Reef Observation Points by Charles Birkeland

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION


  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Dawn Wright Oregon St.
      Publication_Date: 20010509
      Title: Reef Observation Points by Charles Birkeland
      Edition: 1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tutuila, American Samoa
        Publisher: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Office
      Other_Citation_Details:
      Online_Linkage: HTTP://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Charles Birkeland
          Publication_Date: 1999
          Title: same as above
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
            Publisher: University of Hawaii, Zoology
          Online_Linkage: none
  Description:
    Abstract:
      These point observations were provided by Charles
      Birkeland, of Hawaii, based in part on studies describes in
      the paper Green, A.L., Birkeland, C.E., and Randall, R.H.,
      1999. years of disturbance and change in Fagatele Bay
      National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa, Pacific Science,
      53(4): 376-400, and references therein.
      The aims of the study were to:
      (1) describe the coral reef communities within the
      sanctuary, and
      (2) to examine the changes that have occurred in those
      communities over the last 20 years, as a result of several
      major (crown-of-thorns starfish in 1979, major
      hurricanes 1990 and 1991, unusually high water temps in
      1994, fishing).
      Attributes were taken from existing digital data provided
      by Birkeland.
    Purpose:
      This coverage is for very rough comparison with future
      studies to be conducted in the sanctuary and around
      Tutuila, starting
      with the rebreather mission in May, 2001
    Supplemental_Information:
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        Beginning_Date: 20010509
        Ending_Date: 20010520
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
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      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.7585
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.3678
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  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: fish counts
      Theme_Keyword: scuba
      Theme_Keyword: underwater photography
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: SW Pacific
      Place_Keyword: Samoa
      Place_Keyword: American Samoa
      Place_Keyword: Tutuila
      Place_Keyword: island
      Place_Keyword: Pacific islands GIS
  Access_Constraints:
    none
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
        Contact_Person: Dawn Wright
      Contact_Position: collaborator
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University Geosciences
        City: Corvallis
        State_or_Province: OR
        Postal_Code: 97331-5506
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-1229
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-737-1200
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu
      Hours_of_Service: noon to 5 (email is best)
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Arc/Info coverage format
    c:\workspace\birkpt
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION


  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      provided by Charles Birkeland (pers. comm.)
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
  Completeness_Report:
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Dawn Wright Oregon St.
          Publication_Date: 20010509
          Title: Reef Observation Transects by Green, Birkeland, & Randall
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Tutuila, American Samoa
            Publisher: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Office
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: HTTP://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Charles Birkeland, A.L. Green, R.H. Randall
              Publication_Date: 1999
              Title: same as above
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: University of Hawaii, Zoology
                Publisher: Pacific Science, 53(4): 376-400
              Online_Linkage: none
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        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Dawn Wright Oregon St.
          Publication_Date: 20010509
          Title: Reef Observation Points by Charles Birkeland
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Tutuila, American Samoa
            Publisher: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Office
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: HTTP://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Charles Birkeland,
              Publication_Date: 1999
              Title: same as above
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
                Publisher: University of Hawaii, Zoology
              Online_Linkage: none
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      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Dawn Wright Oregon St.
          Publication_Date: 20010509
          Title: Reef Observation Points by Charles Birkeland
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Tutuila, American Samoa
            Publisher: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Office
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: HTTP://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Charles Birkeland,
              Publication_Date: 1999
              Title: same as above
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
                Publisher: University of Hawaii, Zoology
              Online_Linkage: none
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      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
            Contact_Person: Dawn Wright
          Contact_Position: collaborator
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University Geosciences
            City: Corvallis
            State_or_Province: OR
            Postal_Code: 97331-5506
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-1229
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-737-1200
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu
          Hours_of_Service: noon to 5 (email is best)

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION


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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION


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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION


  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
        Contact_Person: Dawn Wright
      Contact_Position: collaborator
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University Geosciences
        City: Corvallis
        State_or_Province: OR
        Postal_Code: 97331-5506
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-1229
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-737-1200
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu
      Hours_of_Service: noon to 5 (email is best)
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          Compatibility_Information:
            ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcExplorer
    Fees: none
    Ordering_Instructions:
      http: HTTP://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION


  Metadata_Date: 20010509
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20010509
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
        Contact_Person: Dawn Wright
      Contact_Position: collaborator
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
        Address: 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University Geosciences
        City: Corvallis
        State_or_Province: OR
        Postal_Code: 97331-5506
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-1229
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-737-1200
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu
      Hours_of_Service: noon to 5 (email is best)
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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