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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Puerto Rico

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 08:14 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Benthic survey data provided in this collection of datasets were gathered around Puerto Rico as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led missions in collaboration with various partners. These partners include the University of Puerto Rico, HJR Reefscaping, Ecoelectrica, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales), the University of the Virgin Islands and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. This benthic data collection for the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) consists of two survey types: the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) method and the Coral Demographic method. The LPI method provides a measure of percent cover of biotic and abiotic components of the benthos in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats. LPI surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect as fish surveys. The coral demographics protocol provides more detailed and species-specific insight (‘signal magnitude’) for coral populations than is provided by percent cover.

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  • CRCP Benthic Cover Puerto Rico

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  • CRCP Invertebrates ESACorals Puerto Rico

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  • CRCP Coral Demographic Survey Puerto Rico

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  • NCEI Dataset Landing Page

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  • Granule Search

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  • NCRMP Caribbean Biological Monitoring Protocols

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  • https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic/

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  • OBIS USA: NCRMP Benthic Variables in Darwin Core Format

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  • GCMD Keyword Forum Page

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  • NCEI Contact Information

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