Dataset

CRED Rapid Ecological Assessments of Coral Health and Disease in the Pacific Ocean 2005-2008

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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 (health-disease) 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 Health and Disease in the Pacific Ocean 2005-2008. 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_dz

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)

3,853
occurrence records
85
taxa
54
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 3,853
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 3,151
81.8%
minimumDepthInMeters 3,151
81.8%
occurrenceStatus 3,853
100.0%
scientificNameID 3
0.1%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 3,151
81.8%
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 95
2.5%
MIN_DEPTH_EXCEEDS_MAX 18
0.5%
ON_LAND 7
0.2%
NO_MATCH 3
0.1%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 2
0.1%

Measurement types

DNA derived data