Moorea Coral Reef LTER - French Polynesia

Basic Information
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Site Name
Moorea Coral Reef LTER
Short name
MCR LTER
Country
French Polynesia
Web Address
http://mcr.lternet.edu
Site Manager
Andrew Brooks
Site Description
The Moorea Coral Reef LTER site encompasses the coral reef complex that surrounds the island of Moorea, French Polynesia (17°30'S, 149°50'W). Moorea is a small, triangular volcanic island 20 km west of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:06

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2005
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
US LTER✔ (LTER-NAM-US-25)This site is a verified "US LTER" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -17.38 Longitude: -149.67

Size
ca. 50000.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
-20.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Marine
Tropical coral
Air Temperature: Average Annual
25.90°C
Precipitation Annual
1718.00mm
Geology
Volcanic island.
Vegetation
Algal.
Soils
Coral-derived substrate and sand.
Hydrology
Coral reef.
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
LTSER