Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Benthic Habitat Mapping Group Publication_Date: 200706 Title: CRED Cumulative Map of Percent Scleractinian Coral Cover at Sarigan Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital image Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/ Online_Linkage: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/sarigan/sar_toad.jpg Description: Abstract: This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry. Purpose: To display locations of optical validation data collected and percent coverage of scleractinian coral at Sarigan. Supplemental_Information: Sarigan Island is an uninhabited volcanic cone with a land area of 4.9 square kilometers. The island has experienced no terrestrial impacts since the removal of feral animals, although fishery resources continue to be harvested. Since the elimination of feral animals on this island (1997-1998), the vegetation has dramatically recovered, presumably reducing sediment runoff. According to the NOAA MARAMP towed-diver surveys, continuous reef areas along the east and south shores contained roughly 50 percent live coral cover. The MARAMP dive at Sarigan revealed a layer of sediment that had been deposited from the 2003 Anatahan eruption. Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names OES0307 cred_toad_sarigan_oes0307_2003 Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2003 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.75 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.79 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.72 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.68 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Mapping > Habitat Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115:2003 MD_TopicCategoryCode Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: biota Theme_Keyword: 002 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword; Synthesis Map Theme_Keyword: OES0307 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands and Guam > Sarigan (28N178W0001) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Territory of Guam > Hagatna > Sarigan (28N178W0001) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands and Guam Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 1680 East-West Road POST 833 City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96822 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-956-5239 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred Data_Set_Credit: Benthic Habitat Mapping Group, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 1680 East-West Road POST 833 City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96822 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-956-5239 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pibhmc@soest.hawaii.edu Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred Resource_Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files. Distribution_Liability: These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. 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