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).
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |