©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Reef composition was surveyed on all 192 reefs between years 2003-2005. The Focal Point Contact (Point Contact) method was used to determine the major substrate types that occupy each reef. Beginning in 2012, reefs 129-144 were used for a manipulative experiment; data beginning in 2012 for these reefs can be found in the project “Spatial patterns of coral-vermetid interactions: short-term effects and long-term consequences.” These data are meant to verify visual cover estimates at each reef (found in the dataset “Percent Visual Cover”).
Location: Moorea, French Polynesia (17.48 degrees S, 149.82 degrees W)
Osenberg, C., Shima, J., Frazer, T. (2016) LTR - Percent Cover Point Contact. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 23 May 2016) Version Date 2016-05-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/645000 [access date]
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