hi_noaa_fren_benthic_habitats
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
20171122
NOAA Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: French Frigate Shoals
Benthic habitat maps for the nearshore, shallow (< 30 m) coastal waters of French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced these data to support coral reef research and management. Habitat regions were digitally identified using visual interpretation of orthorectified satellite imagery with a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of approximately 100 square meters (1/40 acre).
A slightly different benthic habitat classification scheme was used for the NWHI compared to the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) and other regions across the Pacific (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI). While many classes are similar, they are not categorized as biological cover types, geomorphological structure types, and geographic zones. Instead, a hierarchical scheme was used to flexibly denote substrate category (e.g., unconsolidated and hardbottom), structure (e.g., linear reef or pavement), and cover (e.g., coral, coralline algae, or macroalgae).
A total of 45 detailed benthic habitat classes were identified within the NWHI. For simplification and to more easily distinguish cover types, these are presented in a set of 7 aggregated benthic habitat classes including 5 hardbottom substrate classes (live coral, coralline algae, macroalgae, uncolonized, and unknown biological cover) and 2 unconsolidated substrate classes (macroalgae and uncolonized). Query an aggregated polygon to get the detailed benthic habitat classification at the clicked location.
PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
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GCMD Science Keywords
Earth Science > Biological Classification > Plants > Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Monocots > Seagrass
Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Benthic Habitat
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation
Earth Science > Land Surface > Geomorphology > Coastal Landforms/Processes
Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomorphic Landforms/Processes > Coastal Landforms > Coral Reefs
Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomorphic Landforms/Processes > Coastal Landforms > Coral Reefs > Patch Reef
GCMD Location Keywords
Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals
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Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
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The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
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Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS)
http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/hi_noaa_fren_benthic_habitats/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)
http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/hi_noaa_fren_benthic_habitats/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service - Cached (WMS-C)
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GeoServer
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http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/
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PacIOOS Voyager (Google Maps API)
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http://pacioos.org/voyager/index.html?b=23.612037,-166.357735,23.887946,-166.039818&t=h&o=benth:4::d29l0o90
Shapefiles: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
This NOAA/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch website provides documentation and data access to the original benthic habitat Shapefiles for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e98nwhi/
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20210330
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
FGDC-STD-012-2002