NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Benthic Percent Cover
Citation
Clark R, Benson A (2017). NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Benthic Percent Cover. Version 2.3. United States Geological Survey. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/1e6am8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-30.Description
A nationally coordinated, sustained, and consistent coastal ocean observation to develop biological, climate, and socioeconomic status and trends indicators for priority U.S. coral reef areas. This dataset represent one of the data collection methods looking at U.S. Caribbean coral reef status and trends using diving surveys of line point intercept benthic percent cover of shallow water hard-bottom areas.Additional info
marine, harvest by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Randy Clarkoriginator
position: Marine Biologist
NOAA
email: randy.clark@noaa.gov
Abigail Benson
metadata author
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Abigail Benson
user
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
Randy Clark
administrative point of contact
position: Marine Biologist
NOAA
email: randy.clark@noaa.gov