Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36098

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MD_DataIdentification

Count Component Title Abstract
1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013 The benthic complexity and urchin abundance monitoring effort provides baselines for tracking these variables at NCRMP climate stations. Climate stations are 3-4 sites per island that were selected in a stratified random fashion to be roughly equally spaced around the island, along the 15 m contour, on hard bottom, and at least 1 km away from a river mouth or embayment. Once selected we assess multiple features of the coral reef environment including in-situ temperature (STR), seawater carbonate, net carbonate accretion (CAU), bioerosion (BMU), and cryptobiota diversity (ARMS). Structural complexity is known to be an important component in coral reef ecosystems. Ecosystem relationships that correlate with structural complexity include reef fish density and biomass, live and branching coral cover, urchin abundance and algal cover (Graham and Nash 2013). In many cases, the benthic complexity is an important indicator of benthic and fish communities. The data were collected around the Hawaiian archipelago as part of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) led missions in 2013 and 2016. These data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 CRCP Project
    1 CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      1 CoRIS Place Thesaurus
        1 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
          1 No Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
            2017-04-24
          1 InPort
            1 NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
              36098
              5 NOAA/NMFS/EDM
                1 NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
                  1 NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
                    1 NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
                      1 NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
                        1 NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
                          1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in American Samoa from 2015 to 2018
                            36099
                            1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2014 to 2018
                              36100
                              1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations of the Hawaiian Archipelago since 2013
                                2016
                              36098
                              1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations of the Mariana Archipelago since 2014
                                25251
                                1 View: V0_TOPOGRAPHIC_COMPLEXITY
                                  2017-01-23
                                Unresolved Xlinks
                                https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36102 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
                                2 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36098
                                1 Akridge, Michael W michael.akridge@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                1 Beck, Brian brian.beck@noaa.gov distributor
                                1 DesRochers, Annette M annette.desrochers@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                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 Coral Reef Conservation Program originator https://coralreef.noaa.gov
                                1 Oliver, Thomas thomas.oliver@noaa.gov pointOfContact
                                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
                                1 Reardon, Kerry G kerry.reardon@noaa.gov processor
                                1 Timmers, Molly A molly.timmers@noaa.gov custodian
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                                CI_OnlineResource

                                Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
                                1 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157760 V0_TOPOGRAPHIC_COMPLEXITY HAWAII 2016.csv Benthic complexity and urchin abundance data captured by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program at sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2016. download
                                1 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159150 V0_TOPOGRAPHIC_COMPLEXITY HAWAII 2013.csv Benthic complexity and urchin abundance data captured by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program at sites across the Hawaiian archipelago in 2013. download
                                1 https://coralreef.noaa.gov NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website information
                                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.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36098 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/36098.pdf NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information
                                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 25251
                                2 36098
                                1 36099
                                1 36100
                                1 Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, and Lanai.
                                1 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including French Frigate, Kure, Lisianski, and Pearl & Hermes.
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                                EX_Extent

                                Bounding Box Temporal Extent
                                Count Component Description West East North South Start End
                                1 Hawaiian Archipelago including the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. -178.37842 -160.23392 -166.1166924 -154.8176 28.4529 22.16847 23.62792 18.968567 2013-08-03 2013-10-22 2013-07-12 2013-09-05 2016-07-14 2016-09-01 2013-08-23 2013-10-30 2013-07-14 2013-09-13 2016-08-24 2016-09-25
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                                EX_GeographicBoundingBox

                                Count Component West East North South
                                1 -178.37842 -166.1166924 28.4529 23.62792
                                1 -160.23392 -154.8176 22.16847 18.968567
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                                EX_TemporalExtent

                                Count Component Start End
                                1 2013-08-03 2013-08-23
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                                1 2013-10-22 2013-10-30
                                1 2013-07-12 2013-07-14
                                1 2013-09-05 2013-09-13
                                1 2016-07-14 2016-08-24
                                1 2016-09-01 2016-09-25
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                                MD_Format

                                Count Component Name Version specification
                                2 CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
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                                MD_Medium

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                                MD_Constraints

                                Count Component Use Limitation
                                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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                                MI_RangeElementDescription

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                                MD_AggregateInformation

                                Count Component Title Code Association Type Code
                                1 NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) crossReference
                                1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in American Samoa from 2015 to 2018 crossReference
                                1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations in the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2014 to 2018 crossReference
                                1 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Complexity and Urchin Abundance at Climate Stations of the Mariana Archipelago since 2014 crossReference
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                                LE_Source or LI_Source

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                                LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

                                Count Component DateTime Description
                                1 Climate stations are 3-4 sites per island that were selected in a stratified random fashion to be roughly equally spaced around the island, along the 15 m contour, on hard bottom, and at least 1 km away from a river mouth or embayment. Once selected we assess multiple features of the coral reef environment including in-situ temperature (STR), seawater carbonate, net carbonate accretion (CAU), bioerosion (BMU), and cryptobiota diversity (ARMS). At the NCRMP station a 10m transect is run from the reference stake parallel to shore and in roughly a cardinal (N, S, E, or W) direction. At the 10m mark of the transect tape, a second 5m transect is deployed perpendicular and down-slope. This gives a total of a 15m transect and forms 2 of the boundary sides of the NCRMP plot. Bearings of each transect are recorded. Along the 15m transect tape, record two max vertical relief measurements per meter (based on an area of 0.5 m x 1 m to the left and 0.5 m x 1 m to the right of each meter on the transect). The frequency # should add up to 30 units for a 15m transect. Maximum depth, minimum depth, and maximum vertical relief are also recorded. These measurements are defined as: Maximum depth - deepest point in the NCRMP plot Minimum depth - shallowest point in the NCRMP plot Maximum vertical relief - height of tallest reef structure present within the NCRMP plot Urchin abundance is estimated by conducting a visual census of free and boring urchins within the NCRMP plot and is recorded using DACOR (dominant, abundant, common, occasional, rare) abundance codes.
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