MCR LTER: Coral Reef Resilience: Short-term Accumulation of Algal Biomass on Unglazed Ceramic Tiles from July 2010-August 2011

Caged tiles were placed at various sites to measure short-term algal
accumulation in the absence of grazing by fishes or large
invertebrates. These data document biomass of algae that accumulated on unglazed ceramic tiles
(2.5 cm X 2.5 cm) placed inside cages (mesh size = 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) at various sites
around the island of Moorea for a period of 3 to 4 weeks. Three separate experiments
were conducted (one during July-August 2010 and two in July-August 2011). In the
first experiment (2010_Production), we measured the accumulation of algae after 24
days at two different depths on the forereef (10 and 17 m), and within the lagoon at
four different distances from the reef crest (approximately 25, 100, 400, and 700
m). In the second experiment (2011_Production_Summary), we measured the accumulation
of algae after 24 or 25 days at six forereef sites (LTER 1, Resilience 2, LTER 3,
LTER 4, LTER 5, LTER 6). In this experiment, tiles were placed adjacent to the fish
transects (see knb-lter-mcr.6) at a depth of 12 m. In the final experiment
(Production_Time_Series), we measured the accumulation of algae on tiles at three
day intervals over a period of 31 days. This experiment was conducted at Resilience
2. *** This is an offline dataset (LTER Network Type II). Data may be made available through arrangement with the dataset owner. ***