Vermetid gastropods were counted were calculated on the 192 reefs in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014. Beginning in 2012, reefs 129-144 and 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. For each reef, the number of Ceraesignum maximum were counted. These data are meant to begin a census of the vermetids present in each site and on each reef to examine spatial and temporal variation in vermetid abundances.
Location: Moorea, French Polynesia (17.48 degrees S, 149.82 degrees W)
Osenberg, C., Frazer, T., Shima, J. (2016) LTR - Vermetid Counts. 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/645222 [access date]
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