Carbonate Budget data of the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) region from 2014-09-29 to 2014-10-17 (NCEI Accession 0156913)

This data set includes census based carbonate budget data that was collected in coral reef habitats located within the SEFCRI region. Surveys (based on Perry et al 2012) were collected over the course of several weeks at four major sites: Emerald, Oakland Ridge, Barracuda, and Pillars. Within each of these sites, six transect surveys (10m each) were conducted to quantify benthic cover, macrobioerosion, and microbioerosion. Ten parrotfish surveys were also conducted to account for parrotfish erosion rates at each site. This carbonate budget data along with other sea water chemistry data collected were used to inform the overall project looking at the sensitivity of the SEFCRI region to OA.

We measured ambient seasonal variability across inshore/offshore reef habitats to predict the response of the CaCO3 budget of coral reefs in the SEFCRI region to ocean acidification. This data set includes all of the carbonate budget surveys that were collected to identify the sensitivity of the SEFCRI region to OA.

本数据集囊括了基于人口普查的碳酸盐预算数据，该数据于 SEFCRI 区域内的珊瑚礁栖息地收集而成。根据 Perry 等人于 2012 年的研究，在 Emerald、Oakland Ridge、Barracuda 和 Pillars 四大主要地点进行了为期数周的考察。在这些地点中，每个地点均进行了六次横断面调查（每段 10 米），以量化海底覆盖率、大型生物侵蚀和微生物侵蚀。此外，还进行了十次鹦鹉螺鱼调查，以计算每个地点的鹦鹉螺鱼侵蚀率。这些碳酸盐预算数据与其他海水化学数据共同被用于分析 SEFCRI 区域对海洋酸化的敏感性。我们测量了近岸/远岸珊瑚礁栖息地的环境季节性变化，以预测 SEFCRI 区域珊瑚礁 CaCO3 预算对海洋酸化的响应。本数据集包括所有收集的碳酸盐预算调查，旨在识别 SEFCRI 区域对海洋酸化的敏感性。