gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65072 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. resourceProvider Luers, Lori H 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA lori.luers@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:24 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Database of Grazing Metrics for Herbivorous Fishes of the Indo-Pacific Fish grazing metrics 2022-07 creation 2023-08-11 revision publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65072 NOAA 10.25921/ymn7-0m52 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5360 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. originator https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/better-chance-resilience-using-hungry-fish-conserve-coral-reefs WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link A Better Chance for Resilience: Using Hungry Fish to Conserve Coral Reefs Feature story about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/climate/climate-change-time-series-research-videos WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Time Series Tuesdays: The Role of Herbivores in Promoting Reef Persistence Feature video about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. download https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Herbivory through the lens of ecological processes across Pacific coral reefs Publication associated with this dataset download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Region - Science Overview Online Resource download https://coralreef.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Online Resource download tableDigital Kindinger, Tye L., Thomas C. Adam, Julia K. Baum, Sean A. Dimoff, Andrew S. Hoey, and Ivor D. Williams. 2024. “ Herbivory through the Lens of Ecological Processes across Pacific Coral Reefs.” Ecosphere 15(2): e4791. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791 The database described here consists of foraging metrics of herbivorous fishes (bite rate, bite area, bite volume, proportion of bites that leave grazing scars) extracted from relevant publications. All data were already publicly available either in the form of information reported in a publication or data were shared publicly via data repositories. Observations included in the database took place in tropical waters excluding locations in the Atlantic Ocean. Focal fish species were herbivores that are found in the nearshore waters of the United States Pacific Islands. The database also includes the body length of every fish, and information about sea surface temperate, time of day, and depth as available per measured bite rate. This referential tool compiles and standardizes grazing metrics across various studies of herbivorous fishes, as well as integrates sea surface temperature from satellite data for each study. The publication associated with this dataset can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791 Global synthesis of information currently available about fish foraging metrics of Pacific species that inform herbivory and bioerosion on nearshore shallow reefs. NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program completed Kindinger, Tye tye.kindinger@noaa.gov pointOfContact Shantz, Andrew andrew.shantz@noaa.gov pointOfContact Kindinger, Tye tye.kindinger@noaa.gov custodian Shantz, Andrew andrew.shantz@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > HERBIVORY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Herbivory EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fish Behavior EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus FISH - CORAL REEF FISH SPECIES LATITUDE LONGITUDE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH WATER DEPTH - AVERAGE WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS in situ satellite data survey - biological visual estimate theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS OCEAN BASIN > Indian Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Coral Sea place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS ESD Ecosystem Sciences Division PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 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 custodian PIFSC Publication project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Database of Grazing Metrics for Herbivorous Fishes of the Indo-Pacific [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Science Division (ESD) when using the data. Example: Ecosystem Science Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2022: Database of Grazing Metrics of Herbivorous Fishes, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65072 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/65072.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota oceans Observations are available in a csv file, and were collected from publicly available data online or through data repositories. DataThief III Software was used to extract values as needed from figures in publications. Extent of datasets compiled in the database. 34.7333333 -149.822307 -23.4397222 29.6 Range of datasets included in this resource Range for which data was collected to develop the database of grazing metrics for herbivorous fishes of the Indo-Pacific. 1985-09-01 2019 Additional data used in the synthesis that were provided by owners that are not included in this database was due to not having direct ownership of those data nor permission from the owners to share those data. false eng false Spreadsheet Database of Grazing Metrics of Herbivorous Fishes: Data Dictionary 2023-08-21 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259399 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESD_GrazMet_Data_2023.csv This database consists of measurements of feeding variables of herbivorous fish and corresponding metadata that have been extracted from publications. https://doi.org/10.25921/ymn7-0m52 download dataset Accuracy Accuracy of individual sources of observations may be traced back to the original publications and authors. Completeness Report See Kindinger et al. XXXX Conceptual Consistency See Kindinger et al. XXXX Compilation of measures of bite rate, bite size, and proportion of bites that leave scars of herbivorous fishes with corresponding information about fish body length and various covariates from data sourced from scientific publications and technical reports, public fish database, and satellite data. All data were already publicly available either in the form of information reported in a publication or data were shared publicly via data repositories. Information from relevant publications were extracted from tables, data repositories, or figures using DataThief III software for manual extraction from figures as needed. Kindinger, Tye tye.kindinger@noaa.gov processor Information about maximum body lengths and length-conversion metrics per fish species were from the public database, Fishbase (Froese and Pauly 2021). The mean monthly sea-surface temperature of the location of each observed bite rate was calculated using the following satellite data layer: SST and SST Anomaly, NOAA Global Coral Bleaching Monitoring, 5 km, V.3.1, Monthly (NOAA Coral Reef Watch 2021). Froese, R., and D. Pauly, editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication https://www.fishbase.org WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FishBase Source Citation URL information NOAA Coral Reef Watch. 2021. SST and SST Anomaly, NOAA Global Coral Bleaching Monitoring, 5km, V.3.1, Monthly, 1985-Present. (Jan. 01, 1985-Dec. 31, 2019). NOAA Coral Reef Watch, College Park, Maryland, USA https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/NOAA_DHW_monthly.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Coral Reef Watch Source Citation URL information otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None