gov.noaa.nodc:0157538 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 2026-04-28T21:13:23Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) CRCP-Acropora spp. distribution in the upper Florida Keys 2013-2015 (NCEI Accession 0157538) 2016-12-19 publication 2016-12-13 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0157538 NCEI Archive Management System 0157538 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 David Huddleston NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory david.huddleston@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider Dana E Williams NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory dana.williams@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Margaret W. Miller NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory margaret.w.miller@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Miller, Margaret NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information author Williams, Dana NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information author Margaret W. Miller NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory margaret.w.miller@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This data set contains data from visual surveys by snorkelers using handheld GPS units to map extant live colonies of the threatened corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis in the upper Florida Keys. Appropriate habitat strata were targeted and prioritized from habitat maps in 2005. An initial survey was conducted in 2005-2007 of these reef areas. Follow-up surveys are being conducted in 2013-2015 to assess potential substantial changes in distribution and/or abundance in the same reef areas. To provide in-water documentation of distribution and occurrence of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis in the upper Florida Keys Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program 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:0157538 Preview graphic PNG 0157538 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-12-07 publication CORAL CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS GPS swimmer/diver visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 1091 Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Recovery Actions project CRCP Project Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Acropora cervicornis Acropora palmata Reef Monitoring and Assessment coral coral diseases theme Originator Keywords GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County (24N081W0020) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Monroe County (24N081W0020) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 CRF Nursery Reef Carysfort Reef Conch Shallow Reef Dry Rocks Elbow Reef Florida French Reef Key Largo Molasses Reef Monroe County Upper Florida Keys place Originator Place Names 02ABYB Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Miller, Margaret; Williams, Dana (2016). CRCP-Acropora spp. distribution in the upper Florida Keys 2013-2015 (NCEI Accession 0157538). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157538. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. Miller, M. W., Kerr, K., & Williams, D. E. (2016). Reef-scale trends in FloridaAcroporaspp. abundance and the effects of population enhancement. PeerJ, 4, e2523. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2523 2016-09-29 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2523 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2523 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2523 related journal article information Miller, Margaret W. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL, United States author Kerr, Katryna Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences/Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States author Williams, Dana E. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL, United States author PeerJ publisher documentDigital PeerJ 4 ISSN 2167-8359, p. e2523 crossReference sciencePaper Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2017: CRCP-Acropora spp. distribution in the upper Florida Keys 2013-2015, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26791. 2017 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26791 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26791 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26791 InPort Metadata Record information NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information publisher tableDigital crossReference Miller, Margaret W.; SEFSC - Miami Lab (2008). Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2005 - 2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934. 2008-10-29 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0046934 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934 Related dataset information Miller, Margaret W. SECORE International author SEFSC - Miami Lab https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -80.6 -80.1 24.9 25.3 2013-09-06 2015-11-10 Related Data: Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 2005 -2007 (NCEI Accession 0046934) This catalog item refers to an earlier effort following similar protocols conducted in 2005-2007. 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. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. Originator data format 27.52 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157538 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/157538 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/157538 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0101/0157538/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0157538 v1.1 was published. 2016-12-19T16:01:17Z NCEI Accession 0157538 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157538/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0157538 v1.1 published 2016-12-19T16:01:17Z download dataset Data Type: Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: ID 1091 Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Recovery Actions (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Acropora cervicornis (measured); Units: count; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: visual observation Data Type: Acropora palmata (measured); Units: count; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: visual observation Data Type: coral (measured); Units: count; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: visual observation Data Type: coral diseases (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na Data Type: Reef Monitoring and Assessment (measured); Units: na; Observation Type: na; Sampling Instrument: na asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation swimmer/diver swimmer/diver not an instrument - use as observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type