Coral reef ecosystems of American Samoa
Subtitle: a 2002-2010 overview
By: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center ; Rusty Brainard, principal investigator
Contributors: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Honolulu, HI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Coral reefs and islands; Coral reef fishes; Monitoring; Habitat; Coral reef conservation; Marine ecosystem management; Coral reef ecology; Corals; Benthos
Description: "This booklet provides an overview of key findings and temporal trends from the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) research surveys conducted in American Samoa in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) with financial support from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program. This summary report builds on the comprehensive analyses of research surveys from 2002-2006 published in the Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report for American Samoa 2002-2006--P. [1]"
Notes: "PIFSC Special Publication, SP-11-02"--P [ii].

Shipping list no.: 2012-0157-P.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-46).

Also available on the Internet. Address: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred
Table of contents: title: History of coral reef monitoring; title: Geography; title: Methods; title: American Samoa in a Pacific-wide context; title: Comparing reefs in American Samoa; title: Island-based results; title: References.