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Transects of the coral colonies at 21 sites in American Samoa were surveyed by Dr. Charles Birkeland during an underwater swim in March 2002. Data for each coral species include abundances and size distributions of the colonies. The living coral cover can be estimated from the size distribution data. Data were collected by the US DOI; Geological Survey - Honolulu in support of the Coral Reef Studies.
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| Title | Surveys at twenty-one sites in American Samoa to check the status of the coral reef communities, 2002-03 (NCEI Accession 0000735) |
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| Description | Transects of the coral colonies at 21 sites in American Samoa were surveyed by Dr. Charles Birkeland during an underwater swim in March 2002. Data for each coral species include abundances and size distributions of the colonies. The living coral cover can be estimated from the size distribution data. Data were collected by the US DOI; Geological Survey - Honolulu in support of the Coral Reef Studies. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:18:05.289Z |
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| Keywords | 0000735 , CORAL - CENSUS , CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION , GPS , visual observation , biological , survey - coral reef , SWIMMER/DIVER , US DOI/USGS - Honolulu , US DOI/USGS - Honolulu , CORAL REEF STUDIES , Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary , South Pacific Ocean , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior , EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS , Coastal studies , Coral , Coral reef , Coral reef monitoring and assessment , Coral species abundance , Numeric Data Sets , Numeric Data Sets - benthic , Numeric Data Sets - biology , Numeric Data Sets - oceanographic , Size distribution of colonies , GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS , VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS , SWIMMER/DIVER (ICES code: 33DV) , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN > POLYNESIA > SAMOA , American Samoa , Fagatele Bay , Ofu Island , Pacific Ocean , Tutuila Island , environment , oceans , biota |
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