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filename: s2pt8_benthicCoverSpongeMorphs_41sites_1999_2023.csv
date: 2026-07-06 01:33:35.546208
description: aggregated sponges into morphological groupings monitored by VINPS and TCRMP; this is highest taxonomic resolution of sponges that are usually collected; percent covers tabulated in VINPS and TCRMP sites.
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column names:
year program date site period replicate replicatetype spongeMorphs 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: spongeMorphs
description: sponge morph
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 9 entries)
   Ball sponge
   Barrel/Vase sponge
   Boring sponge
   Cliona spp.
   Clionia delitrix
   Encrusting sponge
   Rope sponge
   Sponge
   Tube sponge

column: perccover
description: percentage cover of that sponge morph
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.363305961811608
Min: 0
Max: 21.28

column: pres
description: presence/absence of that sponge morph
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.208340853034875
Min: 0
Max: 1