Dataset: Macroalgal biomass at month 16 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji.

Preliminary and in progressVersion 0 (2019-02-25)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Mark E. 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)

At 16 months, we assessed macroalgal abundance by manually collecting all upright macroalgae from the upper surface of each plot, separating to genus and wet-weighing after removing excess water using a salad spinner (15 revolutions per sample).

These data are depicted in Figure 2d of Clements and Hay (2019).

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