Dataset

CRED Rapid Ecological Assessments of Coral Population in the Pacific Ocean 2007-2010

OBIS Secretariat Open in mapper Explore occurrences

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.

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/.

URL: http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=cred_benthic_rea_belt

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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (NOAA-CRED)
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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (NOAA-CRED)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NOAA-PIFSC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (NOAA-PIFSC)

176,122
occurrence records
199
taxa
136
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 176,122
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 6,428
3.6%
minimumDepthInMeters 6,428
3.6%
occurrenceStatus 176,122
100.0%
scientificNameID 371
0.2%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 33,035
18.8%
NO_DEPTH 6,428
3.6%
MIN_DEPTH_EXCEEDS_MAX 1,062
0.6%
ON_LAND 399
0.2%
WORMS_ANNOTATION_RESOLVABLE 68
0.0%
NO_MATCH 39
0.0%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 23
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data