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    • Cryptobiota metabarcoding using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) Deployed at Coral Reef Sites across Timor Leste from 2012 to 2014

    Metadata Updated: December 13, 2025

    The data described here includes cytochrome oxidase I (COI) DNA metabarcoding data collected from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS). ARMS were deployed by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) in Timor Leste under USAID Timor Leste. Developed in collaboration with the Census of Marine Life (CoML) Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems (CReefs), ARMS were designed to mimic the structural complexity of a reef and attract/collect colonizing marine invertebrates. The key innovation of the ARMS method is that biodiversity is sampled over precisely the same surface area in the exact same manner.

    These data were gathered at specific reef sites across Timor-Leste. ARMS units were set-up, deployed and recovered as described in the ARMS record in the related items section below. After ARMS were disassembled, different size fractions of samples and plate scrapings were preserved in ethanol for metabarcoding.

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    Metadata Date December 3, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date December 13, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2021 (creation), May 5, 2021 (revision), 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS PIFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 3, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date December 13, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2021 (creation), May 5, 2021 (revision), 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64540
    Access Constraints Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Cryptobiota metabarcoding using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) Deployed at Coral Reef Sites across Timor Leste from 2012 to 2014 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64540., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data. Suggested citation: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017). Assessing cryptic reef diversity of colonizing marine invertebrates using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) deployed at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46159., Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    Bbox East Long 127.31222
    Bbox North Lat -8.22438
    Bbox South Lat -8.85321
    Bbox West Long 125.01319
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id ce14918b-046a-4166-ac8f-9a01fd4ddb7a
    Harvest Source Id c0beac72-5f43-4455-8c33-1b345fbc2dfe
    Harvest Source Title NMFS PIFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are assembled, deployed, recovered, and processed as described in the ARMS record in the related items section below. The sessile organisms, the 100 um and 500 um motile fractions, as well as plate scrapings, undergo DNA metabarcoding using the COI gene as the amplicon marker.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[125.01319, -8.85321], [127.31222, -8.85321], [127.31222, -8.22438], [125.01319, -8.22438], [125.01319, -8.85321]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2012-10-15
    Temporal Extent End 2014-10-09

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