A survey of coral communities was carried out in the American Samoa Archipelago to assess the current status of coral reefs and provide a rigorous quantitative baseline dataset for future monitoring of these reefs. Five replicate belt transects were used to estimate the size structure, density and percent cover of corals at 29 locations around Tutuila and Manu'a Islands during October and November, 1995. Data are in .xls and .csv format with associated document files
About this Dataset
| Title | Quantitative survey of the corals of American Samoa, 1995 (NCEI Accession 0001972) |
|---|---|
| Description | A survey of coral communities was carried out in the American Samoa Archipelago to assess the current status of coral reefs and provide a rigorous quantitative baseline dataset for future monitoring of these reefs. Five replicate belt transects were used to estimate the size structure, density and percent cover of corals at 29 locations around Tutuila and Manu'a Islands during October and November, 1995. Data are in .xls and .csv format with associated document files |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:21:02.504Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0001972 , BENTHIC COMMUNITIES , biological data , CORAL - CENSUS , INVERTEBRATE SPECIES , REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER , visual estimate , benthic , biological , composition & location , survey - biological , survey - coral reef , SWIMMER/DIVER , University of Tasmania , University of Tasmania , COASTAL , Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) , CORAL REEF STUDIES , Southwest Pacific Ocean (limit-147 E to 140 W) , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC , EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS , VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS , SWIMMER/DIVER (ICES code: 33DV) , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN , Afuli , Amanave , Asaga , Aua , Aunu'u Island , Faga , Faga'alu , Fagafue , Fagaitua , Fagamalo Cove , Fagasa , Fagatele , Fatumafuti , Leloaloa , Leone , Lepula , Masefau , Nu'uuli , Ofu Village , Olesega Elementary School , Onesosopo , Sili , Utelei , Vatia , environment , oceans , biota |
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