Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center Publication_Date: 20080225 Title: CRED REA Coral Health and Disease Assessment at Tutuila Island, American Samoa 2006 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Online_Linkage: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral.php Description: Abstract: Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed at 50-cm intervals as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 22 sites at Tutuila Island in February, 2006 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HI06-02). Raw survey data included percent cover of benthic parameters, including live coral, dead coral, carbonate pavement, sand, coral rubble, fleshy macroalgae, crustose coralline algae, and other sessile invertebrates along the two transect lines. In addition, an area of 3-4m on each side of each transect was surveyed; within this area, each coral colony was inspected and every diseased/afflicted colony identified to the lowest taxonomic and type of affliction recorded. Purpose: Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macroinvertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines Supplemental_Information: Maximum depth was 18 meters. Corals observed: Common Name Scientific Name Species Genus Family Order Class Phylum- Kingdom Division Crustose algae Rhodophyta Plantae Coral Acropora Acroporidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Coral Porites Poritidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Coral Montipora Acroporidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20060218 Ending_Date: 20060225 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Biennial Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.8612764 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.5045149 North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.22005532 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.38281981 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) Theme_Keyword: HI0602 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: South Pacific Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date. Use_Constraints: Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Contact_Person: Bernardo Vargas-Angel Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd. City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3730 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Observations were made by a single diver who is an expert in coral diseases. The benthic cover and disease assessment surveys are conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated. Logical_Consistency_Report: The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientist. Completeness_Report: The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS unit Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.3 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Instrument parameters Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: As a diver swam along the transect line, he inspected the benthic elements falling directly underneath each 50-cm mark on the transect line. Each such element was tallied under the following scheme: live coral, dead coral, carbonate pavement, coral rubble, sand, rock, algae, invertebrate, and other. Live benthic elements including coral, algae, and invertebrates were identified to the lowest taxominic level possible. At the end of this examination , the diver also surveyed an area of 3-4 m on either side of each transect lines, along which each coral was inspected and every diseased colony identified to the lowest taxonomic and type of affliction recorded. Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees and Decimal Minutes Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80) Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572236 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface Depth_Resolution: 1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Fisheries Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Contact_Person: Michael Parke Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd. City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725 Distribution_Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CDROM, or email Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: None if receiving the data online Custom_Order_Process: Contact CRED data management team for information Technical_Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20080812 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Contact_Person: Haiying Wang Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd. City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20060619014011 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20060218 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20060225 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/cred_rea_coral_disease_tutuila_200602.txt CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1367