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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph		files	public	[Benthic cover data in and out of MPA] - Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals)		I   M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_706063

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	access_formats	String	.htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acquisition_description	String	Surveys of benthic community composition were conducted to assess habitat differences inside and outside of each MPA border and the relationship between coral cover and\u00a0Acanthaster\u00a0displacement at each border. Surveys used 40 m point intercept transects (n\u00a0= 20 transects border-1\u00a0MPA-1, points at 0.5 m intervals, 1,600 points border\u00a0-1) that were non-overlapping (mean distance between transects = ~12 m) and oriented parallel to the coastline, with the midpoint (20 m) of each transect positioned on the MPA border (20 m within the MPA and 20 m within the fished area).\u00a0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_nid	String	480718
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_number	String	OCE-0929119
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_data_url	String	http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929119
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funder_name	String	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_acronym	String	NSF OCE
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_source_nid	String	355
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager	String	David L. Garrison
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager_nid	String	50534
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_nid	String	674109
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_number	String	U01-TW007401
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_data_url	String	https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?icde=0&aid=7741942
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funder_name	String	National Institutes of Health
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_acronym	String	NIH
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_source_nid	String	636502
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager	String	Flora Katz
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_program_manager_nid	String	674108
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Benthic Cover Data M. Hay and C. Clements, PIs Version 23 June 2016
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	info at bco-dmo.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_source	String	extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2017-06-26T16:12:34Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2020-01-27T16:48:45Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultDataQuery	String	&time<now
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	doi	String	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.706063.1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/706063
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	area, bco, bco-dmo, biological, border, chemical, coral, coral_count, coral_percent_cover, count, cover, data, dataset, dead, dead_coral_count, dead_coral_percent_cover, dmo, erddap, macroalgae, macroalgae_count, macroalgae_percent_cover, management, oceanography, office, other_count, other_percent_cover, percent, preliminary, rock, rock_count, rock_percent_cover, rubble, rubble_sand_count, rubble_sand_percent_cover, sand, transect, village
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/706063/license
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/706063
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	param_mapping	String	{'706063': {}}
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	parameter_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/706063/parameters
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation	String	Georgia Institute of Technology
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation_acronym	String	Georgia Tech
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_name	String	Mark Hay
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_nid	String	480720
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role	String	Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation	String	Georgia Institute of Technology
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation_acronym	String	Georgia Tech
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_name	String	Cody Clements
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_nid	String	705877
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role	String	Co-Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation	String	Georgia Institute of Technology
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_affiliation_acronym	String	Georgia Tech
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_name	String	Mark Hay
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_person_nid	String	480720
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role	String	Contact
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_2_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_affiliation	String	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_affiliation_acronym	String	WHOI BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_person_name	String	Hannah Ake
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_person_nid	String	650173
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_role	String	BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_3_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	Killer Seaweeds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_acronym	String	Killer Seaweeds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_description	String	Extracted from the NSF award abstract: Coral reefs are in dramatic global decline, with reefs commonly converting from species-rich and topographically-complex communities dominated by corals to species- poor and topographically-simplified communities dominated by seaweeds. These phase-shifts result in fundamental loss of ecosystem function. Despite debate about whether coral-to-algal transitions are commonly a primary cause, or simply a consequence, of coral mortality, rigorous field investigation of seaweed-coral competition has received limited attention. There is limited information on how the outcome of seaweed-coral competition varies among species or the relative importance of different competitive mechanisms in facilitating seaweed dominance. In an effort to address this topic, the PI will conduct field experiments in the tropical South Pacific (Fiji) to determine the effects of seaweeds on corals when in direct contact, which seaweeds are most damaging to corals, the role allelopathic lipids that are transferred via contact in producing these effects, the identity and surface concentrations of these metabolites, and the dynamic nature of seaweed metabolite production and coral response following contact. The herbivorous fishes most responsible for controlling allelopathic seaweeds will be identified, the roles of seaweed metabolites in allelopathy vs herbivore deterrence will be studied, and the potential for better managing and conserving critical reef herbivores so as to slow or reverse conversion of coral reef to seaweed meadows will be examined. Preliminary results indicate that seaweeds may commonly damage corals via lipid- soluble allelochemicals. Such chemically-mediated interactions could kill or damage adult corals and produce the suppression of coral fecundity and recruitment noted by previous investigators and could precipitate positive feedback mechanisms making reef recovery increasingly unlikely as seaweed abundance increases. Chemically-mediated seaweed-coral competition may play a critical role in the degradation of present-day coral reefs. Increasing information on which seaweeds are most aggressive to corals and which herbivores best limit these seaweeds may prove useful in better managing reefs to facilitate resilience and possible recovery despite threats of global-scale stresses. Fiji is well positioned to rapidly use findings from this project for better management of reef resources because it has already erected >260 MPAs, Fijian villagers have already bought-in to the value of MPAs, and the Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network is well organized to get information to villagers in a culturally sensitive and useful manner. The broader impacts of this project are far reaching. The project provides training opportunities for 2-2.5 Ph.D students and 1 undergraduate student each year in the interdisciplinary areas of marine ecology, marine conservation, and marine chemical ecology. Findings from this project will be immediately integrated into classes at Ga Tech and made available throughout Fiji via a foundation and web site that have already set-up to support marine conservation efforts in Fiji and marine education efforts both within Fiji and internationally. Business and community leaders from Atlanta (via Rotary International Service efforts) have been recruited to help organize and fund community service and outreach projects in Fiji -- several of which are likely to involve marine conservation and education based in part on these efforts there. Media outlets (National Geographic, NPR, Animal Planet, Audubon Magazine, etc.) and local Rotary clubs will be used to better disseminate these discoveries to the public. PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH Rasher DB, Stout EP, Engel S, Kubanek J, and ME Hay. "Macroalgal terpenes function as allelopathic agents against reef corals", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 108, 2011, p. 17726. Beattie AJ, ME Hay, B Magnusson, R de Nys, J Smeathers, JFV Vincent. "Ecology and bioprospecting," Austral Ecology, v.36, 2011, p. 341. Rasher DB and ME Hay. "Seaweed allelopathy degrades the resilience and function of coral reefs," Communicative and Integrative Biology, v.3, 2010. Hay ME, Rasher DB. "Corals in crisis," The Scientist, v.24, 2010, p. 42. Hay ME and DB Rasher. "Coral reefs in crisis: reversing the biotic death spiral," Faculty 1000 Biology Reports 2010, v.2, 2010. Rasher DB and ME Hay. "Chemically rich seaweeds poison corals when not controlled by herbivores", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v.107, 2010, p. 9683.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_end_date	String	2014-08
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_geolocation	String	Viti Levu, Fiji (18º13.049’S, 177º42.968’E)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_name	String	Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_project_nid	String	480717
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_start_date	String	2009-09
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[Benthic cover data in and out of MPA] - Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	version	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	xml_source	String	osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable	village		String
attribute	village	bcodmo_name	String	site
attribute	village	description	String	The village site where the data were collected on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji
attribute	village	long_name	String	Village
attribute	village	units	String	unitless
variable	border		String
attribute	border	bcodmo_name	String	site_descrip
attribute	border	description	String	The MPA border where surveys benthic cover survey was conducted
attribute	border	long_name	String	Border
attribute	border	units	String	unitless
variable	area		String
attribute	area	bcodmo_name	String	site_descrip
attribute	area	description	String	The reef area at each village site where the data were collected
attribute	area	long_name	String	Area
attribute	area	units	String	unitless
variable	transect		byte
attribute	transect	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	transect	actual_range	byte	1, 40
attribute	transect	bcodmo_name	String	transect
attribute	transect	description	String	The individual transect on each village's MPA border where benthic cover data were collected
attribute	transect	long_name	String	Transect
attribute	transect	units	String	unitless
variable	coral_count		byte
attribute	coral_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	coral_count	actual_range	byte	0, 17
attribute	coral_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	coral_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	coral_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	coral_count	description	String	Coral cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	coral_count	long_name	String	Coral Count
attribute	coral_count	units	String	count
variable	dead_coral_count		byte
attribute	dead_coral_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	dead_coral_count	actual_range	byte	0, 8
attribute	dead_coral_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	dead_coral_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	dead_coral_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	dead_coral_count	description	String	Dead coral cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	dead_coral_count	long_name	String	Dead Coral Count
attribute	dead_coral_count	units	String	count
variable	macroalgae_count		byte
attribute	macroalgae_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	macroalgae_count	actual_range	byte	0, 32
attribute	macroalgae_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	macroalgae_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	macroalgae_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	macroalgae_count	description	String	Macrolagae cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	macroalgae_count	long_name	String	Macroalgae Count
attribute	macroalgae_count	units	String	count
variable	rock_count		byte
attribute	rock_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	rock_count	actual_range	byte	0, 23
attribute	rock_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	rock_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	rock_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	rock_count	description	String	Rock cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	rock_count	long_name	String	Rock Count
attribute	rock_count	units	String	count
variable	rubble_sand_count		byte
attribute	rubble_sand_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	rubble_sand_count	actual_range	byte	3, 38
attribute	rubble_sand_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	rubble_sand_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	rubble_sand_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	rubble_sand_count	description	String	Rubble/sand cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	rubble_sand_count	long_name	String	Rubble Sand Count
attribute	rubble_sand_count	units	String	count
variable	other_count		byte
attribute	other_count	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	other_count	actual_range	byte	0, 8
attribute	other_count	bcodmo_name	String	count
attribute	other_count	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	other_count	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	other_count	description	String	Other cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
attribute	other_count	long_name	String	Other Count
attribute	other_count	units	String	count
variable	coral_percent_cover		float
attribute	coral_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	coral_percent_cover	actual_range	float	0.0, 42.5
attribute	coral_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	coral_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	coral_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	coral_percent_cover	description	String	Coral cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	coral_percent_cover	long_name	String	Coral Percent Cover
attribute	coral_percent_cover	units	String	percent
variable	dead_coral_percent_cover		float
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	actual_range	float	0.0, 20.0
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	description	String	Dead coral cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	long_name	String	Dead Coral Percent Cover
attribute	dead_coral_percent_cover	units	String	percent
variable	macroalgae_percent_cover		float
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	actual_range	float	0.0, 80.0
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	description	String	Macrolagae cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	long_name	String	Macroalgae Percent Cover
attribute	macroalgae_percent_cover	units	String	percent
variable	rock_percent_cover		float
attribute	rock_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	rock_percent_cover	actual_range	float	0.0, 57.5
attribute	rock_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	rock_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	rock_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	rock_percent_cover	description	String	Rock cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	rock_percent_cover	long_name	String	Rock Percent Cover
attribute	rock_percent_cover	units	String	percent
variable	rubble_sand_percent_cover		float
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	actual_range	float	7.5, 95.0
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	description	String	Rubble/sand cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	long_name	String	Rubble Sand Percent Cover
attribute	rubble_sand_percent_cover	units	String	percent
variable	other_percent_cover		float
attribute	other_percent_cover	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	other_percent_cover	actual_range	float	0.0, 20.0
attribute	other_percent_cover	bcodmo_name	String	cover_pcent
attribute	other_percent_cover	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	other_percent_cover	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	other_percent_cover	description	String	Other cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
attribute	other_percent_cover	long_name	String	Other Percent Cover
attribute	other_percent_cover	units	String	percent

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.