| 3 Species macroalgal cover at month 3 in experimental plots on Fringing reef (Coral Biodiversity project) | The percent macroalgal cover within the plot.
| Cover_Percentage |
| Summed coral cover along the four accessory transects in St. John from 1989 to 2017 | combined coral cover during 1989
| Coral_1989 |
| Summed coral cover along the four accessory transects in St. John from 1989 to 2017 | combined coral cover during 1995
| Coral_1995 |
| Summed coral cover along the four accessory transects in St. John from 1989 to 2017 | combined coral cover during 1996
| Coral_1996 |
| Summed coral cover along the four accessory transects in St. John from 1989 to 2017 | combined coral cover during Jul 2017
| Coral_Jul_17 |
| Summed coral cover along the four accessory transects in St. John from 1989 to 2017 | combined coral cover during Nov 2017
| Coral_Nov_17 |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | crustose coralline algae coverage
| CCA |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | coverage by short turf less than 0.5 cm
| short_tuf |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | coverage by tall turf greater than 0.5 cm
| tall_turf |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | total cyanobacteria coverage
| Total_cyanobacteria |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | total Dictyota coverage
| Total_Dictyota |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | total macroalgae coverage
| Total_macroalgae |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | total Sargassum coverage
| Total_Sargassum |
| Algal cover from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 | total upright algal coverage
| Total_upright_algal_cover |
| Percent cover of algal habitat types on a by-transect and/or subsample basis recorded during emergent and rapid emergent surveys conducted in the subtidal zone of northern California, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, from 1999 to 2023 | The percentage of the particular habitat type over (covering) the transect or transect subsample
| PercentCover |
| Algal species ID from herbivore exclusion and nutrient enrichment experiments conducted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during 2009-2012 (HERBVRE project) | percent cover by taxon
| abund |
| Species interaction and annual colonization experimental (ACE) data from the rocky intertidal zone, Oregon Coast from 2011 to 2023 | Total % cover acorn barnacles.
| Tot_AcornBarns |
| Species interaction and annual colonization experimental (ACE) data from the rocky intertidal zone, Oregon Coast from 2011 to 2023 | Total % cover algal crusts.
| Tot_Crust |
| Species interaction and annual colonization experimental (ACE) data from the rocky intertidal zone, Oregon Coast from 2011 to 2023 | Total % cover free space.
| Tot_Free |
| Species interaction and annual colonization experimental (ACE) data from the rocky intertidal zone, Oregon Coast from 2011 to 2023 | Total % cover gooseneck barnacles.
| Tot_GooseBarns |
| Fish densities sampled by Dual Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from June to October 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Fish measurements sampled by Dual Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from July to September 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Landscape fine-scale complexity of seagrass, fish and macroinvertebrate communities within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from July to September 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Landscape parameters of seagrass, fish and macroinvertebrate communities within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from July to September 2018 | True percent cover of landscape (may not exactly match the treatment level)
| Actual_cover |
| Landscape parameters of seagrass, fish and macroinvertebrate communities within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from July to September 2018 | The percentage of the landscape comprised by the largest patch
| largest.patch.index |
| Landscape parameters of seagrass, fish and macroinvertebrate communities within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from July to September 2018 | Percent cover treatment of ASUs in 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Settlement rates of fishes and crab megalopa within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from June to August 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in a 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Squidpop consumption probability within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from October to November 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in a 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Squidpop consumption probability within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from October to November 2018 | ASU landscape percent cover after Hurricane Florence - including ASUs that are buried under sediment
| PostFlo_Per_Cov |
| Epibenthic faunal densities sampled from within Artificial Seagrass Units (ASU) in Back Sound, NC from June to October 2018 | Percent cover of ASUs in a 234 square meter landscape footprint (10, 22.5, 35, 47.5, 60)
| Per_cov |
| Barnacle percent cover in rocky subtidal habitats of the Galapagos Islands observed in 2015 and 2016 (RAPDGALPGS project) | Percent cover of quadrat by barnacles (100% upper bound)
| barnacle_percent_cover |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of Codium green algae species
| Codium |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of Cymathaere triplicata
| Cymathaere |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of Desmarestia brown algae species
| Desmarestia |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of encrusting coralline algae
| Encrusting_Coralline |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of fleshy red algae
| Fleshy_red |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of Laminaria species
| Laminaria_cover |
| Benthic community cover and counts in Sitka Sound and Torch Bay, Alaska from 1988 to 2019 | Percent cover of suspension feeding invertebrates
| Suspension_feeder |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | Acroporidae- branching (ACR-BRA)
| ACR_BRA |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | Acroporidae- plating/encrusting (ACR-PE)
| ACR_PE |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | Acroporidae- tabular/corymbose/digitate
| ACR_TCD |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | recently dead hard coral (i.e., coral skeletons with epithetic algal community with turf height | Bare_Rock |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | bleached coral
| Bleached_coral |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | articulate/crustose coralline algae (ACA/CCA)
| CCA_ACA |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | coral rubble
| Coral_Rubble |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | Faviidae-Lobophyllidae (FAV-LOB)
| FAV_LOB |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | giant clam
| Giant_Clam |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | calcifying algae of the genus Halimeda
| Halimeda |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | fleshy macroalgae
| Macroalgae |
| Benthic community composition from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef determined from 2015 to 2020 | other hard corals (including non-scleractinian corals)
| Other_hard |
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