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Density of sea fans from surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands in August of 2020 (NCEI Accession 0292192)

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This dataset contains physical data collected in the Caribbean Sea from 2020-08-09 to 2020-08-13. These data include density and depth. These data were collected by Peter J. Edmunds of California State University Northridge and Darren J Brown of Pennsylvania State University as part of the "RUI: Pattern and process in four decades of change on Caribbean reefs (St John Coral Reefs)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2022-02-14.

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Acquisition Description:
Analyses were completed on snorkel during August 2020. A 40 m transect was haphazardly placed along the 2-2.5 m depth contour at each site, and quadrats (1 x 1m) were randomly placed along the transect. Colonies of Gorgonia ventalina were counted in each quadrat when their holdfasts were within the sampling area. Colonies were distinguished between the yellow and purple morph.

Location: St. John, US Virgin Islands 18.315°N, 64.716°W
White Point = site on the south shore of St. John 18.316899N, -64.731651W
Yawzi Point = site on the south shore of St. John 18.315582N, -64.725955W
  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J.; Brown, Darren J (2024). Density of sea fans from surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands in August of 2020 (NCEI Accession 0292192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292192. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2020-08-09 to 2020-08-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -64.732
East: -64.726
South: 18.316
North: 18.317
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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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  • Edmunds, P. J., Brown, D. J. (2022) Density of sea fans from surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands in August of 2020. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-02-11. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.869648.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2024-05-02
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J.; Brown, Darren J (2024). Density of sea fans from surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands in August of 2020 (NCEI Accession 0292192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292192. Accessed [date].
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  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J.; Brown, Darren J (2024). Density of sea fans from surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands in August of 2020 (NCEI Accession 0292192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292192. Accessed [date].
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  • 2024-05-02T15:58:24Z - NCEI Accession 0292192 v1.1 was published.
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Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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