Dataset: Preliminary surveys of benthic cover before artificial reef construction in the Caribbean from 2014-2017

ValidatedRelease Date:2020-01-02Final with updates expectedVersion 2015-01-14 (2015-01-14)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Craig Layman (North Carolina State University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Fish aggregations and biogeochemical hot spots across regional environmental gradients (Fish and biogeochem hot spots)


Abstract

Transect surveys enumerating seagrass, algal cover and benthic invertebrates were conducted at multiple sites in The Bahamas and Haiti in June 2014. The experiments utilized artificial reefs that mimic natural patch reef habitats, concentrating fishes at high densities.

Transect surveys enumerating seagrass, algal cover and benthic invertebrates were conducted at multiple sites in The Bahamas and Haiti in June 2014. The experiments utilized artificial reefs that mimic natural patch reef habitats, concentrating fishes at high densities.


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