MCR LTER: Coral Reef: Benthic Community Dynamics: Island Scale Coral Cover Analysis

First Year: 

2006

Last Year: 

2010
These data describe the results of outer reef surveys that are conducted on an irregular schedule to quantify coral reef community dynamics on a scale of kilometers. The first island-wide survey was completed in 2006, and the second in 2010; we anticipate conducting such surveys every 5-6 years or as needed to capture the large-scale effects of disturbance regimes. The island-wide sampling adds 3 new sites per shore (for a total of 5 sites/shore with the fixed LTER sites) in each year that the larger scale analyses are completed.

Package Type: 

Suspended

Topic: 

Coral

Core Research Areas: 

Populations

Keywords: 

Scleractinia, Demographics, Corals, Populations, Carbonate Rocks, Shallow Water, Marine Environments, Polyps (organisms), Populations, Reef Resistance and Resilience, Population and Community Dynamics