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
Variable Description
REGIONA code indicating the region. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.
YEARA 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.
DEPTHAverage depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
MAX_HARD_RELIEFThe maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock).
MAX_SOFT_RELIEFThe maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges).
AVG_HARD_RELIEFThe average height, in meters, of hard relief.
HARD_REL_PCT_0Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters.
HARD_REL_PCT_1Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters.
HARD_REL_PCT_2Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters.
HARD_REL_PCT_3Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters.
HARD_REL_PCT_4Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters.
PCT_SANDPercentage of abiotic cover that is sand.
PCT_HARD_BOTTOMPercentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom.
PCT_RUBBLEPercentage of abiotic cover that is rubble.
PCT_CORALPercentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral.
PCT_OCTOPercentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral.
PCT_SPONGEPercentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge.