National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of benthic habitats, key benthic species, and marine debris of American Samoa

Description

The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys around American Samoa. During towed-diver surveys, the diver records the percentage cover of total live hard corals, stressed hard corals, soft corals, sand, coralline algae, macroalgae, and the number of individual macroinvertebrates (crown of thorns starfish (COTS), sea urchins, and giant clams). Benthic habitat complexity and type data are also collected as part of the survey with the following habitat type categories: continuous reef, spur and groove, patch reefs, rock boulders, pavement, rubble flat, sand flats, pinnacle, and wall. Surveys were conducted in American Samoa as part of the ongoing NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP).

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0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://doi.org/10.7289/v59g5k30
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0 Institution web page https://coralreef.noaa.gov
21 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. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Habitat_Towed_Survey_American_Samoa.html
0 Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3ANCRMP-Towed-Benthic-AmSam.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel
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0 InPort Metadata Record https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/35768
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21 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. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Habitat_Towed_Survey_American_Samoa.html
21 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. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/CRCP_Benthic_Habitat_Towed_Survey_American_Samoa.html
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Tags

  • crep
  • coral cover
  • ofu island (14s169w0013)
  • hard coral cover dead percentage
  • united states of america
  • american samoa (14s170w0000)
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • towed diver
  • corals
  • coral reef ecosystem division
  • pifsc
  • biosphere
  • tutuila island (14s170w0016)
  • oceans
  • photic zone corals
  • marine invertebrates
  • population density
  • american samoa
  • hard coral cover
  • numeric data sets
  • hard coral cover live percentage
  • macroinvertebrates
  • oceanography
  • biology
  • swains atoll (11s171w0001)
  • habitats
  • national coral reef monitoring program (ncrmp)
  • ta'u island (14s169w0012)
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • manu'a group
  • olosega island (14s169w0014)
  • earth science
  • tds
  • benthic biology
  • marine biology
  • coral communities
  • cred
  • 3uj9wb
  • 743
  • reef habitat
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • towed-diver surveys
  • coral
  • coastal processes
  • coral mortality
  • census
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • rose atoll (14s168w0001)
  • pacific ocean
  • towboard
  • country/territory
  • coral reef ecosystem program

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