Environmental Monitoring of Coral Bleaching and Disease in the Hawaiian Islands: assessment of coral reef communities in Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu of the Main Hawaiian Islands from March 8, 2010 to November 8, 2011 using the Line-point Intercept (LPI) method

Description

This data package contains coral reef community composition data gathered during Line-Point-Intercept (LPI) surveys around the islands of Maui, Hawaii, and Oahu of the main Hawaiian Islands from March 8, 2010 to November 8, 2011 as part of a joint project with the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR). The line-point-intercept (LPI) method (Hill and Wilkinson 2004) is used to assess the percentage of cover for live corals and other benthic elements. The surveys were conducted by a SCUBA diver swimming along two pre-selected 25-m transect lines, during which the benthic element falling directly beneath the transect line was recorded at 25- or 50-cm intervals for 100 or 50 total points/observations per transect, respectively. Benthic elements were assigned to one of ten benthic categories: live (scleractinian) corals, octocorals, dead corals, coralline algae, macroalgae, turf algae, cyanophyes, zoanthids, other sessile macro-invertebrates, and sand. Benthic organisms were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible (corals, macroalgae, and zoanthids to genus or species). Turf algae included pavement, rock, rubble, and turf algae observations.

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/25349
0 Observations from LPI surveys conducted by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) across Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu from 2010 - 2011. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0168913
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center website https://origin-apps-pifsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/cred/corals.php
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/25349.pdf

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  • hawaiian islands (21n157w0027)
  • crep
  • coral cover
  • hard coral cover dead percentage
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • marine ecosystem
  • corals
  • north pacific ocean
  • benthic habitat
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • oahu (21n157w0003)
  • pifsc
  • in situ biological
  • maui
  • biosphere
  • reef assessment and monitoring
  • oceans
  • maui island (20n156w0004)
  • algae
  • mhi
  • coral reef conservation program
  • marine invertebrates
  • maui island
  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • algal cover
  • hawaii
  • nmfs
  • hard coral cover live percentage
  • macroinvertebrates
  • environmental monitoring of coral disease and bleaching in the hawaiian islands
  • oahu island
  • biology
  • us doc
  • hawaii island (19n155w0003)
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • benthic species - taxa counts
  • earth science
  • benthic biology
  • national marine fisheries service
  • vegetation
  • line-point intercept
  • hawaiian islands
  • marine biology
  • coral communities
  • cred
  • honolulu
  • benthos analysis
  • survey - swimmer/diver
  • central pacific ocean
  • transect monitoring
  • reef habitat
  • hawaii disease project
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • main hawaiian islands
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • benthic species - taxa identities
  • esd
  • coastal processes
  • linear transect (point)
  • octocoral cover
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • pacific ocean
  • rapid assessment studies
  • 20315
  • country/territory
  • hawaii island
  • coral reef studies
  • coral reef ecosystem program

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