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filename: s2pt5_benthicCoverCoralSpecies_41sites_1999_2023.csv
date: 2026-07-06 02:08:16.355804
description: aggregated surveyed coral species and annual percent cover at TCRMP and VINPS sites. Correction 2026-06-29: VINPS records Undaria agaricites (a synonym of Agaricia agaricites) under taxon code UAGA. The prior benthic-code cross-reference omitted UAGA, so VINPS Agaricia agaricites cover was dropped. We re-dated the cross-reference table to benthicCodes_temp_29Jun2026.csv and mapped Agaricia agaricites to VINPS code UAGA, restoring 1070 VINPS transect-records of this species.
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column names:
year program date site period replicate replicatetype coralSpecies perccover pres

column: year
description: survey year
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 2012.73632918246
Min: 1999
Max: 2023

column: program
description: monitoring program
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 2 entries)
   TCRMP
   VINPS

column: date
description: date of survey
Data Type: Date
Date Range: 1999-03-23 to 2023-12-07

column: site
description: survey site
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 41 entries)
   Cane Bay
   Eagle Ray
   Lang Bank Red Hind FSA
   Jacks Bay
   Buck Island STX
   Salt River West
   Coculus Rock
   Magens Bay
   Sprat Hole
   Fish Bay
   Brewers Bay
   Botany Bay
   Hind Bank East FSA
   Castle
   Grammanik Tiger FSA
   College Shoal East
   Mutton Snapper FSA
   Flat Cay
   Seahorse Cottage Shoal
   Great Pond
   Black Point
   Savana
   South Capella
   Buck Island STT
   South Water
   St James
   Meri Shoal
   Kings Corner
   Salt River Deep
   Lang Bank EEMP
   Cane Bay Deep
   Ginsburg Fringe
   Coral Bay
   Buck Island STX Deep
   VIIS-Newfound
   VIIS-Yawzi
   VIIS-Mennebeck
   VIIS-Haulover
   VIIS-Tektite
   BUIS-Western Spur and Groove
   BUIS-South Fore Reef

column: period
description: monitoring period
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 6 entries)
   Annual
   PeakBL
   WS
   SCTLD
   PostBL
   NA

column: replicate
description: replicate number/identifier
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 6.32458040064974
Min: 1
Max: 20

column: replicatetype
description: type of replicate
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 1 entries)
   transect

column: coralSpecies
description: coral species
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 61 entries)
   Millepora alcicornis
   Millepora complanata
   Millepora squarrosa
   Dendrogyra cylindrus
   Acropora cervicornis
   Acropora palmata
   Acropora prolifera
   Orbicella faveolata
   Orbicella franksii
   Orbicella species complex
   Scolymia lacera
   Scolymia cubensis
   Scolymia spp.
   Porites branneri
   Mycetophyllia aliciae
   Mycetophyllia daniana
   Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
   Mycetophyllia spp.
   Mussa angulosa
   Madracis mirabilis
   Isopyhyllastrea rigida
   Coral spp.
   Juvenile coral spp.
   Helioseris cucullata
   Oculina diffusa
   Solenastrea bournoni
   Solenastrea hyades
   Tubastraea coccinea
   Stephanocoenia intercepta
   Siderastrea spp.
   Siderastrea siderea
   Orbicella annularis
   Montastraea cavernosa
   Montastraea spp.
   Meandrina meandrites
   Favia fragum
   Eusmilia fastigiata
   Diploria labyrinthiformis
   Dichocoenia stokesii
   Colpophyllia natans
   Pseudodiploria clivosa
   Pseudodiploria strigosa
   Siderastrea radians
   Porites divaricata
   Porites astreoides
   Porites furcata
   Branching Porites spp.
   Porites porites
   Mycetophyllia ferox
   Manicina areolata
   Madracis decactis
   Madracis formosa
   Agaricia fragilis
   Agaricia agaricites
   Agaricia grahamae
   Agaricia humilis
   Agaricia spp.
   Agaricia tenuifolia
   Agaricia undata
   Agaricia lamarcki
   Isophyllia sinuosa

column: perccover
description: percentage cover of that coral species
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.196545183246863
Min: 0
Max: 73.85

column: pres
description: presence/absence of that coral species
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.09950340383612
Min: 0
Max: 1