Eco-spatial data layers of coral reef ecosystem drivers in American Samoa

Description

Understanding the spatial distribution, intensity, overlap, and cumulative impact of human activities and environmental stressors is essential for effective management and protection of ecosystem services generated by coral reefs. The data described here are that of the GIS layers of the eco-geospatial tool developed by staff of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at the Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) for American Samoa Coral Reef Drivers, hosted by Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PACIOOS) at http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/projects/coral-drivers-amsam/. Partners included the American Samoa Division of Marine and Wildlife Resources and the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group. This eco-geospatial tool gathers, organizes, analyzes, models and visualizes spatially-explicit information for American Samoa. Hereby, GIS layers are developed to provide the spatial patterns of anthropogenic and environmental drivers that influence the status of coral reefs in the region and the potential for degradation, including satellite-based oceanography (sea surface temperature [SST], chlorophyll-a, photosynthetically active radiation [PAR], Turbidity [Kd490]), wave power, coastal habitat modification, and sediment export to nearshore. These geospatial products provide the basis to answer questions such as which places and habitat types are the most impacted; which stressors should be the greatest concern in different areas; and where to prioritize different management strategies. In addition, these datasets also inform watershed management and conservation action plans.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 All data can be found in the map viewer, and are also available for download in various formats via this link. https://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/projects/coral-drivers-amsam/#data
0 A link to access satellite based chlorophyll work in coastal American Samoa by NASA DEVELOP Project Worsham, Marshall & Collin, Melissa & Davis, Eric & Markarian, Arev. (2019). Deploying Earth Observations to Evaluate the Impacts of Land Cover and Water Quality Changes to Improve Coastal Management in American Samoa. 10.13140/RG.2.2.22358.88640. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343558774_Deploying_Earth_Observations_to_Evaluate_the_Impacts_of_Land_Cover_and_Water_Quality_Changes_to_Improve_Coastal_Management_in_American_Samoa
0 Online Resource https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
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/65145.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65145
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 A similar project in Hawai'i https://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/projects/oceantippingpoints/
0 A link to access relevant work assessing nutrient loading to coastal ecosystems in American Samoa. The full citation below: Shuler, Christopher K., Daniel W. Amato, Veronica Gibson, Lydia Baker, Ashley N. Olguin, Henrietta Dulai, Celia M. Smith, and Rosanna A. Alegado 2019. "Assessment of Terrigenous Nutrient Loading to Coastal Ecosystems along a Human Land-Use Gradient, Tutuila, American Samoa" Hydrology 6, no. 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology6010018 https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/6/1/18#cite

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  • crep
  • computer
  • human dimensions
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • united states of america
  • american samoa (14s170w0000)
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • coral reef
  • corals
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • ecosystems
  • pifsc
  • human settlements
  • sea surface temperature
  • biosphere
  • vulnerability assessment
  • only one coris discovery thesaurus required
  • oceans
  • pacioos
  • american samoa
  • chlorophyll-a
  • noaa
  • coastal areas
  • nmfs
  • coral reef watch
  • marine ecosystems
  • irradiance
  • errdap
  • us doc
  • habitat modification
  • ocean acidification program
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • erosion
  • crw
  • earth science
  • environmental impacts
  • national marine fisheries service
  • ocean
  • eco-geospatial tool
  • ramp
  • environmental sustainability
  • infrastructure
  • land-based source pollution
  • cred
  • layers
  • gis product
  • central pacific ocean
  • photosynthetically active radiation
  • gis
  • satellite data
  • reef assessment and monitoring program
  • ocean basin
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • habitat conversion/fragmentation
  • esd
  • coastal processes
  • lbsp
  • reef
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • mapping
  • pacific ocean
  • sustainability
  • country/territory
  • environmental modeling
  • sedimentation
  • wave power
  • south pacific ocean
  • coral reef studies
  • turbidity
  • coral reef ecosystem program
  • model output

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