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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
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USA
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2023-03-21
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Benthic invertebrate abundances associated with octocoral forests in St. John, US Virgin Islands from July 2019 to Jan 2020
2023-03-21
publication
2023-03-21
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2023-05-24
publication
https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.892248.1
Peter J. Edmunds
California State University Northridge
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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Cite this dataset as: Girard, J., Edmunds, P. J. (2023) Benthic invertebrate abundances associated with octocoral forests in St. John, US Virgin Islands from July 2019 to Jan 2020. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2023-03-21 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.892248.1 [access date]
Methods and Sampling: <p>This research was conducted from the University of the Virgin Islands Marine Station in Lameshur Bay St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands at depth ≤ 13 m during July – August 2019 and January 2020.<br />
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<strong>Methods &amp; Sampling:</strong><br />
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Benthic surveys of invertebrates and octocoral forests were conducted using the same quadrats (1 m2) on SCUBA during July – August of 2019 and in January of 2020 placed at ≤ 13-m depth. Quadrats were randomly placed along 20 m, non-overlapping transects that were positioned haphazardly along fringing reefs.Unitary organisms were recorded as individuals, and encrusting modular organisms were counted by the number of autonomous patches of biomass, with both expressed as organisms quadrat-1. Organisms were identified in situ or with reference photos (18.2 megapixels) using field guides (Humann et al., 2013), expert opinion (mostly for sponges), and an electronic reference catalog (Zea et al., 2014). Surveys were conducted at the Cabritte Horn, Tektite, and White Point study sites. Arborescent octocorals with their holdfasts present in the quadrat were measured and contributed to mean height, and density of octocoral canopy measurements. Octocoral height was quantified by measuring the distance from hold fast to to the most distal branch perpendicular to the benthos.</p>
<p>Canopy closure was quantified using a modified method from (Jennings et. al. 1999) whereby a GoPro Hero 3+ camera with a 130° field of view (manufacturer’s specification, Go-Pro., Inc. San Mateo, CA) was used to record still images in the center, and at each of the four corners, of quadrats, with all five images quadrat-1 recorded within &lt; 5 minutes. To avoid biases in estimating canopy closure caused by adjacent non-living substrata (e.g., boulders and rock walls), images were excluded when they included these features. Images were analyzed using ImageJ software (v1.52a, Schneider et al., 2012), in which 300 randomly located dots (~ 0.5 pixel in diameter) were superimposed on each image. The number of dots on the octocoral canopy were counted and expressed as a percentage of the dot population. This metric was used to quantify canopy closure, and the results from the five images quadrat-1 were averaged to characterize each quadrat.</p>
<p><strong>Instruments:</strong><br />
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PVC Quadrats (1 m2)<br />
Transect tapes<br />
Measuring ribbons with mm graduations<br />
GoPro Hero 3+ camera<br />
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1756678 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=1756678
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2019992 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2019992
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Peter J. Edmunds
California State University Northridge
818-677-2502
Department of Biology 18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge
CA
91330-8303
USA
peter.edmunds@csun.edu
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Dataset Version: 1
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Date
Site
lat
lon
Transect_Num
Quadrat_Num
Quadrat_Depth
Quadrat_ID
Mean_height_Octocorals_gt_50mm
Densty_Octocorals_gt_50mm
Mean_Closure
Num_of_Benthic_Invertebrates
Num_of_Taxa
Acropora_cervicornis
Acropora_palmata
Agaricia_agaricites
Agaricia_lamarcki
Agaricia_humilis
Agaricia_fragilis
Dichocoenia_stokesi
Colpophyllia_natans
Dendrogyra_cylindrus
Diploria_labyrinthiformis
Pseudodiploria_strigosa
Eusmilia_fastigiata
Favia_fragum
Leptoseris_helioseris_cucullata
Isophyllia_sinuosa
Manicina_areolata
Madracis_decactis
Madracis_mirabilis_auretenra
Montastrea_cavernosa
Meandrina_meandrites
Mussa_angulosa
Mycetophyllia_aliciae
Mycetophyllia_lamarckiana
Orbicella_annularis
Orbicella_faveolata
Orbicella_franksi
Porites_astreoides
Porites_divaricata
Porites_furcata
Porites_porites
Porites_colonensis
Scolymia_cubensis
Scolymia_lacera
Siderastrea_radians
Solenastrea_hyades
Siderastrea_siderea
Stephanocoenia_intersepta
Millepora_alcicornis
Stenopus_hispidus
Ancylomenes_pedersoni
Stenorhynchus_seticornis
Periclimenes_yucatanicus
Ophiuroidea
Diadema_antillarum
Echinometra_viridis
Arbacia_punctulata
Eucidaris_tribuloides
Echinometra_lucunter
Exaiptasia_diaphana
Bartholomea_annulata
Spirobranchus_giganteus
Pomatostegus_stellatus
Notaulax_occidentalis
Anamobaea_orstedii
Sabellidae_Unknown_1
Sabellidae_Unknown_2
Branchiomma_nigromaculatum
Serpulidae_Unknown_1
Sabellastarte_magnifica
Filogranella_sp
Serpulidae_Unknown_2
Bispira_melanostigma
Hermodice_carunculata
Cerithium_litteratum
Unknown_Gastropod
Cyphoma_gibbosum
Clavelina_picta
Rhopalaea_abdominalis
Polycarpa_spongiabilis
Palythoa_caribaeorum
Amphimedon_compressa
Unknown_13
Unknown_15
Unknown_14
Didemnidae
Spirastrella_coccinea
Unknown_16
Unknown_17
Smenospongia_aurea
Aplysinidae_tubes_Verongula_spp_Aiolochroia_spp
Aplysina_fulva
Unknown_5
Monanchora_arbuscula
Unknown_27
Cliona_delitrix
Niphates_digitalis
Unknown_12
Unknown_11
Ectyoplasia_ferox
Diplosoma_glandulosum
Unknown_1
Ircinia_strobilina
Eudistoma_obscuratum
Unknown_2
Unknown_26
Ircinia_felix
Aplysina_cauliformis
Erythropodium_caribaeorum
Ircinia_campana
Scopalina_ruetzleri
Unknown_18
Callyspongia_fallax
Siphonodictyon_coralliphagum
Unknown_25
Cinachyrella_kuekenthali
Mycale_laevis
Unknown_19
Unknown_23
Unknown_8
Unknown_24
Unknown_22
Ascidia_sydneiensis
Desmapsamma_anchorata
Callyspongia_plicifera
Clathria_Microciona_bulbotoxa
Unknown_6
Unknown_4
Unknown_10
Unknown_7
Spirastrella_hartmani
Clathria_Micronciona_spinosa
Unknown_21
Aiolochroia_crassa
Unknown_20
Unknown_3
Unknown_9
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B
GoPro Hero 3+ camera
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None, User defined
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depth
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density
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BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
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Underwater Camera
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BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
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Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals
https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/project/752508
Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals
<p><em>NSF Award Abstract:</em><br />
Coral reefs are exposed to a diversity of natural and anthropogenic disturbances, and the consequences for ecosystem degradation have been widely publicized. However, the reported changes have been biased towards fishes and stony corals, and for Caribbean reefs, the most notable example of this bias are octocorals ("soft corals"). Although they are abundant and dominate many Caribbean reefs, they are rarely included in studies due to the difficulty of both identifying them and in quantifying their abundances. In some places there is compelling evidence that soft corals have increased in abundance, even while stony corals have become less common. This suggests that soft corals are more resilient than stony corals to the wide diversity of disturbances that have been impacting coral corals. The best coral reefs on which to study these changes are those that have been studied for decades and can provide a decadal context to more recent events, and in this regard the reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands are unique. Stony corals on the reefs have been studied since 1987, and the soft corals from 2014. This provides unrivalled platform to evaluate patterns of octocoral abundance and recruitment; identify the patterns of change that are occurring on these reefs, and identify the processes responsible for the resilience of octocoral populations. The project will extend soft coral monitoring from 4 years to 8 years, and within this framework will examine the roles of baby corals, and their response to seafloor roughness, seawater flow, and seaweed, in determining the success of soft corals. The work will also assess whether the destructive effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria have modified the pattern of change. In concert with these efforts the project will be closely integrated with local high schools at which the investigators will host marine biology clubs and provide independent study opportunities for their students and teachers. Unique training opportunities will be provided to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a postdoctoral researcher, all of whom will study and work in St. John, and the investigators will train coral reef researchers to identify the species of soft corals through a hands-on workshop to be conducted in the Florida Keys.</p>
<p>Understanding how changing environmental conditions will affect the community structure of major biomes is the ecological objective defining the 21st century. The holistic effects of these conditions on coral reefs will be studied on shallow reefs within the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John, US Virgin Islands, which is the site of one of the longest-running, long-term studies of coral reef community dynamics in the region. With NSF-LTREB support, the investigators have been studying long-term changes in stony coral communities in this location since 1987, and in 2014 NSF-OCE support was used to build an octocoral "overlay" to this decadal perspective. The present project extends from this unique history, which has been punctuated by the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, to place octocoral synecology in a decadal context, and the investigators exploit a rich suite of legacy data to better understand the present and immediate future of Caribbean coral reefs. This four-year project will advance on two concurrent fronts: first, to extend time-series analyses of octocoral communities from four to eight years to characterize the pattern and pace of change in community structure, and second, to conduct a program of hypothesis-driven experiments focused on octocoral settlement that will uncover the mechanisms allowing octocorals to more effectively colonize substrata than scleractinian corals on present day reefs. Specifically, the investigators will conduct mensurative and manipulative experiments addressing four hypotheses focusing on the roles of: (1) habitat complexity in distinguishing between octocoral and scleractinian recruitment niches, (2) the recruitment niche in mediating post-settlement success, (3) competition in algal turf and macroalgae in determining the success of octocoral and scleractian recruits, and (4) role of octocoral canopies in modulating the flux of particles and larvae to the seafloor beneath. The results of this study will be integrated to evaluate the factors driving higher ecological resilience of octocorals versus scleractinians on present-day Caribbean reefs.</p>
<p>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.</p>
Octocoral Community Dynamics
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project
RUI: Pattern and process in four decades of change on Caribbean reefs
http://coralreefs.csun.edu/
RUI: Pattern and process in four decades of change on Caribbean reefs
<p><em>NSF Award Abstract:</em><br />
The coral reef crisis refers to the high rates of death affecting tropical reef-building corals throughout the world, and the strong likelihood that coral reefs will become functionally extinct within the current century. Knowledge of these trends comes from the monitoring of coral reefs to evaluate their health over time, with the most informative projects providing high-resolution information extending over decades. Such projects describe both how reefs are changing, and answer questions addressing the causes of the changes and the form in which reefs will persist in the future. This project focuses on coral reefs in United States waters, specifically around St. John in the US Virgin Islands. These reefs are protected within the Virgin Islands National Park, and have been studied more consistently and in greater detail than most reefs anywhere in the world. Building from 33 years of research, this project extends monitoring of these habitats by another five years, and uses the emerging base of knowledge, and the biological laboratory created by the reefs of St. John, to address the causes and consequences of the bottleneck preventing baby corals from repopulating the reefs. The work is accomplished with annual expeditions, staffed by faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and teachers, coupled with analyses of samples at California State University, Northridge, and Florida State University, Tallahassee. The students and teachers assist with the research goals at the center of this project, but also engage in independent study and integrate with the rich and diverse societal context and natural history of the Caribbean. The scope of the science agenda extends to schools in California, where students are introduced to the roles played by marine animals in ecosystem health, concepts of long-term change in the biological world, and the role of science engagement in promoting positive environmental outcomes. In addition to generating a wide spectrum of project deliverables focusing on scientific discovery, the project promotes STEM careers and train globally aware scientists and educators capable of supporting the science agenda of the United States in the 21st Century.</p>
<p>This project leverages one of the longest time-series analyses of Caribbean coral reefs to extend the time-series from 33 to 38 years, and it tests hypotheses addressing the causes and consequences of changing coral reef community structure. The project focuses on reefs within the Virgin Islands National Park (VINP) and along the shore of St. John, US Virgin Islands, and is integrated with stakeholders working in conservation (VINP) and local academia (University of the Virgin Islands). Beginning in 1987, the project has addressed detail-oriented analyses within a small spatial area that complements the large-scale analyses conducted by the VINP. The results of these efforts create an unrivaled context within which ecologically relevant hypotheses can be tested to elucidate mechanisms driving ecological change. Building from image- and survey- based analyses, 33 years of data reveal the extent to which these reefs have transitioned to a low-abundance coral state, and the importance of the bottleneck preventing coral recruits from contributing to adult size classes. The intellectual merits of this project leverage these discoveries to address eight hypotheses: (H1) long-term changes are defining a cryptic regime change, with the low coral abundance reinforced by, (H2) enhanced community resilience, (H3) low post-settlement success, (H4) negative effects of peyssonnelid algal crusts (PAC) on juvenile corals, (H5) inability of juvenile corals to match their phenotypes to future conditions, (H6) impaired population growth caused by reduced genetic diversity, (H7) the premium placed on PAC-free halos around Diadema sea urchins for coral recruitment, and (H8) biotic homogenization occurring on a landscape-scale.</p>
<p>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.</p>
<p>Related Projects:</p>
<ul>
<li>Affiliated with MCR-LTER - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/2222">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/2222</a></li>
<li>Serves as a new project that builds on NSF DEB-1350146 - RUI-LTREB Renewal: Three decades of coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 2014-2019 - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/734983">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/734983</a></li>
<li>Overlaps with OCE 17-56678 (which focuses on soft corals with H. Lasker) - Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/752508">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/752508</a></li>
<li>LTREB Long-term coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 1987-2019 - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/2272">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/2272</a></li>
<li>RUI: Pattern and process in four decades of change on Caribbean reefs - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/835192">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/835192</a></li>
<li>RAPID: Hurricane Irma: Effects of repeated severe storms on shallow Caribbean reefs and their changing ecological resilience - <a href="https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/722163">https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/722163</a></li>
</ul>
St John Coral Reefs
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oceans
-64.7313
-64.7186
18.307
18.3154
2019-07-26
2020-01-27
From projects that focused on the following 2 locations: 1. St. John, US Virgin Islands 2. United States Virgin Islands, St. John: 18.318, -64.7253
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Benthic invertebrate abundances associated with octocoral forests in St. John, US Virgin Islands from July 2019 to Jan 2020
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894982.rdf
Name: Date
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Date sample was taken in ISO 8601 format.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894983.rdf
Name: Site
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Site name</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894984.rdf
Name: lat
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Site latitude</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894985.rdf
Name: lon
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Site longitude</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894986.rdf
Name: Transect_Num
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Transect number at site</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894987.rdf
Name: Quadrat_Num
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Quadrat number on transect</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894988.rdf
Name: Quadrat_Depth
Units: meters (m)
Description: <p>Depth below the water's surface where the quadrat was placed</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894989.rdf
Name: Quadrat_ID
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Code to quickly identify quadrats. Letter is the first letter of the site and the number reflects the quadrat number at that site</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894990.rdf
Name: Mean_height_Octocorals_gt_50mm
Units: mm
Description: <p>Mean height of octocoral greater than 50mm Tall</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894991.rdf
Name: Densty_Octocorals_gt_50mm
Units: individuals per meter squared (#/m2)
Description: <p>Density of Octocorals greater than 50 mm Tall</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894992.rdf
Name: Mean_Closure
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Proportion of sky abscured by octocoral branched in quadrats. Averaged from 5 closure photos within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894993.rdf
Name: Num_of_Benthic_Invertebrates
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Total count of benthic invertebrates</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894994.rdf
Name: Num_of_Taxa
Units: per taxon
Description: <p>Total number of different taxonomic units</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894995.rdf
Name: Acropora_cervicornis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Acropora cervicornis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894996.rdf
Name: Acropora_palmata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Acropora palmata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894997.rdf
Name: Agaricia_agaricites
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Agaricia agaricites individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894998.rdf
Name: Agaricia_lamarcki
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Agaricia lamarcki individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/894999.rdf
Name: Agaricia_humilis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Agaricia humilis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895000.rdf
Name: Agaricia_fragilis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Agaricia fragilis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895001.rdf
Name: Dichocoenia_stokesi
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Dichocoenia stokesi individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895002.rdf
Name: Colpophyllia_natans
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Colpophyllia natans individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895003.rdf
Name: Dendrogyra_cylindrus
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Dendrogyra cylindrus individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895004.rdf
Name: Diploria_labyrinthiformis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Diploria labyrinthiformis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895005.rdf
Name: Pseudodiploria_strigosa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Pseudodiploria strigosa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895006.rdf
Name: Eusmilia_fastigiata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Eusmilia fastigiata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895007.rdf
Name: Favia_fragum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Favia fragum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895008.rdf
Name: Leptoseris_helioseris_cucullata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Leptoseris (helioseris) cucullata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895009.rdf
Name: Isophyllia_sinuosa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Isophyllia sinuosa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895010.rdf
Name: Manicina_areolata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Manicina areolata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895011.rdf
Name: Madracis_decactis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Madracis decactis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895012.rdf
Name: Madracis_mirabilis_auretenra
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Madracis mirabilis (auretenra) individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895013.rdf
Name: Montastrea_cavernosa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Montastrea cavernosa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895014.rdf
Name: Meandrina_meandrites
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Meandrina meandrites individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895015.rdf
Name: Mussa_angulosa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Mussa angulosa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895016.rdf
Name: Mycetophyllia_aliciae
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Mycetophyllia aliciae individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895017.rdf
Name: Mycetophyllia_lamarckiana
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Mycetophyllia lamarckiana individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895018.rdf
Name: Orbicella_annularis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Orbicella annularis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895019.rdf
Name: Orbicella_faveolata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Orbicella faveolata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895020.rdf
Name: Orbicella_franksi
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Orbicella franksi individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895021.rdf
Name: Porites_astreoides
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Porites astreoides individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895022.rdf
Name: Porites_divaricata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Porites divaricata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895023.rdf
Name: Porites_furcata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Porites furcata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895024.rdf
Name: Porites_porites
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Porites porites individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895025.rdf
Name: Porites_colonensis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Porites colonensis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895026.rdf
Name: Scolymia_cubensis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Scolymia cubensis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895027.rdf
Name: Scolymia_lacera
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Scolymia lacera individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895028.rdf
Name: Siderastrea_radians
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Siderastrea radians individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895029.rdf
Name: Solenastrea_hyades
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Solenastrea hyades individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895030.rdf
Name: Siderastrea_siderea
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Siderastrea siderea individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895031.rdf
Name: Stephanocoenia_intersepta
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Stephanocoenia intersepta individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895032.rdf
Name: Millepora_alcicornis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Millepora alcicornis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895033.rdf
Name: Stenopus_hispidus
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Stenopus hispidus individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895034.rdf
Name: Ancylomenes_pedersoni
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ancylomenes pedersoni individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895035.rdf
Name: Stenorhynchus_seticornis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Stenorhynchus seticornis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895036.rdf
Name: Periclimenes_yucatanicus
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Periclimenes yucatanicus individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895037.rdf
Name: Ophiuroidea
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ophiuroidea individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895038.rdf
Name: Diadema_antillarum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Diadema antillarum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895039.rdf
Name: Echinometra_viridis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Echinometra viridis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895040.rdf
Name: Arbacia_punctulata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Arbacia punctulata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895041.rdf
Name: Eucidaris_tribuloides
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Eucidaris tribuloides individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895042.rdf
Name: Echinometra_lucunter
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Echinometra lucunter individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895043.rdf
Name: Exaiptasia_diaphana
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Exaiptasia diaphana individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895044.rdf
Name: Bartholomea_annulata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Bartholomea annulata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895045.rdf
Name: Spirobranchus_giganteus
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Spirobranchus giganteus individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895046.rdf
Name: Pomatostegus_stellatus
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Pomatostegus stellatus individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895047.rdf
Name: Notaulax_occidentalis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Notaulax occidentalis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895048.rdf
Name: Anamobaea_orstedii
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Anamobaea orstedii individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895049.rdf
Name: Sabellidae_Unknown_1
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Sabellidae - Unknown 1 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895050.rdf
Name: Sabellidae_Unknown_2
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Sabellidae - Unknown 2 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895051.rdf
Name: Branchiomma_nigromaculatum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Branchiomma nigromaculatum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895052.rdf
Name: Serpulidae_Unknown_1
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Serpulidae - Unknown 1 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895053.rdf
Name: Sabellastarte_magnifica
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Sabellastarte magnifica individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895054.rdf
Name: Filogranella_sp
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Filogranella sp. individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895055.rdf
Name: Serpulidae_Unknown_2
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Serpulidae - Unknown 2 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895056.rdf
Name: Bispira_melanostigma
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Bispira melanostigma individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895057.rdf
Name: Hermodice_carunculata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Hermodice carunculata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895058.rdf
Name: Cerithium_litteratum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Cerithium litteratum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895059.rdf
Name: Unknown_Gastropod
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown Gastropod individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895060.rdf
Name: Cyphoma_gibbosum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Cyphoma gibbosum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895061.rdf
Name: Clavelina_picta
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Clavelina picta individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895062.rdf
Name: Rhopalaea_abdominalis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Rhopalaea abdominalis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895063.rdf
Name: Polycarpa_spongiabilis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Polycarpa spongiabilis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895064.rdf
Name: Palythoa_caribaeorum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Palythoa caribaeorum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895065.rdf
Name: Amphimedon_compressa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Amphimedon compressa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895066.rdf
Name: Unknown_13
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 13 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895067.rdf
Name: Unknown_15
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 15 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895068.rdf
Name: Unknown_14
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 14 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895069.rdf
Name: Didemnidae
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Didemnidae individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895070.rdf
Name: Spirastrella_coccinea
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Spirastrella coccinea individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895071.rdf
Name: Unknown_16
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 16 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895072.rdf
Name: Unknown_17
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 17 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895073.rdf
Name: Smenospongia_aurea
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Smenospongia aurea individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895074.rdf
Name: Aplysinidae_tubes_Verongula_spp_Aiolochroia_spp
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Aplysinidae tubes Verongula spp & Aiolochroia spp individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895075.rdf
Name: Aplysina_fulva
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Aplysina fulva individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895076.rdf
Name: Unknown_5
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 5 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895077.rdf
Name: Monanchora_arbuscula
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Monanchora arbuscula individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895078.rdf
Name: Unknown_27
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 27 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895079.rdf
Name: Cliona_delitrix
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Cliona delitrix individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895080.rdf
Name: Niphates_digitalis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Niphates digitalis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895081.rdf
Name: Unknown_12
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 12 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895082.rdf
Name: Unknown_11
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 11 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895083.rdf
Name: Ectyoplasia_ferox
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ectyoplasia ferox individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895084.rdf
Name: Diplosoma_glandulosum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Diplosoma glandulosum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895085.rdf
Name: Unknown_1
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 1 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895086.rdf
Name: Ircinia_strobilina
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ircinia strobilina individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895087.rdf
Name: Eudistoma_obscuratum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Eudistoma obscuratum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895088.rdf
Name: Unknown_2
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 2 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895089.rdf
Name: Unknown_26
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 26 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895090.rdf
Name: Ircinia_felix
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ircinia felix individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895091.rdf
Name: Aplysina_cauliformis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Aplysina cauliformis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895092.rdf
Name: Erythropodium_caribaeorum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Erythropodium caribaeorum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895093.rdf
Name: Ircinia_campana
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ircinia campana individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895094.rdf
Name: Scopalina_ruetzleri
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Scopalina ruetzleri individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895095.rdf
Name: Unknown_18
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 18 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895096.rdf
Name: Callyspongia_fallax
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Callyspongia fallax individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895097.rdf
Name: Siphonodictyon_coralliphagum
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Siphonodictyon coralliphagum individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895098.rdf
Name: Unknown_25
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 25 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895099.rdf
Name: Cinachyrella_kuekenthali
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Cinachyrella kuekenthali individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895100.rdf
Name: Mycale_laevis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Mycale laevis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895101.rdf
Name: Unknown_19
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 19 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895102.rdf
Name: Unknown_23
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 23 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895103.rdf
Name: Unknown_8
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 8 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895104.rdf
Name: Unknown_24
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 24 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895105.rdf
Name: Unknown_22
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 22 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895106.rdf
Name: Ascidia_sydneiensis
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Ascidia sydneiensis individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895107.rdf
Name: Desmapsamma_anchorata
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Desmapsamma anchorata individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895108.rdf
Name: Callyspongia_plicifera
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Callyspongia plicifera individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895109.rdf
Name: Clathria_Microciona_bulbotoxa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Clathria (Microciona) bulbotoxa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895110.rdf
Name: Unknown_6
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 6 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895111.rdf
Name: Unknown_4
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 4 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895112.rdf
Name: Unknown_10
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 10 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895113.rdf
Name: Unknown_7
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 7 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895114.rdf
Name: Spirastrella_hartmani
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Spirastrella hartmani individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895115.rdf
Name: Clathria_Micronciona_spinosa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Clathria (Micronciona) spinosa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895116.rdf
Name: Unknown_21
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 21 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895117.rdf
Name: Aiolochroia_crassa
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Aiolochroia crassa individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895118.rdf
Name: Unknown_20
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 20 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895119.rdf
Name: Unknown_3
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 3 individuals within the quadrat</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/895120.rdf
Name: Unknown_9
Units: per individual
Description: <p>Count of Unknown 9 individuals within the quadrat</p>
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<p>This research was conducted from the University of the Virgin Islands Marine Station in Lameshur Bay St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands at depth ≤ 13 m during July – August 2019 and January 2020.<br />
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<strong>Methods &amp; Sampling:</strong><br />
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Benthic surveys of invertebrates and octocoral forests were conducted using the same quadrats (1 m2) on SCUBA during July – August of 2019 and in January of 2020 placed at ≤ 13-m depth. Quadrats were randomly placed along 20 m, non-overlapping transects that were positioned haphazardly along fringing reefs.Unitary organisms were recorded as individuals, and encrusting modular organisms were counted by the number of autonomous patches of biomass, with both expressed as organisms quadrat-1. Organisms were identified in situ or with reference photos (18.2 megapixels) using field guides (Humann et al., 2013), expert opinion (mostly for sponges), and an electronic reference catalog (Zea et al., 2014). Surveys were conducted at the Cabritte Horn, Tektite, and White Point study sites. Arborescent octocorals with their holdfasts present in the quadrat were measured and contributed to mean height, and density of octocoral canopy measurements. Octocoral height was quantified by measuring the distance from hold fast to to the most distal branch perpendicular to the benthos.</p>
<p>Canopy closure was quantified using a modified method from (Jennings et. al. 1999) whereby a GoPro Hero 3+ camera with a 130° field of view (manufacturer’s specification, Go-Pro., Inc. San Mateo, CA) was used to record still images in the center, and at each of the four corners, of quadrats, with all five images quadrat-1 recorded within &lt; 5 minutes. To avoid biases in estimating canopy closure caused by adjacent non-living substrata (e.g., boulders and rock walls), images were excluded when they included these features. Images were analyzed using ImageJ software (v1.52a, Schneider et al., 2012), in which 300 randomly located dots (~ 0.5 pixel in diameter) were superimposed on each image. The number of dots on the octocoral canopy were counted and expressed as a percentage of the dot population. This metric was used to quantify canopy closure, and the results from the five images quadrat-1 were averaged to characterize each quadrat.</p>
<p><strong>Instruments:</strong><br />
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PVC Quadrats (1 m2)<br />
Transect tapes<br />
Measuring ribbons with mm graduations<br />
GoPro Hero 3+ camera<br />
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B</p>
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<p>To calculate canopy closure images were analyzed using ImageJ software (v1.52a, Schneider et al., 2012), in which 300 randomly located dots (~ 0.5 pixel in diameter) were superimposed on each image. The number of dots on the octocoral canopy were counted and expressed as a percentage of the dot population. To aid in the quantification of dots a grid of twenty squares was superimposed on the image. Each "box" was scored for the number of points in it that fell on the octocoral canopy. All twenty boxes for each image were summed for the total points out of 300 falling on the octocoral canopy.<br />
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BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:<br />
* Source file "St.John_BenthicInvertebrates_Octocoral Forests.csv" imported into the BCO-DMO data system<br />
* Column names adjusted to conform to BCO-DMO naming conventions designed to support broad re-use by a variety of research tools and scripting languages. [Only numbers, letters, and underscores.&nbsp; Can not start with a number]<br />
* Column names with taxonomic names matched to known names in the World Register of marine species (WoRMS) using the taxa match tool on 2023-01-13.&nbsp; A supplemental table was added including the names used in column names of&nbsp;this dataset, and the matched AphiaID, LSID and accepted name.<br />
* lat and lon added to the data from a site list<br />
* Date format converted to ISO 8601 format<br />
* Mean closure rounded to 4 decimal places and mean octocoral height rounded to two decimal places.</p>
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Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B Instrument Name: Camera Instrument Short Name:camera Instrument Description: All types of photographic equipment including stills, video, film and digital systems. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/311/
GoPro Hero 3+ camera
GoPro Hero 3+ camera
PI Supplied Instrument Name: GoPro Hero 3+ camera Instrument Name: Underwater Camera Instrument Short Name: Instrument Description: All types of photographic equipment that may be deployed underwater including stills, video, film and digital systems. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/180/