CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiiian Islands, 2003
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Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 3 sites at Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in July, 2003 from the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette (OES03-06). Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes, and visual estimation of percent cover. Either 0.5m or 1m on each side of the transect lines were included in the belt (for a total of 50m2 or 100m2 per site), depending on colony density.
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coral cover
laysan island
united states of america
corals
biosphere
oes0306
biodiversity
oceans
photic zone corals
pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci