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CRED Rapid Ecological Assessments of Coral Population in the Pacific Ocean 2007-2010
Citation
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Island Fisheries Sciences Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. 2011. CRED Rapid Ecological Assessments of Coral Population in the Pacific Ocean 2007-2010. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Honolulu, HI.Retrieved from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3811
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Description
Corals are the defining species in one of the highest diversity marine ecosystems, coral reefs. CRED studies of corals address basic questions concerning the distribution, abundance, and condition of corals and coral reefs throughout selected areas of the tropical and subtropical Pacific under U.S. jurisdiction. more

Corals are the defining species in one of the highest diversity marine ecosystems, coral reefs. CRED studies of corals address basic questions concerning the distribution, abundance, and condition of corals and coral reefs throughout selected areas of the tropical and subtropical Pacific under U.S. jurisdiction. The suite of questions addressed by CRED studies includes:

  1. What is the diversity and relative abundance of corals?
  2. How can the habitats in which corals occur be qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed?
  3. What is the spatial distribution of habitats in which corals occur?
  4. What is the capacity of corals to replenish populations over space and time?
  5. What are appropriate indicators of reef health?
  6. Are the reefs healthy?
  7. How are the reefs changing over time?
Several methods are used to address these questions. Any one method can address only a certain subset of questions; no one method can address them all. Methods used by CRED and its partners include towed diver surveys, Rapid Ecological Assessments (REAs), permanent transects, recruitment plates, and sampling for assessment of reproductive status. Abstract Written by OBIS-USA using Excerpts from CRED Homepage.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Invertebrates
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal
Contributors
Federal Government of the United States of America; Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), more, data provider
Federal Government of the United States of America; Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), more, data provider
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Published in:
OBIS-USA: US Ocean Biodiversity Informaton System, more
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Dataset information:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2012-12-12
Information last updated: 2012-12-12
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