SBC LTER: Reef: Community structure and productivity of subtidal turf and foliose algal assemblages at Naples Reef, 2006

This dataset contains abundance, primary production and respiration of macroalgal and turf
assemblages at Naples Reef (Santa Barbara County, CA) during 2006. It includes abundance of
macroalgae is in terms of biomass (dry weight), and abundance of animals is in numbers of
individuals and biomass (ash-free dry weight). Primary production and respiration of the benthos
were measured in situ as changes in oxygen in closed chambers that covered 0.1m2 of the bottom.
Species richness data are for macroalgae only. Abundance and diversity were measured for the
same plots where oxygen measurements were recorded. These data were presented in: Miller, R.J.,
D. Reed, and M. Brzezinski. 2009. Community structure and productivity of subtidal turf and
foliose algal assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series 388:1-11 doi: 10.3354/meps08131 .