Citation:
Citation Information:
Title:
Pacific Islands Network (PACN) Marine Monitoring Sites
Date:
Date: January 25, 2016
Date Type:
creation
(CI_DateTypeCode)
Identifier:
Code:
pac_nps_all_pacn_sites
Authority:
org.pacioos
Responsible Party:
Organization Name:
U.S. National Park Service (NPS)
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email:
irma@nps.gov
Online Resource:
Linkage: https://irma.nps.gov
Protocol:
http
Function:
information
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Contact Role:
originator
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Responsible Party:
Organization Name:
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email:
info@pacioos.org
Online Resource:
Linkage: http://pacioos.org
Protocol:
http
Function:
information
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Suggested data citation: U.S. National Park Service (NPS). 2016. Pacific Islands Network (PACN) Marine Monitoring Sites. Distributed by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). http://pacioos.org/metadata/pac_nps_all_pacn_sites.html. Accessed [date].
Abstract:
Locations of monitoring sites related to the Pacific Islands Network (PACN) Benthic Marine and Marine Fish monitoring protocols administered by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS). These monitoring sites are located within nearshore waters of the following National Parks:
* Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (NHP) on the western shore of Hawaii Island (Big Island)
* Kalaupapa National Historical Park (NHP) on the nothern shore of Molokai in Hawaii
* War in the Pacific National Historical Park (NHP) on the western shore of Guam
* National Park (NP) of American Samoa on the northern shore of Tutuila
The benthic marine community within PACN is a complex ecologic system and a diverse taxonomic environment, including algae and corals and other invertebrates. Reef-building corals are the primary architectural organism and are sensitive to environmental degradation; therefore, they are a good indicator of overall health for nearshore marine ecosystems. Primary stressors to coral reefs include disease, bleaching, sedimentation, eutrophication, storms, and global climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has proposed using coral reefs as a worldwide indicator ecosystem for global climate change (Spalding et al. 2004). For these reasons, the PACN has chosen to implement long-term monitoring of benthic marine communities. Benthic marine communities are most closely linked with marine fish, and monitoring efforts will be conducted at the same time and location to maximize data value.
Fish are a major component of coral reef ecosystems. This highly diverse assemblage of carnivores, planktivores, herbivores, and detritovores serves a variety of ecological functions. Fish affect ecosystem structure, productivity, and sustainability. Selected species can act as indicators of general reef health, environmental stress, and potential ecosystem changes. Fishing is increasingly recognized as a principal threat to Pacific Ocean coral reefs and other marine ecosystems worldwide. In this respect, it is highly probable that most of the Pacific island national parks can be categorized as "impaired" to "seriously impaired" in terms of their fish communities. While the harvest of fish and other marine creatures will be addressed in a separate (fisheries-dependent) monitoring protocol, data collected through PACN marine fish monitoring contributes to the overall fish analyses by providing an in-water (fisheries-independent) assessment of the size and abundance of species within park waters.
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:
Organization Name:
U.S. National Park Service (NPS)
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email:
irma@nps.gov
Online Resource:
Linkage: https://irma.nps.gov
Protocol:
http
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information
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Contact Role:
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords:
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Keyword: Earth Science Biological Classification Animals/Vertebrates Fish
Keyword: Earth Science Biosphere Aquatic Ecosystems Reef Habitat
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Environmental Governance/Management Environmental Assessments
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Aquatic Sciences Fisheries
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Coastal Processes Coral Reefs
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Marine Environment Monitoring
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GCMD Science Keywords
Keywords:
Keyword Type:
place
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Keyword: Continent North America United States Of America Hawaii
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Central Pacific Ocean Hawaiian Islands Big Island
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Central Pacific Ocean Hawaiian Islands Hawaii Island
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Central Pacific Ocean Hawaiian Islands Molokai
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Tutuila
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Western Pacific Ocean Micronesia Guam
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Citation Information:
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GCMD Location Keywords
Keywords:
Keyword Type:
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Keyword: PacIOOS Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Keyword Thesaurus:
Citation Information:
Title:
GCMD Project Keywords
Keywords:
Keyword Type:
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Keyword: PacIOOS Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Keyword Thesaurus:
Citation Information:
Title:
GCMD Data Center Keywords
Aggregation Information:
Aggregate Dataset Name:
Citation Information:
Title:
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Association Type: largerWorkCitation (DS_AssociationTypeCode)
Initiative Type: project (DS_InitiativeTypeCode)
Resource Constraints:
Legal Constraints:
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.
Language:
eng
Topic Category:
biota
Topic Category:
environment
Topic Category:
farming
Topic Category:
oceans
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Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -170.72420°
Eastbound Longitude: 144.73060°
Southbound Latitude: -14.28128°
Northbound Latitude: 21.21557°
Services:
Service Identification:
Identifier: OGC-WFS
Service Type:
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS)
Contains Operation:
Operation Name:
GetCapabilities
Online Resource:
Linkage: https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/pac_nps_all_pacn_sites/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities
Name:
OGC-WFS
Protocol:
OGC:WFS
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Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS). Supported WFS versions include 1.0.0, 1.1.0, and 2.0.0. Supported output formats include CSV, GeoJSON, GeoJSON-P, GML, KML, and Shapefile (Zipped).
Function:
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Services:
Service Identification:
Identifier: OGC-WMS
Service Type:
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)
Contains Operation:
Operation Name:
GetCapabilities
Online Resource:
Linkage: https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/pac_nps_all_pacn_sites/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
Name:
OGC-WMS
Protocol:
OGC:WMS
Description:
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS). Supported WMS versions include 1.1.1 and 1.3.0. Supported map formats include AtomPub, GeoRSS, GeoTIFF, GIF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, PDF, PNG, SVG, and TIFF. Supported info formats include GeoJSON, GeoJSON-P, GML, HTML, and plain text.
Function:
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