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    "title": "Year 2002 status of coral reefs on the main volcanic islands of American Samoa: a resurvey of long term monitoring sites including benthic communities, fish communities, and key micro invertebrates (NCEI Accession 0001976)",
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    "modified": "2025-11-19T15:21:02.780Z",
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        "FISH - CORAL REEF",
        "MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS",
        "SUBSTRATUM PERCENT COVER",
        "visual estimate",
        "SWIMMER\/DIVER",
        "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority",
        "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority",
        "Southwest Pacific Ocean (limit-147 E to 140 W)",
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        "mean adult species richness of each of the 12 most abundant fish families",
        "mean density of crown of thorns starfish",
        "mean density of most abundant juvenile fishes",
        "mean density of the most abundant species of butterflyfish",
        "observations of coral bleaching on the reef slope",
        "substratum cover (percent) by category",
        "SWIMMER\/DIVER (ICES code: 33DV)",
        "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN",
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        "Aunu'u, Aunu'u",
        "Ofu, Asaga",
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        "Tutuila, Fagaitua",
        "Tutuila, Fagamalo",
        "Tutuila, Fagasa",
        "Tutuila, Fagatele",
        "Tutuila, Fatumafuti",
        "Tutuila, Leloaloa",
        "Tutuila, Leone",
        "Tutuila, Masefau",
        "Tutuila, Nu'uuli",
        "Tutuila, Onesosopo",
        "Tutuila, Utulei",
        "Tutuila, Vatia",
        "Upolu, Ewa",
        "Upolu, Fagaloa",
        "Upolu, Faleasi'u",
        "Upolu, Lefaga",
        "Upolu, Poutari",
        "Upolu, Sa'anapu",
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