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    "title": "Coral reef ecosystem marine protected area monitoring in Fagamalo, American Samoa: benthic images collected during belt transect surveys in 2015",
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    "keyword": [
        "1083",
        "Coral reef ecosystem monitoring training and capacity building to support improved resource management in American Samoa",
        "Visual Images > Habitats",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Baseline studies",
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        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral",
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        "Coral Reef Conservation Program",
        "US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program",
        "COUNTRY\/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Tutuila Island > Fagamalo (14S170W0047)",
        "OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Tutuila Island > Fagamalo (14S170W0047)",
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