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    • Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

    Vital rate data on individual colonies of Orbicella franksi were collected in both East and West Flower Garden Banks from 2011 through 2015. Empirical data were obtained from Maher et al. (2018) in which a total of 121 randomly selected O. franksi coral colonies were photographed for five years (2011–2015), and planar projections were drawn digitally and recorded as a representation of colony area (cm2). These empirical data were used to estimate annual growth rates of various sized coral colonies. While coral populations at these reefs are relatively stable and free from disease, in the summer of 2016 a coral mortality event affected parts of East FGB. This disturbance was driven by the effects of floodwaters reaching the area, in conjunction with localized upwelling, ultimately leading to hypoxia (Johnston et al., 2019b, 2019a; Kealoha et al., 2020; Shore et al., 2021; Wright et al. 2019; Doyle et al. 2022).

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    Metadata Date 2023-07-22T13:49:04Z
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) July 21, 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-07-22T13:49:04Z
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) July 21, 2023 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0280384
    Access Constraints Cite as: Maher, Rebecca L.; Correa, Adrienne M.S.; Lewis, Dakota M.; Vardi, Tali; Cook, Geoffrey S. (2023). Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0280384. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 27.98
    Bbox South Lat 27.85
    Bbox West Long -93.88
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2011-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2015-12-31

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