Reef-census data from Buck Island Reef

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Toth, Lauren T.
Originator: Whitcher, Elizabeth M.
Originator: Aronson, Richard B.
Originator: Kuffner, Ilsa B.
Publication_Date: 20220920
Title: Reef-census data from Buck Island Reef
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Toth, Lauren T.
Originator: Whitcher, Elizabeth M.
Originator: Aronson, Richard B.
Originator: Kuffner, Ilsa B.
Publication_Date: 20220920
Title: Reef-census Data from Buck Island Reef National Monument
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P97YB2YF
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P97YB2YF
Description:
Abstract:
In July of 2016, Florida Institute of Technology researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), conducted reef-census surveys at 54 sites around Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The sites are divided across two reef sectors (North and South) and three reef habitats (fore reef, reef crest, and back reef). The surveys provided data on the percent coverage of corals and other benthic taxa, and abundance of bioeroding parrotfishes and urchins.
Purpose:
These data were used to estimate coral-reef carbonate budgets (after Perry and others, 2012).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160705
Ending_Date: 20160715
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.62820
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.60891
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.79495
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.78266
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:6cb4d7dc-e86d-45b8-96f5-bbfef78d3a32
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: underwater photography
Theme_Keyword: animal and plant census
Theme_Keyword: ecology
Theme_Keyword: benthos
Theme_Keyword: reef ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: coelenterates
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common Geographic Areas (CGA)
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Islands
Place_Keyword: Saint Croix
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands of the United States
Place_Keyword: Buck Island Reef National Monument
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Buck Island
Place_Keyword: Saint Croix Island
Place_Keyword: United States Virgin Islands
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lauren T. Toth
Contact_Organization: SOUTHEAST REGION: ST. PETE COASTAL & MARINE SC
Contact_Position: Research Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4Th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8029
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ltoth@usgs.gov
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Perry, Chris
Originator: Murphy, Gary
Originator: Edinger, Evan
Originator: Kench, Paul
Originator: Mumby, Peter
Originator: Smithers, Scott
Originator: Steneck, Bob
Publication_Date: 2012
Title: ReefBudget: Methodology
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Online
Publisher: University of Exeter
Online_Linkage:
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
Logical_Consistency_Report: No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.
Completeness_Report:
Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
At each of the 54 sites, three types of ecological data were collected by SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) divers. First, researchers collected underwater photographs of the reef surface along one 10 meter (m) x 1 m benthic transect, which was used to quantify percent cover by corals and other benthic constituents. From each transect, 9 to 17 non-overlapping photographs were input into the web-based point-count program CoralNet (https://coralnet.ucsd.edu/), where researchers identified the benthos at 75 points placed randomly on each image. The researchers then calculated the percent cover of individual benthic constituents for each transect as the arithmetic mean of percent cover across the analyzed frames. Second, along the same 10 m x 1 m transect, researchers counted the number of bioeroding urchins from four species (Echinometra lucunter, Echinometra viridis, Diadema antillarium, and Eucidaris tribuloides) and five size classes based on test size (0–20 millimeter [mm], 21–40 mm, 41–60 mm, 61–80 mm, and 81–100 mm) (after Perry and others, 2012). Third, visual census data of seven species of parrotfish (Scarus vetula, Scarus taeniopterus, Scarus iserti, Sparisoma viride, Sparisoma aurofrenatum, Sparisoma rubripinne, and Sparisoma chrysopterum) were collected along two 30 m x 4 m transects, spaced at a minimum of 10 meters apart at each site. The parrotfish observations for each species were recorded for each of eight size class (based on fork length) and two life phase categories (Initial Phase: 5-14 centimeters [cm], 15-24 cm, 25-34 cm, and 35-44 cm; Terminal Phase: 15-24 cm, 25-34 cm, 35-44 cm, and >44 cm; after Perry and others, 2012).
Process_Date: 20160715
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 54
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Buck_Island_Reef_Site_Coordinates.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values (CSV) file with the dDescription of the location (sector, latitude, and longitude) and habitat of each of the 54 sSites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sector
Attribute_Definition:
The sites were divided evenly between two regions, or "sectors" of the reef - North and South - which represented distinct reef habitats and hydrodynamic regimes. This attribute indicates the sector in which each site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located north of 17.788 degrees north latitude (World Geodetic System of 1984 [WGS 84]).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located south of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Habitat
Attribute_Definition:
The reef habitat type in which the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument were located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a reef-crest (RC) habitat; the shallowest part of the reef.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a fore-reef (FR) habitat; offshore and in deeper water than the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a back-reef (BR) habitat; inshore of the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier for each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
A unique site identifier that combines the geographic location of the site around Buck Island National Monument (E=east, N=north, or S=south), a site number (1-6) for each geographic location, and the habitat type (RC=reef crest, FR=fore reef, or BR=back reef).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the site in decimal degrees (WGS 84).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.78266
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.79495
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the site in decimal degrees (WGS 84).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -64.62820
Range_Domain_Maximum: -64.60891
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Buck_Island_Reef_Benthic_Data.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
CSV file with the percent cover of corals and other benthos at 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sector
Attribute_Definition:
The sites were divided evenly between two regions, or "sectors" of the reef - North and South - which represented distinct reef habitats and hydrodynamic regimes. This attribute indicates the sector in which each site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located north of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located south of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Habitat
Attribute_Definition:
The reef habitat type in which of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument were located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a reef-crest (RC) habitat; the shallowest part of the reef.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a fore-reef (FR) habitat; offshore and in deeper water than the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a back-reef (BR) habitat; inshore of the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier for each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
A unique site identifier that combines the geographic location of the site around Buck Island National Monument (E=east, N=north, or S=south), a site number (1-6) for each geographic location, and the habitat type (RC=reef crest, FR=fore reef, or BR=back reef).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photograph number
Attribute_Definition:
A unique number for each photograph analyzed along the benthic transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: photograph number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Benthos
Attribute_Definition:
Coral species or other substrate categories evaluated in each photograph analyzed along the benthic transect at each site surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
This field includes the Western Atlantic scleractinian coral species (for more information see http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/) that could have been found at the site and other benthic substrate types. The other substrate types include: Articulate calcareous algae, Crustose coralline algae, Halimeda spp. (algae), Fleshy macroalgae, Fuzz (low-relief turf algae), Clionid spp. (sponges), (other) Sponges, Gorgonians, Palythoa spp., (other) Zoanthids, Bare substrate, Rubble, Sand, Shadow, (survey) Tape, Turf (high-relief turf algae), and Unknown (or unidentifiable).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Percent cover
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated percent cover of each benthic component listed in the "Benthos" column for each photograph analyzed along the benthic transect at each site surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 93.33
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Buck_Island_Reef_Parrotfish_Data.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
CSV file with the counts of bioeroding parrotfishes along two transects at each of 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sector
Attribute_Definition:
The sites were divided evenly between two regions, or "sectors" of the reef - North and South - which represented distinct reef habitats and hydrodynamic regimes. This attribute indicates the sector in which each site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located north of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located south of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Habitat
Attribute_Definition:
The reef habitat type in which of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument were located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a reef-crest (RC) habitat; the shallowest part of the reef.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a fore-reef (FR) habitat; offshore and in deeper water than the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a back-reef (BR) habitat; inshore of the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier for each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
A unique site identifier that combines the geographic location of the site around Buck Island National Monument (E=east, N=north, or S=south), a site number (1-6) for each geographic location, and the habitat type (RC=reef crest, FR=fore reef, or BR=back reef).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Transect
Attribute_Definition:
The transect number (1 or 2) where bioeroding parrotfish were counted along the benthic transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Taxon
Attribute_Definition:
A list of bioeroding parrotfish taxa that were counted along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scarus vetula
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic queen parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scarus iseri
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic striped parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scarus taeniopterus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic princess parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scarus spp.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Parrotfish species in the genus Scarus other than Sc. vetula, iseri, or taeniopterus or Scarus spp. fishes that could not be identified to species level in the field.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic redband parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparisoma chrysopterum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic redtail parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparisoma rubripinne
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic redfin parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparisoma viride
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The species name of the western Atlantic stoplight parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: www.fishbase.org
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparisoma spp.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Parrotfish species in the genus Sparisoma other than Sp. aurofrenatum, chrysopterum, rubripinne, or viride or Sparisoma spp. fishes that could not be identified to species level in the field.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Phase
Attribute_Definition:
The life phase of each bioeroding parrotfish taxon that was counted along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: IP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IP=Initial Phase. The early adult life phase of parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TP=Terminal Phase. The late adult life phase of parrotfish.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Size class
Attribute_Definition:
The size classes of each bioeroding parrotfish taxon that was counted along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5-14 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The fork length of the parrotfish was between 5 and 14 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15-24 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The fork length of the parrotfish was between 15 to 24 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25-34 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The fork length of the parrotfish was between 25 to 34 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 35-44 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The fork length of the parrotfish was between 35 to 44 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45+ cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The fork length of the parrotfish was greater than or equal to 45 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Count
Attribute_Definition:
The number of each parrotfish taxon observed for each size class and life phase along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 43
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number of individuals observed
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Buck_Island_Reef_Urchin_Data.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
CSV file with the counts of bioeroding urchins along two transects at each of 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sector
Attribute_Definition:
The sites were divided evenly between two regions, or "sectors" of the reef - North and South - which represented distinct reef habitats and hydrodynamic regimes. This attribute indicates the sector in which each site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located north of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is located south of 17.788 degrees north latitude (WGS 84).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Habitat
Attribute_Definition:
The reef habitat type in which the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument were located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a reef-crest (RC) habitat; the shallowest part of the reef.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a fore-reef (FR) habitat; offshore and in deeper water than the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is in a back-reef (BR) habitat; inshore of the reef crest.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier for each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
A unique site identifier that combines the geographic location of the site around Buck Island National Monument (E=east, N=north, or S=south), a site number (1-6) for each geographic location, and the habitat type (RC=reef crest, FR=fore reef, or BR=back reef).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Taxon
Attribute_Definition:
A list of bioeroding urchin taxa that were counted along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Diadema antillarum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The western Atlantic long-spined sea urchin.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WoRMS (www.marinespecies.org)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Echinometra lucunter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The western Atlantic rock boring urchin.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WoRMS (www.marinespecies.org)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Echinometra viridis
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The western Atlantic reef urchin.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WoRMS (www.marinespecies.org)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eucidaris tribuloides
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The western Atlantic slate pencil urchin.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WoRMS (www.marinespecies.org)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Size class
Attribute_Definition:
The size classes of each bioeroding urchin taxa that was counted along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-20 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The test diameter of the urchin was between 0 and 20 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20-40 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The test diameter of the urchin was between 20 and 40 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 40-60 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The test diameter of the urchin was between 40 and 60 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60-80 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The test diameter of the urchin was between 60 and 80 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 80-100 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The test diameter of the urchin was between 80 and 100 centimeters (cm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Count
Attribute_Definition:
The number of each urchin taxa observed for each size class along each transect at each of the 54 sites surveyed around Buck Island Reef National Monument.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number of individuals observed
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lauren T. Toth
Contact_Organization: SOUTHEAST REGION: ST. PETE COASTAL & MARINE SC
Contact_Position: Research Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4Th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8029
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ltoth@usgs.gov
Distribution_Liability:
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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form: Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20220920
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lauren T. Toth
Contact_Organization: SOUTHEAST REGION: ST. PETE COASTAL & MARINE SC
Contact_Position: Research Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4Th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8029
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ltoth@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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