Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Members of the CARICOMP Network:
        
        1) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Department of the Environment;
        2) Bonaire, N.A. - Bonaire Marine Park;
        3) Barbados - Bellairs Research Institute;
        4) Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo;
        5) Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - University College of Belize, Marine Research Centre;
        6) Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Smithsonian Institution;
        7) Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Instituto de Oceanologia, Institute of Ecology and Systematics;
        8) Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Universidad Simon Bolivar;
        9) Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras;
        10) Discovery Bay, Jamaica - University of the West Indies, Centre for Marine Sciences;
        11) Tobago - Institiute of Marine Affairs;
        12) San Salvador, Bahamas - Bahamian Field Station;
        13) Great Corn Island, Nicaragua - Universidad Centroamericana;
        14) Bermuda - Bermuda Biological Station for Research;
        15) Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Corporacion para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Archipelago de San Andres;
        16) Saba, N.A. - Saba Marine Park;
        17) La Parguera, Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico;
        18) Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia;
        19) Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - EDIMAR Fundacion La Salle de Ciencia;
        20) Curacao, N.A. - Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity
      Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Title: Caribbean Coral Reef, Seagrass and Mangrove Sites (CARICOMP), (NODC Accession 0000501)
      Edition: Unpublished material
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
      Other_Citation_Details: The originator format of these data and redundant text files are archived at the NODC under NODC Accession # 0000501.
  Description: 
    Abstract: The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program is a Caribbean-wide research and monitoring network of 27 marine laboratories, parks, and reserves in 17 countries. This data set includes data collected from 42 stations at 29 sites in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1998. Line transects were used to determine the abundance of hard and soft corals, algae, sponges, urchins, and abiotic material such as substrate type.
    Purpose: CARICOMP is a unified, long-term, Caribbean-wide initiative to identify the factors responsible for sustaining mangrove wetland, seagrass meadow, and coral reef productivity, to examine the interaction between these systems, and to determine the role of terrestrial and oceanic influences on them. The principal goals of the program are to determine the dominant influences on coastal productivity, to monitor for ecosystem change, and ultimately to discriminate human disturbance from long-term natural variation in coastal systems over the range of their distribution.
    Supplemental_Information: The sites and stations contributing to this data set are:
      Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Andes Reef;
      Bonaire, N.A. - Barcadera Reef 1 and 2;
      Barbados - Bellairs North and South Reef;
      Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Boca Chica;
      Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - Calabash Cay 1 and 2;
      Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Carrie Bow Cay 1 and 2;
      Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Cayo Coco A and B;
      Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Cayo Sombrero 1 and 2;
      Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Chengue Bay C1 and C2;
      Discovery Bay, Jamaica - Discovery Bay Fore Reef 1 and 2;
      Tobago - Eastern Buccoo Reef 1 and 2;
      Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - El Penon;
      San Salvador, Bahamas - Fernandez Bay 1 and 2;
      Great Corn Island, Nicaragua;
      Bermuda - Hog Breaker Reef;
      Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - La Iguana 2B;
      Saba, N.A. - Ladder Labyrinth 1 and 2;
      Tobago - Lighthouse Reef;
      La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Media Luna Reef;
      Tobago - Outer Buccoo Reef;
      Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Pinnacle Reef;
      Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Playa Caiman 1 and 2;
      Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Puerto Morelos Reef;
      Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - Punta Ballena 1 and 2;
      Curacao, N.A. - Spaanse Water Reef 1 and 2;
      La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Turrumote Reef;
      Bermuda - Twin Breaker Reef;
      Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Wild Life 1B                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Note on this metadata record:  Higher level taxonomy of species was completed, and species synonyms were noted,  FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY at the NODC using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) available at http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html, in conjunction with additional taxonomic and museum references as required.  No originator data has been altered at the NODC; higher level taxonomy is added at the NODC to selected biological metadata records as an aid to search engines which utilize metadata.
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 19930212
        Beginning_Time: Unknown
        Ending_Date: 19981015
        Ending_Time: Unknown
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status: 
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Caribbean-wide with 27 institutions in 17 countries, extending from Belize to Barbados and
      from Bermuda to Venezuela
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.08334
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -59.64056
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.45889
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.86667
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Gorgonians
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover Live percentage
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: Urchin
      Theme_Keyword: Gorgonian species abundance
      Theme_Keyword: Urchin species abundance
      Theme_Keyword: Algae abundance
      Theme_Keyword: Caribbean monitoring
      Theme_Keyword: Caribbean research
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: biota
      Theme_Keyword: 002
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Bonaire (12N068W0002)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Bonaire > Bonaire (12N068W0002)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Belizean Barrier Reef > Belize (17N088W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Belize > Belize (17N088W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cuba > Cuba (22N079W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cuba > Cuba (22N079W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Venezuela > Venezuela (10N065W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Venezuela > Venezuela (10N065W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Saba > Saba (17N063W0001)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Saba > Saba (17N063W0001)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Colombia > Colombia (07N074W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Colombia > Colombia (07N074W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Dominican Republic > Dominican Republic (19N070W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Dominican Republic > Dominican Republic (19N070W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Windward Islands > Barbados (13N059W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Barbados > Barbados (13N059W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Jamaica > Jamaica (18N077W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Jamaica > Jamaica (18N077W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Tobago > Tobago (11N060W0009)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Trinidad and Tobago > Tobago (11N060W0009)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Nicaragua > Nicaragua (13N085W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Nicaragua > Nicaragua (13N085W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bermuda Reef System > Bermuda (32N064W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bermuda > Bermuda > Bermuda (32N064W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bahamas > Bahamas (24N078W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bahamas > Bahamas (24N078W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Mexico > Mexico (20N100W0000)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Mexico > Mexico (20N100W0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Curacao > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004)
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Morrocoy - Playa Caiman Reef
      Place_Keyword: Isla Margarita - Punta Ballena Reef
      Place_Keyword: Spaanse Water Reef
      Place_Keyword: Buccoo Reef - Lighthouse Reef
      Place_Keyword: Del Este - El Penon Reef
      Place_Keyword: Chengue Reef
      Place_Keyword: Eastern Buccoo Reef
      Place_Keyword: Outer Buccoo Reef
      Place_Keyword: San Andres Reef
      Place_Keyword: Hog Breaker Reef
      Place_Keyword: Bermuda Reef - Twin Breaker Reef
      Place_Keyword: Media Luna Reef
      Place_Keyword: La Parguera - Turrumote Reef
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Morelos Reef
      Place_Keyword: Great Corn Island Reef
      Place_Keyword: Ladder Labyrinth Reef
      Place_Keyword: Fernandez Bay Reef
      Place_Keyword: Discovery Bay Reef
      Place_Keyword: Barcadera Reef
      Place_Keyword: Cayo Coco Reef
      Place_Keyword: Grand Cayman Reef - Andes Reef
      Place_Keyword: Bellairs Reef
      Place_Keyword: Del Este - Boca Chica Reef
      Place_Keyword: Calabash Reef
      Place_Keyword: Carrie Bow Cay Reef
      Place_Keyword: Morrocoy - Cayo Sombrero Reef
      Place_Keyword: Bahamas - San Salvador Island
      Place_Keyword: Grand Cayman Reef - Pinnacle Reef
    Stratum: 
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Stratum_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
      Stratum_Keyword: Benthos
  Taxonomy: 
    Keywords/Taxon: 
      Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Taxonomic_Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals
      Taxonomic_Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Algae
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Sponges
    Keywords/Taxon: 
      Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Urchins
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Hard corals
      Taxonomic_Keywords: Soft corals
    Taxonomic_System: 
      Classification_System/Authority: 
        Classification_System_Citation: 
          Citation_Information: 
            Originator: ITIS organization and partners: U.S. Department of Agriculture;  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Geological Survey; Smithsonian Institution;  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Biological Information Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; U.S. National Park Service; Conabio (Comisi&oacute;n nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad - Mexico)
            Publication_Date: 20020602
            Publication_Time: Unknown
            Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
            Edition: None
            Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
            Publication_Information: 
              Publication_Place: World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html
              Publisher: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) organization and partners
        Classification_System_Modifications: A species list is provided in the original data files, but not all species were observed during the study. Only those species identified during the surveys are included in this metadata record. Higher level taxonomy of species was completed, and species synonyms were noted,  FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY at the NODC using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) in conjunction with additional taxonomic and museum references as required.  No originator data has been altered at the NODC; higher level taxonomy is added at the NODC to selected biological metadata records as an aid to search engines which utilize metadata.
      Taxonomic_Procedures: Unknown
      Taxonomic_Completeness: Unknown
    General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Author recorded specimens to genus and species; higher level taxonomy was completed at the NODC as an aid to search engines.
    Taxonomic_Classification: 
      Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdoms
      Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia, Plantae, Monera
      Taxonomic_Classification: 
        Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
        Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
        Taxonomic_Classification: 
          Taxon_Rank_Name: Division
          Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhodophycota
          Applicable_Common_Name: Red algae
          Taxonomic_Classification: 
            Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
            Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhodophyceae
            Applicable_Common_Name: Algae
            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceramiales
              Applicable_Common_Name: Algae
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhodomelaceae
                Applicable_Common_Name: Algae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Acanthophora
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Acanthophora sp.
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Laurencia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Laurencia obtusa (= Fucus obtusus, syn.)
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Laurencia sp.
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceramiaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Centroceras
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Centroceras clavulatum (= Ceramium clavulatum, syn.)
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Centroceras sp.
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceramium
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceramium nitens
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceramium sp.
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Wrangelia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Wrangelia argus
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                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Delesseriaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Martensia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Martensia pavonia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Martensia sp.
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              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Cryptonemiales
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Corallinaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa brasiliana
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa fragilissima
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa rigida
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa sp.
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphiroa tribulus
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Hydrolithon
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hydrolithon boergensenii
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Jania
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Jania adherens (= Jania decussato-dichotoma, syn.)
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Jania sp.
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Mesophyllum mesomorphum
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Porolithon
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Porolithon pachydermum
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Porolithon sp.
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhizophyllidaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Contarinia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Contarinia magdae
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Kallymeniaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Kallymenia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Kallymenia limminghii
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                Taxon_Rank_Value: Squamariaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Peyssonnelia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Peyssonnelia boergesenii
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Peyssonnelia sp.
            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Nemaliales
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                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Bonnemaisoniaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asparagopsis taxiformis (= Fucus taxiformis, syn.)
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Chaetangiaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Galaxaura
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                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Galaxaura marginata
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Galaxaura oblongata
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Galaxaura sp.
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                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Galaxaura subverticillata
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Gelidiaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Gelidium
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhodymeniales
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhodymeniaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Coelothrix
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Coelothrix irregularis
                    Applicable_Common_Name: red algae
            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Gigartinales
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Solieriaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Flahaultia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Flahaultia tegetiformis
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Gracilariaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gracilaria sp.
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        Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
        Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
        Taxonomic_Classification: 
          Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
          Taxon_Rank_Value: Cnidaria
          Taxonomic_Classification: 
            Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
            Taxon_Rank_Value: Anthozoa
            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Scleractinia
              Applicable_Common_Name: stony corals
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Acroporidae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: staghorn coral
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Agariciidae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia agaricites
                    Applicable_Common_Name: lettuce coral
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia fragilis
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia grahamae
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia humilis (Synonym: Agaricia fragilis humilis)
                    Applicable_Common_Name: lowrelief saucer coral
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia lamarcki
                    Applicable_Common_Name: sheet coral
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia sp.
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agaricia tenuifolia
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Helioseris
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Helioseris cucullata
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Leptoseris
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Leptoseris cucullata (= Helioseris cucullata, syn.)
                    Applicable_Common_Name: sunray lettuce coral
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                Taxon_Rank_Value: Faviidae
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                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Colpophyllia
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                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Colpophyllia breviserialis
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Colpophyllia natans
                    Applicable_Common_Name: boulder brain coral
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                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Colpophyllia sp.
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Diploria
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: ridged cactus coral
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: atlantic mushroom coral
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Porites sp.
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                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: warty eunicea
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: knobby candelabra
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: mammillated eunicea
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: Palmer's eunicea
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: gray plexaurella
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: venus sea fan
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: forked sea feather
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: hairy mushroom
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: false coral
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                    Applicable_Common_Name: green sea mat
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                Taxon_Rank_Value: Oscillatoriaceae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Schizothrix
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Schizothrix calcicola
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Schizothrix sp.
      Taxonomic_Classification: 
        Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
        Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
        Taxonomic_Classification: 
          Taxon_Rank_Name: Division-Phylum
          Taxon_Rank_Value: Ectoprocta
          Taxonomic_Classification: 
            Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
            Taxon_Rank_Value: Gymnolaemata
            Taxonomic_Classification: 
              Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
              Taxon_Rank_Value: Cheilostomata
              Taxonomic_Classification: 
                Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
                Taxon_Rank_Value: Celleporidae
                Taxonomic_Classification: 
                  Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
                  Taxon_Rank_Value: Trematoecia
                  Taxonomic_Classification: 
                    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
                    Taxon_Rank_Value: Trematoecia aviculifera
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Use of data is subject to the acknowledgement of CARICOMP as the source.
  Point_of_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Person_Primary: 
        Contact_Person: Dr. Anthony Picciolo
        Contact_Organization: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
      Contact_Position: Oceanographer
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: NOAA/NODC    E/OC1,    SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1315 East-West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: U.S.A>
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3280
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Anthony.Picciolo@noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
      Contact_Instructions: Phone/FAX/E-mail/letter
  Data_Set_Credit: CARICOMP Network Institutions
  Security_Information: 
    Security_Classification_System: None
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Access 97 file, 15.8MB; File name: 'Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Species Abundance Data from the Caribbean, 1993-1998.mdb'; redundant text files
Data_Quality_Information: 
  Logical_Consistency_Report: See methods in orginator data files
  Completeness_Report: See methods in orginator data files
  Lineage: 
    Methodology: 
      Methodology_Type: Field
      Methodology_Identifier: 
        Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
        Methodology_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Benthos analysis > Transect monitoring
        Methodology_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > In situ biological
        Methodology_Keyword: coral reef survey
        Methodology_Keyword: line transect survey
        Methodology_Keyword: Transect monitoring - linear transect
        Methodology_Keyword: species census
        Methodology_Keyword: coral census
        Methodology_Keyword: gorgonian census
        Methodology_Keyword: urchin census
        Methodology_Keyword: transect survey
        Methodology_Keyword: visual census
      Methodology_Description: A detailed methodology description for each site was not submitted with this data set. Using line transects, hard and soft coral, urchin, algae, and sponge abundance were recorded, as well as substrate type. All observations were placed in categories, such as encrusting corals, fleshy algae, or bare rubble. When known, species was recorded. In addition to raw data tables, numerous queries are available in the original MS Access file. These include: percent cover by mass, hard corals, algae, abiotic, sponges, category, gorgonian total by transect, and other pertinent categories. A detailed description of each reef site is also provided. A species list is provided, but not all species were observed during the study. Only those species identified during the surveys are included in this metadata record.
      Methodology_Citation: 
        Citation_Information: 
          Originator: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Participating institutions of the CARICOMP network. Edited by Bjorn Kjerfve
          Publication_Date: 19981231
          Publication_Time: Unknown
          Title: CARICOMP - Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove sites. Coastal region and small island papers 3.
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
          Publication_Information: 
            Publication_Place: Paris, France
            Publisher: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
          Online_Linkage: http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers/kjerfve.htm
    Process_Step: 
      Process_Description: Data collected under the CARICOMP program were collated with accompanying documentation and are available online at both the CARICOMP website (http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/centres/cms/caricomp/caricomp_main.html) and through the archives of the National Oceanographic Data Center (http://www.nodc.noaa.gov)  A companion report is:  Kjerfve, Bjorn (Editor). CARICOMP - Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove sites. Coastal region and small island papers 3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, France, December 31, 1998. Available through the World Wide Web at: http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers/kjerfve.htm
      Process_Date: 20010430
Distribution_Information: 
  Distributor: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
        Contact_Person: NODC User Services
      Contact_Position: not applicable
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, 4th Floor
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: U.S.A.
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277 or 3280
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nodc.services@noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM through 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday EST
      Contact_Instructions: Phone/e-mail/FAX/voice mail message
  Resource_Description: NODC  Accession #0000501
  Distribution_Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor
    does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC
    cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or
    omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to
    function on a particular system.
  Standard_Order_Process: 
    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: .MDB
        Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Access 97
        Format_Specification: Microsoft Access 97 or compatible
        Format_Information_Content: Descriptions of studies, species lists, and data tables from participating CARICOMP institutions.
        File_Decompression_Technique: None required
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0000501
          Access_Instructions: NODC Data Direct functions through standard Internet browsers; FTP capability required; access "Data Direct" through the NODC website at www.nodc.noaa.gov; go to "year 2001" and select NODC Accession # 0000501
          Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: PC, UNIX, or Mac; standard Internet browser, FTP capability
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Download through via NODC's "Data Direct" system at the NODC homepage at www.nodc.noaa.gov or contact NODC for custom order.  (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
    Turnaround: 24 hours if downloaded via the Internet
  Custom_Order_Process: Contact the NODC User Services Group via phone/FAX/E-mail:  nodc.services@noaa.gov
  Technical_Prerequisites: Microsoft Access 97 or compatible suggested
  Available_Time_Period: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 20010831
        Beginning_Time: Unknown
        Ending_Date: Present
        Ending_Time: Unknown
Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_Date: 20081217
  Metadata_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: National Oceanographic Data Center
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: NOAA/NODC  E/OC1, SSMC3 4th Floor, 1315 East-West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: U.S.A.
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3280
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nodc.services@noaa.gov, or sheri.phillips@noaa.gov, or anthony.picciolo@noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
      Contact_Instructions: Phone/FAX attention to:/e-mail/write
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
  Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
CoRIS: 
  CoRIS_ID: 20020814083648
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19930212
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19981015
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/nodc_0000501_caricomp.txt
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 155