National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across the Mariana Archipelago since 2014

Description

The data described here are benthic habitat imagery that result from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago since 2014 as a part of Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys for corals and fish. A stratified random sampling (StRS) design was employed to survey the coral reef ecosystems across the region. 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. Sampling effort was allocated based on strata area and sites were randomly located within strata. Sites were surveyed using photo-quadrats along transects to collect benthic imagery to ultimately produce estimates of relative abundance (benthic 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 Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 SOP that describes method to collect benthic images during the surveys. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36153
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
0 Overview of NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, Archipelagic Research Program's methods to assess corals. 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/36153.pdf
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
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 Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
0 SOP that describes method to collect benthic images during the surveys. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36153
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
0 Overview of NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, Archipelagic Research Program's methods to assess corals. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
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/36153.pdf
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
0 SOP that describes method to collect benthic images during the surveys. https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2014 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159142
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2017 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176286
0 Photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 Metadata (site, date, and location) for photoquadrat benthic images collected at stratified random sites across the Mariana archipelago in 2022 by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0279441
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36153
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
0 Overview of NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, Archipelagic Research Program's methods to assess corals. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific
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/36153.pdf

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