Benthic Data
Benthic data collected by divers while conducting the reef visual census. To download, select a region and year then click download. Available as comma-separated values files (csv).
Variables
- REGION: A code indicating the region. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.
- YEAR: A number indicating the calendar year.
- PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT: A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.
- STATION_NR: A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
- DEPTH: Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
- MAX_HARD_RELIEF: The maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock).
- MAX_SOFT_RELIEF: The maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges).
- AVG_HARD_RELIEF: The average height, in meters, of hard relief.
- HARD_REL_PCT_0: Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters.
- HARD_REL_PCT_1: Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters.
- HARD_REL_PCT_2: Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters.
- HARD_REL_PCT_3: Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters.
- HARD_REL_PCT_4: Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters.
- PCT_SAND: Percentage of abiotic cover that is sand.
- PCT_HARD_BOTTOM: Percentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom.
- PCT_RUBBLE: Percentage of abiotic cover that is rubble.
- PCT_CORAL: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral.
- PCT_OCTO: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral.
- PCT_SPONGE: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge.