Introduced Marine Species in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay and the National Park Coast, American Samoa: Survey of October 2002 (NODC Accession 0002177)

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The biological communities at ten sites around the Island of Tutuila, American Samoa were surveyed in October 2002 by a team of four investigators. Diving observations and collections of benthic observations using scuba and snorkel were made at six stations in Pago Pago Harbor, two stations in Fagatele Bay, and one station each in Vatia Bay and Fagasa Bay. These results were compared with all marine organism reports for these areas by previous investigators.

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  • ofu island (14s169w0013)
  • united states of america
  • american samoa (14s170w0000)
  • coastal studies
  • coral reef
  • benthic
  • biosphere
  • amsam
  • tutuila island (14s170w0016)
  • fagatele bay (14s170w0002)
  • oceans
  • algae
  • taxa
  • marine invertebrates
  • reef fish species
  • american samoa
  • tutuila
  • fagasa bay
  • vatia bay
  • total biota
  • numeric data sets
  • nonindigenous and crytogenic marine species
  • biology
  • biological survey
  • fish
  • fagatele bay
  • manu'a group
  • earth science
  • marine organisms
  • ofu
  • vegetation
  • coral species
  • pago pago (14s170w0008)
  • marine biology
  • ocean basin
  • tutuila island
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • country/territory
  • algae species
  • pago pago harbor
  • south pacific ocean

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