Dataset: Frequency of coral species richness in 36 cm × 36 cm quadrats from field surveys on a fringing reef in Fiji

Data not availableVersion 0 (2019-02-21)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Mark Hay (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Co-Principal Investigator, Contact: Cody Clements (Georgia Institute of Technology)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals (Killer Seaweeds)

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We surveyed coral species richness on hard substrates within a ~1 km section of fringing reef neighbouring our study site (− 18° 12′ 20.52′′ S, 177° 40′ 14.16′′ W). Frequency data are derived from 36 cm × 36 cm quadrats placed at 15 randomly chosen intervals along 20 30 m transects that were non-overlapping and located haphazardly across the reef. We counted coral species richness in each quadrat, focusing exclusively on quadrats located on 100% hard substratum (113 quadrats total) to mirror our experimental plots. 

These data was also funded through: 
National Institutes of Health (2 U19 TW007401-10)
Teasley Endowment to the Georgia Institute of Technology


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Clements, C. S., & Hay, M. E. (2019). Biodiversity enhances coral growth, tissue survivorship and suppression of macroalgae. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(2), 178–182. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0752-7