CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Ta'u Island, American Samoa in 2008

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Publication_Date: 20010322
Title:

CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Ta'u Island, American Samoa in 2008

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Description:

Abstract:

Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 9 sites around Ta'u Island in American Samoa from 28 February to 05 March 2008 aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes by genus, and determination of benthic cover using the line-intercept method. Depending on colony density, 1 m on each side of the transect lines was included in the belt (for a total of 25-50m2 per site).

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 16 meters. Corals observed: Island Species TaxonName Genus Class TAU ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia TAU ACRA Acropora craterformis Acropora Scleractinia TAU ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia TAU ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia TAU CLSP Cladiella sp Cladiella Octocoral TAU COSP Coscinaraea sp Coscinaraea Scleractinia TAU CYPS Cyphastrea sp Cyphastrea Scleractinia TAU ECHL Echinophyllia sp Echinophyllia Scleractinia TAU ECHP Echinopora sp Echinopora Scleractinia TAU FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia TAU FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia TAU FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia TAU FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia TAU GASP Galaxea sp Galaxea Scleractinia TAU GONS Goniastrea sp Goniastrea Scleractinia TAU GOSP Goniopora sp Goniopora Scleractinia TAU HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia TAU HYSP Hydnophora sp Hydnophora Scleractinia TAU LEPS Leptoria sp Leptoria Scleractinia TAU LEPT Leptastrea sp Leptastrea Scleractinia TAU LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia TAU LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia TAU MESP Merulina sp Merulina Scleractinia TAU MFOV Montipora foveolata Montipora Scleractinia TAU MISP Millepora sp Millepora Hydrozoan TAU MONS Montastrea sp Montastrea Scleractinia TAU MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia TAU MOVR Montipora verrucosa Montipora Scleractinia TAU PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan TAU PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia TAU PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia TAU PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia TAU POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia TAU POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia TAU PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia TAU PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia TAU PSTE Psammocora stellata Psammocora Scleractinia TAU PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia TAU SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral TAU SASP Sandalolitha sp Sandalolitha Scleractinia TAU SYSP Symphyllia sp Symphyllia Scleractinia TAU TBIP To be identified by picture To be identified by picture Scleractinia TAU TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia TAU ZOSP Zoanthus sp Zoanthus Other Anthozoan

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20080228
Ending_Date: 20080305

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: asNeeded

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.5237152
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.4077949
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.20247804
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.28884564

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword:

Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls

Theme_Keyword: 1221

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Marine Ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP)
Theme_Keyword: Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA)
Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef
Theme_Keyword: Corals
Theme_Keyword: American Samoa
Theme_Keyword: Ta'u Island
Theme_Keyword: HI0802

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Biodiversity

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Ta'u Island
Place_Keyword: American Samoa
Place_Keyword: South Pacific

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)

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: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: AmSam

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), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Data_Set_Credit:

Jason Helyer, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Observations were made by a single diver who is an expert in coral biology. The population parameter survey is conducted one time per site per survey year; it is not replicated.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

With the exception of the non-quantitative survey along the backreef, the same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists.

Completeness_Report:

The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites.

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:

A diver swam along the length of one or two 25m transect lines that had been laid out along an isobath. The diver identified all corals whose center fell within .5m on either side of the transect to the species/genus level and assigned each colony a size class based on estimates of the maximum diameter of the colony ( 5 cm; 5-10 cm; 10-20 cm; 20-40cm; 40-80 cm; 80-160 cm; or greater than 160 cm).

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

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), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Resource_Description: Offline Data
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 constitutes 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

CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Ta'u Island, American Samoa in 2008

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