19 locations on Kahoolawe were surveyed in 1993 for coral coverage, fish communities, and sediment types. The data was published in a technical report (Jokiel et al., 1995) and a PhD dissertation (Te, 2000). It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze coral reef health based on coral coverage data mentioned in the description
- Study fish community composition based on fish survey data mentioned in the description
- Model sediment transport processes based on sediment type data mentioned in the description
- Compare reef conditions across different locations based on surveys from 19 sites
Strengths
- Data is linked to published scientific outputs (technical report and dissertation)
- Surveys cover 19 distinct locations for comparative analysis
Limitations
- Last updated 1993-05-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Rapid field assessment surveys
- Time Range
- 1993
- Geography
- Kahoolawe, Hawaii