Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys in 2013, 2015, and 2020

The data described here result from benthic coral demographic surveys within belt transects of specified length and width for two life stages (juveniles and adults) in Faga’alu, American Samoa in 2013, 2015, and 2020. The data provide information on adult coral colony counts, morphology, size, partial mortality (old and recent dead), presence and causation of disease and other compromised healt...

本数据集所描述的内容源于2013年、2015年和2020年在美属萨摩亚的Faga’alu地区对特定长度和宽度的带状区进行的底栖珊瑚种群调查，涵盖了两个生命阶段（幼年和成年）的数据。数据提供了关于成年珊瑚群体数量、形态、尺寸、部分死亡（包括旧死亡和近期死亡）以及疾病存在及其原因等方面的信息。