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    • FBSAD Reef Fish-HABITAT Quadrat Surveys at Hawaii Island (Big Island, Main Hawaiian Islands), 2008; and Midway Atoll (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands), 2008 (NODC Accession 0067519)

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2025

    Habitat quadrats were surveyed at 1 to ~5 m depths using transects conducted at a total four (4) sites: (1-2) at 2 longshore sites on the leeward coast (South Kohala district) of the Big Island (Hawaii Island, in the MHI) during spring-summer 2008; and (3-4) at 2 longshore sites on the back reef of Midway Atoll (NWHI) in summer 2008. Substratum cover and rugosity were characterized within multiple quadrats at each site. Two types of quadrats were surveyed: "Reference" ('REF') quadrats (whose positions were randomly selected) and "Target" ('TAR') quadrats (positions centered on sightings of recruit fishes); each quadrat was square and 1-m**2 area. In each quadrat, the benthic cover of each of fourteen (14) main substratum types were estimated, as was a "Rugosity Index" based on the ratio of conforming-to-straight line distances along both major axes of the quadrat.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 4, 2010 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 4, 2010 (publication)
    Responsible Party Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division (FBSAD), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid eed_fbsad_habitat_quadrats_recruit_reef_2008
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: Please cite FBSAD when using the data. Fishery Biology and Stock Assessment Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -155.823
    Bbox North Lat 28.278
    Bbox South Lat 19.958
    Bbox West Long -177.422
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 7de00d91-c9ba-4ebc-98a0-24dd8b0b644d
    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence 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.
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-177.422, 19.958], [-155.823, 19.958], [-155.823, 28.278], [-177.422, 28.278], [-177.422, 19.958]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2008-05-28
    Temporal Extent End 2008-08-04

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