Dataset: Sponge density and cover

Name: Percent cover and density of sponges at multiple sites in Caribbean and Pacific from shallow to mesophotic depths
Published: 2018-11-20
Keywords: biota, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.749941.1

Spatial Extent: N:23.7667 E:-76.1 S:7.0843 W:-134.2553

Temporal Extent: 1973 - 2017

Project:

Collaborative Research: Sponge Growth is Nitrogen Limited over the Shallow to Mesophotic Depth Gradient (MCESponge)

Principal Investigator:

Michael P. Lesser (University of New Hampshire, UNH)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2018-11-20

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Percent cover and density of sponges at multiple sites in Caribbean and Pacific from shallow to mesophotic depths

Abstract:

Percent cover and density of sponges at multiple sites in Caribbean and Pacific from shallow to mesophotic depths.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2018-11-20	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.749941.1	2019-07-11

Description

All data are the result of multiple transects at different depths from shallow to mesophotic (<30 m-120 m) where 1 m^2 quadrants were placed and all major taxa identified.

Methods & Sampling

Technical diving with closed circuit rebreathers, transect tapes and quadrats.

Data Processing Description

Data quality control and analyzed in spread sheets for descriptive statistics, and statistical software (JMP) for analysis of significant depth differences.

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:

Combined multiple Excel Sheets into one spreadsheet using the same field names.
Added latitude and longitude coordinate information to data.
Added BCO-DMO conventional header.

Data Files

File
sponge.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 9.30 KB) MD5:0386ff17d85fecf27936e640de71211e Primary data file for dataset ID 749941

Supplemental Files

File
Table 1: Publications providing data for the meta-analyses Appendix_S1, Depth ranges for global mesophotic reefs filename: Table1.pdf (Portable Document Format (.pdf), 11.90 KB) MD5:44307eba9ad0b166cc798fd66a1fa850 Table 1: Publications providing data for the meta-analyses Appendix_S1, Depth ranges for global mesophotic reefs are listed.

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1632348

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site	Name of the site	unitless	site
Lat_N	latitude in degrees North	decimal degrees	lat
Lon_E	longitude in degrees East	decimal degrees	lon
Depth	depth of observation	meters (m)	depth
Percent_Cover	Jamaica W-Z; Jamaica M; Bahamas BA: Percent cover is defined by these authors as Percent Cover of Available Substrate calculated from 0.2 m^2 photoquadrats. Bahamas Bock Wall; Little Cayman Rock Bottom Wall; Palau Turtle Cove: Percent cover are per m^2	variable	percent_cover
Percent_Cover_SE	Standard error of percent cover	percent (%)	percent_cover
Abundance	Abundance of sponges	per meter squared (m^-2)	abundance
Abundance_SE	Standard error of the abundance of sponges	per meter squared (m^-2)	abundance
Notes	additional comments about the data	unitless	comment