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©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.A metal detector is an electronic instrument that detects the presence of metal nearby. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal inclusions hidden within objects, or metal objects buried underground. They often consist of a handheld unit with a sensor probe which can be swept over the ground or other objects.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| Coral mortality and growth in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2006-2016 (RUI-LTREB project) | During the year following tagging, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked where coral were located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. Missing corals were assumed to have died, and their tags were removed. | Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics |
| Coral mortality and growth in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2006-2016 (RUI-LTREB project) | During the year following tagging, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked where coral were located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. Missing corals were assumed to have died, and their tags were removed. | VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc. |
| Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per site in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016 | Tagged corals were identified to species (or genus where the identity was uncertain), and their size measured as the mean of two planar diameters using calipers (± 1 mm). The following year, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked coral located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. Missing corals were assumed to have died, and their tags were removed. | Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics |
| Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per site in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016 | Tagged corals were identified to species (or genus where the identity was uncertain), and their size measured as the mean of two planar diameters using calipers (± 1 mm). The following year, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked coral located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. Missing corals were assumed to have died, and their tags were removed. | VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc. |
| Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per year in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016 | Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR. The following year after tagging the corals, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked corals were located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. | Surfmaster PI Pro by White’s Electronics |
| Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per year in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016 | VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA. The following year after tagging the corals, tags were relocated using a metal detector (Surfmaster PI Pro, White’s Electronics, Sweet Home, OR, or VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc., Simi Valley, CA), and the marked corals were located and evaluated for conditions (alive or dead) and, if alive, measured. | VibraProbe 580, Treasure Products Inc. |
| Percent cover of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts at two sites and depths in Great Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI from July and August 2019 | Vibra-Probe 580 Pinpointer is a Pulse Induction Electronic probe manufactured by Treasure Products, Inc. It is used for target pinpointing both on land and underwater, where it remains waterproof to a depth of 100 feet. | Vibra-Probe 580, Treasure Products |
| Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts at two sites and depths in Great Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI as recorded in August 2019 and January 2020 | Vibra-Probe 580 Pinpointer is a Pulse Induction Electronic probe manufactured by Treasure Products, Inc. It is used for target pinpointing both on land and underwater, where it remains waterproof to a depth of 100 feet. | Vibra-Probe 580, Treasure Products |
| Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts on terracotta settlement tiles at five sites across Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI from 2009 onward | Vibra-Probe 580 Pinpointer is a Pulse Induction Electronic probe manufactured by Treasure Products, Inc. It is used for target pinpointing both on land and underwater, where it remains waterproof to a depth of 100 feet. | Vibra-Probe 580, Treasure Products |
| Interactions of scleractinian corals with Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts at two sites and depths in Great Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI as recorded in August 2019 and January 2020 | Vibra-Probe 580 Pinpointer is a Pulse Induction Electronic probe manufactured by Treasure Products, Inc. It is used for target pinpointing both on land and underwater, where it remains waterproof to a depth of 100 feet. | Vibra-Probe 580, Treasure Products |