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Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384)

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Vital rate data on individual colonies of Orbicella franksi were collected in both East and West Flower Garden Banks from 2011 through 2015. Empirical data were obtained from Maher et al. (2018) in which a total of 121 randomly selected O. franksi coral colonies were photographed for five years
(2011–2015), and planar projections were drawn digitally and recorded as a representation of colony area (cm2). These empirical data were used to estimate annual growth rates of various sized coral colonies. While
coral populations at these reefs are relatively stable and free from disease, in the summer of 2016 a coral mortality event affected parts of East FGB. This disturbance was driven by the effects of floodwaters reaching the area, in conjunction with localized upwelling, ultimately leading to hypoxia (Johnston et al., 2019b, 2019a; Kealoha et al., 2020; Shore et al., 2021; Wright et al. 2019; Doyle et al. 2022).

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Maher, Rebecca L.; Correa, Adrienne M.S.; Lewis, Dakota M.; Vardi, Tali; Cook, Geoffrey S. (2023). Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0280384. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0280384

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Time Period	2011-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -93.88 East: -93.58 South: 27.85 North: 27.98
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Associated Resources

Predicting shifts in demography of Orbicella franksi following simulated disturbance and restoration
- Predicting shifts in demography of Orbicella franksi following simulated disturbance and restoration
  Dakota M. Lewis, Tali Vardi, Rebecca L. Maher, Adrienne M.S. Correa, Geoffrey S. Cook, Predicting shifts in demography of Orbicella franksi following simulated disturbance and restoration, Ecological Modelling, 472 (2022) 110104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110104.
Depth and coral cover drive the distribution of a coral macroborer across two reef systems
- Depth and coral cover drive the distribution of a coral macroborer across two reef systems
  R.L. Maher, M.A. Johnston, M.E. Brandt, T.B. Smith, A.M.S. Correa Depth and coral cover drive the distribution of a coral macroborer across two reef systems PLoS One, 13 (2018), pp. 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199462

Publication Dates	publication: 2023-07-21
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: LPWH4A
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Maher, Rebecca L.; Correa, Adrienne M.S.; Lewis, Dakota M.; Vardi, Tali; Cook, Geoffrey S. (2023). Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0280384. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Maher, Rebecca L. Correa, Adrienne M.S. Lewis, Dakota M. Vardi, Tali NOAA Fisheries Cook, Geoffrey S.
Contributors	US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Resource Providers	Tali Vardi US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Points of Contact	Tali Vardi US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: NOAA CRCP

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CORAL CORAL - COLONY SIZE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ WMO_CategoryCode oceanography CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Provider Keywords Coral Colony Area
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS camera Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CAMERA > CAMERA
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES CRCP Project 30018 Quantifying extinction risk for ESA-listed coral species in the Wider Caribbean
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0280384

Use Constraints	Cite as: Maher, Rebecca L.; Correa, Adrienne M.S.; Lewis, Dakota M.; Vardi, Tali; Cook, Geoffrey S. (2023). Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0280384. 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	2023-07-21T18:36:31Z - NCEI Accession 0280384 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0280384 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0280384 v1.1 (download) published 2023-07-21T18:36:31Z

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: Coral Colony Area (calculated); Units: cm; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: Camera; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Photos of corals were taken and then area of live tissue was measured on a computer using Coral Point Count software..

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	camera

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Coral Colony Area in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from 2015-01-01 to 2023-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0280384)

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