Data provided in this data set were collected around the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) as part of NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)-led benthic data collection missions for the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), consisting of two survey types: the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) method and the Coral Demographic method. The LPI method provides a measure of percent cover of biotic and abiotic components of the benthos in a stratified random sampling design in hardbottom and coral reef habitats. The coral demographics protocol provide more detailed and species-specific insight (‘signal magnitude’) for coral populations than is provided by percent cover.
DATA/REPORT DETAILS
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
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- Science Area(s): Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology
- Region(s) of Study: Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies
- Primary Contact(s): kimberly.edwards@noaa.gov, sarah.hile@noaa.gov
Citation:
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Data/Report Type:
NCEI Data Archive Accession
NCEI Data Archive Accession
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