Description
A benthic habitat polygon coverage has been created of the coral reef ecosystem off the coast of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau (PUHO) National Historical Park on the Kona Coast of Hawai'i. Polygons were hand-digitized from visual interpretation of aerial photography and SHOALS bathymetry data. We also utilized in situ knowledge from towed instruments, underwater photography and videography, and diver and snorkeler observations. The polygons have attributes for Main Structure/Substrate, Dominant Structure/Substrate, Major Biological Cover, Percent of Major Biological Cover, Reef Zone, Unique ID, and measurements of area (m2) of each polygon.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- alahaka-bay
- aquatic-ecosystems
- assessments
- benthic-ecosystems
- benthic-habitat
- benthos
- biosphere
- biota
- cmgp
- coastal-and-marine-geology-program
- coastal-processes
- coral-reefs
- earth-science
- geoscientificinformation
- geospatial-datasets
- habitat
- habitats
- hawaii
- honaunau
- imagerybasemapsearthcover
- keoneele-cove
- kiilae-bay
- kiilae-watercourse
- mapping
- marine-ecosystems
- oceans
- pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center
- pcmsc
- puuhonua-o-honaunau-national-historical-park
- puuhonua-point
- sea-floor-characteristics
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-e1c03119-81d1-4477-b1ee-aad41d245a73