Coral Favorability: Overall Environmental Conditions: Present - Guam

The overall condition of the environment is a combination of managed and non-managed factors. While it is difficult for managers to prevent coral bleaching events, reefs experiencing fewer stressors may recover more quickly than reefs that were highly stressed at the time of bleaching. The scores for managed (see layer "gu_usgs_all_coralscore_mgt") and non-managed conditions (see layer "gu_usgs_all_coralscore_nonmgt") were averaged to produce an overall environmental favorability score. This layer represents a relative score for how favorable overall conditions are for coral growth and survival from a scale of 0 (worst) to 1 (best) in the present climate scenario. These data are provided for the island of Guam as a raster with a resolution of 1500 m.

Data and Resources

Graphic Preview

browse graphic

Metadata Date

2022-01-07

Metadata Tags

GCMD Keywords

Online Access

OGC:WCS (OGC Web Coverage Service)

These data are available for access with an OGC WCS compatible client

OGC:WMS (OGC Web Map Service)

These data are available for access with an OGC WMS compatible client
Distributor USGS Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC)
Point of Contact Monica M. Moritsch
USGS Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC)
mmoritsch@usgs.gov
Online Resource
Originator Monica M. Moritsch
USGS Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC)
mmoritsch@usgs.gov
Online Resource
Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
Online Resource
Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
General Documentation
Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2021-11-03
issued: 2021-11-03
revision: 2021-11-03
creation: 2021-11-03
issued: 2021-11-03
revision: 2021-11-03
creation: 2021-11-03
issued: 2021-11-03
revision: 2021-11-03
creation: 2021-11-03
issued: 2021-11-03
revision: 2021-11-03
Purpose These data can be used to visualize patterns of environmental favorability for coral growth and survival, highlighting similarities and dissimilarities in geographic patters across climate scenarios. These data were generated as part of a partnership between USGS and the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) to fill ocean data gaps identified by the Regional Ocean Data Sharing Initiative. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software for research purposes.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 13.669135926843765° S: 13.218337553777861° E: 144.98312517683726° W: 144.60571258543325°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Reef Habitat
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Reef > Coral Reef
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Governance/Management
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Conservation
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Human Settlements > Coastal Areas
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Sustainability > Environmental Sustainability
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Assessment
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Guam
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2021-11-03T00:00:00Z OGC web services (WMS and WFS) enabled by PacIOOS via GeoServer. Original data from source provider may have been reformatted, reprojected, or adjusted in other ways to optimize these capabilities.
Platforms
Ingestion Attributes
Instrument Attributes
Attribution Information
CF related