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Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, South Pacific Ocean, 2007-04-02 to 2008-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0068364)

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Benthic transects were repeated at 12 sites around Tutuila at various depths on the reef slopes and flats. Benthic coverage categories include coral species, invertebrates, and non-living substrate type. Annual surveys took place during 2005-2009. The most detailed data are from 2008. The data were provided as spreadsheets and metadata within a PDF document, focusing on the 2008 surveys.

A related data set was can be found in NCEI Accession 0066319, which was derived from surveys in Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Pago Pago (Rainmaker and Aua), and Fagasa (Sita Bay and Cape Larsen) conducted in 2004 and 2007-2008. Parameters include coral, algal, or invertebrate species, coral colony diameter size, and non-living bottom type. Also in 0066319 are summaries of species identification from sites above and Ofu-Olosega Islands, Ta'u Island, Aunu'u, Manu'a, and Rose Atoll, based on historic surveys back to 1917 are also given in spreadsheets. This is a working list put together by Dr. Charles Birkeland.
  • Cite as: Fenner, Douglas; American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (2010). Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, South Pacific Ocean, 2007-04-02 to 2008-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0068364). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068364. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2007-04-02 to 2008-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -170.814
East: -170.562
South: -14.3654
North: -14.1271
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Birkeland, Charles; American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (2010). Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from Fagatele Bay, Pago Pago, and Fagasa, American Samoa, 2004-2008 (NCEI Accession 0066319). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0066319.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2010-11-05
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
Funding Sources Include:
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Coral Reef Monitoring Grant (Coral Reef Initiative)

American Samoa Government
Department of Commerce
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Coral Reef Advisory Group
Purpose Periodic surveys serve to analyze the temporal variability of benthic species within coral reef ecosystems. The island-wide coverage of survey sites allows a spatial comparison.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Fenner, Douglas; American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (2010). Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, South Pacific Ocean, 2007-04-02 to 2008-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0068364). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068364. 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
  • Algae
  • Coral
  • Invertebrate (individual counts per 100 m2, abundance)
  • Macroalgae
  • Non-living substrate
  • benthic data (identification by species, per cent coverage):
  • biological data
  • coastal data
  • coral reef
  • coral table top recruits
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
  • Amaua
  • American Samoa
  • Aoa
  • Aunu'u
  • Faga'alu
  • Fagamalo
  • Faganeanea
  • Fagasa
  • Fagatele Bay
  • Fagatele National Marine Sanctuary
  • Leone
  • Masacre
  • Nu'uuli
  • South Pacific
  • Taema Banks
  • Tafeu
  • Tutuila Island
  • Vatia
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Fenner, Douglas; American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (2010). Benthic data for corals, macroalgae, invertebrates, and non-living bottom types from Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, South Pacific Ocean, 2007-04-02 to 2008-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0068364). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068364. 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
  • 2010-11-05T20:04:58Z - NCEI Accession 0068364 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
  • swimmer/diver
  • visual observation
Platform
  • SWIMMER/DIVER
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