Dataset: Benthic Cover Transects

Name: Benthic cover transects sampled between July 2018 and December, 2018
Published: 2020-06-22
Keywords: benthic cover, seagrass, hurricane, disturbance, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.816326.1

Spatial Extent: N:27.94371 E:-97.08205 S:27.75471 W:-97.15306

Temporal Extent: 2018-07-09 - 2018-12-01

Project:

RAPID: Degradation and Resilience of Seagrass Ecosystem Structure and Function following a Direct Impact by Hurricane Harvey (Harvey Seagrass)

Principal Investigator:

Lauren Yeager (University of Texas - Marine Science Institute, UTMSI)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Kenneth Dunton (University of Texas - Marine Science Institute, UTMSI)

Contact:

Lauren Yeager (University of Texas - Marine Science Institute, UTMSI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2020-06-22

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Benthic cover transects sampled between July 2018 and December, 2018

Abstract:

Benthic cover transects sampled between July and December, 2018.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2020-06-22	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.816326.1	2020-09-22

Description

Benthic cover transects sampled between July 2018 and December 2018

Methods & Sampling

At each sampling site, two replicate, 10 m transects were placed and benthic cover was estimated along each transect in 2 m intervals. Areal percent cover of seagrass species or other benthic type was estimated by direct observation by trained observers, looking down at the seagrass canopy through the water using a 0.25 m2 quadrat framer subdivided into 100 cells with monofilament line.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO processing notes:

Added site locations (lat,lon)
Adjusted column headers to comply with database requirements

Data Files

File
benthic_cover_transects.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 21.75 KB) MD5:e6cafbaace5b35c2724d2aea1310aeff Primary data file for dataset ID 816326

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1807143

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Site_ID	Site name	unitless	site
Date	Data surveyed US Central Time	unitless	date
Site_Latitude	Latitude of site, west is negative	decimal degrees	lat
Site_Longitude	Longitude of site, south is negative	decimal degrees	lon
Transect_number	Transect replicate within a site (1-4)	unitless	replicate
Cover_0m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Bare	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_0m_Grassalaria	Percent cover at the 0 m mark of Grassalaria benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Bare	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_2m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 2 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Bare	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_4m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 4 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Bare	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_6m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 6 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Bare	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_8m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 8 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Halodule	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Halodule benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Thalassia	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Thalassia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Syringodium	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Syringodium benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Ruppia	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Ruppia benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Wrack	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Wrack benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Bare	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Bare benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover
Cover_10m_Halophila	Percent cover at the 10 m mark of Halophila benthic cover type	percent (%)	percent_cover

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