Hawai'i Coral Disease database (HICORDIS): species-specific coral health data from across the Hawaiian archipelago.

ABSTRACT: The Hawai'i Coral Disease database (HICORDIS) houses data on colony-level coral health condition observed across the Hawaiian archipelago, providing information to conduct future analyses on coral reef health in an era of changing environmental conditions. Colonies were identified to the lowest taxonomic classification possible (species or genera), measured and assessed for visual signs of health condition. Data were recorded for 286,071 coral colonies surveyed on 1819 transects at 660 sites between 2005 and 2015. The database contains observations for 60 species from 22 genera with 21 different health conditions. The goals of the HICORDIS database are to: i) provide open access, quality controlled and validated coral health data assembled from disparate surveys conducted across Hawai'i; i

SUBMITTER: Caldwell JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4969249 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature