Description
The benthic cover data in this collection result from the analysis of images produced during benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at climate stations and permanent sites across the Mariana Archipelago. These sites were identified by the Ocean and Climate Change team and the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. Benthic habitat imagery were quantitatively analyzed using Coral Point Count with Excel extensions (CPCe; Kohler and Gill, 2006) software from 2010-2014 and a web-based annotation tool called CoralNet (Beijbom et al. 2015) from 2015 to present. In general, images are analyzed to produce three functional group levels of benthic cover: Tier 1 (e.g., hard coral, soft coral, macroalgae, turf algae, etc.), Tier 2 (e.g., Hard Coral = massive, branching, foliose, encrusting, etc.; Macroalgae = upright macroalgae, encrusting macroalgae, bluegreen macroalgae, and Halimeda, etc.), and Tier 3 (e.g., Hard Coral = Astreopora sp, Favia sp, Pocillopora, etc.; Macroalgae = Caulerpa sp, Dictyosphaeria sp, Padina sp, etc.). The imagery analyzed in order to produce the benthic cover data is also included in this collection.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef Conservation Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.11.009 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.11.009 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.11.009 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| Coral Point Count with Excel extensions (CPCe): A Visual Basic program for the determination of coral and substrate coverage using random point count methodology | Unknown | Kohler, K.E. and S.M. Gill, 2006. Coral Point Count with Excel extensions (CPCe): A Visual Basic program for the determination of coral and substrate coverage using random point count methodology. Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 1259-1269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.11.009. | Open resource |
| Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation | Unknown | O. Beijbom, P. J. Edmunds, C. Roelfsema, J. Smith, D. I. Kline, B. Neal, M. J. Dunlap, V. Moriarty, T-Y. Fan, C-J. Tan, S. Chan, T. Treibitz, A. Gamst, B. G. Mitchell, D. Kriegman. "Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation". PLOS One, July 2015. | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130312 | Unknown | O. Beijbom, P. J. Edmunds, C. Roelfsema, J. Smith, D. I. Kline, B. Neal, M. J. Dunlap, V. Moriarty, T-Y. Fan, C-J. Tan, S. Chan, T. Treibitz, A. Gamst, B. G. Mitchell, D. Kriegman. "Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation". PLOS One, July 2015. | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130312 | Unknown | O. Beijbom, P. J. Edmunds, C. Roelfsema, J. Smith, D. I. Kline, B. Neal, M. J. Dunlap, V. Moriarty, T-Y. Fan, C-J. Tan, S. Chan, T. Treibitz, A. Gamst, B. G. Mitchell, D. Kriegman. "Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation". PLOS One, July 2015. | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130312 | Unknown | O. Beijbom, P. J. Edmunds, C. Roelfsema, J. Smith, D. I. Kline, B. Neal, M. J. Dunlap, V. Moriarty, T-Y. Fan, C-J. Tan, S. Chan, T. Treibitz, A. Gamst, B. G. Mitchell, D. Kriegman. "Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation". PLOS One, July 2015. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36144 | Unknown | InPort Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36144 | Unknown | InPort Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36144 | Unknown | InPort Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36144 | Unknown | InPort Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36147 | Unknown | InPort Metadata Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36147 | Unknown | InPort Metadata Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36147 | Unknown | InPort Metadata Record | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36147 | Unknown | InPort Metadata Record | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157633 | Unknown | NCEI Documents only accession | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157633 | Unknown | NCEI Documents only accession | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157633 | Unknown | NCEI Documents only accession | 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 |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| CRCP Benthic Cover Climate Stations Pacific | HTML | ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. | Open resource |
| CRCP Benthic Cover Climate Stations Pacific | HTML | ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. | Open resource |
| CRCP Benthic Cover Climate Stations Pacific | HTML | ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. | Open resource |
| CRCP Benthic Cover Climate Stations Pacific | HTML | ERDDAP acts as a middleman between you and various remote data servers. ERDDAP offers an easy-to-use, consistent way to request data: via the OPeNDAP standard. Many datasets can also be accessed via ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS). ERDDAP returns data in the common file format of your choice. ERDDAP offers all data as .html table, ESRI .asc and .csv, Google Earth .kml, OPeNDAP binary, .mat, .nc, ODV .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, and .xhtml. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (CREP) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystems Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
Tags
- 743
- 7fwywa
- 9dyj61
- algae
- algal cover
- aquatic habitat
- asuncion island
- asuncion island (19n145e0001)
- baseline studies
- belt transect
- benthic
- benthic biology
- benthic habitat
- benthos analysis
- biosphere
- blue-green algae
- c215ax
- climate change
- cnmi
- coastal processes
- commonwealth of the northern mariana islands
- coral
- coral communities
- coral cover
- coral reef ecology
- coral reef ecosystem division
- coral reef ecosystem program
- coral reefs
- corals
- country/territory
- cred
- crep
- crustose coralline algae
- earth science
- ecosystem sciences division
- encrusting macroalgae
- esd
- farallon de pajaros
- farallon de pajaros (20n144e0001)
- guam
- guam (13n144e0000)
- habitats
- hard coral cover
- hard coral cover live percentage
- in situ biological
- linear transect (point)
- macroinvertebrates
- mariana archipelago
- marianas
- marine biology
- marine invertebrates
- marine plants
- maug
- maug island
- maug island (20n145e0001)
- microbiota
- mollusks
- national coral reef monitoring program (ncrmp)
- northern mariana islands
- northern mariana islands ( cnmi ) (18n146e0000)
- numeric data sets
- ocean basin
- ocean chemistry
- oceanography
- oceans
- octocoral cover
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pagan
- pagan island
- pagan island (18n145e0001)
- photograph analysis
- photographic analysis
- pifsc
- quadrat monitoring
- ramp
- rapid assessment studies
- reef asessment and monitoring program
- reef assessment and monitoring program
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- rhrmtg
- rota
- rota island
- rota island ( luta ) (14n145e0007)
- saipan
- saipan island
- saipan island (15n145e0002)
- seagrass
- sponges
- tinian
- tinian island (14n145e0005)
- tinian island reefs
- transect monitoring
- tridacna
- triennial
- turf algae
- united states of america
- uy4hrj
- vegetation
- visual images
- western pacific ocean
- y86e3k
- zoology