Replicate: Replicate number (1 to 566) is the unique identificaton for each individual terracotta settlement tile photograph analyzed.
Site: The five sites where tiles were deployed within Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI (Cabritte Horn, Tektite, West Little Lameshur Bay, White Point, Yawzi Point)
Year: The years in which a set of photographs of settlement tiles were available to be analyzed for growth rate (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
Growth Rate: Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts in centimeters per year (cm^2/year). The area of PAC was calculated using Fiji Software on settlement tile photographs. Because settlement tiles were deployed for one year, growth rate per year was calculated.
Related datasets for Edmunds and Williams (2021) Coral Reefs publication:
Figure 2a, https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836071
Figure 2b, https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836097
Tables 1 and 2, https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836304