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Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
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_url String https://www.bco-dmo.org/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL doi String 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918318.1
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/918318 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended\nfor legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data\nContributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any\nof their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or\nimplied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a\nparticular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,\ncompleteness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Data Abstract:\n\nBenthic seawater temperature from bottom-mounted thermistors deployed in Moorea, French Polynesia. \n These seawater temperature data support the temperature analysis in Edmunds et al. (2023).\n\n\nResults paper abstract, Edmunds et al. (2023) :\n* [See \"Related Datasets\" section for access to related datasets discussed here]\n\nUnderstanding population dynamics is a long-standing objective of ecology, but the need for progress in this area has become urgent. For coral reefs, achieving this objective is impeded by a lack of information on settlement versus post-settlement events in determining recruitment and population size. Declines in coral abundance are often inferred to be associated with reduced densities of recruits, which could arise from mechanisms occurring at larval settlement, or throughout post-settlement stages. This study uses annual measurements from 2008 to 2021 of coral cover, the density of coral settlers (S), the density of small corals (SC), and environmental conditions, to evaluate the roles of settlement versus post-settlement events in determining rates of coral recruitment and changes in coral cover at Moorea, French Polynesia. Coral cover, S, SC, and the SC:S ratio (a proxy for post-settlement success), and environmental conditions, were used in generalized additive models (GAMs) to show that: (a) coral cover was more strongly related to SC and SC:S than S, and (b) SC:S was highest when preceded by cool seawater, low concentrations of Chlorophyll a, and low flow speeds, and S showed evidence of declining with elevated temperature. Together, these results suggest that changes in coral cover in Moorea are more strongly influenced by post-settlement events than settlement. The key to understanding coral community resilience may lie in elucidating the factors attenuating the bottleneck between settlers and small corals.
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String [Edmunds et al. 2023 Oecologia: Seawater Temperature] - Benthic seawater temperature at 10m depth in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2005 to 2021 (Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site)
variable Site String
attribute Site long_name String Site
attribute Site units String unitless
variable Data_Source String
attribute Data_Source long_name String Data_source
attribute Data_Source units String unitless
variable ISO_Date String
attribute ISO_Date long_name String Iso_date
attribute ISO_Date units String unitless
variable Year int
attribute Year actual_range int 2005, 2021
attribute Year long_name String Year
attribute Year units String unitless
variable Month int
attribute Month actual_range int 1, 12
attribute Month long_name String Month
attribute Month units String unitless
variable Day int
attribute Day actual_range int 1, 31
attribute Day long_name String Day
attribute Day units String unitless
variable Temperature float
attribute Temperature actual_range float 25.33, 30.3
attribute Temperature long_name String Temperature
attribute Temperature units String degrees Celsius (degC)

 
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