Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center 20080225 spreadsheet http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral.php Belt transects along 1 or 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 16 sites at Tutuila Island in American Samoa in February, 2006 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HI06-02). Raw survey data included colony counts and size classes by genus, and visual estimation of percent cover. Half a meter( 0.5m) on each side of the transect lines were included in the belt (for a total of 25m2 or 50m2 per site), depending on colony density. 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 16 meters. Corals observed: Common Name Scientific Name Species Genus Family Order Class Phylum- Kingdom Division Coral Porites Poritiidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Coral Montipora Acroporidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Soft coral Octocorallia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia Coral Pavona Agariciidae Scleractinia Anthozoa Cnidaria Animalia 20060218 20060225 Ground condition In Work Biannual -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 > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > BioDiversity EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies None American Samoa Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) 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 None. 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 Jean Kenyon mailing and physical

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Honolulu HI 96814 U.S.A. 808-592-7013 Observations were made by one of three divers, all of whom are experts in coral biology. The population parameter survey is 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 one of three coral biologists. The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef. GPS unit 1 Instrument parameters Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge 0.3 Instrument parameters As the diver swam along the transect lines, she inspected the corals whose center fell within a 1m-wide belt (i.e., 0.5 on each side of the transect line). Each such coral was tallied by genus and classified by its maximum diameter in one of 7 size classes: 0-5cm, 5-10cm, 10-20cm, 20-40cm, 40-80cm, 80-160cm, or >160cm. At the end of this survey, a visual estimation of coral percent cover was made and 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 0.1 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. 808-592-7025 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. 808-592-2819 FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20060626051638 None 20060218 20060225 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/cred_rea_corals_tutuila_2006.txt 1399