Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys of coral demography in 2015 and 2020

Description

The benthic cover data described herein were generated by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (former Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP) from the quantitative analysis of photoquadrat benthic images using the image analysis software CoralNet, whereby random points are projected on each image and the benthic elements falling directly underneath each point are identified. The images were collected at sites in Faga'alu Bay in 2015 and 2020 during belt transect surveys of coral demography. The data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive. The benthic images and coral demography data are described and archived separately.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Benthic cover data derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa in 2015. http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0169725
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/32707.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32707
0 Benthic cover from benthic image analysis with CoralNet for fly-in Mission to Faga'alu, American Samoa in 2020. http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259709
0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-109, 38 p https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27088
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
0 Benthic cover data derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0169725
0 Benthic cover from benthic image analysis with CoralNet for fly-in Mission to Faga'alu, American Samoa in 2020. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259709
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/32707
0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-109, 38 p https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27088
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/32707.pdf
0 Benthic cover data derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0169725
0 Benthic cover from benthic image analysis with CoralNet for fly-in Mission to Faga'alu, American Samoa in 2020. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259709
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32707
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-109, 38 p https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27088
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/32707.pdf
0 Benthic cover data derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) in Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa in 2015. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0169725
0 Benthic cover from benthic image analysis with CoralNet for fly-in Mission to Faga'alu, American Samoa in 2020. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259709
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32707
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-109, 38 p https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27088
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/32707.pdf

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  • benthic missions
  • crep
  • coral cover
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • benthic habitat
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • benthic
  • pifsc
  • biosphere
  • survey - coral reef
  • photographic analysis
  • oceans
  • algae
  • coral reef conservation program
  • reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover
  • american samoa
  • hard coral cover
  • 31259
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  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • algal cover
  • nmfs
  • baseline studies
  • status and trends assessment for lbsp impacts on reef communities in faga'alu bay and vatia bay
  • comprehensive baseline assessment and pilot test of outcome performance measures in faga'alu bay
  • us doc
  • faga'alu (14s170w0005)
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • benthic biology
  • national marine fisheries service
  • vegetation
  • fleshy macroalgae
  • crustose coralline algae
  • cred
  • encrusting macroalgae
  • benthos analysis
  • transect monitoring
  • reef habitat
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • esd
  • coastal processes
  • octocoral cover
  • survey - photographs
  • tutuila island
  • zoology
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