AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CRED REA Line Point Intercept Surveys of Benthic Parameter Assessments at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2006

To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 15 January - 6 February 2006, line point intercept (LPI) surveys of benthic parameter assessments were conducted, as a part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA), during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0601 in the Pacific Remote Island Areas at biennial intervals by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 18 REA sites were surveyed at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas. At the specific REA sites, coral biologists along with algal biologists, marine invertebrate zoologist, and fish biologists entered the water and conducted a fine-scale (~300 m2) and high degree of taxonomic resolution REA survey to assess and monitor species composition, abundance, percent cover, size distribution, diversity, and general health of fish, corals, macro-invertebrates, and algae in shallow-water (< 35 m) habitats. As a part of REA surveys, the line point intercept surveys were used to quantitatively assess average percent live coral cover and other benthic substrates at REA sites. The surveys were conducted along two consecutively-placed 25m transect lines by a coral biologist. All benthic elements falling directly underneath the transect line at 20-cm to 50-cm intervals were recorded as one of nine benthic categories: live coral, dead coral, carbonate pavement, encrusting coralline algae, macroalgae, coral rubble, sand, rock, and other benthic sessile invertebrates. All living benthic elements (e.g., coral, algae, and other invertebrates) were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. These data provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of percent live coral cover, as well as percent cover of the different benthic constituents.

Tags: 1221, benthic cover, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hi0601, johnston atoll, johnston atoll (16n169w0001), marine ecosystem, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, pacific remote island areas, pria, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, united states of america, usa minor outlying islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Fish Team Stationary Point Count Surveys at Arakane Island, 2003

Stationary Point Counts at 4 stations at each survey site were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 2 sites at Arakane Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in September, 2003 from the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette (OES03-07). Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.

Tags: 1221, arakane reef, arakane reef (15n141e0001), biology, biosphere, cnmi, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fishes, mariana archipelago, northern mariana islands, northern mariana islands ( cnmi ) (18n146e0000), numeric data sets, ocean basin, oes0307, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, stationary, western pacific ocean, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Agrihan Island, 2003

Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 3 sites at Agrihan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in August and September, 2003 from the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette (OES03-07). Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.

Tags: 1221, agrihan island, agrihan island (18n145e0002), belt transect, biology, biosphere, cnmi, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fishes, mariana archipelago, northern mariana islands, northern mariana islands ( cnmi ) (18n146e0000), numeric data sets, ocean basin, oes0307, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, western pacific ocean, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Algal Assessments, Jarvis Island 2004 (NODC Accession 0010352)

Twelve quadrats were sampled along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 6 sites at Jarvis Island in the US Line Islands in January, 2004 from the NOAA vessel Oscar Elton Sette (OES04-04). Raw survey data included genus presence and relative abundance, and voucher specimens. Detailed taxonomic analyses of voucher specimens are presented.

Tags: 1221, algae, algae) - rapid ecological assessments at all u.s. pacific islands, biology, biosphere, blue-green algae, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reefs, coralline algae, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, jarvis island (00s160w0001), line islands, long-term monitoring of benthos (coral, marine ecosystem, microbiota, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, oes0404, other invertebrates, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas (pria), pria, rapid assessment studies, reef monitoring and assessment, turf algae, united states, united states of america, usa minor outlying islands, vegetation, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Coral Population Paramaters at Maui, Main Hawaiian Islands, 2006

Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 12 sites at Maui Island in the Main Hawaiian Islands in July/August, 2006 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HII06-10). Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes, and visual estimation of percent cover. Half a meter was included in the belt on each side of the transect lines, for a total of 50m2 per site).

Tags: 1221, biodiversity, biology, biosphere, central pacific, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral cover, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hawaii, hawaiian islands, hii06-10, main hawaiian islands, marine ecosystem, maui, maui island, maui island (20n156w0004), mhi, molokini islet, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, united states of america, usa, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Reef Fish Survey at Tau, American Samoa in 2012

To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 20120401 to 20120426, reef fish assessment surveys were conducted, as a part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA), during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HA1201 in the American Samoa region by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 22 REA sites were surveyed at Tau in the American Samoa region. At each REA site, fish biologists entered the water and conducted a fine-scale (~700 m^2) and high degree of taxonomic resolution REA survey to assess and monitor species diversity, size distribution, and abundance of fish in shallow-water hard-bottom (less than 30 m) habitats. Reef fish assessment surveys were focused on cataloging the diversity (species richness), abundance (numeric density) and biomass (fish mass per unit area) of diurnally active reef fish assemblages. The stationary point count (SPC) method was used to quantify reef fish species. Two divers lay out a 30 m transect line, and position themselves at the 7.5 and 22.5 meter marks. The SPC biologist then records estimated size and abundance of all fish within a visually estimated 15-m diameter cylinder centered on the stationary diver (7.5-m radius, total area ~ 177m^2 per cylinder). The diver first spends 5 minutes identifying all fish species in the cylindrical area, then proceeds to count and estimate size (total length) for each in a series of "instantaneous" point counts or sweeps of the cylinder. Fish were identified at the species level, wherever possible. All reef-associated fish, including those in the water column, were surveyed. The survey time for each stationary point count survey was approximately 20 min and generally four stationary point count surveys (two per diver) were conducted at each fish REA site. After completing REA surveys, divers noted the presence, at the survey site, of any unusual fish species not counted during SPC counts, in order to facilitate species lists per location.

Tags: 587, american samoa, amsam, biology, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ha1201, manu'a group, marine ecosystem, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program: monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the us pacific i, random swimming, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef fish census, reef fishes, reef monitoring and assessment, stationary, stationary point count (spc) survey, ta'u island (14s169w0012), tau, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Fish Team Stationary Point Count Surveys at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2008

Stationary Point Counts at 12 stations at each survey site were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) conducted at 12 sites around Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) from 24 January to 14 February 2008, aboard the NOAA ship Hi'ialakai, duirng the Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0801. Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.

Tags: 1221, biology, biosphere, central pacific, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fish, hi0801, johnston atoll, johnston atoll (16n169w0001), marine biology, marine ecosystem, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, pacific remote island areas (prias), pria, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef fish census, reef fishes, reef monitoring and assessment, stationary, stationary point count (spc) surveys, united states of america, usa minor outlying islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Kure Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiiian Islands, 2004

Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 9 sites at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in October, 2004 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HII04-01). Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes, and visual estimation of percent cover. Either 0.5m or 1m on each side of the transect lines were included in the belt (for a total of 50m2 or 100m2 per site), depending on colony density.

Tags: 1221, algae) - rapid ecological assessments at all u.s. pacific islands, biodiversity, biology, biosphere, central pacific, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral, coral cover, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hawaii, hii0401, honolulu, kure atoll, kure atoll (28n178w0001), long-term monitoring of benthos (coral, northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, oceans, other invertebrates, pacific ocean, photic zone corals, rapid ecological assessment (rea), united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED SVP Drifting Buoy Argos_ID 24756 Data, 10mn East of Upolu, in the American Samoa, 200307-200310 (NODC Accession 0067474)

CRED SVP drifter Argos_ID 24756 was deployed in the region of American Samoa to assess ocean currents and sea surface temperature. SVP drifter data files contain drifter ids, year, month, day, hour, minute, second, GPS latitude and longitude. Drifter data was collected hourly. All dates and times are UTC. Contact Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center for more information. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 'upolu island, 'upolu island (13s171w0002), 1219, american samoa, american samoa (14s170w0000), amsam, argos_id 24756, coastal processes, coral reef watch-physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ecosystem, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean currents, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, physical - biological monitoring stations, sea surface temperature, south pacific ocean, svp drifter, united states of america, water temperature, western samoa
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Shallow CTD Profiles; Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Cruise: OES0511, Data Date Range: 20050903-20050922 (NODC Accession 0039382).

CRED shallow Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts are vertical profiles (max 30 meter depth, downcast only) of temperature, conductivity and pressure. Data are collected at select nearshore locations, both around islands or banks and within lagoons. Data processing was performed using Seabird Instrument's SeaSoft SBE Data Processing Software (http://www.seabird.com/software/SBEDataProcforWindows.htm). Data format is discreet, tabular (formatted, space delimited ASCII) files for each profile, with a full header as provided by SeaSoft. Raw file extension is HEX, processed file extension is CNV. The header contains latitude, longitude and other location information, as well as all data processing steps and settings. All dates and times are UTC. All positions are WGS84 decimal degrees. Contact Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center for more information. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1221, attenuation/transmission, bacteria, biosphere, bleaching, chlorophyll, chlorophylls, cnmi, coastal processes, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, conductivity, conductivity temperature depth (ctd) profile, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, density, downwelling, earth science, in situ biological, in situ chemical, in situ physical, inorganic matter, microbiota, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, northern mariana islands, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean chemistry, ocean circulation, ocean mixed layer, ocean optics, ocean pressure, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, oes0511, organic matter, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, particulate matter, phytoplankton, pigments, plankton, profile, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, saipan, saipan island, saipan island (15n145e0002), salinity, salinity/density, sea level pressure, thermocline, transmissometer, turbidity, upwelling, water temperature, western pacific ocean, zoology, zooplankton
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Track at Sombrero Reef Lighthouse, 1991- 2005 (NODC Accession 0013726)

This ongoing project began in 1988. A total of 38 subsurface recording thermographs have been deployed in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)and at other selected locations on the Florida Reef Tract and associated hydrologic ecosystems. These instruments have been programmed to record at 2 hour intervals and are placed in permanent housings attached to suitable substrate. Data retrieval, servicing and reprogramming for continuous deployment have occurred, on average, annually. Initially, the collected data are made available to FKNMS Managers and others who monitor and assess environmental conditions that influence FKNMS areas of the Florida Reef Tract. An archival copy of these data is maintained and available from the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center.

Tags: aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, benthic habitat, biosphere, bottom, bottom temperature, coastal processes, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, florida, florida keys, florida reef tract, in situ physical, middle florida keys, monroe county, north atlantic ocean, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean temperature, oceanography, oceans, reef monitoring and assessment, sombrero reef ( sombrero key ) (24n081w0013), sombrero reef lighthouse, united states of america, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) Enhanced Buoy, Sea Surface Temperature and Conductivity Recorder (SBE37); NWHI, FFS; Long: -166.27183, Lat: 23.85678 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 1.00m; Data Range: 20040919-20050411.

CREWS Enhanced (CREWS-ENH) buoys are equipped to measure sea surface water temperature and conductivity (Sea-Bird Model SBE37-SM, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com); PAR, UV305 nm, UV330 nm and UV380 nm (Biospherical BIC2104U) at 1 m (nominal) below the water line and air temperature (R.M Young Model 41342); barometric pressure (Heise DXD); wind vectors (Vaisala WAS425A); PAR, UV305 nm, UV330 nm and UV380 nm (Biospherical BIC2104R) at 2 m (nominal) above the water line. A compass (KVH C100 SE-25) is used in the calculation of wind direction and a GPS system provides geolocation. This metadata record refers to the dataset uploaded from the SBE37-SM sea surface temperature and conductivity recorder. When a CREWS buoy is recovered, another one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, biosphere, bleaching, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, conductivity, coral diseases, coral reef early warning system (crews) enhanced buoy, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch-physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, crews (coral reef early warning system), density, earth science, ffs_ocean_001, french frigate shoals, french frigate shoals (24n166w0001), hawaii, honolulu, in situ physical, instrumented buoy, moored, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands (papahanaumokuakea marine national monument), numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, salinity, salinity/density, sea surface temperature, sea surface temperature (sst), seabird sbe37-sm microcat c-t recorder, united states of america, upwelling, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Surveys at Kure Atoll 2004

Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 9 sites at Kure Atoll in October, 2004 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HI04-01). Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.

Tags: 1221, algae) - rapid ecological assessments at all u.s. pacific islands, belt transect, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fishes, hawaii, hi0401, honolulu, kure atoll (28n178w0001), long-term monitoring of benthos (coral, northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, other invertebrates, pacific ocean, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Isla de Vieques), 1999

Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension. Aerial photographs are valuable tools for natural resource managers and researchers since they provide an excellent record of the location and extent of habitats. However, spatial distortions in aerial photographs due to such factors as camera angle, lens characteristics, and relief displacement must be accounted for during analysis to prevent incorrect measurements of area, distance, and other spatial parameters. These distortions of scale within an image can be removed through orthorectification. During orthorectification, digital scans of aerial photos are subjected to algorithms that eliminate each source of spatial distortion. The result is a georeferenced digital mosaic of several photographs with uniform scale throughout the mosaic. Features near land are generally georeferenced with greater accuracy while the accuracy of features away from land is generally not as good. Where no land is in the original photographic frame only kinematic GPS locations and image tie points were used to georeference the images. After the orthorectified mosaics were created, photointerpreters were able to accurately and reliably delineate boundaries of features in the imagery as they appear on the computer monitor.

Tags: 1027, aerial photographs, aerial photography, atlantic ocean, base map, benthic, biosphere, caribbean benthic habitat mapping, caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean, coastal ecosystem science, coral, coral reef conservation, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, habitat, mangrove, map images, mapping, ocean basin, oceans, pr, puerto rico, puerto rico (18n066w0000), reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, sav, seagrass, united states of america, vieques, vieques island, vieques island (18n065w0002), zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce