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 fish data collection missions for the ongoing National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). In 2013 and 2015, the Belt Transect method was used to collect and report information on fish species composition, density, size, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity); surveys were concurrent with and along the same transect as the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) benthic survey. Starting in 2017, fish data were collected using the stationary point count method, which collects and reports information on fish species composition, density, size structure, abundance and derived metrics (e.g., species richness, diversity).
DATA/REPORT DETAILS
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish 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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