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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Community composition of benthic invertebrates on underwater cultural heritage and coral reefs from Palau aquired May to November 2022
2026-04-27
publication
2026-04-27
revision
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)
2026-04-27
publication
https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.997105.1
Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
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Cite this dataset as: Meyer-Kaiser, K. (2026) Community composition of benthic invertebrates on underwater cultural heritage and coral reefs from Palau aquired May to November 2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-04-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.997105.1 [access date]
Corals on ship and plane wrecks Dataset Description: Methods and Sampling: <p>We collected images from three UCH sites and surrounding coral reefs in Palau (Micronesia, western Pacific). Sites were selected based on accessibility, depth (≤ 6 m), and proximity to naturally-occurring coral reefs. All UCH dated from WWII, meaning that at the time of sampling, structures had rested on the seafloor for approximately 80 years. In May 2022, we collected images from two World War II shipwrecks: the “Fish N Fins shipwreck” (henceforth FNF) was located near a dive shop by the same name, and the “Taoch shipwreck” was located in the Taoch region of Palau’s Rock Island Southern Lagoon. Unfortunately, the identity of these two shipwrecks is unknown. In November 2022, we collected images from an Aichi E13A “Jake” sea plane wreck (henceforth Plane) near Ngermid.</p>
<p>We collected images of the sessile invertebrate fauna at each site using a Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens, a GoPro Hero 7 with a wide-angle lens, and two Olympus TG-6 cameras. Wide-angle photography was used to record adult corals or other sessile invertebrates (≤ 5 cm diameter) in quadrats (0.34 ± 0.01 m<sup>2</sup>, mean ± SE). Olympus cameras were used for macro photography of young coral recruits (&lt; 5 cm diameter), with each recruit being photographed individually to enable identification. A size scale was included in images to show colony size and quadrat area.</p>
<p>Images were recorded in transects at each site. The FNF shipwreck was oriented in an upright position, was 30 m long, and stretched from the seafloor (4 m depth) to above the sea surface. Images were recorded in three transects on the starboard hull (4, 3, and 2 m depth), one transect along the starboard gunnel (1 m depth), one transect on the port side (2 - 4 m depth), and one transect on the deck of the ship (2 m depth). Each transect stretched the length of the ship, ~30 m. A coral reef interspersed with sandy sediment surrounded the FNF shipwreck on both sides. Coral heads and coral rubble occurred on the seafloor within 1 m of the shipwreck, so there was almost no gap between the shipwreck and the adjacent natural reef. Quadrats were recorded from the coral reef (4 m depth) in three transects, each 20 – 30 m in length: near the starboard side, near the port side, and near the bow of the shipwreck.</p>
<p>The Taoch shipwreck was oriented on its side and 30 m long. It rested on the seafloor at 6 m depth and stretched to 1 m depth. Images were collected in transects that stretched the length of the ship: three transects on the hull (6 m, 3 m, 1 m depth) and 2 transects on the deck (6 m, 4 m depth). The seafloor on the deck side of the shipwreck was blanketed by sand and punctuated by sparse coral heads. On the hull side of the wreck, there was an area of sand ~2–5 m wide, and then a dense coral reef sloped upward to shore. Quadrats were recorded from this sloping coral reef in transects running the length of the ship: two transects (6 m, 3 m) on the hull side of the shipwreck and one transect (6 m depth) on the deck side of the shipwreck.</p>
<p>The seaplane rested approximately in flight orientation on the seafloor at 2 m depth. Quadrats from this aircraft were photographed in 2 transects: along the fuselage (12 m long), and along the wings (15 m). A coral reef covered the limestone walls of the U-shaped bay where the plane wreck rested, with a gap of 1 – 5 m from the airplane. This surrounding coral reef was photographed in a single transect stretching around the tail of the aircraft (~20 m long, 2 m depth). &nbsp;</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2048678 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2048678
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Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
508-289-3713
266 Woods Hole Road MS #34
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1535
USA
kmeyer@whoi.edu
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Photo_Name
Date
Site
Lat
Long
Category
Transect
Depth_m
Acanthastrea
Acropora
Cantharellus
Coelastrea
Ctenactis
Cycloseris
Cyphastrea
Echinopora
Dipsastraea
Favites
Fungia
Galaxea
Goniastrea
Goniopora
Heliofungia
Alcyoniidae
Leptastrea
Leptoseris
Lobophyllia
Millepora
Montastraea
Montipora
Mycedium
Oulophyllia
Oxypora
Pachyseris
Paramontastraea
Parascolymia
Pavona
Pectinia
Phymastrea
Physogyra
Platygyra
Plerogyra
Pocillopora
Porites
Sandalolitha
Sarcophyton
Stylaraea
Stylocoeniella
Symphyllia
Trachyphyllia
Unknown
Ascidian
Sponge
Wire_coral
Oysters
Giant_clam
Tube_worm
Anemone
Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens
GoPro Hero 7 with a wide-angle lens
Olympus TG-6 cameras
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None, User defined
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date
site
latitude
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transect
depth
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BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
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Camera
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Collaborative Research: How do selection, plasticity, and dispersal interact to determine coral success in warmer and more variable environments?
https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/project/884397
Collaborative Research: How do selection, plasticity, and dispersal interact to determine coral success in warmer and more variable environments?
<p><strong>NSF Award Abstract:</strong><br />
Coral reefs host thousands of marine species, help protect coastlines from storm damage, generate tourism, and house fish used for human consumption. However, corals are vulnerable to increasing water temperatures, which can lead to coral death. One way for reefs to survive in warming oceans is for corals that are well-suited to warmer waters to repopulate reefs that have less temperature-tolerant individuals. For this strategy to succeed, however, the more temperature-tolerant corals need to be able to disperse to and survive in these different environments. This project takes advantage of reef systems in the Pacific nation of Palau that naturally experience a wide range in temperatures across short geographic distances. Using cutting-edge ecological and genomic techniques, the team of investigators is directly testing whether young corals from Palau’s warmest reefs can successfully be carried by ocean currents to Palau’s currently cooler reefs and subsequently survive and thrive in these habitats. Given the relevance of this research for the local ecology, the team is disseminating results to the Palauan government through a written report in conjunction with Palauan scientists who are interning with the team, and to the Palauan people through public presentations. As part of this work, the investigators are maintaining a blog and are organizing a music-lecture series combining dance, music, and science to promote awareness of the coral reef crisis across English and Spanish-speaking communities in the US. Results from this project are informing restoration and conservation practices of the Coral Conservation Consortium as well as other efforts worldwide.</p>
<p>A major question in evolutionary biology is how plasticity and adaptation interact to influence survival under novel environments. Understanding these processes is increasingly important as rising temperatures associated with climate change influence species globally. For marine organisms with pelagic larval phases, including reef-building corals, the post-settlement period constitutes a critical bottleneck for adaptation and plasticity, with the added complexity that the conditions experienced and time spent as larvae can incur carryover effects. This project leverages reefs in Palau that span a steep environmental gradient to study how environmental variation drives selection and plasticity and to examine if dispersal between reefs limits success across habitats due to carryover effects. The investigators are testing the overarching hypothesis that corals from warmer and more variable environments are adapted to warmer temperatures and exhibit increased plasticity, but that dispersal between reefs incurs a fitness cost. The team integrates field and molecular techniques to: 1) investigate the degree of selection occurring on warmer and more variable reefs, 2) test whether corals transplanted to more variable environments improve their thermal tolerance through developmental plasticity, and 3) examine whether delays in metamorphosis required for dispersal across reefs comes at a fitness cost due to carryover effects.</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>
Palau coral selection plasticity dispersal
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2022-11-10
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Community composition of benthic invertebrates on underwater cultural heritage and coral reefs from Palau aquired May to November 2022
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
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997194.rdf
Name: Photo_Name
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Picture name</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997195.rdf
Name: Date
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Sampling date</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997196.rdf
Name: Site
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Sampling site (FNF wreck, Taoch wrech, or Plane wreck)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997197.rdf
Name: Lat
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Sampling latitude (south is negative)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997198.rdf
Name: Long
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Sampling longitude (west is negative)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997199.rdf
Name: Category
Units: unitless
Description: <p>UCH adult (organism > 5cm diameter living on the ship or plane wreck), UCH juvenile (coral < 5cm living on the ship or plane wreck), Reef adult (organism > 5 cm living on the adjacent naturally-occuring coral reef)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997200.rdf
Name: Transect
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Code for which transect an image was recorded from (numbers are arbitrary)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997201.rdf
Name: Depth_m
Units: meters (m)
Description: <p>Sampling depth</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997202.rdf
Name: Acanthastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Acanthastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997203.rdf
Name: Acropora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Acropora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997204.rdf
Name: Cantharellus
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Cantharellus observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997205.rdf
Name: Coelastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Coelastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997206.rdf
Name: Ctenactis
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Ctenactis observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997207.rdf
Name: Cycloseris
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Cycloseris observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997208.rdf
Name: Cyphastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Cyphastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997209.rdf
Name: Echinopora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Echinopora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997210.rdf
Name: Dipsastraea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Dipsastraea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997211.rdf
Name: Favites
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Favites observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997212.rdf
Name: Fungia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Fungia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997213.rdf
Name: Galaxea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Galaxea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997214.rdf
Name: Goniastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Goniastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997215.rdf
Name: Goniopora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Goniopora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997216.rdf
Name: Heliofungia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Heliofungia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997217.rdf
Name: Alcyoniidae
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Alcyoniidae observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997218.rdf
Name: Leptastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Leptastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997219.rdf
Name: Leptoseris
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Leptoseris observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997220.rdf
Name: Lobophyllia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Lobophyllia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997221.rdf
Name: Millepora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Millepora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997222.rdf
Name: Montastraea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Montastraea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997223.rdf
Name: Montipora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Montipora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997224.rdf
Name: Mycedium
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Mycedium observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997225.rdf
Name: Oulophyllia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Oulophyllia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997226.rdf
Name: Oxypora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Oxypora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997227.rdf
Name: Pachyseris
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Pachyseris observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997228.rdf
Name: Paramontastraea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Paramontastraea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997229.rdf
Name: Parascolymia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Parascolymia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997230.rdf
Name: Pavona
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Pavona observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997231.rdf
Name: Pectinia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Pectinia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997232.rdf
Name: Phymastrea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Phymastrea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997233.rdf
Name: Physogyra
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Physogyra observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997234.rdf
Name: Platygyra
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Platygyra observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997235.rdf
Name: Plerogyra
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Plerogyra observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997236.rdf
Name: Pocillopora
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Pocillopora observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997237.rdf
Name: Porites
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Porites observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997238.rdf
Name: Sandalolitha
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Sandalolitha observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997239.rdf
Name: Sarcophyton
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Sarcophyton observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997240.rdf
Name: Stylaraea
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Stylaraea observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997241.rdf
Name: Stylocoeniella
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Stylocoeniella observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997242.rdf
Name: Symphyllia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Symphyllia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997243.rdf
Name: Trachyphyllia
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Trachyphyllia observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997244.rdf
Name: Unknown
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Unknown observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997245.rdf
Name: Ascidian
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Ascidian observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997246.rdf
Name: Sponge
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Sponge observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997247.rdf
Name: Wire_coral
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Wire_coral observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997248.rdf
Name: Oysters
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Oysters observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997249.rdf
Name: Giant_clam
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Giant_clam observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997250.rdf
Name: Tube_worm
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Tube_worm observed in the image</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/997251.rdf
Name: Anemone
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of Anemone observed in the image</p>
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
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<p>We collected images from three UCH sites and surrounding coral reefs in Palau (Micronesia, western Pacific). Sites were selected based on accessibility, depth (≤ 6 m), and proximity to naturally-occurring coral reefs. All UCH dated from WWII, meaning that at the time of sampling, structures had rested on the seafloor for approximately 80 years. In May 2022, we collected images from two World War II shipwrecks: the “Fish N Fins shipwreck” (henceforth FNF) was located near a dive shop by the same name, and the “Taoch shipwreck” was located in the Taoch region of Palau’s Rock Island Southern Lagoon. Unfortunately, the identity of these two shipwrecks is unknown. In November 2022, we collected images from an Aichi E13A “Jake” sea plane wreck (henceforth Plane) near Ngermid.</p>
<p>We collected images of the sessile invertebrate fauna at each site using a Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens, a GoPro Hero 7 with a wide-angle lens, and two Olympus TG-6 cameras. Wide-angle photography was used to record adult corals or other sessile invertebrates (≤ 5 cm diameter) in quadrats (0.34 ± 0.01 m<sup>2</sup>, mean ± SE). Olympus cameras were used for macro photography of young coral recruits (&lt; 5 cm diameter), with each recruit being photographed individually to enable identification. A size scale was included in images to show colony size and quadrat area.</p>
<p>Images were recorded in transects at each site. The FNF shipwreck was oriented in an upright position, was 30 m long, and stretched from the seafloor (4 m depth) to above the sea surface. Images were recorded in three transects on the starboard hull (4, 3, and 2 m depth), one transect along the starboard gunnel (1 m depth), one transect on the port side (2 - 4 m depth), and one transect on the deck of the ship (2 m depth). Each transect stretched the length of the ship, ~30 m. A coral reef interspersed with sandy sediment surrounded the FNF shipwreck on both sides. Coral heads and coral rubble occurred on the seafloor within 1 m of the shipwreck, so there was almost no gap between the shipwreck and the adjacent natural reef. Quadrats were recorded from the coral reef (4 m depth) in three transects, each 20 – 30 m in length: near the starboard side, near the port side, and near the bow of the shipwreck.</p>
<p>The Taoch shipwreck was oriented on its side and 30 m long. It rested on the seafloor at 6 m depth and stretched to 1 m depth. Images were collected in transects that stretched the length of the ship: three transects on the hull (6 m, 3 m, 1 m depth) and 2 transects on the deck (6 m, 4 m depth). The seafloor on the deck side of the shipwreck was blanketed by sand and punctuated by sparse coral heads. On the hull side of the wreck, there was an area of sand ~2–5 m wide, and then a dense coral reef sloped upward to shore. Quadrats were recorded from this sloping coral reef in transects running the length of the ship: two transects (6 m, 3 m) on the hull side of the shipwreck and one transect (6 m depth) on the deck side of the shipwreck.</p>
<p>The seaplane rested approximately in flight orientation on the seafloor at 2 m depth. Quadrats from this aircraft were photographed in 2 transects: along the fuselage (12 m long), and along the wings (15 m). A coral reef covered the limestone walls of the U-shaped bay where the plane wreck rested, with a gap of 1 – 5 m from the airplane. This surrounding coral reef was photographed in a single transect stretching around the tail of the aircraft (~20 m long, 2 m depth). &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Images were used to visually identify and count sessile invertebrates living on each wreck and the adjacent coral reefs. Coral colonies were delineated based on margins – all polyps enclosed within contiguous, visible margins were counted as one colony, regardless of colony size. In a few cases, large coral colonies appeared in adjacent images, but these colonies were only counted in one image. Coral species were identified to the genus level by comparison to published guides (Erhardt and Knop, 2005; Veron <em>et al.</em>, 2016; Kelley, 2022). All coral identifications were updated to match the most recent available taxonomic revisions (Kelley, 2022). Other sessile invertebrate species were identified to broad taxonomic categories (e.g., wire coral, sponge, tube worm).&nbsp;</p>
<p>We also recorded metadata for each photo including its site, transect, and organism type (UCH adult, UCH juvenile, or Reef adult). We analyzed 493 photos from the FNF site (shipwreck and natural reef), 472 photos from the Taoch site, and 232 photos from the Plane site. Altogether, 5835 individuals were identified.</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
* Converted Date field from "%d-%b-%y" format to "%Y-%m-%d" string format
* Converted Lat field from degrees-decimal_minutes format (with N/S directional) to decimal degrees
* Converted Long field from degrees-decimal_minutes format (with E/W directional) to decimal degrees
* Rounded Long field to 7 decimal places
* Renamed fields by replacing spaces with underscores across specified fields
* Organism names checked in World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
* Zipped images and added to landing page
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Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens
Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Nikon D850 camera with a wide-angle lens 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 7 with a wide-angle lens
GoPro Hero 7 with a wide-angle lens
PI Supplied Instrument Name: GoPro Hero 7 with a wide-angle lens 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/
Olympus TG-6 cameras
Olympus TG-6 cameras
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Olympus TG-6 cameras 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/