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USGS 2001 Buck Island National Monument Cryptic Fish Survey

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., H.L. Jelks, and L.A. Rocha

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: USGS 2001 Buck Island National Monument Cryptic Fish Survey

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Series_Information:

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: 7920 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa

Description:

Abstract:: Because cryptic fishes are difficult to accurately survey, they are undersampled components of coral reef habitats. Fifty-eight enclosed stations were sampled in shoreline, nearshore reef, lagoon, backreef, forereef, and bank/shelf habitats with an ichthyocide (rotenone) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in July-August 2001. Our samples included 228 fish species in 55 families, including 60 species previously unreported from St. Croix. Fish assemblages varied across habitat zones with the shoreline assemblage the most distinct. Only 8% of the species were present in all habitats. The use of rotenone is controversial but important for obtaining reasonably complete inventories of reef fishes. For more information, see Smith-Vaniz, W.F., H.L. Jelks, and L.A. Rocha. 2006. Relevance of cryptic fishes in biodiversity assessments: a case study at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix. Bulletin of Marine Science 79:17-48. The objectives of the study were to: (1) present a base-line inventory of cryptic reef and shoreline fishes inhabiting shallow-water habitats at Buck Island Reef National Monument; (2) compare fish distributions and relative abundance patterns among the sampled habitats; (3) compare the results of ichthyocide (rotenone) sampling with independently conducted underwater visual censuses (UVC); and (4) discuss misconceptions about rotenone and suggest guidelines for its use in marine habitats. Supplemental Information: The publication related to the study is available from the publisher at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2006/00000079/00000001/art00002;jsessionid=2p251yk2y7v88.alexandra Record Count 2609, Taxa Count: 224
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20010718
Ending_Date: 20010822

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.63764
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.61123
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.80164
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.78317

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC HABITAT
Theme_Keyword: OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE
Theme_Keyword: St. Croix
Theme_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Theme_Keyword: Buck Island Reef National Monument
Theme_Keyword: Biodiversity
Theme_Keyword: Rotenone
Theme_Keyword: Cryptic Fishes
Theme_Keyword: Ichthyocide
Theme_Keyword: Reef Ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Fish Community Structure
Theme_Keyword: Gobiesocidae
Theme_Keyword: Ophidiidae
Theme_Keyword: Bythitidae
Theme_Keyword: Gobiidae
Theme_Keyword: Labrisomidae
Theme_Keyword: Chaenopsidae
Theme_Keyword: Apogonidae
Theme_Keyword: Scaridae
Theme_Keyword: Labridae
Theme_Keyword: Pomacentridae
Theme_Keyword: Muraenidae
Theme_Keyword: Holocentridae
Theme_Keyword: Serranidae
Theme_Keyword: Trypterygiidae
Theme_Keyword: Dactyloscopidae
Theme_Keyword: Diploria
Theme_Keyword: Montastraea
Theme_Keyword: Acropora
Theme_Keyword: Agaricia
Theme_Keyword: Dendrogyra
Theme_Keyword: Porites
Theme_Keyword: Diadema
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS

Access_Constraints: To view constraints placed on dataset, please see Policy and Disclaimer section (from the panel on the left) on OBIS-USA web site at http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa. OBIS-USA renders information prepared by contributors accessible through dynamic on-line publication. It does not peer-review the quality of the data provided. However, it is confident that the data are the best available in electronic form. OBIS-USA does not own or try to control or limit the use of any data or products accessible through its website. Accordingly, it does not take responsibility for the quality of such data or products, or the use that people may make of them. Users must recognize that the analysis and interpretation of data requires background knowledge and expertise about marine biodiversity (including ecosystems and taxonomy). Users should be aware of possible errors in the use of species names, geo-referencing, data handing and mapping. They should crosscheck their results for possible errors, and qualify their interpretation of any results accordingly. Appropriate caution is thus necessary in the interpretation of results derived from OBIS-USA.

Use_Constraints:

Prior to use of these records in any analysis or report, Howard Jelks must be notified and if used the provenance of the original data must be acknowledged. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing USGS databases and acknowledge the use of the OBIS-USA facility. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS-USA.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: HOWARD JELKS

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PHILIP GOLDSTEIN

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: US Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71st Street
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32653
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 352-264-3492

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-887-6043

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hjelks@usgs.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Philip.Goldstein@Colorado.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Care was taken to insure quality control. Fishes collected with Rotenone were vouchered at Florida Museum of Natural History so identifications can be verified or altered as taxonomies are changed through time. The dataset only contains these vouchered specimens. HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: A handheld GPS and a field base map were used to locate sites. Distance to shore was based on GIS measurements. Latitude and longitude were converted to decimal degrees and rounded to five decimal places.

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Distribution_Information:

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: IOBIS/OBIS-US > UNITED STATES REGIONAL OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (OBIS) NODE
Contact_Person: PHILIP GOLDSTEIN

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-887-6043

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Philip.Goldstein@Colorado.edu

Resource_Description: BuckIslandFish

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Text

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa

Access_Instructions:

This will direct you to the OBIS-USA web site. Select Participants and Datasets from the panel on the left. Scroll down to BuckIslandFish and click on the "Go" button on the right for a Dataset Detail screen where you will see a map of dataset contents, and tabs for options to Get Data, see Metadata, or use the Data Dashboard for that dataset.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100727

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120117

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time