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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Photoquadrat benthic photographs (*.jpg) collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at survey sites in Timor-Leste in 2012, 2013, and 2014. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2012. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral_triangle_initiative.php
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46160
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2014: Scientists return to Timor-Leste for reef monitoring mission. https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/timor-leste-atauro/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/46160.pdf
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2012: The final count: Timor-Leste expedition completed https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/final-count-timor-leste/
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2013. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2014. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2013: The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste. https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/final-count-timor-leste-2/
0 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. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/projects/timor-leste/
0 Photoquadrat benthic photographs (*.jpg) collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at survey sites in Timor-Leste in 2012, 2013, and 2014. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2012. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2013. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46160
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral_triangle_initiative.php
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2012: The final count: Timor-Leste expedition completed https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/final-count-timor-leste/
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2013: The final count: summary of mission to assess reef fish assemblages, build capacity in Timor-Leste. https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/final-count-timor-leste-2/
0 PIFSC CREP blog post, 2014: Scientists return to Timor-Leste for reef monitoring mission. https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/timor-leste-atauro/
0 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. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/projects/timor-leste/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/46160.pdf
0 The list of survey sites, including site id, location (latitude/longitude), and survey date, where photoquads were collected in Timor-Leste in 2014. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0166378
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • crep
  • coral cover
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • benthic habitat
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • pifsc
  • in situ biological
  • biosphere
  • oceans
  • atauro
  • noaa
  • nmfs
  • baseline studies
  • dili
  • imagery
  • us doc
  • timor-leste
  • habitats
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • bobonaro
  • benthic biology
  • national marine fisheries service
  • indian ocean
  • lautem
  • liquica
  • oecusse
  • coral triangle initiative
  • marine biology
  • coral communities
  • cred
  • visual images
  • united states agency for international development
  • manufahi
  • reef habitat
  • baucau
  • timor sea
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • photoquadrat images
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • coral
  • manatuto
  • coastal processes
  • timor leste
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • usaid
  • country/territory
  • vila mpa
  • democratic republic of timor-leste (east timor) (09s126e0001)
  • coral reef studies
  • coral reef ecosystem program

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