Dataset: Depth ranges of occurrence for major functional groups of invertebrates, fish, and algae on global shallow and mesophotic reefs, 1973–2017

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.772745.1Version 1 (2019-07-10)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Michael P. Lesser (University of New Hampshire)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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

Abstract

Depth ranges of occurrence for major functional groups of invertebrates, fish, and algae on global shallow and mesophotic reefs. Studies were found in published literature from 1973 to 2017.

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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.

These data are published as Appendix S1 in Lesser et al (2019).

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Lesser, M. P., Slattery, M., Laverick, J. H., Macartney, K. J., & Bridge, T. C. (2019). Global community breaks at 60 m on mesophotic coral reefs. Global Ecology and Biogeography. doi:10.1111/geb.12940

Lesser, M. (2019) Depth ranges of occurrence for major functional groups of invertebrates, fish, and algae on global shallow and mesophotic reefs, 1973–2017. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2019-07-10 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.772745.1 [access date]

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