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    • NCRMP: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2016-05-01 to 2016-12-15 (NCEI Accession 0169401)

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2024

    The Benthic Assessment (BA) is the first of two benthic surveys conducted in Florida as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Benthic Assessment provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.) using a 1-stage stratified random survey design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth

    The Coral Demographic method is the second of two benthic surveys conducted along the Florida reef tract as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The goal of the coral demographic surveys is to collect and report information on species composition, density, size, abundance, and specific parameters of condition (% live vs. dead, bleaching, disease) of non-juvenile scleractinian corals (>4 cm maximum diameter), and of overall species diversity (all corals) using 10m x 1m belt transects in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats less than 30m in depth. Surveys are concurrent with and along the same transect of the Benthic Assessment surveys, including the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) survey.

    Data provided in these data sets are from three (3) distinct regions along the Florida reef tract; 1) Dry Tortugas, 2) Florida Keys from Key West north to Miami, and 3) Miami north to Martin County. Lead agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries) and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).

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    Metadata Date March 13, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 7, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 13, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 7, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66550
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: NCRMP: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2016-05-01 to 2016-12-15 (NCEI Accession 0169401) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66550., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Please reference NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC when utilizing these data in a report or peer reviewed publication. Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (2020). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral communities in the Florida Reef Tract from 2018-06-05 to 2018-12-17 (NCEI Accession 0208322). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0208322. Accessed [date], Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data.
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    Bbox North Lat 27.1786
    Bbox South Lat 24.4361
    Bbox West Long -83.103
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    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    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 Data sets and protocols are year specific. Data sets are based on year-specific protocols utilized for data collection.
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2016-05-01
    Temporal Extent End 2016-12-15

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