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Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals) (NCEI Accession 0277267)

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This dataset contains biological and survey - biological data collected at Virgin Islands during deployment Lasker_St_John_2012-2016 at St. John, US Virgin Islands on 2018-04-05. These data include species and taxon_code. These data were collected by Howard Lasker of State University of New York at Buffalo as part of the "Ecology and functional biology of octocoral communities (VI Octocorals)" and "LTREB Long-term coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 1987-2019 (St. John LTREB)" projects. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.

The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:

Octocoral species list

Dataset Description:
This dataset contains octocoral field codes for species names from survey conducted in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014 to 2017.

The related dataset: octocoral transects - adult colony height contains the field codes in this species list.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Lasker, Howard (2023). Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals) (NCEI Accession 0277267). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277267. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0277267

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Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Coverage Description	St. John, US Virgin Islands
Time Period	2018-04-05 to 2018-04-05
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: East: South: North:
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Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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Lasker, H. (2018) Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2018-04-05. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.733063.1
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Publication Dates	publication: 2023-03-30
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	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public 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.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Lasker, Howard (2023). Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals) (NCEI Accession 0277267). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277267. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Lasker, Howard State University of New York at Buffalo
Principal Investigators	Howard Lasker State University of New York at Buffalo (UB)
Contributors	State University of New York at Buffalo (UB)
Resource Providers	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Points of Contact	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1334052 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1334052

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION TAXONOMIC CODE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological survey - biological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography BCO-DMO Standard Parameters species taxon_code Originator Parameter Names field_code species
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS State University of New York at Buffalo NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords BCO-DMO > Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
Platform keywords	BCO-DMO Platform Names Virgin Islands
Place keywords	Provider Place Names St. John, US Virgin Islands
Project keywords	BCO-DMO Standard Projects Ecology and functional biology of octocoral communities (VI Octocorals) LTREB Long-term coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 1987-2019 (St. John LTREB) Provider Deployment IDs Lasker_St_John_2012-2016 Provider Funding Award Information Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1334052
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0277267

Use Constraints	Cite as: Lasker, Howard (2023). Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals) (NCEI Accession 0277267). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277267. Accessed [date].
Data License	This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. SPDX License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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	2023-03-30T15:15:31Z - NCEI Accession 0277267 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0277267 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0277267 v1.1 (download) published 2023-03-30T15:15:31Z

Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals) (NCEI Accession 0277267)

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