Dataset: Macroalgal cover at month 4 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji.

This dataset has not been validatedData not availableVersion 1 (2019-02-25)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Mark E. Hay (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Co-Principal Investigator, Contact: Cody Clements (Georgia Institute of Technology)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals (Killer Seaweeds)

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To assess plot colonization by benthic macroalgae at 4 months, photographs of each plot were analysed for the percentage cover of macroalgae using ImageJ (version 1.8.0_121).

These data are depicted in Figure 2c of Clements and Hay (2019).

These data was also funded through: 
National Institutes of Health (2 U19 TW007401-10)
Teasley Endowment to the Georgia Institute of Technology

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Results
Clements, C. S., & Hay, M. E. (2019). Biodiversity enhances coral growth, tissue survivorship and suppression of macroalgae. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(2), 178–182. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0752-7

Hay, M. E., Clements, C. (2019) Macroalgal cover at month 4 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji.. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2019-02-25 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/756776 [access date]

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