NCRMP_USVI2017_Benthic_Data01_BenthicCover.csv

Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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Created: 2023-10-17   |   Last Modified: 2024-10-03

Parent: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2017-06-12 to 2017-08-04 (NCEI Accession 0176081)
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Benthic cover data collected using the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) methodology.

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Defines columns for Benthic Data Cover Table NCRMP_USVI2017_Benthic_Data01_BenthicCover.csv

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Attribute Summary

Score Req'd? PKey? » Name Data Storage Type Description
100 Yes No REGION character A mnemonic code indicating the region in which a sample was taken.
100 Yes No PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT Numeric A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.
100 Yes No STATION_NR Numeric A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
100 Yes No Year Numeric A number indicating the calendar year.
100 Yes No Month Numeric A number indicating the calendar month.
100 Yes No Day Numeric A number indicating the calendar day.
100 Yes No HABITAT_CD Character A code indicating the habitat type.
100 Yes No STRAT Character A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
100 No No RUGOSITY_CD character A number indicating a rugosity category of low (0), high (1), or combined (2). Florida SEFCRI region only.
100 No No WTD_RUG Numeric A number indicating the weighted rugosity, in m, of the secondary sampling unit
100 No No MEAN_RUG Numeric A number indicating the average rugosity, in m, calculated from the total number of rugosity measurements taken along the 15m transect
100 Yes No LAT_DEGREES Numeric Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees
100 Yes No LON_DEGREES Numeric Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
100 No No MAPGRID_NR Numeric A number indicating gridded shapefile number.
100 No No SUB_REGION_NAME Character Code indicating a geographical area in REGION in which the sample was collected.
100 No No SUB_REGION_NR Numeric A number indicating the subregion. Florida regions only.
100 No No ZONE_NAME Character A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.
100 No No ZONE_NR Numeric A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.
100 No No MPA_NAME Character The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.
100 No No MPA_NR Numeric A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.
100 Yes No ADMIN Character The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Same as MPA_NAME.
100 Yes No PROT Character A Boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a managed area (1) or not (0). Does not imply protection. Florida regions only.
100 Yes No DEPTH_STRAT character A code indicating less than or greater than 12 meters depths.
100 Yes No MIN_DEPTH Numeric Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100 Yes No MAX_DEPTH Numeric Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100 Yes No METERS_COMPLETED Numeric A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
100 Yes No COVER_CAT_CD character A code indicating the group or species for a sample. When species, consists of the first three letters of the genus and the first four of the species name.
100 Yes No COVER_CAT_NAME character The name of the category or species that corresponds with the COVER_CAT_CD
100 Yes No HARDBOTTOM_P Numeric A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on hardbottom habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.
100 Yes No SOFTBOTTOM_P Numeric A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on softbottom habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.
100 Yes No RUBBLE_P Numeric A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on rubble habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.

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Attribute Name REGION
Seq. Order 10
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A mnemonic code indicating the region in which a sample was taken.
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Attribute Name PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT
Seq. Order 20
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Required Yes
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A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected.

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Attribute Name STATION_NR
Seq. Order 30
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A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
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Attribute Name Year
Seq. Order 40
Data Storage Type Numeric
Max Length 4
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Required Yes
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A number indicating the calendar year.
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Attribute Name Month
Seq. Order 50
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Required Yes
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A number indicating the calendar month.
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Attribute Name Day
Seq. Order 60
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Required Yes
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A number indicating the calendar day.
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Attribute Name HABITAT_CD
Seq. Order 70
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Required Yes
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A code indicating the habitat type.
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Attribute Name STRAT
Seq. Order 80
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Required Yes
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A code indicating the stratum in which a sample was taken. Differs by region.
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Attribute Name RUGOSITY_CD
Seq. Order 90
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Required No
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A number indicating a rugosity category of low (0), high (1), or combined (2). Florida SEFCRI region only.
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Attribute Name WTD_RUG
Seq. Order 100
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Required No
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A number indicating the weighted rugosity, in m, of the secondary sampling unit
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Attribute Name MEAN_RUG
Seq. Order 110
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Required No
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A number indicating the average rugosity, in m, calculated from the total number of rugosity measurements taken along the 15m transect
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Attribute Name LAT_DEGREES
Seq. Order 120
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Required Yes
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Latitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees
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Attribute Name LON_DEGREES
Seq. Order 130
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Required Yes
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Longitude of secondary sampling unit in decimal degrees.
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Attribute Name MAPGRID_NR
Seq. Order 140
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Attribute Name SUB_REGION_NAME
Seq. Order 150
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Code indicating a geographical area in REGION in which the sample was collected.
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Attribute Name SUB_REGION_NR
Seq. Order 160
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Required No
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A number indicating the subregion. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name ZONE_NAME
Seq. Order 170
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Required No
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A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name ZONE_NR
Seq. Order 180
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Required No
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A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name MPA_NAME
Seq. Order 190
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Required No
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The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name MPA_NR
Seq. Order 200
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Required No
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A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name ADMIN
Seq. Order 210
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Required Yes
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The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Same as MPA_NAME.
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Attribute Name PROT
Seq. Order 220
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Required Yes
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A Boolean value indicating whether a sample was in a managed area (1) or not (0). Does not imply protection. Florida regions only.
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Attribute Name DEPTH_STRAT
Seq. Order 250
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Max Length 1
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Required Yes
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A code indicating less than or greater than 12 meters depths.

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Attribute Name MIN_DEPTH
Seq. Order 260
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Required Yes
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Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
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Attribute Name MAX_DEPTH
Seq. Order 270
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Required Yes
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Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
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Attribute Name METERS_COMPLETED
Seq. Order 280
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Required Yes
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A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
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Attribute Name COVER_CAT_CD
Seq. Order 290
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Required Yes
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A code indicating the group or species for a sample. When species, consists of the first three letters of the genus and the first four of the species name.
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Attribute Name COVER_CAT_NAME
Seq. Order 300
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Required Yes
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The name of the category or species that corresponds with the COVER_CAT_CD
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Attribute Name HARDBOTTOM_P
Seq. Order 310
Data Storage Type Numeric
Max Length  
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on hardbottom habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.
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Attribute Name SOFTBOTTOM_P
Seq. Order 320
Data Storage Type Numeric
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on softbottom habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.
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Attribute Name RUBBLE_P
Seq. Order 340
Data Storage Type Numeric
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Required Yes
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A number indicating the percentage of points for COVER_CAT_CD on rubble habitat along a linear-point-intercept transect.
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