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Rugosity measurements collected along the Line Point-Intercept (LPI) transect for Assessment of coral reef benthic communities in the Flower Garden Banks

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Rugosity measurements for samples from the flower garden banks

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Data Attribute / Type Description
Region
character
Mnemonic Code For Sampling Location/Region. (Always "PRICO")
PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT
Numeric
4 digit site id referring to randomly allocated grid.
STATION_NR
numeric
Station number (or stage number) in a 2-stage survey design
Year
Numeric
A number indicating the calendar year.
Month
Numeric
A number indicating the month of the year.
Day
Numeric
A number indicating the day of the month (EST).
HABITAT_CD
Numeric
A code indicating the habitat type.
Strat
Character
Stratum Code
LAT_DEGREES
Numeric
Latitude of sampling location
LON_DEGREES
Numeric
Longitude of Sampling location
MAPGRID_NR
Numeric
A number indicating gridded shapefile number
SUBREGION_NAME
Character
A name indicating the subregion.
SUB_REGION_NR
Character
A numeric code indicating the subregion
ZONE_NAME
Character
A code indicating the distance offshore. Florida regions only.
ZONE_NUMBER
Character
A number indicating the zone name. Florida regions only.
MPA_NAME
Character
The name of the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Florida regions only.
MPA_NR
Character
A number identifying the marine protected area in which the sample was collected. Zero indicates unprotected status. Florida regions only.
ADMIN
Character
The marine protected area in which the sample was collected.
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.
DEPTH_STRAT
Numeric
DEPTH_STRAT
MIN_DEPTH
Numeric
Minimum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
MAX_DEPTH
Numeric
Maximum depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
METERS_COMPLETE
Numeric
A number indicating the number of meters on the transect completed for the sample.
METER
Numeric
A number (m) indicating the meter interval along the transect where the rugosity measurement was recorded within a 1 meter by 2 meter bin, perpendicular to transect.
rug
Numeric
A number (m) indicating the absolute rugosity measurement reported at the given meter mark

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