Coral Resilience By NOAA NCRMP Sector

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Citation:

Citation Information:

Title: Coral Resilience By NOAA NCRMP Sector - American Samoa

Date:

Date: November 3, 2021
Date Type: creation (CI_DateTypeCode)

Identifier:
Code: as_noaa_tutma_coral_resilience
Authority: org.pacioos

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Thomas A. Oliver
Organization Name: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: thomas.oliver@noaa.gov

Online Resource:

Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/pacific-islands-fisheries-science-center
Protocol: http
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Contact Role: originator (CI_RoleCode)

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Hannah Barkley
Organization Name: Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: hannah.barkley@noaa.gov

Contact Role: originator (CI_RoleCode)

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Courtney S. Couch
Organization Name: Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: courtney.s.couch@noaa.gov

Contact Role: originator (CI_RoleCode)

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Tye Kindinger
Organization Name: Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: tye.kindinger@noaa.gov

Contact Role: originator (CI_RoleCode)

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Ivor D. Williams
Organization Name: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: ivor.williams@noaa.gov

Contact Role: originator (CI_RoleCode)

Responsible Party:

Organization Name: Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: info@pacioos.org

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Linkage: http://pacioos.org
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Other Citation Details: Related publications: Oliver T.A., H. Barkley, C.S. Couch, T. Kindinger, and I.D. Williams. 2020. Downscaling ecological trends from the spatially randomized datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NOAA Tech Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-106, 59 pp. https://doi.org/10.25923/2fef-8r42; NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). 2018. US coral reef monitoring data summary 2018. NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP-31, 224 pp. https://doi.org/10.25923/g0v0-nm61.

Suggested data citation: Oliver, T.A., H. Barkley, C.S. Couch, T. Kindinger, and I.D. Williams. 2021. Coral Resilience By NOAA NCRMP Sector - American Samoa. Distributed by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). http://pacioos.org/metadata/as_noaa_tutma_coral_resilience.html. Accessed [date].

Abstract:

Records of coral cover from the recent past can inform management strategies for reef restoration and protection. When combined with data on where current or future environmental conditions are most favorable, we can learn where corals are thriving because of or in spite of a healthy marine environment. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regularly surveys the health of coral reefs in the Pacific Islands as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Divers record coral cover at a series of sites across different reef zones and depths. These surveys are then aggregated across spatial sectors, which divide the waters around the island into ecological units useful for management and monitoring.

Resilience can be defined as the ability of a system to resist change during a disturbance or as the ability to recover quickly after a disturbance-induced change. This project analyzed trends in coral cover from the NCRMP from 2009 to 2018 to identify sectors that demonstrated either of these criteria for resilience. Coral sectors that maintained stable coral cover at relatively high levels were considered highly resilient. Sectors that demonstrated relatively rapid increases in coral cover over time were considered moderately resilient, and sectors that lost coral cover were considered to have low resilience. This project examined how the spatial distribution of highly resilient sectors related to areas with high environmental favorability.

This layer represents geospatial polygons of the NCRMP coral sectors divided into three categories: high, moderate, and low coral resilience.

Purpose:

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.

Credit:

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).

Point of Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name: Thomas A. Oliver
Organization Name: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Contact:

Contact Address:

Email: thomas.oliver@noaa.gov

Online Resource:

Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/pacific-islands-fisheries-science-center
Protocol: http
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Keyword: Earth Science Biosphere Aquatic Ecosystems Reef Habitat
Keyword: Earth Science Biosphere Ecosystems Marine Ecosystems Reef Coral Reef
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Environmental Impacts Conservation
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Human Settlements Coastal Areas
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Sustainability Environmental Sustainability
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Coastal Processes Coral Reefs Coral Reef Assessment
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Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Manua
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Ofu
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Olosega
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Tau
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Tutuila
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Keyword Type: project (MD_KeywordTypeCode)
Keyword: PacIOOS Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Keyword: PacIOOS Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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Citation Information:

Title: Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

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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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eng

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Topic Category: biota
Topic Category: environment
Topic Category: oceans

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Westbound Longitude: -170.96348°
Eastbound Longitude: -169.36044°
Southbound Latitude: -14.43045°
Northbound Latitude: -14.09339°

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Linkage: https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/as_noaa_tutma_coral_resilience/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
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