gov.noaa.nodc:0172377 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 2025-05-16T15:50:28Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Abundance and biomass of parrotfishes (Labridae, Scarinae) in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015 to 2016 (NCEI Accession 0172377) 2018-04-27 publication 2018-04-10 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0172377 NCEI Archive Management System 0172377 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 Thomas C. Adam University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) adam@lifesci.ucsb.edu http://www.ucsb.edu HTTP University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) website Institution web page information resourceProvider University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) http://www.ucsb.edu HTTP University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Thomas Adam National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) adam@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Benjamin Ruttenberg California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo bruttenb@calpoly.edu http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information collaborator Adam, Thomas University of California - Santa Barbara https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author Ruttenberg, Benjamin California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author Roycroft, Madelyn author University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) http://www.ucsb.edu HTTP University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) website Institution web page information contributor National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information contributor California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital We collected data on parrotfish abundance, biomass, size structure, and species composition at several sites on the N shore of St. Croix during July and August 2015 and 2016. Surveys were conducted using a method that allowed divers to rapidly survey large areas and quantify habitat associations of different species. Researchers conducted 20-30 min timed swims towing a float with a GPS receiver, which allowed for the calculation of distance traveled during a swim and therefore the total area sampled. During the timed swim survey, the diver estimated and recorded the size to the nearest cm of all parrotfishes that were at least 10 cm in length that were encountered in a 5-m-wide swath. Because these swims often crossed multiple habitats, the diver recorded the habitat each minute. For each site, the total area of each habitat sampled was then calculated in order to determine habitat- and site-specific densities of each parrotfish species. These data were compiled to document spatial and temporal patterns of abundance and biomass of parrotfishes in St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration completed historicalArchive 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 pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0172377 Preview graphic PNG 0172377 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2018-02-02 publication FISH BIOMASS FISHERY SURVEY HABITAT - BENTHIC theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS swimmer/diver instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration University of California, Santa Barbara dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of California, Santa Barbara dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 30061 Impacts of fishing on parrotfish grazing in St. Croix -A case study on the ecological impacts of fishery management actions project CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Dominance > Keystone Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Herbivory EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Assemblages EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fishing theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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