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American Samoa Territorial Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic and fish communities in American Samoa from 2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21 (NCEI Accession 0232256)

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The data described here result from coral reef assessments of reef slopes (10m depth) at permanent sites around Tutuila, American Samoa as part of the ongoing American Samoa Coral Reef Monitoring Program (ASCRMP). These surveys were conducted by members of the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group between 2005 and 2017. The data was collected via SCUBA surveys and reports on coral, benthic and fish composition and derived metrics (e.g., benthic cover, coral diversity, fish diversity, fish biomass).

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Coward, Georgia; Lawrence, Alice; Fenner, Doug; Sudek, Mareike (2021). American Samoa Territorial Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic and fish communities in American Samoa from 2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21 (NCEI Accession 0232256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0232256. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -170.812132 East: -170.563628 South: -14.364332 North: -14.252747
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Publication Dates	publication: 2021-05-12
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
Supplemental Information	Submission Package ID: KCUWBC
Purpose	The primary objectives of the American Samoa Coral Reef Monitoring Program are twofold: (1) monitor the status and trends in the distribution and abundance of reef biota on reefs in American Samoa, and (2) provide environmental managers, in addition to other decision makers, with information that is pertinent to managing coral reefs in the territory. As a monitoring program, ASCRMP's goal is to document change - i.e., where, how much, and what kind of changes take place at the 12 monitoring sites around the Territory.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Coward, Georgia; Lawrence, Alice; Fenner, Doug; Sudek, Mareike (2021). American Samoa Territorial Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic and fish communities in American Samoa from 2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21 (NCEI Accession 0232256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0232256. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Coward, Georgia American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Lawrence, Alice Fenner, Doug American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Sudek, Mareike
Principal Investigators	Georgia Coward American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Alice Lawrence
Resource Providers	Georgia Coward American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BENTHIC COMMUNITIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA COUNTS biological data CORAL CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION FISH - CORAL REEF FISH CENSUS MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver visual observation WMO_CategoryCode oceanography CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Benthic CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Quadrat Monitoring > Photograph Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring > Linear Transect (point) EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos analysis > Transect monitoring > Belt Transect EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Macroinvertebrate Census > Belt Transect EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Stationary 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 > Marine Biology > Coral Communities EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS
Data Center keywords	NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Provider Instruments CPCe Diver Diver/CPCe
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa South Pacific Ocean CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Aoa Bay (14S170W0020) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Aunu'u Island (14S170W0035) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Leone Bay (14S170W0025) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Fagamalo (14S170W0047) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Fagasa Bay (14S170W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Fagatele Bay (14S170W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Nu'uuli (14S170W0037) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Vatia Bay (14S170W0028) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila > Aoa Bay (14S170W0020) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila > Aunu'u Island (14S170W0035) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Fagamalo (14S170W0047) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Fagasa Bay (14S170W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Fagatele Bay (14S170W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Leone Bay (14S170W0025) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Nu'uuli (14S170W0037) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Vatia Bay (14S170W0028) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > AMERICAN SAMOA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Provider Place Names American Samoa
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES CRCP Project CRI-AS-08 CRI-AS-09 CRI-AS-10 CRI-AS-11 CRI-AS-12 CRI-AS-13 NA05NOS4261190 NA08NOS4260325 NA11NOS4820008 NA13NOS4820013 NA15NOS4820038 State and Territorial Government Cooperative Agreements
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0232256

Use Constraints	Cite as: Coward, Georgia; Lawrence, Alice; Fenner, Doug; Sudek, Mareike (2021). American Samoa Territorial Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic and fish communities in American Samoa from 2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21 (NCEI Accession 0232256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0232256. 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.
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Processing Steps	2021-05-12T13:32:10Z - NCEI Accession 0232256 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0232256 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0232256 v1.1 (download) published 2021-05-12T13:32:10Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: CORAL - CENSUS (measured); Units: percent cover; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Diver/CPCe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database. Parameter or Variable: FISH CENSUS (measured); Units: biomass; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database. Parameter or Variable: BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (measured); Units: percent cover; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CPCe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database.

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: CORAL - CENSUS (measured); Units: percent cover; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Diver/CPCe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database.
Parameter or Variable: FISH CENSUS (measured); Units: biomass; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Diver; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database.
Parameter or Variable: BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (measured); Units: percent cover; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CPCe; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Refer to database.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	visual observation

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American Samoa Territorial Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic and fish communities in American Samoa from 2005-03-10 to 2017-04-21 (NCEI Accession 0232256)

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