cred_rea_corals_ofu_olo_2008 eng; USA utf8 dataset Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact 2019-06-05 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) World Geodetic System 1984 WGS 84 2007-08-27 revision https://epsg.org/crs_4326/WGS-84.html WGS 84 GML of World Geodetic System 1984 coordinate reference system. information resourceProvider European Petroleum Survey Group https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Ofu and Olosega Island, American Samoa in 2008 2001-03-22 publication Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) originator tableDigital Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 10 sites around Ofu and Olosega Island in American Samoa from 28 February to 05 March 2008 aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0802. Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes by genus, and determination of benthic cover using the line-intercept method. Depending on colony density, 1 m on each side of the transect lines was included in the belt (for a total of 25-50m2 per site). Part of a long-term monitoring program at biennial intervals in which corals, algae, fish, and other macroinvertebrates are co-sampled along the same set of transect lines. Jason Helyer, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA completed Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact ASNEEDED CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the U.S. Pacific Islands and Atolls 1221 project CRCP Project Marine Ecosystem Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) Coral Reef Corals American Samoa Ofu and Olosega Island HI0802 theme None Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > BioDiversity EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral cover theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Ofu and Olosega Island American Samoa South Pacific place None OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus AmSam place CoRIS Region While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite CRED when using the data. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Data are available two years following data collection date unclassified Not applicable Not applicable eng; USA biota Native Dataset Environment: Oracle Technical Prerequisites: Contact CRED data management team for information -169.696867 -169.589923 -14.212963 -14.144999 2008-02-28 2008-03-05 Maximum depth was 16 meters. Corals observed: Island Species TaxonName Genus Class OFU AABR Acropora abrotanoides Acropora Scleractinia OFU ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia OFU ACRA Acropora craterformis Acropora Scleractinia OFU ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia OFU ALSP Alveopora sp Alveopora Scleractinia OFU ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia OFU CLSP Cladiella sp Cladiella Octocoral OFU COSP Coscinaraea sp Coscinaraea Scleractinia OFU CYPS Cyphastrea sp Cyphastrea Scleractinia OFU DISP Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea Scleractinia OFU ECHL Echinophyllia sp Echinophyllia Scleractinia OFU ECHP Echinopora sp Echinopora Scleractinia OFU ELAM Echinopra lamelosa Echinopora Scleractinia OFU FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia OFU FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia OFU FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia OFU FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia OFU GARS Gardineroseris sp Gardineroseris Scleractinia OFU GASP Galaxea sp Galaxea Scleractinia OFU GONS Goniastrea sp Goniastrea Scleractinia OFU GOSP Goniopora sp Goniopora Scleractinia OFU HASP Halomitra sp Halomitra Scleractinia OFU HERS Herpolitha sp Herpolitha Scleractinia OFU HESP Heliopora sp Heliopora Scleractinia OFU HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia OFU HYSP Hydnophora sp Hydnophora Scleractinia OFU LEPS Leptoria sp Leptoria Scleractinia OFU LEPT Leptastrea sp Leptastrea Scleractinia OFU LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia OFU LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia OFU LSCA Leptoseris scabra Leptoseris Scleractinia OFU MESP Merulina sp Merulina Scleractinia OFU MISP Millepora sp Millepora Hydrozoan OFU MONS Montastrea sp Montastrea Scleractinia OFU MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia OFU MOVR Montipora verrucosa Montipora Scleractinia OFU MYSP Mycedium sp Mycedium Scleractinia OFU PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan OFU PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia OFU PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia OFU PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia OFU POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia OFU POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia OFU PRSP Protopalythoa sp Protopalythoa Other Anthozoan OFU PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia OFU PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia OFU PSTE Psammocora stellata Psammocora Scleractinia OFU PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia OFU SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral OFU SASP Sandalolitha sp Sandalolitha Scleractinia OFU SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral OFU SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia OFU STSP Stylocoeniella sp Stylocoeniella Scleractinia OFU SYSP Symphyllia sp Symphyllia Scleractinia OFU TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia OFU TURS Turbinaria Turbinaria Scleractinia OFU XESP Xenia Octocoral OFU ZOSP Zoanthus sp Zoanthus Other Anthozoan XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet) CRED Data Management Team Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred distributor None if receiving the data online CDROM, OR EMAIL iso9660 dataset Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report GPS unit Horizontal Positional Accuracy Instrument parameters meters 1 Vertical Positional Accuracy Report Dive computer and SCUBA depth gauge Vertical Positional Accuracy Instrument parameters meters 0.3 The survey sites were selected to be representative of the dominant habitats at this reef system. Efforts were made to include broad spatial coverage of the reef area, but weather conditions or other environmental constraints may have precluded the team from surveying windward or exposed sites. With the exception of the non-quantitative survey along the backreef, the same methods of data collection were used at each of the sites surveyed at this location, and were conducted by the same scientists. A diver swam along the length of one or two 25m transect lines that had been laid out along an isobath. The diver identified all corals whose center fell within .5m on either side of the transect to the species/genus level and assigned each colony a size class based on estimates of the maximum diameter of the colony ( 5 cm; 5-10 cm; 10-20 cm; 20-40cm; 40-80 cm; 80-160 cm; or greater than 160 cm). annually This metadata was automatically generated from the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-01-11 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2025-03-24T14:49:03.842Z Last Metadata Review Date: 2008-11-26 Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 808 725-5360 808 725-5429 NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/CRED 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu HI 96818 USA nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov e-mail preferred pointOfContact