cred_rea_corals_palmyra_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 Palmyra Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008 2010-04-16 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 14 sites around Palmyra Atoll in Pacific Remote Island Areas from 30 March to 3 April 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai during the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0803. 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. Sarah Myhre, 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 Coral cover Pacific Remote Island Areas Palmyra Atoll HI0803 theme None Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Rapid Assessment Studies 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 Palmyra Atoll Line Islands Pacific Remote Island Areas USA Minor Outlying Islands place None OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus PRIA 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 -162.188484 -161.975032 5.848978 5.916696 2008-03-30 2008-04-03 Maximum depth was 20 meters. Corals observed: Island Species TaxonName Genus Class PAL ACAS Acanthastrea sp Acanthastrea Scleractinia PAL ACSP Acropora sp Acropora Scleractinia PAL ACYT Acropora cytherea Acropora Scleractinia PAL ASSP Astreopora sp Astreopora Scleractinia PAL AVAL Acropora valida Acropora Scleractinia PAL CORL Coralmorph Coralimorphia PAL DESP Dendronephthya sp Dendronephthya Octocoral PAL DISS Distichopora sp Distichopora Hydrozoan PAL FASP Favia sp Favia Scleractinia PAL FAVS Favites sp Favites Scleractinia PAL FSTE Favia stelligera Favia Scleractinia PAL FUSP Fungia sp Fungia Scleractinia PAL GARS Gardineroseris sp Gardineroseris Scleractinia PAL GOAL Goniopora/Alveopora Goniopora/Alveopora Scleractinia PAL HERS Herpolitha sp Herpolitha Scleractinia PAL HMIC Hydnophora microconnos Hydnophora Scleractinia PAL LMYC Leptoseris myceteroides Leptoseris Scleractinia PAL LOBP Lobophytum sp Lobophytum Scleractinia PAL LOBS Lobophyllia sp Lobophyllia Scleractinia PAL MCAP Montipora capitata Montipora Scleractinia PAL MCUR Montastrea curta Montastrea Scleractinia PAL MOSP Montipora sp Montipora Scleractinia PAL PASP Palythoa sp. Palythoa Other Anthozoan PAL PAVS Pavona sp Pavona Scleractinia PAL PCAC Pavona cactus Pavona PAL PCAP Pocillopora capitata Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PDAM Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PDUE Pavona duerdeni Pavona Scleractinia PAL PEYD Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL PLOB Porites lobata Porites Scleractinia PAL PLSP Platygyra sp Platygyra Scleractinia PAL PMAL Pavona maldivensis Pavona Scleractinia PAL PMEA Pocillopora meandrina Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL POCS Pocillopora sp Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL POSP Porites sp Porites Scleractinia PAL PRUS Porites rus Porites Scleractinia PAL PSSP Psammocora sp Psammocora Scleractinia PAL PVAR Pavona varians Pavona Scleractinia PAL PVAU Porites vaughani Porites Scleractinia PAL PVER Pocillopora verrucosa Pocillopora Scleractinia PAL SARS Sarcophyton sp Sarcophyton Octocoral PAL SISP Sinularia sp Soft Coral Octocoral PAL SPIS Stylophora pistillata Stylophora Scleractinia PAL TREN Turbinaria reniformis Turbinaria Scleractinia PAL TUBA Tubastrea/Balanophyllia Tubastrea/Balanophyllia Scleractinia PAL ZOPA Zoanthus & Palythoa Zoanthus & Palythoa Scleractinia 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 2025-03-24T14:49:32.832Z 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