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    • U.S. Virgin Islands National Park Coral Transplant Study, St. John, 1999-2009 (NCEI Accession 0112724)

    Metadata Updated: March 24, 2023

    In a pilot project in the Caribbean (Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands), storm-produced fragments of Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis, and Porites porites were collected from donor reefs and transplanted to nearby degraded reefs. Sixty coral fragments were attached to dead-coral substrate (usually upright Acropora palmata skeletons), at similar depths from which they had been collected (1 to 3.5 m), using nylon cable ties. Seventy-five intact colonies were designated as reference colonies. Study colonies were assessed at 6-month intervals for 2 years (1999-2001) and annually thereafter (through 2009). The primary research objective was to evaluate the feasibility of using storm-produced coral fragments as the source of coral transplants to enhance degraded reefs.

    Original data are in MS-Excel spreadsheet format with a species list in .doc format and Federal Geographic Data Committee format (FGDC) metadata as an .xml file.

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    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:16:44Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 24, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 4, 2013 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:16:44Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 24, 2023
    Reference Date(s) September 4, 2013 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0112724
    Access Constraints Cite as: Lee, Olivia A; US Geological Survey (2013). U.S. Virgin Islands National Park Coral Transplant Study, St. John, 1999-2009 (NCEI Accession 0112724). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0112724. 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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    Bbox North Lat 18.369267
    Bbox South Lat 18.347164
    Bbox West Long -64.788836
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Object Id 3eaca952-751d-4401-969d-ccb1d1db695b
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence Data in this archival information package are not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI directly for access to these data., accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999-05-26
    Temporal Extent End 2009-04-04

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