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filename: s3pt2_coralinteraction_spongeextent_33sites_2002_2023.csv
date: 2026-07-06 01:25:46.916382
description: Sponge interaction extent recorded from TCRMP coral health surveys
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column names:
site year replicate date period ext_ropesponge ext_icingsponge ext_sponge ext_encrustingsponge ext_tubesponge ext_clionaspp. ext_cliothosadelitrix(formerlyclionadelitrix) ext_barrelsponge ext_boringsponge ext_anysponge ext_nosponge

column: site
description: TCRMP site
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 33 entries)
   Black Point
   Botany Bay
   Brewers Bay
   Buck Island STT
   Buck Island STX
   Buck Island STX Deep
   Cane Bay
   Cane Bay Deep
   Castle
   Coculus Rock
   College Shoal East
   Coral Bay
   Eagle Ray
   Fish Bay
   Flat Cay
   Grammanik Tiger FSA
   Great Pond
   Hind Bank East FSA
   Jacks Bay
   Kings Corner
   Lang Bank EEMP
   Lang Bank Red Hind FSA
   Magens Bay
   Meri Shoal
   Mutton Snapper FSA
   Salt River Deep
   Salt River West
   Savana
   Seahorse Cottage Shoal
   South Capella
   South Water
   Sprat Hole
   St James

column: year
description: survey year
Data Type: integer
Mean: 2013.73876404494
Min: 2002
Max: 2023

column: replicate
description: replicate / transect
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 23 entries)
   1
   2
   3
   4
   5
   6
   1L
   1R
   2L
   2R
   3L
   3R
   10
   11
   12
   13
   14
   7
   8
   9
   1A
   3A
   4A

column: date
description: Date the sample was taken
Data Type: Date
Date Range: 2002-05-23 to 2023-12-07

column: period
description: Sample period
Data Type: character
Unique Values: (showing all 5 entries)
   Annual
   PeakBL
   WS
   SCTLD
   PostBL

column: ext_ropesponge
description: extent of Rope sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.434507950694746
Min: 0
Max: 40

column: ext_icingsponge
description: extent of Icing sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0135767790262172
Min: 0
Max: 1

column: ext_sponge
description: extent of Sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 1.86061592173952
Min: 0
Max: 50

column: ext_encrustingsponge
description: extent of Encrusting sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.233353262426292
Min: 0
Max: 27.5

column: ext_tubesponge
description: extent of Tube sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0403792134831464
Min: 0
Max: 25

column: ext_clionaspp.
description: extent of Cliona spp. (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.111078699702294
Min: 0
Max: 45

column: ext_cliothosadelitrix(formerlyclionadelitrix)
description: extent of Cliothosa delitrix (formerly Cliona delitrix) (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.12410268414482
Min: 0
Max: 100

column: ext_barrelsponge
description: extent of Barrel sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0415496254681635
Min: 0
Max: 30

column: ext_boringsponge
description: extent of Boring sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0143960674157307
Min: 0
Max: 20

column: ext_anysponge
description: extent of anysponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 2.25043145732689
Min: 0
Max: 100

column: ext_nosponge
description: extent of nosponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 38.3394561831225
Min: 0
Max: 99