Eric E Grossman
Elizabeth C Marrack
Lindsey K Kramer
Rebecca Most
2019
Coral species and size data by transect, West Hawaii, 2011
comma-delimited text
data release
DOI:10.5066/F74X569K
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F74X569K
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/59b1954ce4b020cdf7d957d6
Eric E Grossman
Elizabeth C Marrack
Lindsey K Kramer
Rebecca Most
2019
Coral cover and health determined from seafloor photographs and diver observations, West Hawaii, 2010-2011
data release
DOI:10.5066/F74X569K
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F74X569K
Observations of coral species and size were documented by scuba divers along pre-determined transects and are presented here in comma-separated format.
As part of an integrated study to assess projected impacts of land-use and climate change on nearshore habitat conditions and coral health, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) initiated an investigation of nearshore water properties and coral health indicators along the west Hawaii Island coast. The project and data generated provide fundamental baseline data to track change and important boundary condition data to interpret characteristics of coral health related to water quality along a gradient in exposure to urban impacts and submarine groundwater discharge.
Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=B0611BI
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
20111002
20111109
ground condition at time data were collected
None planned
-156.03821
-155.90594
19.88925
19.41493
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:59b1954ce4b020cdf7d957d6
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Data Categories for Marine Planning
assessments
distributions
habitat
USGS Thesaurus
reef ecosystems
health and disease
Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
corals
diving
sampling
corals
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
CMHRP
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Island of Hawaii
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
State of Hawaii
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor
Keawaiki
Kailua Pier
Honaunau Bay
None [use only if needed]
Hawaii
Freeze Face
Kaloko Cut
Kona
Kailua-Kona
None
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PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
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Santa Cruz
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map of transect locations
JPG
Excel v.15 on Mac OS Sierra
No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.
Data are complete as presented. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
Stated horizontal accuracy of the Garmin GPS is +/- 3.2 m.
Stated vertical accuracy of the Suunto Dive Computer is+/- 0.3 m.
Data were collected by divers on scuba along three randomly selected swath transects at each site location. The location where divers descended at the beginning of each transect was noted using a portable GPS unit in a waterproof housing. Once at the seafloor, a bearing was noted for the direction the divers swam and distance from start to each station noted along a 10-m measuring tape. Data observed along the transects were noted on divers’ slates using underwater paper.
20111109
Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed.
20201019
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed
20211013
U.S. Geological Survey
Susan A. Cochran
Geologist
Mailing and Physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-460-7545
scochran@usgs.gov
Point
Point
282
1.0E-6
1.0E-6
decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984
WGS_1984
6378137.0
298.257223563
CoralSpeciesSize_Oct2011.csv
Table of data in CSV format
U.S. Geological Survey
Transect
Alphanumeric code in XX# format, where the characters designate the location and the number (1, 2, or 3) denotes the randomly placed transect at that location.
U.S. Geological Survey
AG
Alula (near the mouth of Honaunau Harbor)
U.S. Geological Survey
FF
Freeze Face
U.S. Geological Survey
HB
Honaunau Bay
U.S. Geological Survey
HO
Honaunau Outer
U.S. Geological Survey
KB
Kailua Bay
U.S. Geological Survey
KC
Kaloko Cut
U.S. Geological Survey
KO
Kaloko Outer
U.S. Geological Survey
KP
Kailua Pier
U.S. Geological Survey
KW
Keawaiki
U.S. Geological Survey
KWN
Keawaiki North
U.S. Geological Survey
KWS
Keawaiki South
U.S. Geological Survey
Date
Date in MM/DD/YY format
U.S. Geological Survey
10/2/11
11/9/11
MM/YY/DD
Latitude
Latitude in decimal degrees
U.S. Geological Survey
19.41493
19.88925
decimal degrees
Longitude
Longitude in decimal degrees
U.S. Geological Survey
-156.03821
-155.90594
decimal degrees
Start_Depth_ft
Depth at beginning of transect in feet below water surface at time of survey
U.S. Geological Survey
3
20
feet
Bearing
Direction that the transect headed from the starting point in degrees, where 0 is due North
U.S. Geological Survey
0
340
degrees
Coral_Species
Coral species observed along transect
U.S. Geological Survey
Cagafsizi
Cyphastrea agafsizi
U.S. Geological Survey
Cocellina
Cyphastrea ocellina
U.S. Geological Survey
Lbewickensis
Leptastrea bewickensis
U.S. Geological Survey
Lpurpurea
Leptastrea purpurea
U.S. Geological Survey
Ltransversa
Leptastrea transversa
U.S. Geological Survey
Mcapitata
Montipora capitata
U.S. Geological Survey
Mflabellata
Montipora flabellata
U.S. Geological Survey
Mpatula
Montipora patula
U.S. Geological Survey
Pbernardi
Porites bernardi
U.S. Geological Survey
Pbrighami
Porites brighami
U.S. Geological Survey
Pcompressa
Porites compressa
U.S. Geological Survey
Pduerdeni
Pavona duerdeni
U.S. Geological Survey
Peydouxi
Pocillopora eydouxi
U.S. Geological Survey
Phaimeana
Psammacora haimeana
U.S. Geological Survey
Plobata
Porites lobata
U.S. Geological Survey
Plutea
Porites lutea
U.S. Geological Survey
Pmeandrina
Pocillopora meandrina
U.S. Geological Survey
Pnierstraszi
Psammacora nierstraszi
U.S. Geological Survey
Prus
Porites rus
U.S. Geological Survey
Pstellata
Psammacora stellata
U.S. Geological Survey
Pvarians
Pavona varians
U.S. Geological Survey
<5cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect less than 5 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
69
each
5-10cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect between 5 and 10 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
106
each
11-20cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect between 11 and 20 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
87
each
21-40cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect between 21 and 40 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
96
each
41-80cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect between 41 and 80 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
62
each
81-160cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect between 81 and 160 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
9
each
>160cm
the number of coral colonies along the transect greater than 160 centimeters in size
U.S. Geological Survey
0
7
each
The first line of the csv file is a header line.
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These data are available in comma-separated format (CoralSpeciesSize_Oct2011.csv), along with a map of transect locations (KAHO_DR_Transects.png) and CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata (CoralSpeciesSize_metadata.xml).
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
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Spreadsheets containing coral species and size data in csv format
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https://doi.org/10.5066/F74X569K
Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data and metadata. The second link points to a landing page for the entire data release.
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These data can be viewed with any text-reader software.
20211013
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998