Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center 20080225 spreadsheet http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral.php 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. 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 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 20060218 20060225 Ground condition In Work Biennial -170.8612764 -170.5045149 -14.22005532 -14.38281981 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies None Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) HI0602 CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology ISO 19115 Topic Category biota CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) None South Pacific USA Data are available two years following data collection date. 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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Bernardo Vargas-Angel mailing and physical

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Honolulu HI 96814 U.S.A. 808-983-3730 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. The same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientist. The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. GPS unit 1 Instrument parameters Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge 0.3 Instrument parameters 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. Unknown 0.0001 0.0001 Degrees and Decimal Minutes World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS80) 6378137 298.2572236 Local surface 1 meters Explicit Depth Coordinate Included with Horizontal Coordinates Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Fisheries Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Michael Parke mailing and physical

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Honolulu HI 96814 U.S.A. 808-983-3725 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. XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) CDROM, or email ISO 9660 None if receiving the data online Contact CRED data management team for information Contact CRED data management team for information 20080812 Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center Haiying Wang mailing and physical

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Honolulu HI 96814 U.S.A. 808-983-3725 FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20060619014011 None 20060218 20060225 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/cred_rea_coral_disease_tutuila_200602.txt 1367