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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, 2000-10 (NCEI Accession 0002301)

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The Northwestern Hawaiian islands were sampled during October 2000 at 63 stations on 9 atolls or islands under the lead of NOAA. This work is affiliated with the Northwest Hawaii Islands Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (NOWRAMP), which performed a cruise in September 2000.

One aspect of this study was benthic community characterization, which was accomplished via sample collection by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) personnel and laboratory and data analysis by Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc. (BVA). Sampling devices varied during the field collections. Density, diversity and evenness could only be calculated at stations sampled with a Young dredge (area = 0.04 m2).
  • Cite as: Vittor, Barry A.; Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc. (2005). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, 2000-10 (NCEI Accession 0002301). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002301. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2000-10-01 to 2000-10-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -178.36
East: -161.91
South: 23.06
North: 28.44
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2005-07-28
  • revision: 2021-10-15
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: BARRY A. VITTOR
Contact_Organization: BARRY A. VITTOR & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Contact_Position: Marine biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: 8060 COTTAGE HILL RD.
City: Mobile
State_or_Province: Alabama
Postal_Code: 36695
Country: USA

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose Understand the benthic macrofaunal community of NW Hawaiian Islands.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Vittor, Barry A.; Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc. (2005). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, 2000-10 (NCEI Accession 0002301). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002301. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • Biological survey
  • benthic macroinfaunal taxonomic groups
  • coastal studies
  • coral reef
  • marine organisms
  • taxa
  • taxa abundance
  • taxa density
  • taxa diversity
  • taxa eveness
  • water quality
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • French Frigate Shoals
  • Gardner Pinnacles
  • Kure Island
  • Laysan Atoll
  • Maro Reef
  • Midway Island
  • Necker Island
  • Nihoa Island
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
  • Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Originator Stratum Keywords
  • benthic
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Stratum keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Stratum Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Vittor, Barry A.; Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc. (2005). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, 2000-10 (NCEI Accession 0002301). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002301. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2005-07-28T17:41:49Z - NCEI Accession 0002301 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2021-10-15T01:45:06Z - NCEI Accession 0002301 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • dredge
Platform
  • SWIMMER/DIVER
Last Modified: 2024-02-21T13:40:56Z
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