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    • Coral Inventory at War in the Pacific National Historical Park - Open Format Dataset

    Metadata Updated: June 5, 2024

    Coral reef systems present in the park represent a vital element of Guam’s cultural, traditional, and economical heritage, and as such, are precious and in need of conservation. To facilitate the management of these resources, NPS determined that a Scleractinian (stony coral) species survey was necessary to establish a baseline for existing coral communities and other important factors for conservation. EnviroScience, Inc. performed a survey of stony coral species, coral habitat, and current evidence of stressors at WAPA’s Hågat and Asan Units in 2022. This report summarizes these findings from a management perspective and compares its findings to previous survey data from 1977 and 1999 (Eldridge et al. 1977; Amesbury et al. 1999). A current baseline for existing coral communities and other important factors for conservation necessitates the need for up-to-date data on the ___location, presence, relative abundance, and present health of corals. Park managers need this updated data to determine where and how to best focus conservation priorities and identify restoration opportunities. Management actions in park reef areas informed by this inventory included identifying locations where there were: high rates of sedimentation; high coral biomass; rare or threatened species, with a priority given to species endemic to Guam and listed as “threatened” under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302313

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 4, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024

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    Harvested from DOI EDI

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 4, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date June 5, 2024
    Publisher National Park Service
    Maintainer
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    Identifier NPS_DataStore_2302313
    Data First Published 2024-01-31T12:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-01-31
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    Bureau Code 010:24
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    Harvest Source Title DOI EDI
    Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302313
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    Program Code 010:118, 010:119
    Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > National Park Service
    Related Documents https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2302313
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 91eafab560e9a763dcd15991fd6e51e2a33b677a3764f7c3ae58a9456916bafe
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    Temporal 2022-04-21T12:00:00Z/2023-03-12T12:00:00Z

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