Data and R code for: "A new method to control the invasive sun corals (Tubastraea spp.): underwater compressed-air blasting"; Journal: Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

This dataset and analysis script support the findings of the study "A new method to control the invasive sun corals (Tubastraea spp.): underwater compressed-air blasting", published in Ecological Solutions and Evidence.
Files included in this repository:
SunCoralField.txt: Raw dataset containing monitoring data for polyp number, total colony area (cm²), and live tissue area (cm²).Script SunCoralField.R: Complete R script for field data processing, GLMM modeling, and data visualization.SunCoralLab.txt: Presence/absence data from laboratory experiments (not formally modeled due to high zero-inflation).read.me.txt: Detailed documentation for the R script and data structure.