Physical conditions during coral reef surveys of St. John, US Virgin Islands, from 1989-2014

<p>Benthic coral reef communities were monitored on the south shore of St. John.&nbsp; In 1992, six sites were selected using random coordinates constrained to hard bottom on fringing reefs (&lt; 9-m depth) between Cabritte Horn and White Point, and were permanently marked.&nbsp; Three sites (RS5, RS11 and RS15) resemble gorgonian plains, but the remainder have greater topographic complexity than gorgonian plains due to the presence of igneous boulders and cliffs.</p>

<p>The entire Excel Workbook, which contains two additional datasets (Community Structure: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750459 and Coral Reef Abundance: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750513),&nbsp;&nbsp;can be downloaded from&nbsp;https://datadocs.bco-dmo.org/docs/302/St_John_LTREB/data_docs/Data_for_Paper_Metadata_copy.xls.&nbsp;</p>