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U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization: Coral Reef Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294911)

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This dataset includes relative resilience scores for the U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem. The score is composed of 18 indicators which were weighted and combined to create the final resilience values. All indicator values are included in this dataset along with the final resilience scores. The information is provided within the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s 50m x 50m survey grid.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Jeffrey, Christopher; Groves, Sarah; Viehman, Shay; van Hooidonk, Ruben; Huebert, Klaus; Edwards, Kimberly; Dorfman, Dan (2024). U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization: Coral Reef Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294911). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/35c4-7k73. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:0294911

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Time Period	2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -65.1437341 East: -64.4360923 South: 17.632799 North: 18.451133
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Associated Resources

UNEP (2020). Projections of future coral bleaching conditions using IPCC CMIP6 models: climate policy implications, management applications, and Regional Seas summaries. United Nationals Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  Journal article
Pittman, S. J., Poti, M., Jeffrey, C. F. G., Kracker, L. M., & Mabrouk, A. (2018). Decision support framework for the prioritization of coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ecological Informatics, 47, 26–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.09.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.09.008
  Journal article
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (2018). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ww7fqk.
- https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ww7fqk
  NCEI data collection of NCRMP USVI benthic survey datasets.
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (2018). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5f769mm.
- https://doi.org/10.7289/v5f769mm
  NCEI data collection of NCRMP USVI fish survey datasets.
U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization
- https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/u-s-virgin-islands-coral-reef-resilience-prioritization/
  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page
U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Prioritization Digital Atlas
- https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3832758b3e4044c79079845e2c2487eb
  Online Digital Atlas and Viewer

Publication Dates	publication: 2024-12-04 creation: 2024-07-11
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Purpose	Coastal managers in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) want to identify local coral reefs that may be resilient to long-term climate effects, as well as shorter-term chronic impacts, such as coral disease. Specifically, managers urgently need to know where the best reefs are located, and which reefs are most resilient to climate stressors and coral disease. This information will allow managers to better prioritize, evaluate, and target conservation actions. We are working with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources to assess the relative resilience of USVI coral reefs by: Compiling climate and coral reef spatial data layers into an online data visualization tool, mapping coral reef exposure to current and forecasted climate stressors, creating maps of localized coral sensitivity to climate stressors, and applying a spatial index to prioritize potentially resilient reef areas. These data layers and maps will be added to an existing USVI Digital Atlas, where they can be viewed with a comprehensive collection of environmental data for the territory.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Jeffrey, Christopher; Groves, Sarah; Viehman, Shay; van Hooidonk, Ruben; Huebert, Klaus; Edwards, Kimberly; Dorfman, Dan (2024). U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization: Coral Reef Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294911). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/35c4-7k73. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Jeffrey, Christopher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Groves, Sarah NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Viehman, Shay NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science van Hooidonk, Ruben Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies Huebert, Klaus NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Edwards, Kimberly NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Dorfman, Dan NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Principal Investigators	Christopher Jeffrey NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Shay Viehman NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Collaborators	USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Contributors	NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Resource Providers	NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Points of Contact	Dan Dorfman NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), Project #31369 Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological data CORAL DEPTH - BOTTOM FISH - CORAL REEF HABITAT - BENTHIC HABITAT - WAVE ENERGY MACROALGAE REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER SUBSTRATE DESCRIPTION NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS derived products GIS product in situ model output survey - coral reef WMO_CategoryCode oceanography CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Reef Resilience CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching > Degree Heating Week (DHW) EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Scleractinia (stony corals) EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Rugosity Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS NCCOS Research Areas Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments NCCOS Research Data Types Derived Data Product Geospatial Provider Keywords Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience Coral Reef Resilience Regional Ecosystem Science Relative resilience score
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Contributing Organizations USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Provider Instruments various
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA NCCOS Regions of Study U.S. States and Territories > U.S. Virgin Islands Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES CRCP Project 31369 USVI Reef Resiliency Prioritization Project Provider Project Names NCCOS Project, U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Prioritization Digital Atlas
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0294911
Keywords	Send2NCEI Submission Package ID ANR5KW

Use Constraints	Cite as: Jeffrey, Christopher; Groves, Sarah; Viehman, Shay; van Hooidonk, Ruben; Huebert, Klaus; Edwards, Kimberly; Dorfman, Dan (2024). U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization: Coral Reef Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294911). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/35c4-7k73. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	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.
Fees	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.

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Processing Steps	2024-12-04T14:06:28Z - NCEI Accession 0294911 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0294911 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0294911 v1.1 (download) published 2024-12-04T14:06:28Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: Coral Reef Resilience (calculated); Units: relative values; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: This project includes data from in-situ monitoring programs as well as remotely sensed data from a wide range of ship based and satellite-based instruments.; Data Quality Method: Data was accepted in “as is” condition from a variety of sources

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: Coral Reef Resilience (calculated); Units: relative values; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: This project includes data from in-situ monitoring programs as well as remotely sensed data from a wide range of ship based and satellite-based instruments.; Data Quality Method: Data was accepted in “as is” condition from a variety of sources

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	visual observation

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U.S. Virgin Islands Coral Reef Resilience Prioritization: Coral Reef Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013-01-01 to 2021-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294911)

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