©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Coral, algae, and invertebrates were observed, and their percent cover on each of the patch reefs estimated. These data were collected from 2003-2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2014. These surveys were conducted at each of 192 reefs. Beginning in 2012, reefs 129-144 and added reefs 193-198 were manipulated for a project studying the effects of vermetid removals; information pertaining to this manipulation can be found in the project “Spatial patterns of coral-vermetid interactions: short-term effects and long-term consequences”. All data collected on reefs 129-144 and 193-198 beginning in 2012 can also be found under that project. Descriptions of each reef are located in the “Long Term Reef Physical Characteristics” dataset. Estimating benthic composition of each reef provides serial data over time and space. These data are meant to provide contextual information for vermetid and Thalassoma dynamics.
Location: Moorea, French Polynesia (17.48 degrees S, 149.82 degrees W)
Osenberg, C., Shima, J., Frazer, T. (2016) LTR - Percent Visual Cover. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 23 May 2016) Version Date 2016-05-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/645061 [access date]
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