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Benthic Data

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37422  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Abstract

Benthic data collected by divers while conducting the reef visual census. To download, select a region and year then click download

Description

Benthic data collected by divers while conducting the reef visual census. To download, select a region and year then click download

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
REGION
Character 		A mnemonic code indicating the region.
YEAR
Numeric 		A number indicating the calendar year
PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT
Character 		A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected
STATION_NR
Numeric 		A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
DEPTH
Numeric 		Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
MAX_HARD_RELIEF
Numeric 		The maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock).
AVG_HARD_RELIEF
Numeric 		The average height, in meters, of hard relief
MAX_SOFT_RELIEF
Numeric 		The maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges)
HARD_REL_PCT_1
Numeric 		Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters.
HARD_REL_PCT_0
Numeric 		Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_2
Numeric 		.Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_3
Numeric 		Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_4
Numeric 		Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters
PCT_SAND
Numeric 		Percentage of abiotic cover that is sand
PCT_HARD_BOTTOM
Numeric 		Percentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom
PCT_RUBBLE
Numeric 		Percentage of abiotic cover that is rubble
PCT_CORAL
Numeric 		Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral.
PCT_OCTO
Numeric 		Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral
PCT_SPONGE
Numeric 		Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge

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Item Identification

Title: Benthic Data
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Benthic data collected by divers while conducting the reef visual census. To download, select a region and year then click download
Notes:

Decodes and Validation of coded fields may be found in related items

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Description:

Benthic data collected by divers while conducting the reef visual census. To download, select a region and year then click download

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 REGION Character A mnemonic code indicating the region.
100
 YEAR Numeric A number indicating the calendar year
100
 PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT Character A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected
100
 STATION_NR Numeric A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.
100
 DEPTH Numeric Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
100
 MAX_HARD_RELIEF Numeric The maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock).
100
 AVG_HARD_RELIEF Numeric The average height, in meters, of hard relief
100
 MAX_SOFT_RELIEF Numeric The maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges)
100
 HARD_REL_PCT_1 Numeric Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters.
100
 HARD_REL_PCT_0 Numeric Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters
100
 HARD_REL_PCT_2 Numeric .Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters
100
 HARD_REL_PCT_3 Numeric Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters
100
 HARD_REL_PCT_4 Numeric Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters
100
 PCT_SAND Numeric Percentage of abiotic cover that is sand
100
 PCT_HARD_BOTTOM Numeric Percentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom
100
 PCT_RUBBLE Numeric Percentage of abiotic cover that is rubble
100
 PCT_CORAL Numeric Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral.
100
 PCT_OCTO Numeric Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral
100
 PCT_SPONGE Numeric Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge

Attribute Details

REGION

CC ID: 389014
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A mnemonic code indicating the region.

Allowed Values: DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida.

YEAR

CC ID: 389015
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 4
Min Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the calendar year

PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT

CC ID: 389016
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Character
Min Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected

STATION_NR

CC ID: 389017
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit.

DEPTH

CC ID: 389018
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit.
Unit of Measure: meters

MAX_HARD_RELIEF

CC ID: 389019
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

The maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock).
Unit of Measure: Meters

AVG_HARD_RELIEF

CC ID: 389021
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

The average height, in meters, of hard relief
Unit of Measure: meters

MAX_SOFT_RELIEF

CC ID: 389020
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 6
Scale: 3
Status: Active
Description:

The maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges)
Unit of Measure: meters

HARD_REL_PCT_1

CC ID: 389023
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters.
Validation Rules:

from 0 to 100

HARD_REL_PCT_0

CC ID: 389022
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters
Validation Rules:

From 0 to 100

HARD_REL_PCT_2

CC ID: 389024
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

.Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

HARD_REL_PCT_3

CC ID: 389025
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

HARD_REL_PCT_4

CC ID: 389026
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_SAND

CC ID: 389027
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of abiotic cover that is sand
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_HARD_BOTTOM

CC ID: 389028
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_RUBBLE

CC ID: 389029
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of abiotic cover that is rubble
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_CORAL

CC ID: 389030
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral.
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_OCTO

CC ID: 389031
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

PCT_SPONGE

CC ID: 389032
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge
Validation Rules:

0 to 100

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
Entity (ENT) Cross Reference CodeDictionary_Sept2018_REGION.csv

Validates and Decodes Region

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 37422
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37422
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-03-26 09:32+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-03-21
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-03-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-03-21