Mean Coral Cover 1979 - 2018 - different reef zones at Sites A, B and C

These are measurements
of mean percentage coral cover on transects in different reef zones at Sites A,
B and C which are located on the SE tip of Phuket Thailand and described in
detail in Brown et al (2011). At each site transects parallel to the shore were
run along a line perpendicular to the shore which stretched from the shoreline
to the reef edge. Each transect was 10m long and separated from each other by a
distance of 10m. At Site A there are 12 transects across the reef, at Site B 17
transects and Site C 12 transects. In this spreadsheet mean percentage coral
cover is given for the inner, mid and outer reef flat at these sites. At sites
A and C transects 1-4 represent inner reef transects; transects 5-8 represent
the mid reef and transects 9-12 the outer reef flat transects. At Site B
transects 1-8 represent the inner reef, transects 9-14 the mid reef and
transects 15-17 the outer reef flat.

Reference:

Brown, B.E., Dunne,
R.P., Phongsuwan, N., Somerfield, P.J. (2011) Increased sea level promotes coral
cover on shallow reef flats in the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Coral Reefs 30:867-878

本数据集记录了位于泰国普吉岛东南角A、B、C三地的不同珊瑚礁区域横断面上的平均珊瑚覆盖率测量值。这些测量值详见于Brown等（2011）的研究中。在每个测量点，均沿与海岸线垂直的直线进行平行于海岸线的横断面测量，该直线从海岸线延伸至礁边缘。每个横断面长度为10米，彼此间隔10米。在A地，共有12个横断面贯穿珊瑚礁；在B地，共有17个横断面；在C地，则有12个横断面。本电子表格中给出了这些地点内礁、中礁和外礁平面的平均珊瑚覆盖率。在A地和C地，横断面1-4代表内礁横断面；横断面5-8代表中礁横断面；横断面9-12代表外礁平面横断面。在B地，横断面1-8代表内礁横断面；横断面9-14代表中礁横断面；横断面15-17代表外礁平面横断面。

参考文献：

Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P., Phongsuwan, N., Somerfield, P.J. (2011) 海平面上升促进安达曼海东部印度洋浅水珊瑚礁平面珊瑚覆盖率增加。珊瑚礁 30:867-878