Benthic images collected at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012-2014

Description

Photographs of the seafloor were collected during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in hard bottom shallow water (< 15 m) habitats in Timor-Leste. Photographs were collected along transects at fixed climate survey sites in October 2012 and September-October 2014 (10 sites and 8 sites, respectively), and during reef fish surveys surveys at 150 sites that were selected using a stratified random sampling design in June 2013.

Climate sites were established by CREP to establish ecological baselines for climate change by measuring multiple features of the coral reef environment (in addition to the data described herein) over time. The reef fish surveys were conducted to generate baseline data on the nearshore coral reef fish assemblages and associated benthic communities around Timor-Leste's north coast and Atauro Island. The photographs can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

The imagery from 2013 and 2014 has been quantitatively analyzed using image analysis software to derive an estimate of percent benthic cover. The benthic cover data, and the associated reef fish survey data and parameters measured to establish ecological baselines for climate change are documented separately.

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Name Format Description Link
Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2014.csv Unknown The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2014. Open resource
Images Timor Unknown Photoquadrat benthic photographs (*.jpg) collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at survey sites in Timor-Leste in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Open resource
Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2012.csv Unknown The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2012. Open resource
Images_SiteInfo_Timor_2013.csv Unknown The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2013. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown PIFSC CREP blog post, 2012: The final count: Timor-Leste expedition completed Open resource
Citation URL Unknown PIFSC CREP blog post, 2013: The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown PIFSC CREP blog post, 2014: Scientists return to Timor-Leste for reef monitoring mission. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Timor-Leste project portal on the NOAA Coral Reef Information Service website where NOAA's final report for Timor-Leste and the datasets generated by NOAA CREP as part of the project can be downloaded. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
Full Metadata Record Unknown View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. Open resource

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