Dataset: Benthic cover 2014-2017

Name: Preliminary surveys of benthic cover before artificial reef construction in the Caribbean from 2014-2017
Published: 2015-01-14
Keywords: biota, oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:26.6062 E:-73.6051 S:18.08719 W:-78.51647

Temporal Extent: 2014 - 2017

Project:

Fish aggregations and biogeochemical hot spots across regional environmental gradients (Fish and biogeochem hot spots)

Principal Investigator:

Craig Layman (North Carolina State University, NCSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

2015-01-14

Version Date:

2015-01-14

Restricted:

Release Date:

2020-01-02

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final with updates expected

Preliminary surveys of benthic cover before artificial reef construction in the Caribbean from 2014-2017

Abstract:

Transect surveys enumerating seagrass, algal cover and benthic invertebrates were conducted at multiple sites in The Bahamas and Haiti in June 2014. The experiments utilized artificial reefs that mimic natural patch reef habitats, concentrating fishes at high densities.

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Description

Methods & Sampling

Species of seagrass, algae, other benthic cover (e.g., sponge, coral) or invertebrate species were counted from 1 m^2 quadrats. For seagrasses, the number of seagrass shoots were counted within 10 x 10 cm quadrats placed randomly within the larger 1 m^2 quadrat. Percent coverage was the proportion of 1 m^2 quadrat covered by that species, as measured on the standard Braun-Blanquet scale:
<5% (1 individual) – 0.1
<5% (few individuals) – 0.5
<5% (many individuals) – 1
5-25% - 2
25-50% - 3
50-75% - 4
75-100% - 5
Benthic invertebrates such as sponges, molluscs and starfish were counted from the 1 m^2 quadrats.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:

version: 2015-01-14
- added lat/lon for site HH1

version: 2014-12-30
- added lat/lon for sites AC, HH, HL, MH, SC

version: 2014-12-08
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- renamed parameters to BCO-DMO standard
- added lab, lat, lon columns

Data Files

File
benthic_cover_v3.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 349.47 KB) MD5:07516435cc4fa2e116465f25379aa154 Primary data file for dataset ID 542703

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1405198

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Layman_2014		2014-01-01	Caribbean_nearshore	Craig Layman (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
sea_biscuit_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
razor_clam_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
sea_urchin_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
sea_cucumber_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
sea_anemone_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
queen_conch_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
starfish_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
other_Conch_Whelk_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
Cassiopea_spp_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
stone_crab_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
large_hermit_crab_cnt	number counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	individuals	count
Dictyota_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
bud_coral_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Thalassia_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Dictyospaeria_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Porites_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Syringodium_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
green_turf_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
rose_coral_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Halodule_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Avrainvillea_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Chalinula_molitba_sponge_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Halimeda_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
red_turf_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
other_sponge_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Penicillus_all_other_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Batophora_oerstedii_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Rhipocephalus_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
unknown_brown_sheet_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Udotea_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Ceramium_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Penicillus_pyriformes_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Laurencia_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Cladophoropsis_macromeres_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Acetabilaria_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Cladophora_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Penicillus_dumetosus_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Valonia_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Caulerpa_sertularioides_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Gelidium_sp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Caulerpa_racemosa_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
unkown_brown_Cell_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Caulerpa_cupressoides_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Rosenvingea_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Caulerpa_paspaloides_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Cyanobacteria_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Ventricaria_spp_pcnt_cvr	seagrass percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
other_red_algae_pcnt_cvr	percent cover from 1 m^2 quadrats	percent	no_bcodmo_term
Thalassia_cnt1	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Thalassia_cnt2	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Thalassia_cnt3	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Thalassia_cnt4	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Syringodium_cnt1	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Syringodium_cnt2	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Syringodium_cnt3	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Syringodium_cnt4	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Halodule_cnt1	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Halodule_cnt2	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Halodule_cnt3	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count
Halodule_cnt4	seagrass shoots counted from within 10 x 10 cm quadrats	shoots	count

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