Experimental coral-growth data and time-series imagery for Acropora palmata in the Florida Keys, U.S.A.

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Originator: Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Originator: Lauren T. Toth
Originator: Lucy A. Bartlett
Publication_Date: 20201013
Title:

Experimental coral-growth data and time-series imagery for Acropora palmata in the Florida Keys, U.S.A.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data; tabular data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9KZEGXY

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KZEGXY
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Originator: Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Originator: Lauren T. Toth
Originator: Lucy A. Bartlett
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:

Reestablishing a stepping-stone population of the threatened coral, Acropora palmata, to aid regional recovery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Publication (Other)
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Lüneburg, Germany
Publisher: Inter-Research Science Publisher

Online_Linkage: Unknown

Description:

Abstract:

The USGS Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies project (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/crest/) provides science that helps resource managers tasked with the stewardship of coral reef resources. This data release contains data on coral-growth rates and time-series photographs taken of colonies of the elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, grown at five sites on the Florida Keys reef tract from Spring 2018 to Autumn 2019. The data will be used to inform resource managers of the capacity for restoration and growth of this threatened species of coral along 350 kilometers of the Florida reef tract to aid species recovery throughout the western Atlantic. The datasets included here were interpreted in Kuffner and others (2020). Kuffner, I.B., Stathakopoulos, A., Toth, L.T., and Bartlett, L.A. In press. Reestablishing a stepping-stone population of the threatened coral, Acropora palmata, to aid regional recovery. Endangered Species Research.

Purpose:

These data were obtained to directly quantify rates of coral growth (calcification, height, and planar-area footprint) in Acropora palmata corals on the Florida Keys reef tract. The data will be used to inform resource managers of the capacity for future restoration and growth of this species on Florida Keys reefs to guide coral-reef ecosystem and species-recovery plans.

Supplemental_Information:

Scientific research permits: The data herein were collected with permission from the National Park Service and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under permit numbers BISC-2018-SCI-0014, BISC-2019-SCI-0010, DRTO-2017-SCI-0001, DRTO-2019-SCI-0005, FKNMS-2016-085-A1 and FKNMS-2019-139. To ensure that USGS-St. Petersburg data management protocols were followed, each survey when data were collected was assigned the following USGS field activity number (FAN): 2018-327-FA, 2018-359-FA, 2019-316-FA and 2019-367-FA. Additional survey and data details are available from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS) at, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2018
Ending_Date: 2019

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.7988
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.0956
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.59047
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.62687

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:369f04d6-b563-4eb8-a67a-69bf4e191995

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: aquatic biology
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: coelenterates
Theme_Keyword: ocean temperature
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine biology
Theme_Keyword: image collections
Theme_Keyword: photography
Theme_Keyword: time series datasets

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: coral reef
Theme_Keyword: coral
Theme_Keyword: Acropora
Theme_Keyword: calcification
Theme_Keyword: carbonate budget

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Islamorada

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Science Directory
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: Modern

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Position: Research Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8048
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ikuffner@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Acknowledgment of Ilsa B. Kuffner and the U.S. Geological Survey as data sources would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1 (Build 4959) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A)

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jokiel, P.L., Maragos, J.E. and Franzisket, L.
Publication_Date: 1978
Title: Coral Growth: Buoyant Weight Technique
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Paris, France
Publisher: Coral Reefs: Research Methods

Other_Citation_Details: Editors Stoddart, D.R. and Johannes, R.E., pp. 529-541

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Morrison, J.M., Kuffner, I.B., and Hickey, T.D.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Coral Growth: Methods for monitoring corals and crustose coralline algae to quantify in-situ calcification rates

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1159, 11 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1159/.

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:

Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Note in the photographic timeseries that coral ID number 501 was relabeled as number 557 because the bolt threads were damaged, so the coral was remounted. 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:

Acropora palmata growth: Acropora palmata coral fragments were obtained from the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF), Key Largo, Florida, on April 24, 2018 (for Florida Keys sites) and May 6, 2018 (for Dry Tortugas sites). Fifty fragments (ten replicates each of five genets) were harvested by CRF staff at their Carysfort Reef coral nursery, transported by truck in a cooler on seawater-moistened plastic-bubble wrap, and placed in coolers or buckets with seawater and aeration overnight until they were epoxied to plastic disks. Four additional colonies were collected by USGS staff from The Nature Conservancy’s Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, coral nursery on May 8, 2019. The 54 colonies of approximately 10 to 15 square centimeter (cm2) planar-footprint area were epoxied to PVC disks fitted with stainless-steel bolts, photographed, measured with calipers (L x W x H), and weighed using the buoyant-weight method (Jokiel and others, 1978). For other detailed methods see Morrison and others (2013). The prepared corals were deployed to the field sites to grow for 18 months at Pulaski Shoal West (PLW) and Pulaski Shoal Light (PLS) in Dry Tortugas National Park, Sombrero Reef sanctuary preservation area (SMK) and Crocker Reef (CRK) in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and Fowey Rocks (FWY) in Biscayne National Park. Corals that died (defined as losing more than 50 percent of their live tissue) were not included in assessments of growth metrics (missing data are left blank). The corals were attached to preexisting concrete blocks secured to the substratum and were subsequently weighed and photographed every six months through November 2019. Calcification rates were normalized to the planar-footprint area of the colony (equivalent to canopy or "crown" area used in forestry) at the beginning of each weighing interval as determined using calipers.

Process_Date: 2019
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Contact_Organization: Southeast Region

Contact_Position: Research Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8048
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ikuffner@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photography: The photographs of the corals were taken by USGS personnel (L. Bartlett and A. Stathakopoulos) using a Canon EOS REBEL T3i camera mounted on a tripod. The digital photographs were taken in the field of each colony with a ruler for scale. The images were subsequently used to create a time-series montage for each coral (L. Bartlett). Images were color corrected as needed and stitched together in chronological order using Adobe Photoshop CC version 20.0.9 (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html) to adjust for light regime and enhance contrast and brightness. Additionally, text indicating the coral identification number (if not handwritten on the photo stand with red-waxed pencil), the sampling season, and year were added to each image using Photoshop. The digital images are included in the data release download file, FL_Palmata_photo_record.zip.

Process_Date: 2020
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Contact_Organization: Southeast Region

Contact_Position: Research Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8048
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ikuffner@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20201110
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Arnell S. Forde

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aforde@usgs.gov

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Palmata_growth_FL_USA.csv, Palmata_growth_FL_USA.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:

These files contain attribute information for data describing the growth of corals of the species Acropora palmata, which were obtained from the Coral Restoration Foundation (Key Largo, Florida) and grown at five study sites on the Florida Keys reef tract during three time intervals: Summer 2018, Winter 2019, and Summer 2019. Data include coral identification numbers, genetic identification label, site where they were deployed for growth, time interval, condition of coral colony at the end of time interval identified in "time_interval", calcification rate per planar area per day, change in coral planar-footprint surface area per day, and change in coral height per day. To view the data in a tab-delimited format arranged by column, please use the Excel spreadsheet.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coral_ID
Attribute_Definition:

A numeric identifier for each coral colony in the study, assigned by USGS personnel.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Non-sequential, increasing numerical identifiers ranging between 500 and 999.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Genet_ID
Attribute_Definition:

A textual identifier for each genetic strain (genet) of elkhorn coral in the study, as assigned by Coral Reef Foundation (Key Largo, FL) personnel or the USGS (Dry Tortugas genet only), based upon the collection location of the original colony from which samples were taken and placed into nursery propagation. The two-letter site abbreviations are "DT" indicates Dry Tortugas, "CN" indicates Conch Reef, "SN" indicates Snapper Ledge, "CF" indicates Carysfort Reef, "HS" indicates Horseshoe Reef, and "ML" indicates Molasses Reef. GPS coordinates of original colonies are "DT1" 24 37.267 N, 82 52.050 W, "CN2" 24 57.586 N 80 27.366 W, "SN1" 24 58.891 N 80 25.330 W, "CF4" 25 12.606 N 80 13.109 W, "HS1" 25 8.397 N 80 17.675 W, "ML2" 25 0.597 N 80 22.435 W.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual description of the geographic site where the original coral genets were collected by the Coral Restoration Foundation (not the site where the fragments were deployed).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site_ID
Attribute_Definition:

A textual identifier of the site, assigned by locations where corals were deployed and named by USGS personnel as follows: "PLW" indicates Pulaski Shoal West (24.74667 N 83.04167 W, 12 feet of seawater (fsw)) and "PLS" indicates Pulaski Shoal Light (24 41.613 N 82 46.368 W, 16 fsw) in Dry Tortugas National Park, "SMK" indicates Sombrero Reef (24 37.612 N 81 06.536 W, 14 fsw) Sanctuary Preservation Area in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), "CRK" indicates Crocker Reef (24 54.545 N 80 31.599 W, 13 fsw) in the FKNMS, and "FWY" indicates Fowey Rocks in Biscayne National Park (25 35.425 N 80 05.736 W, 13 fsw).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual description of the geographic site where data were collected.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time_interval
Attribute_Definition:

A numerical identifier of the time interval during which the data were collected. Time "1" is April/May 2018 to October 2018, Time "2" is October 2018 to May 2019, Time "3" is May 2019 to Oct/Nov 2019.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Time intervals are not exactly the same for each site, so data are normalized to the number of days between site visits (meaning, converted to rates) to reflect this source of variability in the data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Condition
Attribute_Definition:

A textual identifier assigned by USGS personnel as follows: "live" indicates that the coral gained mass and had live tissue during the entire time interval, "dead" indicates the coral had no live tissue remaining at the end of the time interval, "lost" indicates the coral was lost from the study site for reasons that do not pertain to the experimental questions.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual identifier assigned by USGS personnel describing the condition of the coral during the time interval.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Calcif_mg_cm2_d
Attribute_Definition:

Dry mass of calcium carbonate gained during the time interval specified in column 4 in the units of mg per square centimeter (planar area at start of time interval) per day. If the coral was no longer in the study area during the specified time interval or if more than 50 percent of tissue had died in an earlier time interval, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.76
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milligrams per square centimeter per day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: del_SA_mm2_d
Attribute_Definition:

Change in planar-footprint surface area of the colony since the start of the time interval named in column 4 in units of square millimeters per day. If the coral was no longer in the study area during the specified time interval or if more than 50 percent of the tissue had died in an earlier time interval, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 122.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square millimeters per day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: del_height_mm_d
Attribute_Definition:

Change in colony height since the start of the time interval named in column 4 in the units of millimeters per day. If the coral was no longer in the study area during the specified time interval or if more than 50 percent of the tissue had died in an earlier time interval, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.043
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.238
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters per day

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

Palmata_growth_annualized_FL_USA.csv, Palmata_growth_annualized_FL_USA.xlsx

Entity_Type_Definition:

These files contain attribute information for data describing the overall (for duration of the study) growth of corals of the species Acropora palmata, which were obtained from the Coral Restoration Foundation (Key Largo, Florida) and grown at five study sites on the Florida Keys reef tract from April 2018 to November 2019. Data include coral identification numbers, genetic identification label, site where they were deployed for growth, condition of coral colony at the end of the study, calcification rate per planar area per year, change in coral planar-footprint surface area per year, and change in coral height per year. To view the data in a tab-delimited format arranged by column, please use the Excel spreadsheet.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coral_ID
Attribute_Definition:

A numeric identifier for each coral colony in the study, assigned by USGS personnel.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Non-sequential, increasing numerical identifiers ranging between 500 and 999.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Genet_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual description of the geographic site where the original coral genets were collected by the Coral Restoration Foundation (not the site where the fragments were deployed).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual description of the geographic site where data were collected.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Condition
Attribute_Definition:

A textual identifier assigned by USGS personnel as follows: "live" indicates that the coral gained mass and had live tissue during the entire study, "dead" indicates the coral had no live tissue remaining by the end of the study, "lost" indicates the coral was lost from the study area for reasons that do not pertain to the experimental questions.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A textual identifier assigned by USGS personnel describing the condition of the coral during the study.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Calcif_kg_m2_y
Attribute_Definition:

Dry mass of calcium carbonate gained during the 18 months of the study in the units of kilograms per square meter (planar area at start of each of the three time-intervals used for normalization) per year. If the coral was no longer in the study area during the specified time interval or if more than 50 percent of the tissue had died during the study, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 10.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilograms per square meter per year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SA_cm2_y
Attribute_Definition:

Change in planar-footprint surface area of the colony since the start of the study in the units of square centimeters per year. If the coral was lost from the study area or if more than 50 percent of the tissue had died, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 211.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square centimeters per year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: height_cm_y
Attribute_Definition:

Change in colony height since the start of the study in the units of centimeters per year. If the coral was lost from the study area or if more than 50 percent of the tissue had died, there is no value reported (data cell left blank).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.6
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters per year

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

FL_Palmata_photo_record.zip - This file contains time-series photographic images (JPEG) of experimental elkhorn corals deployed at five sites throughout the Florida Keys, FL, USA. The file names include the three-letter site identification code, the three-number coral identification code, and indication if the time-series is from the side or top view.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

The entity and attribute information were generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the dataset. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: Saint Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8048
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ikuffner@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV, XLSX, JPEG
Format_Version_Number: none

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9KZEGXY/data/Palmata_growth_FL_USA.zip

Network_Resource_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9KZEGXY/data/Palmata_growth_annualized_FL_USA.zip

Network_Resource_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9KZEGXY/data/FL_Palmata_photo_record.zip

Access_Instructions:

Fees: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201110
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ilsa B. Kuffner
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Position: Research Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8048
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ikuffner@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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