ReefSYN | Standardized datasets of Brazilian reef diversity in space and time - Dataset XIII: Extended benthic communities from the Brazilian province

This dataset is part of a broader compilation named 'Standardized datasets of Brazilian reef diversity in space and time' created from a research network of reef scientists within several projects and collaborations and finally gathered and published by the ReefSYN group. This dataset was compiled by Erika Santana, Anaide W. Aued, and Ronaldo Francini-Filho, and consists of data on benthic organisms sampled in photoquadrats deployed in several locations disposed along the Brazilian coast and oceanic islands (see Santana et al. 2023). This dataset is complementary to the dataset of Aued et al. (2018). Aued AW, Smith F, Quimbayo JP, Cândido DV, Longo GO, Ferreira CEL, … Segal B (2018). Large-scale patterns of benthic marine communities in the Brazilian Province. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0198452. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198452 Santana EFC, Mies M, Longo GO, Menezes R, Aued AW, Luza AL, … Francini-Filho RB (2023). Turbidity shapes shallow Southwestern Atlantic benthic reef communities. Marine Environmental Research, 183, 105807. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105807