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OAS accession Detail for 0156879, meta_version: 19. Current meta_version is: 26
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| Title: | National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Coral census data collected by divers from small boats in the Florida Keys Reef Tract from 2014-05-01 to 2014-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0156879) |
| Abstract: | This coral demographics protocol was devised to provide additional, species-specific insight (and ‘signal magnitude’) for corals than is provided by percent cover. Specifics of the protocol are based closely on other long-established monitoring programs in the Atlantic region, including Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA; Caribbean-wide), Sanctuaries Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring, Florida (SCREAM), and the Florida Reef Resilience Program (FRRP). However, the sampling resolution may not capture the population structure of rare or uncommon corals, including currently-listed or candidate Endangered Species Act (ESA) species. Precise designations of coral condition (e.g. attributed disease, minor bleaching/paling conditions) are NOT included in this data. This is due to the low temporal resolution of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) sampling (biennial and potentially not seasonally consistent) and the wide array of surveyors involved, which is why the survey protocol is designed to capture the least ambiguous colony conditions likely to be encountered: recent mortality (i.e. dead white skeleton) and bright-white bleaching on a partial or an entire coral colony. The Line Point-Intercept (LPI) sampling is designed to provide resolution of benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g. macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline algae, corals, sponges, sand/sediment, etc.). More detailed information on scleractinian corals, specifically density, size, and condition (percent mortality and bleaching) measurements, is being collected via the NCRMP Coral Demographics sampling. |
| Date received: | 20161027 |
| Start date: | 20140501 |
| End date: | 20141001 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -83.1036 |
| East boundary: | -80.0163 |
| North boundary: | 26.2592 |
| South boundary: | 24.4239 |
| Observation types: | in situ, survey - swimmer/diver, visual observation |
| Instrument types: | swimmer/diver |
| Datatypes: | CORAL - CENSUS, FISH SPECIES, HABITAT - BENTHIC, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE |
| Submitter: | Blondeau, Jeremiah |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| Contributing projects: | CORAL REEF STUDIES, CRCP, NCRMP |
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| Supplementary information: | Submission Package ID: 9C2WLU Purpose: The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long-term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP is intended to coordinate various Coral Reef Conservation Coral Reef Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA will be able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. NCRMP is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach will consolidate monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and supported by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and many other partners. NCCOS is co-leading biological monitoring missions with NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) to gather data on fish populations and coral reef communities in the U.S. Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Each year, our scientists work closely with CRCP and local partners to collect biological data from thousands of strategically selected sites. We then use innovative analysis techniques to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region’s resources and how they are changing over time. The biological component of NCRMP provides a biennial ecological characterization at a broad spatial scale of general reef condition for reef fishes, corals and benthic habitat (i.e., fish species composition/density/size, benthic cover, and coral density/size/condition). Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region is partitioned by habitat type and depth, sub-regional location (e.g., along-shelf position) and management zone. Data collection occurs at stratified random sites where the sampling domain for each region is partitioned by regions specific sampling design protocols. |
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| Metadata version: | 19 |
| Keydate: | 2016-11-02 14:00:04+00 |
| Editdate: | 2016-12-08 19:26:14+00 |