Description
The benthic cover data described here result from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in 2015 along transects at fixed climate survey sites located on hard bottom shallow water (< 15 m) habitats in the Philippines. Climate sites were established by CREP to assess multiple features of the coral reef environment (in addition to the data described herein) over time.
Benthic habitat photographs were quantitatively analyzed using a web-based annotation tool called CoralNet (Beijbom et al. 2016). Images were analyzed to produce three functional group levels of benthic cover: Tier 1 (e.g., hard coral, soft coral, macroalgae, turf algae, etc.), Tier 2 (e.g., Hard Coral = massive, branching, foliose, encrusting, etc.; Macroalgae = upright macroalgae, encrusting macroalgae, bluegreen macroalgae, and Halimeda, etc.), and Tier 3 (e.g., Hard Coral = Astreopora sp, Favia sp, Pocillopora, etc.; Macroalgae = Caulerpa sp, Dictyosphaeria sp, Padina sp, etc.).
These benthic cover data for the Philippines provide an estimate of the benthic community composition at each climate survey site, and give context to the results from the other climate survey components (archived separately). The data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV_BIA_CNET_ANALYSIS_DATA_Philippines_2015.csv | Unknown | Image analysis data derived from photoquadrat benthic images collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at climate survey sites in the Philippines in 2015. | Open resource |
| MV_BIA_CNET_ANALYSIS_DATA_Philippines_2015.csv | Unknown | Image analysis data derived from photoquadrat benthic images collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at climate survey sites in the Philippines in 2015. | Open resource |
| MV_BIA_CNET_ANALYSIS_DATA_Philippines_2015.csv | Unknown | Image analysis data derived from photoquadrat benthic images collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at climate survey sites in the Philippines in 2015. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | CoralNet Home Page | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | CoralNet Home Page | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | CoralNet Home Page | Open resource |
| NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website | Unknown | Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website | Open resource |
| NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website | Unknown | Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website | Open resource |
| NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website | Unknown | Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program blog post from the 2013 mission to the Philippines. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program blog post from the 2013 mission to the Philippines. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program blog post from the 2013 mission to the Philippines. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | 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) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | 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 |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program official website, Ecological Assessment of Coral web page. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program official website, Ecological Assessment of Coral web page. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program official website, Ecological Assessment of Coral web page. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. | Open resource |
Tags
- 483
- algae
- algal cover
- aquatic habitat
- arthur's reef
- arthur's rock (13n120e0002)
- balayan bay
- baseline data from climate stations in batangas
- baseline studies
- batalang bato
- batangas
- batong buhay
- benthic
- benthic biology
- benthic habitat
- benthos analysis
- biodiversity and fisheries in the coral triangle: embracing the e in ecosystem approaches to fisheri
- biosphere
- blue-green algae
- climate
- coastal processes
- coral
- coral communities
- coral cover
- coral reef conservation program
- coral reef ecology
- coral reef ecosystem division
- coral reef ecosystem program
- coral reefs
- coral reef studies
- corals
- coral triangle initiative
- country/territory
- cred
- crep
- crustose coralline algae
- derived products
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- earth science
- ecosystem sciences division
- encrusting macroalgae
- hard coral cover
- in situ biological
- koala reserve area
- mabini (13n120e0032)
- maricaban island
- marine biology
- marine invertebrates
- microbiota
- national marine fisheries service
- nmfs
- noaa
- numeric data sets
- nw pacific (limit-180)
- ocean basin
- oceans
- octocoral cover
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- philippines
- philippines from 2012 to 2015
- photograph analysis
- photographic analysis
- pifsc
- quadrat monitoring
- reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- south china sea
- tingloy (13n120e0009)
- turf algae
- twin rocks
- twin rocks sanctuary (13n120e0005)
- united states agency for international development
- usaid
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- vegetation
- verde island passage
- zoology