SPECIES_NAME character The name of the species that corresponds with the SPECIES_CD
100
 N Character A Boolean value indicating presence (1) or absence (0) of SPECIES_CD on transect.
100
 JUV Numeric A Boolean value indicating a coral < 4cm (juvenile; 1) or adult (0).
100
 MAX_DIAMETER Numeric A number indicating the maximum diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
100
 PERP_DIAMETER Numeric A number indicating the perpendicular diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
100
 HEIGHT Numeric A number indicating the height, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
100
 OLD_MORT Numeric A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with old tissue mortality.
100
 RECENT_MORT Numeric A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with recent tissue mortality.
100
 BLEACH_CONDITION Character A code classifying a coral as having no bleaching (N), paling (P), partial bleaching (PB) or total bleaching (T)
100
 DISEASE Character A code classifying a coral as having disease present (P) or no disease (A)

Attribute Details

REGION

CC ID: 1278063
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A mnemonic code indicating the region in which a sample was taken.

PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT

CC ID: 1278060
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.

STATION_NR

CC ID: 1278067
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

Year

CC ID: 1278072
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar year.

Month

CC ID: 1278056
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar month.

Day

CC ID: 1278042
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar day.

HABITAT_CD

CC ID: 1278043
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the habitat type.

STRAT

CC ID: 1278068
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.

RUGOSITY_CD

CC ID: 1278064
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating a rugosity category of low (0), high (1), or combined (2). Florida SEFCRI region only.

WTD_RUG

CC ID: 1278071
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the weighted rugosity, in m, of the secondary sampling unit

MEAN_RUG

CC ID: 1278051
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the average rugosity, in m, calculated from the total number of rugosity measurements taken along the 15m transect

LAT_DEGREES

CC ID: 1278046
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees

LON_DEGREES

CC ID: 1278047
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.

MAPGRID_NR

CC ID: 1278048
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating gridded shapefile number.

SUB_REGION_NAME

CC ID: 1278069
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code indicating a geographical area in REGION in which the sample was collected.

SUB_REGION_NR

CC ID: 1278070
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the subregion. Florida regions only.

ZONE_NAME

CC ID: 1278073
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.

ZONE_NR

CC ID: 1278074
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.

MPA_NAME

CC ID: 1278054
Seq. Order: 190
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.

MPA_NR

CC ID: 1278055
Seq. Order: 200
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.

ADMIN

CC ID: 1278038
Seq. Order: 210
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Same as MPA_NAME.

PROT

CC ID: 1278061
Seq. Order: 220
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A Boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a managed area (1) or not (0). Does not imply protection. Florida regions only.
Null Value: NA

DEPTH_STRAT

CC ID: 1278040
Seq. Order: 250
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating less than or greater than 12 meters depths.

MIN_DEPTH

CC ID: 1278053
Seq. Order: 260
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

MAX_DEPTH

CC ID: 1278049
Seq. Order: 270
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

METERS_COMPLETED

CC ID: 1278052
Seq. Order: 280
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
Unit of Measure: meters

SPECIES_CD

CC ID: 1278065
Seq. Order: 290
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the species for a sample. Consists of the first three letters of the genus and the first four of the species name.
Validation Rules:

Against Species Codes

SPECIES_NAME

CC ID: 1278066
Seq. Order: 300
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The name of the species that corresponds with the SPECIES_CD

N

CC ID: 1278057
Seq. Order: 310
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A Boolean value indicating presence (1) or absence (0) of SPECIES_CD on transect.

JUV

CC ID: 1278045
Seq. Order: 320
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A Boolean value indicating a coral < 4cm (juvenile; 1) or adult (0).

MAX_DIAMETER

CC ID: 1278050
Seq. Order: 340
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the maximum diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
Unit of Measure: cm

PERP_DIAMETER

CC ID: 1278059
Seq. Order: 350
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the perpendicular diameter, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
Unit of Measure: cm

HEIGHT

CC ID: 1278044
Seq. Order: 360
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the height, in cm, of sampled coral colony.
Unit of Measure: cm

OLD_MORT

CC ID: 1278058
Seq. Order: 370
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with old tissue mortality.

RECENT_MORT

CC ID: 1278062
Seq. Order: 380
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the percentage of the coral colony surface area with recent tissue mortality.

BLEACH_CONDITION

CC ID: 1278039
Seq. Order: 390
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code classifying a coral as having no bleaching (N), paling (P), partial bleaching (PB) or total bleaching (T)

DISEASE

CC ID: 1278041
Seq. Order: 400
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code classifying a coral as having disease present (P) or no disease (A)

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1278075
Date Effective From: 2020
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1278076
Start Date: 2021
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224205/1.1/data/0-data/NCRMP_USVI2013-2015_Benthics_Updated_Submission/Data/USVI_2013_Benthic_Data/NCRMP_USVI2013_Benthic_Data02_CoralDemographics.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2020 - Present)
File Name: NCRMP_USVI2013_Benthic_Data02_CoralDemographics.csv
File Date/Time: 2021-01-07 20:48:00
File Type (Deprecated): tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 3.2M
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 71265
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71265
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2023-10-30 14:36+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-30 14:55+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-10-30
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