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filename: s3pt2_coralinteraction_spongeprevalence_33sites_2002_2023.csv
date: 2026-07-06 01:25:46.898355
description: Sponge interaction prevalences recorded from TCRMP coral health surveys
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column names:
site year replicate date period ncolonies prev_ropesponge prev_icingsponge prev_sponge prev_encrustingsponge prev_tubesponge prev_clionaspp. prev_cliothosadelitrix(formerlyclionadelitrix) prev_barrelsponge prev_boringsponge prev_anysponge prev_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: ncolonies
description: number of colonies
Data Type: integer
Mean: 18.876170411985
Min: 1
Max: 392

column: prev_ropesponge
description: prevalence of Rope sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.683726732389595
Min: 0
Max: 36.3636363636364

column: prev_icingsponge
description: prevalence of Icing sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.115884081170301
Min: 0
Max: 22.7272727272727

column: prev_sponge
description: prevalence of Sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 3.89780048825177
Min: 0
Max: 71.4285714285714

column: prev_encrustingsponge
description: prevalence of Encrusting sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.427603089928575
Min: 0
Max: 50

column: prev_tubesponge
description: prevalence of Tube sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.05640131647611
Min: 0
Max: 22.2222222222222

column: prev_clionaspp.
description: prevalence of Cliona spp. (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.235229902975652
Min: 0
Max: 42.8571428571429

column: prev_cliothosadelitrix(formerlyclionadelitrix)
description: prevalence of Cliothosa delitrix (formerly Cliona delitrix) (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0765354566724038
Min: 0
Max: 22.2222222222222

column: prev_barrelsponge
description: prevalence of Barrel sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0303522442601206
Min: 0
Max: 12.5

column: prev_boringsponge
description: prevalence of Boring sponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 0.0207804782962727
Min: 0
Max: 14.2857142857143

column: prev_anysponge
description: prevalence of anysponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 5.43249316232727
Min: 0
Max: 72.7272727272727

column: prev_nosponge
description: prevalence of nosponge (%)
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 94.5675068376727
Min: 27.2727272727273
Max: 100