Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: belt transect surveys of corals in March and August of 2012

Description

The data described here were collected in Faga'alu, American Samoa in March and August 2012 via belt transect surveys of corals by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP). At a survey site, divers deployed two 25-m transects to gather information on the coral communities present there, including diversity and health status, and within each transect three 5-m segments were surveyed (beginning at 0m, 10m, and 20m). Within each segment, all coral colonies whose center fell within 0.5m of either side of the transect were identified to genus. Cases of disease and impaired health were also recorded and the type of affliction was documented. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. Additionally, LPI surveys were conducted in 2012, coral demographic surveys were conducted in 2013 and 2015, photoquadrat benthic images were collected in 2012 and 2015, and the 2015 images were analyzed for benthic cover composition (all documented and archived separately).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/25283
0 Online Resource http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/coral.php
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/25283.pdf
0 Coral demographic data of corals from belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa in 2012. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0169729
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 23 Baseline Assessment of Faga'alu Watershed: A Ridge to Reef Assessment in Support of Sediment Reduction Activities and Future Evaluation of their Success http://www.coris.noaa.gov/activities/fagaaluWatershed/

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  • benthic missions
  • crep
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • corals
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • pifsc
  • in situ biological
  • biosphere
  • coral - species identification
  • oceans
  • coral reef conservation program
  • american samoa
  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • nmfs
  • baseline studies
  • comprehensive baseline assessment and pilot test of outcome performance measures in faga'alu bay
  • biology
  • us doc
  • faga'alu (14s170w0005)
  • coral - bleaching
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • benthic biology
  • national marine fisheries service
  • coral diseases
  • marine biology
  • coral communities
  • cred
  • benthos analysis
  • survey - swimmer/diver
  • transect monitoring
  • faga'alu
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • coral
  • coastal processes
  • tutuila island
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • 917
  • pacific ocean
  • rapid assessment studies
  • country/territory
  • belt transect
  • pago pago harbor
  • south pacific ocean
  • coral reef studies
  • coral reef ecosystem program

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