National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2014-05-01 to 2014-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0156879)

Description

This coral demographics protocol was devised to provide additional, species-specific insight (and signal magnitude) for corals than is provided by percent cover. Specifics of the protocol are based closely on other long-established monitoring programs in the Atlantic region, including Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA; Caribbean-wide), Sanctuaries Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring, Florida (SCREAM), and the Florida Reef Resilience Program (FRRP). However, the sampling resolution may not capture the population structure of rare or uncommon corals, including currently-listed or candidate Endangered Species Act (ESA) species. Precise designations of coral condition (e.g. attributed disease, minor bleaching/paling conditions) are NOT included in this data. This is due to the low temporal resolution of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) sampling (biennial and potentially not seasonally consistent) and the wide array of surveyors involved, which is why the survey protocol is designed to capture the least ambiguous colony conditions likely to be encountered: recent mortality (i.e. dead white skeleton) and bright-white bleaching on a partial or an entire coral colony. The Line Point-Intercept (LPI) sampling is designed to provide resolution of benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g. macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.). More detailed information on scleractinian corals, specifically density, size, and condition (percent mortality and bleaching) measurements, is being collected via the NCRMP Coral Demographics sampling.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/66518.pdf
0 Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website https://coralreef.noaa.gov
33 A Stationary Visual Census Technique for Quantitatively Assessing Community Structure of Coral Reef Fishes James A. Bohnsack Scott P. Bannerot July 1986 https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy-pdfs/tr41.pdf
21 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida.html
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
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156879
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66518
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156879
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66518
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website https://coralreef.noaa.gov
33 A Stationary Visual Census Technique for Quantitatively Assessing Community Structure of Coral Reef Fishes James A. Bohnsack Scott P. Bannerot July 1986 https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy-pdfs/tr41.pdf
21 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida.html
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/sefsc/dmp/pdf/66518.pdf
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156879
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66518
0 About SEFSC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
0 Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website https://coralreef.noaa.gov
33 A Stationary Visual Census Technique for Quantitatively Assessing Community Structure of Coral Reef Fishes James A. Bohnsack Scott P. Bannerot July 1986 https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy-pdfs/tr41.pdf
21 Online Resource https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Cover_Florida.html
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/sefsc/dmp/pdf/66518.pdf

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  • benthic communities
  • 2014
  • nova southeastern university
  • fish species
  • florida fish and wildlife conservation commission
  • coastal waters of florida
  • florida florida keys national marine sanctuary
  • united states of america
  • coral reef conservation program (crcp)
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