gov.noaa.nodc:0306180 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-14T14:56:07Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Sediment accumulation rates and constituents in Culebra, Puerto Rico from sediment trap monitoring surveys conducted from 2022-08-30 to 2024-02-06 (NCEI Accession 0306180) 2025-07-18 publication 2025-07-14 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/sctk-n998 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0306180 NCEI Archive Management System 0306180 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Bernardo Vargas-Ángel NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) bernardo.vargas-angel@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Lisa Vandiver NOAA Restoration Center Lisa.Vandiver@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Restoration Center website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Vandiver, Lisa NOAA Restoration Center https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Restoration Center website Institution web page information author Figuerola-Hernández, Miguel Sea Ventures author Morales-Ruiz, Catalina Sea Ventures author Sanchez, Juan Protectores de Cuencas author Rivera-Rieira, Rebeca Protectores de Cuencas author Figueroa-Sanchez, Yasiel Protectores de Cuencas author Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo Lynker, under contract to NOAA Restoration Center bernardo.vargas-angel@noaa.gov author NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This record provides sediment trap monitoring data collected periodically between 30 August 2023 and 6 February 2024 at 13 nearshore monitoring stations on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, as part of Culebra's Ridge-to-Reef Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to assess the effectiveness of the NOAA strategies and actions in priority watersheds to reduce land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) impacts to the nearshore marine ecosystems of the island. Monitoring stations were co-located with nearshore water quality monitoring sites and long-term seagrass monitoring transects. Monitoring stations were selected to identify watershed discharge points, coastal hydrodynamics, as well as the existing level of LBSP exposure and anticipated changes to LBSP exposure due to management actions. Nearshore monitoring stations were designated based on their land based sources of pollution management implementation status (LBSP Treatment Group), as follows: 1) LBSP Restoration stations: Located downstream where land-based pollutant management has or is being implemented. 2) LBSP Control stations: Represent a range of land-based pollutant impairments, including sites with no LBSP management, no known direct discharge of LBSP but are representative of the range of external factors that may be encountered at the LBSP Restoration stations. 3) Negative Reference stations of know significant -anecdotal and quantified- LBSP impairment. 4) Positive Reference stations of low LBSP impairment. This work is an integral component of the Culebra Ridge-to-Reef Monitoring Program; a spatiotemporally coordinated effort designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the NOAA management strategies and actions in priority watersheds to reduce land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) impacts to the nearshore marine ecosystems of the island. This ridge-to-reef monitoring framework implements a Multiple Lines of Evidence approach consisting of: 1) Monitoring of LBSP stressors that are being managed through NOAA funding including sediment accumulation at unpaved road stabilization projects, water quality monitoring at key points throughout the watershed, and watershed modeling to estimate pollutant loads into the nearshore coastal environment. 2) Monitoring of LBSP exposure through nearshore water quality and sediment trap monitoring at nearshore fixed stations. 3) Monitoring of nearshore habitat responses that is co-located with the aforementioned nearshore water quality fixed stations and includes data collection via seagrass monitoring transects. Within this context, water quality is characterized and tracked to quantify the land-based pollutant loads and exposure levels in the receiving coastal environment and the associated seagrass and coral reef communities, which are ultimately the focal point of the NOAA LBSP management efforts on Culebra. 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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Culebra Island place Provider Place Names NBUF8C Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Vandiver, Lisa; Figuerola-Hernández, Miguel; Morales-Ruiz, Catalina; Sanchez, Juan; Rivera-Rieira, Rebeca; Figueroa-Sanchez, Yasiel; Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo (2025). Sediment accumulation rates and constituents in Culebra, Puerto Rico from sediment trap monitoring surveys conducted from 2022-08-30 to 2024-02-06 (NCEI Accession 0306180). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/sctk-n998. Accessed [date]. 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The effects of storms, heavy rain, and sedimentation on the shallow coral reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands. Hydrobiologia, 734(1), 143–158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7 2014-04-16 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7 related journal article information Edmunds, Peter J. author Gray, Sarah C. author Springer Science and Business Media LLC publisher documentDigital Hydrobiologia 734(1) ISSN 0018-8158, ISSN 1573-5117, pp. 143-158 crossReference sciencePaper Heiri, O., Lotter, A. F., & Lemcke, G. (2001). Loss on ignition as a method for estimating organic and carbonate content in sediments: reproducibility and comparability of results. Journal of Paleolimnology, 25(1), 101–110. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008119611481 2001-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008119611481 https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008119611481 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008119611481 related journal article information Heiri, Oliver author Lotter, André F. author Lemcke, Gerry author Springer Science and Business Media LLC publisher documentDigital Journal of Paleolimnology 25(1) ISSN 0921-2728, ISSN 1573-0417, pp. 101-110 crossReference sciencePaper Storlazzi, C. D., Field, M. E., & Bothner, M. H. (2010). The use (and misuse) of sediment traps in coral reef environments: theory, observations, and suggested protocols. Coral Reefs, 30(1), 23–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0705-3 2010-12-17 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0705-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0705-3 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0705-3 related journal article information Storlazzi, C. D. author Field, M. E. author Bothner, M. H. author Springer Science and Business Media LLC publisher documentDigital Coral Reefs 30(1) ISSN 0722-4028, ISSN 1432-0975, pp. 23-38 crossReference sciencePaper Vargas-Ángel, B. (2024). Culebra LBSP Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program. 2024-05-31 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024_Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program.pdf HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024_Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program.pdf Related report information Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo US DOC; NOAA; NOS; OFfice for Coastal Management author US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program publisher documentDigital crossReference sciencePaper Vargas-Ángel, B. (2024). Culebra LBSP Ridge to Reef Monitoring Program Appendix A: Identifying Priority Fixed-Site Monitoring Locations. 2024-05-22 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024f_Appendix-A_Identifying_Priority_Fixed-Site_Monitoring_Locations.pdf HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024f_Appendix-A_Identifying_Priority_Fixed-Site_Monitoring_Locations.pdf Related report information Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo US DOC; NOAA; NOS; OFfice for Coastal Management author US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program publisher documentDigital crossReference sciencePaper Vargas-Ángel, B. (2024). Culebra Sediment Trap Monitoring Work Plan. 2024-06-04 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024d_Sediment_Trap_Monitoring_WorkPlan.pdf HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024d_Sediment_Trap_Monitoring_WorkPlan.pdf Related report information Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo US DOC; NOAA; NOS; OFfice for Coastal Management author US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program publisher documentDigital crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -65.308333 -65.244444 18.288611 18.313888 2022-08-30 2024-02-06 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0306180 v1.1 was published. 2025-07-18T15:24:30Z NCEI Accession 0306180 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0306180/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0306180 v1.1 published 2025-07-18T15:24:30Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Sediment accumulation rates and constituents in Culebra (calculated); Units: mg/cm2/day, percent composition; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Sediment traps; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Two replicate sediment traps were deployed at each monitoring station. Traps were constructed and installed following Storlazzi et al. (2011) with an added honeycomb baffle at the top to reduce turbulence in the trap and prevent sample disturbance by aquatic organisms. Traps were retrieved and redeployed periodically. In the lab, the accumulated sediment from one trap was dried and weighed to estimate accumulation rates (mg/cm2/day). The contents of the second trap were separated into coarse (<2 mm-63 um) and fine (<63 um) fractions, dried and weighed to the estimate accumulation rate, followed by a sequential loss on ignition procedure (following Edmunds & Gray 2014, Heiri et al. 2001) to assess the terrigenous, carbonate, and organic composition. Laboratory analyses were conducted at University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Please review the Culebra Sediment Trap Monitoring Work Plan (Vargas-Angel 2024) for a complete methodological description. -Edmunds, Peter & Gray, Sarah. (2014). The effects of storms, heavy rain, and sedimentation on the shallow coral reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands. Hydrobiologia. 734, 143-158. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-014-1876-7 -Heiri, O., Lotter, A. F., & Lemcke, G. (2001) Loss on ignition as a method for estimating organic and carbonate content in sediments: Reproducibility and comparability of results Journal of Paleolimnology, 25, 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008119611481 -Storlazzi, C. D., Field, M. E., & Bothner, M. H. (2011). The use (and misuse) of sediment traps in coral reef environments: Theory, observations, and suggested protocols. Coral Reefs, 30(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0705-3 -Vargas-Angel B (2024) Culebra Sediment Trap Monitoring Work Plan: Developing a nearshore sediment trap monitoring program to evaluate changes in LBSP exposure in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NMFS/OHC/Projects/30033/Culebra_LBSP_RidgeToReef_Monitoring_Program/Vargas-Angel2024d_Sediment_Trap_Monitoring_WorkPlan.pdf; Data Quality Method: -The same laboratory instrumentation (i.e., analytical balance, drying oven, and furnace) was employed to process and analyze all samples. -Data gaps may originate from, but not limited to sample loss due to bioturbation or during sample handling. -Survey and analytical methods were consistent across all samples. -The quality control occurred at three major stages - 1) instrument calibration; 2) data entry; and 3) data management. Data entry quality control included both review and manual error correction steps. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. 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