Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts on terracotta settlement tiles at five sites across Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI from 2009 onward

<p>Replicate:&nbsp; Replicate number (1 to 566) is the unique identificaton for each individual terracotta settlement tile photograph analyzed.</p>

<p>Site:&nbsp; The five sites where tiles were deployed within Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI (Cabritte Horn, Tektite, West Little Lameshur Bay, White Point, Yawzi Point)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Year:&nbsp; The years in which a set of photographs of settlement tiles were available to be analyzed for growth rate (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).</p>

<p>Growth Rate:&nbsp; Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts in centimeters per year (cm^2/year). The area of PAC was calculated using Fiji Software on settlement tile photographs. Because settlement tiles were deployed for one year, growth rate per year was calculated.</p>

<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Related dataset</strong>s for Edmunds and Williams (2021) Coral Reefs publication:<br />
Figure 2a, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836071\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836071</a><br />
Figure 2b, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836097\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836097</a><br />
Tables 1 and 2, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836304\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836304</a></p>

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