Dataset: Octocoral transects - species list

Name: Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals)
Published: 2018-04-05
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.733063.1

Project:

Collaborative research: Ecology and functional biology of octocoral communities (VI Octocorals)

LTREB Long-term coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 1987-2019 (St. John LTREB)

Principal Investigator:

Howard Lasker (State University of New York at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo)

Contact:

Howard Lasker (State University of New York at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2018-04-05

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2017 (St. John LTREB project, VI_Octocorals)

Abstract:

Octocoral species list used during surveys in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014-2018

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2018-04-05	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.733063.1	2019-11-05

Description

This dataset contains octocoral field codes for species names from survey conducted in St. John, US Virgin Islands between 2014 to 2017.

The related dataset: octocoral transects - adult colony height contains the field codes in this species list.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO data manager processing notes:
* after communication with the data contributor:
* changed Eunicea lacinata to accepted spelling Eunicea laciniata
* changed capitalization of field codes to all lower case
* Removed Plexaurella pumila and the synonym Plexaurella grandiflora as they were not in the transect dataset.
* Did not remove Plexaurella fusifera or synonym Plexaurella dichotoma
* there were two species with code mpi, changed Muriceopsis petila to code "mup"

Data Files

File
species_list.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 1.61 KB) MD5:533693c372b6d0549820aabf65d7f879 Primary data file for dataset ID 733063

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1334052

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Lasker_St_John		2014-07-17	Virgin Islands	Howard Lasker (Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
field_code	Species code used in field datasets (e.g. octocoral transects - adult colony height https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/682966)	unitless	taxon_code
species	Species name. Can include morphology information (e.g. encrusting) or forma nomenclature (e.g. Eunicea succinea f. plantaginea)	unitless	species