National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

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Data provided in this collection were gathered within the FGBNMS as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led missions in collaboration with partners at NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries FGBNMS, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Texas A&M.

This benthic data collection for the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) consists of two survey types: the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) method and the Coral Demographic method. The LPI method provides a measure of percent cover of biotic and abiotic components of the benthos in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats. LPI surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect as fish surveys. The coral demographics protocol provides more detailed and species-specific insight (‘signal magnitude’) for coral populations than is provided by percent cover.

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US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic/ Unknown National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) project page Open resource
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NCEI Dataset Landing Page Unknown Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Open resource
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OBIS USA: NCRMP Benthic Variables in Darwin Core Format Unknown Hard coral species percent cover and species abundance data are available in Darwin Core format for Atlantic/Caribbean sampling sites through OBIS USA. Open resource
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157633 Unknown NCEI Documents only accession Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
Granule Search Unknown Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource

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