Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36072

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Count Component Title Abstract
1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Marianas Archipelago from 2011 to 2022 The calcification rate data described here are from calcification accretion units (CAUs) that have been retrieved (and replaced) at existing, long-term monitoring sites during the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) led NCRMP missions around the Mariana Archipelago in 2014, 2017, and 2022, as well as pre-NCRMP missions in 2011. CAUs are PVC settlement plates that facilitate the recruitment and colonization of crustose coralline algae, hard corals, and other reef calcifiers. Laboratory experiments show that CCA and coral calcification rates are strongly correlated with seawater chemistry, and shifts in carbonate chemistry conditions due to ocean acidification could lead to reduced calcification and accretion rates and ecological phase shifts in coral reef communities. Coral reef calcium carbonate accretion rates can be estimated by measuring the change in weight of the CAUs between deployment and retrieval. Monitoring net accretion over successive deployments allows for the detection of changes in reef calcification rates over time. Five units were deployed on the seafloor at each CAU site for 3 years in 2011 and 2014, and 5 years in 2017. The number of processed CAUs for a site may be less than the number deployed, either because the units were lost or damaged at sea and therefore not recovered, or in rare instances, due to errors during laboratory processing. This study provides information about spatial and temporal patterns of reef carbonate calcification and accretion rates and serves as a basis for detecting changes associated with changing seawater chemistry due to ocean acidification. These data can also be used in comparative analyses across natural gradients, thereby assisting efforts to determine whether key reef-building taxa can acclimatize to changing oceanographic environments. These data will have immediate, direct impacts on predictions of reef resilience in a higher carbon dioxide (CO2) world and on the design of reef management strategies.
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1 Barkley HC, Oliver TA, Halperin AA, Pomeroy NV, Smith JN, Weible RM, Young CW, Couch CS, Brainard RE and Samson JC (2022) Coral reef carbonate accretion rates track stable gradients in seawater carbonate chemistry across the U.S. Pacific Islands. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:991685. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.991685
    1 CRCP Project
      1 Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
        2015-08-01
      1 Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
        2015-09-01
      1 CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
        1 CoRIS Place Thesaurus
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            1 ESD_NCRMP_CAU_DATADICTIONARY_MARIAN
              2023-11-07
            2 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
              1 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
                1 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
                  1 InPort
                    1 NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
                      36072
                      6 NOAA/NMFS/EDM
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                                    1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018
                                      36070
                                      1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2010 to 2019
                                        36071
                                        1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Marianas Archipelago from 2011 to 2022
                                          2016-12
                                          2023-10
                                          2023
                                        36072
                                        1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2010 to 2018
                                          36069
                                          1 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2010
                                            26945
                                            1 Price NN, Martz TR, Brainard RE, Smith JE (2012) Diel Variability in Seawater pH Relates to Calcification and Benthic Community Structure on Coral Reefs. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43843. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043843
                                              2012-08-28
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                                            https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36077 at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation
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                                            CI_ResponsibleParty

                                            Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
                                            10 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36072
                                            1 Akridge, Michael W michael.akridge@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                            1 Barkley, Hannah C hannah.barkley@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                            1 Barkley, Hannah C hannah.barkley@noaa.gov custodian
                                            1 GCMD Landing Page Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) custodian https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
                                            1 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
                                            1 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center resourceProvider https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
                                            1 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center pifsc.info@noaa.gov originator https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
                                            2 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
                                            1 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0043843
                                            1 Weible, Rebecca M rebecca.weible@noaa.gov custodian
                                            2 Weible, Rebecca M rebecca.weible@noaa.gov processor
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                                            CI_OnlineResource

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                                            1 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0043843 Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information
                                            5 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633 ESD_2015_SOP_CAU_Field.pdf Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015). download
                                            2 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157758 ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2014_MARIAN.csv CAU unit recoveries collected across the Marianas Archipelago (Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during MARAMP 2014 (HA1401). These CAU units were deployed during pre-NCRMP mission in 2011 (HA1101). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit. download
                                            2 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0175165 ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2017_MARIAN.csv CAU unit recoveries collected across the Marianas Archipelago (Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during MARAMP 2017 (HA1701). These CAU units were deployed during MARAMP 2014 (HA1401), with the exception of nineteen CAU units from Agrihan and one CAU unit from Asuncion Islands that were deployed during pre-NCRMP mission in 2011 (HA1101). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit. download
                                            2 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0284919 ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2022_MARIAN.csv CAU unit recoveries collected across the Marianas Archipelago (Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during MARAMP 2022 (RA2201). These CAU units were deployed during MARAMP 2017 (HA1701). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit. download
                                            1 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information
                                            1 https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/ NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program website Online Resource download
                                            1 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36072 Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information
                                            1 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/36072.pdf NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information
                                            1 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Online Resource download
                                            1 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.991685/full Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information
                                            1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26641885 Baseline Assessment of Net Calcium Carbonate Accretion Rates on U.S. Pacific Reefs Online Resource download
                                            1 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information
                                            1 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/pacific_ramp.php ESD's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program website NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division official website, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) page. download
                                            2 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Website Website for this organization information
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                                            MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

                                            Count Component Code
                                            1 26945
                                            1 36069
                                            1 36070
                                            1 36071
                                            2 36072
                                            1 Extent of CAU deployments and recoveries in the Mariana Archipelago in 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2022 across Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and the Northern Mariana Islands (Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, and Maug). These Islands and atoll are routinely surveyed as part of the Marianas Archipelago NCRMP (MARAMP) missions.
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                                            Count Component Description West East North South Start End
                                            1 Mariana Archipelago including Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and the Northern Mariana Islands (Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, and Maug). 144.62592 145.81568649 20.03570278 13.24121 2011-04-07 2011-04-15 2017-05-03 2014-05-17 2017-06-21 2022-08-08
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                                            Count Component West East North South
                                            1 144.62592 145.81568649 20.03570278 13.24121
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                                            EX_TemporalExtent

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                                            1 2011-04-07 2014-05-17
                                            1 2011-04-15 2017-06-21
                                            1 2017-05-03 2022-08-08
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                                            3 CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
                                            3 PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
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                                            MD_Constraints

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                                            1 NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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                                            MD_AggregateInformation

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                                            1 NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) crossReference
                                            1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018 crossReference
                                            1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2010 to 2019 crossReference
                                            1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2010 to 2018 crossReference
                                            1 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2010 crossReference
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                                            Count Component Title Date Description
                                            1 Barkley HC, Oliver TA, Halperin AA, Pomeroy NV, Smith JN, Weible RM, Young CW, Couch CS, Brainard RE and Samson JC (2022) Coral reef carbonate accretion rates track stable gradients in seawater carbonate chemistry across the U.S. Pacific Islands. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:991685. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.991685 Source Contribution: Pacific-wide publication describing CAU methodology and data.
                                            1 Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015) 2015-08-01
                                            1 Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015) 2015-09-01
                                            1 Price NN, Martz TR, Brainard RE, Smith JE (2012) Diel Variability in Seawater pH Relates to Calcification and Benthic Community Structure on Coral Reefs. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43843. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043843 2012-08-28
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                                            LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

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                                            1 2015-08-01T00:00:00 CALCIFICATION ACCRETION UNIT (CAU) ASSEMBLY, DEPLOYMENT and RECOVERY CAUs are composed of two 10 x 10 centimeter (cm) flat, square, gray PVC plates, stacked 1 cm apart. Five CAU units are deployed per site on individual stainless steel stakes driven into the substrate. The units are deployed in a clustered group with the spacing between each unit being 0.5 to 5 meters. CAU sites are situated at an average depth of 15 meters. Units are placed so the CAU plates are ~10 cm above the surface substrate and the top of the CAU plate is parallel to the surface of the water. CAU units are recovered from the seafloor 3 years after deployment. Refer to the data files for the individual CAU site to determine the exact deployment time of a specific unit. Refer to the Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015) for a detailed description of the protocols.
                                            1 2015-09-01T00:00:00 CALCIFICATION ACCRETION UNIT (CAU) LABORATORY ANALYSIS Once CAU units are recovered they are disassembled and each plate is rinsed with freshwater to remove loose sediment, sand and mobile fauna. The plates are photographed and individual images are captured of the Upper Plate, Top Side; Upper Plate, Bottom Side; Lower Plate, Top Side; Lower Plate, Bottom Side. These images can be analyzed to determine benthic composition on each plate surface. If pieces of calcified material fall off during the photographing process, the pieces are retained with the plate for the dissolution process. After the plates have been photographed they are rinsed with fresh water and placed on a pre-weighed drying plate along with any dislodged pieces, and left to begin drying at room temperature for 24 hours and TO allow excess water to be removed. The drying plate assembly is then placed in the oven to dry at 60 degrees Celsius. If the difference in weights is less than 0.2 grams, the plates are considered dry and no further drying/weighing is required. If the difference in weights is greater than 0.2 grams the drying/reweighing process is repeated for as many 24-hour cycles as needed to obtain a difference of less than 0.2 grams. It should be noted that since the initial sample processing in 2012, the standard weighing protocol has since been improved such that the acceptable weight difference is 0.1 grams. Once the plates are dry, each plate is placed in 5-10% Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) solution to dissolve the calcium carbonate materials. The plate is scraped to remove all materials and rinsed with the dilute HCl solution. The plate is then placed in the oven at 60 degrees Celsius to dry for 24 hours before the dry plate is obtained. Through the entire dissolution process all dilute HCl rinse solution is preserved for later filtering. The dilute HCl rinse process is repeated on all materials removed from the plate until the dissolution process has stopped and all calcium carbonate material has been removed. The fleshy material and used dilute HCl rinse materials are then separated using a vacuum filtration pump by pouring the solution into a Buchner funnel, mesh layer and pre-weighed filter paper. The filter paper and fleshy material are then dried and weighed to determine the weight of fleshy algae present on each plate. The weight of calcified materials on each plate is determined by difference, where the initial weight of the dried plate (prior to the dissolution process) minus the fleshy material weight equals the weight of carbonate material dissolved. The resulting calcification rates are reported in units of grams/area/time. Refer to the Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015) for a detailed description of the protocols.
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