National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013

Description

The data described here are benthic habitat imagery (color-corrected photographs) from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD)--formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division--as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The photo-quadrat surveys are part of Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys for corals and fish conducted during ESD-led NCRMP missions across the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2013, 2016, 2015, and 2019, and 2024. In 2015, there was also a NCRMP (formerly known as RAMP) mission led by the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (HA1505) to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago. The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. The stratification scheme included island, reef zone, and depth in all regions, as well as habitat structure type in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Allocation of sampling effort was proportional to strata area and variance in coral density. Sites were surveyed using photo-quadrats along transects to collect benthic imagery to ultimately produce estimates of relative abundance (percent cover), frequency of occurrence, benthic community taxonomic composition and relative generic richness. The StRS design effectively reduces estimate variance through stratification using environmental covariates and by sampling more sites rather than sampling more transects at a site. Therefore, site-level estimates and site to site comparisons should be used with caution.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
0 Benthic imagery collected during the 2015 NWHI RAMP cruise (HA1505) conducted by PMNM. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (e.g., TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36152
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Fisheries website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/36152.pdf
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
0 NWHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the NWHI RAMP (HA1505) by PMNM. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
0 MHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the ESD. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
0 Imagery collected during the 2015 MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the CRED, now known as Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA PIFSC. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
0 NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
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
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
0 NWHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the NWHI RAMP (HA1505) by PMNM. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
0 MHI site metadata (including site name, date, and location) for the photoquads conducted during 2015 during the MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the ESD. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
0 Benthic imagery collected during the 2015 NWHI RAMP cruise (HA1505) conducted by PMNM. The file naming convention for each photo/image is [SITE]_[YEAR]_[TRANSECT]_[PHOTO_NUMBER].JPG (e.g., TUT-903_2012_A_01.JPG). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0276273
0 Imagery collected during the 2015 MHI Reef Fish Cruise (HA1503) by the CRED, now known as Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA PIFSC. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0268773
0 Benthic photoquadrat images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian Archipelago during National Coral Reef Monitoring Program surveys in 2024 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0217940
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36152
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Fisheries website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
0 NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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/36152.pdf
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159144
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0164293
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the main Hawaiian Islands in 2019 by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211063

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