Description
The data described here result from the application of a down-scaling method to NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) benthic cover data, in an attempt by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) to make NCRMP data maximally useful to reef managers.
ESD scientists took benthic cover data from the Main Hawaiian Islands from 2005-2016 and applied a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis to discover an optimal reporting sector for NCRMP data (Oliver et al 2020). Specifically, clusters were identified based on NCRMP benthic cover data collected by ESD from 4 survey methods (towed diver, line point intercept, and photoquadrat surveys in which benthic images were analyzed either using CoralNet or CPCe) and then the optimal size and number of spatial sectors was assessed to generate reporting sector assignments that balanced minimal size against maximal ecological homogeneity and statistical power. These assignments are recorded in the dataset along with the source benthic cover observations, including live hard coral cover, soft coral cover, crustose coralline algae cover, macroalgal and turf algae cover, sediment cover, and all other categories are binned into "other".
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL_MHI_Zones_Simple.zip | Unknown | Zip file containing a shapefile of the selected down-scaled reporting sectors resulting from the analysis. The zip file contains the required files that comprise a shapefile, including .shp (main file that stores the feature geometry), .shx (index file that stores the index of the feature geometry, and .dbf (dBASE table that stores the attribute information of features). Additional files provided with the shapefile include .prj (stores the coordinate system information), .sbn and .sbx (the 2 files that store the spatial index of the features), .xml (metadata for ArcGISâstores information about the shapefile), and the optional .cpg (specifies the codepage for identifying the characterset to be used). The additional and optional files were all autogenerated by ArcGIS. When viewing the shapefile in any ArcGIS application, you will only see one file representing the shapefile; use Windows Explorer to view all the files associated with the shapefile. | Open resource |
| ALL_MHI_Zones_Simple.zip | Unknown | Zip file containing a shapefile of the selected down-scaled reporting sectors resulting from the analysis. The zip file contains the required files that comprise a shapefile, including .shp (main file that stores the feature geometry), .shx (index file that stores the index of the feature geometry, and .dbf (dBASE table that stores the attribute information of features). Additional files provided with the shapefile include .prj (stores the coordinate system information), .sbn and .sbx (the 2 files that store the spatial index of the features), .xml (metadata for ArcGISâstores information about the shapefile), and the optional .cpg (specifies the codepage for identifying the characterset to be used). The additional and optional files were all autogenerated by ArcGIS. When viewing the shapefile in any ArcGIS application, you will only see one file representing the shapefile; use Windows Explorer to view all the files associated with the shapefile. | Open resource |
| ALL_MHI_Zones_Simple.zip | Unknown | Zip file containing a shapefile of the selected down-scaled reporting sectors resulting from the analysis. The zip file contains the required files that comprise a shapefile, including .shp (main file that stores the feature geometry), .shx (index file that stores the index of the feature geometry, and .dbf (dBASE table that stores the attribute information of features). Additional files provided with the shapefile include .prj (stores the coordinate system information), .sbn and .sbx (the 2 files that store the spatial index of the features), .xml (metadata for ArcGISâstores information about the shapefile), and the optional .cpg (specifies the codepage for identifying the characterset to be used). The additional and optional files were all autogenerated by ArcGIS. When viewing the shapefile in any ArcGIS application, you will only see one file representing the shapefile; use Windows Explorer to view all the files associated with the shapefile. | Open resource |
| ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv | Unknown | Site-level benthic cover dataset with assigned cluster IDs generated by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program down-scaling analysis for the main Hawaiian Islands. Data is from 4 different methods ranging from 2005 to 2016. | Open resource |
| Downscaling_Figure_Link_to_Data.csv | Unknown | This file links the figures in the associated NOAA Technical Memo report to the corresponding fields in the data file (ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv). | Open resource |
| PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-106_2020_NCRMP_Downscaling.pdf | Unknown | NOAA Tech Memo, Downscaling Ecological Trends from the Spatially Randomized Datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), describing the analysis in which a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis was used to downscale NCRMP benthic cover data and applied to a case study in the main Hawaiian Islands. | Open resource |
| ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv | Unknown | Site-level benthic cover dataset with assigned cluster IDs generated by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program down-scaling analysis for the main Hawaiian Islands. Data is from 4 different methods ranging from 2005 to 2016. | Open resource |
| ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv | Unknown | Site-level benthic cover dataset with assigned cluster IDs generated by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division for the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program down-scaling analysis for the main Hawaiian Islands. Data is from 4 different methods ranging from 2005 to 2016. | Open resource |
| PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-106_2020_NCRMP_Downscaling.pdf | Unknown | NOAA Tech Memo, Downscaling Ecological Trends from the Spatially Randomized Datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), describing the analysis in which a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis was used to downscale NCRMP benthic cover data and applied to a case study in the main Hawaiian Islands. | Open resource |
| Downscaling_Figure_Link_to_Data.csv | Unknown | This file links the figures in the associated NOAA Technical Memo report to the corresponding fields in the data file (ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv). | Open resource |
| Downscaling_Figure_Link_to_Data.csv | Unknown | This file links the figures in the associated NOAA Technical Memo report to the corresponding fields in the data file (ESD_Downscaling-Cover_MHI_2005-2016.csv). | Open resource |
| PIFSC_NTM-PIFSC-106_2020_NCRMP_Downscaling.pdf | Unknown | NOAA Tech Memo, Downscaling Ecological Trends from the Spatially Randomized Datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), describing the analysis in which a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis was used to downscale NCRMP benthic cover data and applied to a case study in the main Hawaiian Islands. | Open resource |
| Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions (CPCe) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions (CPCe) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions (CPCe) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| CoralNet Home Page | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| CoralNet Home Page | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| CoralNet Home Page | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Fisheries website, Coral Reefs in the Pacific | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries website, Coral Reefs in the Pacific | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries website, Coral Reefs in the Pacific | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
Tags
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- algae
- algal cover
- aquatic habitat
- benthic
- benthic biology
- benthic habitat
- benthos analysis
- biosphere
- c204 pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the us p
- central pacific ocean
- coastal processes
- coastal waters of hawaii
- coral cover
- coral reef conservation program
- coral reef ecology
- coral reef ecosystem division
- coral reef ecosystem program
- coral reefs
- coral reef studies
- corals
- country/territory
- cred
- crep
- crustose coralline algae
- derived products
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- downscaling
- downscaling reef resilience
- earth science
- ecosystem sciences division
- esd
- hard coral cover
- hawaii
- hawaii (21n160w0000)
- hawaiian archipelago
- hawaiian islands
- hawaiian islands (21n157w0027)
- hawaii island
- hawaii island (19n155w0003)
- honolulu
- kauai
- kauai island
- kauai island (22n159w0001)
- lanai island
- lanai island (20n156w0002)
- main hawaiian islands
- maui
- maui island
- maui island (20n156w0004)
- mhi
- molokai island
- molokai island (21n157w0001)
- national coral reef monitoring program
- national marine fisheries service
- ncrmp
- niihau island
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- nmfs
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- north pacific ocean
- numeric data sets
- oahu (21n157w0003)
- oahu island
- ocean basin
- oceans
- octocoral cover
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pacific reef and assessment monitoring program
- pacific reef assessment and monitoring program: monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the us pacific i
- photographic analysis
- pifsc
- ramp
- reef and/or bottom regime - percent cover
- reef assessment and monitoring program
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- vegetation
- zoology