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Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt Transect for Demographics and Condition of Corals at U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2008-09-14 to 2012-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0163749)

Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas as part of NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP). Adult colony surveys record morphology, colony size, partial mortality in two categories - old dead and recent dead, cause of recent dead partial mortality, and non-lesion forming condition including bleaching and disease.

The survey domain encompassed the majority of the mapped area of reef and hard bottom habitats in the 0-30 m depth range. Sites were surveyed using belt transects to collect adult coral colony metrics. These data provide information on adult coral abundance (density, proportion occurrence, and total colony abundance), size distribution, partial mortality, prevalence and abundance of recent mortality and cause, prevalence of disease and bleaching, and diversity.

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Metadata Date 2023-04-30T14:20:53Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) July 15, 2017 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2023-04-30T14:20:53Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) July 15, 2017 (publication)
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Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0163749
Access Constraints Cite as: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017). Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt Transect for Demographics and Condition of Corals at U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2008-09-14 to 2012-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0163749). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0163749. 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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Temporal Extent Begin 2008-09-14
Temporal Extent End 2012-05-19

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