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Assessment of coral reef fish and benthic communities in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area from 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-23 (NCEI Accession 0210808)

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This archive package contains data on species composition, density, size, and abundance for coral reef fish as well as coral counts, benthic cover, and macroalga cover in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area along the Kona coast of the island of Hawaii. Data provided in this collection were gathered as part of the NOAA Habitat Blueprint initiative with support from the Coral Reef Conservation Program. Data were collected primarily by The Nature Conservancy Hawaii. Data were collected in 2015 using the Belt Transect method. This is the first year in a series of monitoring efforts which have taken place in subsequent years to evaluate the resilience of coral reefs in the Focus Area. This dataset serves as a baseline as it was collected during the 2015 coral bleaching event. The dataset accompanies the NOAA technical report Maynard et al. 2016.
  • Cite as: Conklin, Eric; Minton, Dwayne; Martinez, Jonathan; Watson, Lani (2020). Assessment of coral reef fish and benthic communities in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area from 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-23 (NCEI Accession 0210808). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210808. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-23
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -156.048008
East: -155.828939
South: 19.568405
North: 20.059629
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Relative resilience potential and bleaching severity in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area in 2015
    • Relative resilience potential and bleaching severity in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area in 2015 (download)
      Maynard, J., Conklin, E., Minton, D., Most, R., Couch, C., Williams, G.J., Gove, J., Schumacher, B., Walsh, W., Martinez, J., Harper, D., Jayewardene D., Parker, B., Watson, L. 2016. Relative resilience potential and bleaching severity in the West Hawai'i Habitat Focus Area in 2015. NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 26, 53 pp. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5t43r4z
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-06-18
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
Submission Package ID: J1PRPK
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Conklin, Eric; Minton, Dwayne; Martinez, Jonathan; Watson, Lani (2020). Assessment of coral reef fish and benthic communities in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area from 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-23 (NCEI Accession 0210808). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210808. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Conklin, Eric
    The Nature Conservancy Hawaii
  • Minton, Dwayne
    The Nature Conservancy Hawaii
  • Martinez, Jonathan
    NOAA Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
  • Watson, Lani
    NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation
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Acknowledgments
  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Numeric Data Sets > Benthic
  • Numeric Data Sets > Fish Census
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Quadrat Monitoring > In Situ
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census > Belt Transect
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Biology
  • Corals
  • Fish
  • Fish Census
  • Reef Resilience
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Belt Transect
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kohala Coast (21N155W0001)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kona Coast (19N155W0002)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Puako (19N155W0001)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Kohala Coast (21N155W0001)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Puako (19N155W0001)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Kona Coast (19N155W0002)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Coastal Waters of Hawaii
  • Kona Coast
  • South Kohala Coast
  • West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CRCP Project
  • 30068
  • Assessing coral reef resilience along the South Kohala Coast of Hawaii
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Conklin, Eric; Minton, Dwayne; Martinez, Jonathan; Watson, Lani (2020). Assessment of coral reef fish and benthic communities in the West Hawaii Habitat Focus Area from 2015-10-13 to 2015-10-23 (NCEI Accession 0210808). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210808. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-06-18T01:21:11Z - NCEI Accession 0210808 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: FISH - CORAL REEF (measured); Units: Number per 125 m2; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver.
  • Parameter or Variable: FISH BIOMASS (calculated); Units: g/m2; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver.
  • Parameter or Variable: BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (calculated); Units: Percentage; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: photograph.
  • Parameter or Variable: CORAL - CENSUS (measured); Units: Percentage; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: swimmer/diver.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • photograph
  • swimmer/diver
  • visual observation
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