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OAS accession Detail for 0070125
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| Title: | Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, 2007-2008 (NODC Accession 0070125) |
| Abstract: | The Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks 2007-2008 dataset includes biological and oceanographic measurements collected to satisfy the BOEMRE and NOAA contract 1435-01-04-CT-33137 (M04PC00033) for years 2007 and 2008 (years 2002-2006 previously submitted to NODC in December 2006 and filed under accession 0012632). The Flower Garden Banks (FGB) are located in the northwest Gulf of Mexico and are unique within the region. Although coral species richness is lower at the FGB than on Caribbean reefs, 31 species of scleractinian corals have been documented as well as 177 species of tropical Atlantic fish. Annual monitoring is conducted at the East and West Flower Garden Banks within 100 m by 100 m study sites. These data are the results of the 2007 and 2008 monitoring events and are presented in technical reports and presentations. The data included in this accession are: (1) random transect data (i.e., percent cover of benthic components) obtained from videography (2007 and 2008); (2) sclerochronology data calculated from 2007 cores, showing short-term coral growth rates; (3) lateral growth/recession of marked Diploria strigosa colony margins calculated from annual photographs (2006-2007); (4) percent cover of benthic components and coverage of coral bleaching, paling, fish biting, and disease (2007 and 2008) and planimetry data (gain/loss in area of specific coral colonies from 2006-2007 and 2007-2008) acquired from repetitive 8m2 quadrat photographs; (5) water quality data recorded on YSI datasondes, Sea-Bird SBE 37-SMP MicroCAT, and Hobotemp thermographs and water chemistry results including nutrients (2006-2008); and (6) annual fish population surveys to monitor species abundance and size over time (2007). Statistical analyses, photographs, and videography are not included in this submission. Photographs and video collected during the 2007 and 2008 monitoring events were placed on DVD and sent to NODC via mail. These photographs and videos were placed in individual folders within this accession. The purpose of these biological and oceanographic data is to serve as a long-term record of the conditions of the coral reef communities within the Flower Garden Banks study sites. BOEMRE and NOAA continue environmental monitoring for continuity of data and for generating information needed for resource management and regulatory decision-making. In addition, the monitoring data are needed to validate and sustain the present understanding of BOEMRE lease stipulations for providing effective mitigation of impacts to the offshore environment. |
| Date received: | 20110121 |
| Start date: | 20070611 |
| End date: | 20081106 |
| Seanames: | Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico |
| West boundary: | -93.598361 |
| East boundary: | -93.596944 |
| North boundary: | 27.908861 |
| South boundary: | 27.875167 |
| Observation types: | benthic, biological, composition & location, derived products, survey - biological, survey - coral reef, survey - swimmer/diver, visual estimate, visual observation, water chemistry |
| Instrument types: | corer, CTD, multi-parameter water quality sensor, swimmer/diver, thermograph, video camera, visual analysis, visual estimate, visual observation |
| Datatypes: | ANALYSES - ANNUAL SUMMARIES, ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA COUNTS, biological data, BOTTOM TYPE, CONDUCTIVITY, CORAL, CORAL - BLEACHING, CORAL - CENSUS, CORAL - COLONY SIZE, CORAL - FISH BITES, CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, CORE AGE, FISH CENSUS, FISH - CORAL REEF, FISHERY SURVEY, FISHERY SURVEY - PREDOMINANT BIOTA TYPE, FISH SPECIES, HABITAT, HABITAT - BENTHIC, INVERTEBRATE SPECIES, MACROFAUNA, MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - NORMAL/ABNORMAL, SPECIES - PERCENT OCCURRENCE, Video Transect Images, WATER TEMPERATURE |
| Submitter: | Manzello, Leslie D. |
| Submitting institution: | Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. |
| Collecting institutions: | Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. |
| Contributing projects: | COASTAL, CORAL REEF STUDIES, CoRIS |
| Platforms: | Fling (336N), Spree (33AI) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | BOEMRE is the Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and is the federal agency responsible for overseeing the safe and environmentally responsible development of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf. Original DVDs for this accession containing photo and video files stored at the NODC. Images as DNG, TIF, and JPG formats. Video files as VOB, AVI and associated files. In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
| Availability date: | 20110128 |
| Metadata version: | 9 |
| Keydate: | 2011-01-24 17:53:27+00 |
| Editdate: | 2024-02-18 18:58:38+00 |