AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Reef Fish Survey at Jarvis, Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2012

To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 20120427 to 20120524, 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 Pacific Remote Island Areas region by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 42 REA sites were surveyed at Jarvis in the Pacific Remote Island Areas 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, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ha1201, jarvis, jarvis island (00s160w0001), line islands, 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, pacific remote island areas, pria, 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, united states of america, usa minor outlying islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Coral Health and Disease Assessment at Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004

One, 25-m line transect was surveyed at 50-cm intervals as part of the Rapid Ecological Assessment conducted at 9 sites at Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in October, 2004 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HI04-01). Raw survey data included percent live coral cover. Following the line-interspect survey, a 6m-wide transect, placed along the previously laid 25-m line was examined for the prevalence of coral disease.

Tags: 1221, algae) - rapid ecological assessments at all u.s. pacific islands, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral cover, coral diseases, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hawaii, hi0401, honolulu, long-term monitoring of benthos (coral, midway atoll (28n177w0001), northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, oceans, other invertebrates, pacific ocean, 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 REA Fish Team Belt Transect Surveys at Kure Atoll, 2002

Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 12 sites at Kure Atoll in September, 2002 NOAA vessel Townsend Cromwell (TC02-07). Raw survey data included species level abundance estimates.

Tags: 1219, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fishes, hawaii, honolulu, kure atoll (28n178w0001), northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, pacific ocean, physical - biological monitoring stations, reef fish census, reef monitoring and assessment, tc0207, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Shallow CTD Profiles; Ofu and Olosega Islands, American Samoa; Cruise: HI1001_LEGII, Data Date Range: 20100310-20100320 (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: american samoa, amsam, attenuation/transmission, bacteria, biosphere, bleaching, chlorophyll, chlorophylls, coastal processes, conductivity, conductivity temperature depth (ctd) profile, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, density, dissolved gases, dissolved oxygen sensor, downwelling, earth science, hi1001_legii, in situ biological, in situ chemical, in situ physical, inorganic matter, manu'a group, microbiota, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean chemistry, ocean circulation, ocean mixed layer, ocean optics, ocean pressure, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, ofu and olosega islands, ofu island (14s169w0013), organic matter, oxygen, pacific ocean, particulate matter, phytoplankton, pigments, plankton, profile, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, salinity, salinity/density, sea level pressure, thermocline, transmissometer, turbidity, united states of america, upwelling, water temperature, zoology, zooplankton
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Line Point Intercept Surveys of Benthic Parameter Assessments at Kure Atoll, NW Hawaiian Islands in 2006

To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 1 September - 4 October 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 HI0611 in the NW Hawaiian Islands at biennial intervals by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC). During the cruise, 9 REA sites were surveyed at Kure Atoll in the NW Hawaiian Islands. 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, hawaii, hi0611, honolulu, kure atoll, kure atoll (28n178w0001), marine ecosystem, northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nw hawaiian islands, nwhi, 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, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Fish Team Belt Transect Survey at Alamagan Island, 2003

Belt transects along 3 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 3 sites at Alamagan 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, alamagan island, alamagan island (17n145e0002), 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 Coral Health and Disease Assessment at Maro Reef, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2006

Coral health and disease assessments were conducted along 2 consecutively placed 25-m transects, as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 9 sites at Maro Reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands during 1 September - 4 October 2006, aboard the NOAA Hi'ialakai Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise HI0611. Within an area of 1-3m on each side of both transect lines, each colony was inspected and every diseased/afflicted coral enumerated and identified to the lowest taxonomic level. For each affected coral the following information was recorded: colony size, type of affliction, area affected, percent live/dead, and severity of the affliction (mild = 1-10%, moderate = 11-25%, marked = 26-50%, severe = 51-75%, acute = 76-100%). Coral afflictions were classified into one of six general categories (following Willis et al., 2004) including: bleaching, tissue loss, black band disease, skeletal growth anomaly, predation, and other lesions. This latter category included algal overgrowth, as well as unidentified syndromes causing deterioration of scleractinian corals. Tissue samples of selected cases were procured for histopathological analyses. These data provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of disease incidence and prevalence. Samples and photographs provide aid in further disease characterization and description. Histological tissue samples are traditionally fixed in a formaldehyde solution prior to preparation for processing and analysis.

Tags: 1221, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral cover, coral disease, coral diseases, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hawaii, hi0611, honolulu, marine ecosystem, maro reef, maro reef (25n170w0001), northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands (28n178w0000), numeric data sets, nw hawaiian islands, nwhi, 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, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Line Point Intercept Survey of Benthic Parameter Assessments at Ofu & Olosega, American Samoa in 2012

Line point intercept (LPI) surveys and benthic composition assessments were conducted during Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) cruise HA1201 in American Samoa from 20120401 to 20120426. Surveys are conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) at periodic intervals between one and three years to support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems. During the cruise, 9 REA sites were surveyed at Ofu & Olosega in American Samoa. Benthic biologists from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division conducted Line Point Intercept surveys to quantitatively document the benthic cover at pre-determined long-term monitoring REA sites. Two linear 25 m transects were surveyed with a 5 m inter-transect region between the end of Transect 1 and the start of Transect 2. The LPI diver determines the benthic composition at 20 cm intervals for a total of 125 data points per transect. All living benthic elements (e.g., coral, algae, and other invertebrates) were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible, often substituting functional group categories for turf algae and crustose coralline algae when identification in the field was extremely difficult. In cases where the substrate is bare or covered with turf algae, the substrate composition is also noted as either sand, rock, rubble, carbonate pavement, or dead coral. The data allows for the assessment and monitoring of species composition and abundance and provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of percent cover at higher taxonomic levels like functional group (live coral, macroalgae, turf algae) or on a finer taxonomic resolution such as genus level.

Tags: 587, american samoa, amsam, benthic cover, biology, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ha1201, manu'a group, marine ecosystem, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, ofu & olosega, ofu island (14s169w0013), olosega island (14s169w0014), pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program: monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the us pacific i, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Line Point Intercept Survey of Benthic Parameter Assessments at French Frigate, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2010

Line point intercept (LPI) surveys and benthic composition assessments were conducted during Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) cruise HA1007 in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from 20100904 to 20100929. Surveys are conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) at biennial intervals to support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems. During the cruise, 11 REA sites were surveyed at French Frigate in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Benthic biologists from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division conducted Line Point Intercept surveys to quantitatively document the benthic cover at pre-determined long-term monitoring REA sites. Two linear 25 m transects were surveyed with a 5 m inter-transect region between the end of Transect 1 and the start of Transect 2. The LPI diver determines the benthic composition at 20 cm intervals for a total of 125 data points per transect. All living benthic elements (e.g., coral, algae, and other invertebrates) were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible, often substituting functional group categories for turf algae and crustose coralline algae when identification in the field was extremely difficult. In cases where the substrate is bare or covered with turf algae, the substrate composition is also noted as either sand, rock, rubble, carbonate pavement, or dead coral. The data allows for the assessment and monitoring of species composition and abundance and provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of percent cover at higher taxonomic levels like functional group (live coral, macroalgae, turf algae) or on a finer taxonomic resolution such as genus level.

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, french frigate, french frigate shoals (24n166w0001), ha1007, hawaii, honolulu, marine ecosystem, northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, 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, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Algal Assessments, Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 2002 (NODC Accession 0010352)

Twelve quadrats were sampled along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 3 sites at Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in September and October, 2002 from the NOAA vessel Townsend Cromwell (TC02-07). Raw survey data included genus presence and relative abundance, and voucher specimens. Detailed taxonomic analyses of voucher specimens are presented.

Tags: 1219, algae, biology, biosphere, blue-green algae, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reefs, coralline algae, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, hawaii, honolulu, laysan island (25n171w0001), marine ecosystem, microbiota, northwestern hawaiian islands, numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, physical - biological monitoring stations, rapid assessment studies, reef monitoring and assessment, tc0207, turf algae, united states, united states of america, vegetation, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED REA Coral Population Parameters at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs), 2006

Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 18 sites at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) during 15 January - 6 February 2006 in the NOAA Hi'ialakai Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise (HI0601). Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes by genus, and determination of benthic cover using the line-intercept method. Depending on colony density, 0.5 or 1 m on each side of the transect lines was included in the belt (for a total of 25-100m2 per site).

Tags: 1221, biodiversity, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral cover, coral reef ecology, 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, 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 Shallow CTD Profiles; Pagan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Cruise: OES0307, Data Date Range: 20030825-20030908 (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, oes0307, organic matter, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, pagan, pagan island, pagan island (18n145e0001), particulate matter, phytoplankton, pigments, plankton, profile, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, 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