Data from: On the challenges of identifying benthic ‘dominance’ on Anthropocene coral reefs

This data record contains data associated with the publication: Tebbett SB, Crisp SK, Evans RD, Fulton CJ, Pessarrodona A, Wernberg T, Wilson SK, Bellwood DR. On the challenges of identifying benthic ‘dominance’ on Anthropocene coral reefs. Bioscience In this study we wanted to assess how variability in the application of ‘dominance’ concepts on coral reefs could shape perceptions. We focused on how the exclusion/inclusion of different benthic categories could shape outcomes, how the categorisation of algae could shape outcomes, as well as considered what changes in dominance mean in relation to benthic cover. To explore these issues we used extensive, global, data on coral reef benthic composition. All data were sourced from publicly available databases (all references are supplied in CSV file 1) and previous literature (references and data supplied in CSV files 2 and 3). Specifically, we compiled benthic composition data from six major publicly available monitoring databases: Reef Check, Reef Check Australia, Reef Life Survey, Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP), Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The raw data from these six publicly available databases can be accessed through the list of references and relevant accession details listed in CSV file 1. There are 48 references listed in this file detailing the specific location of each individual data source within these broader databases to ensure raw data can be easily located. To complement the data from these databases we also utilised data based on an extensive formal search of the literature. Ultimately, this search process resulted in 83 publications with data. The references and derived data from these 83 studies are provided in CSV files 2 and 3. This data publication also includes six other CSV files (4-9) which outline which benthic categories were dominant (i.e. the most abundant category) for each observation when different benthic categories were included/excluded (files 4-6) and when algae were categorised in different ways (files 7-9). For full methodological details, please see the published manuscript (outlined above). Further details of the files associated with this data publication can also be found in the 'read me' file.本数据集关联的研究论文为Tebbett SB、Crisp SK、Evans RD、Fulton CJ、Pessarrodona A、Wernberg T、Wilson SK、Bellwood DR发表于《生物科学》（Bioscience）的《人类世珊瑚礁底栖“优势度”识别的挑战》。本研究旨在评估珊瑚礁底栖“优势度”概念的应用差异如何塑造研究认知，重点关注底栖类群的纳入与排除如何影响研究结果、藻类的分类方式如何改变结论，同时探讨了底栖覆盖度变化下的优势度内涵。为探究上述问题，本研究使用了覆盖全球的珊瑚礁底栖组成数据集。所有数据均来自公开数据库（完整参考文献见CSV文件1）及既往研究文献（参考文献与原始数据见CSV文件2、3）。具体而言，我们从6个主流公开监测数据库中汇编了底栖组成数据：珊瑚礁普查（Reef Check）、澳大利亚珊瑚礁普查（Reef Check Australia）、珊瑚礁生命调查（Reef Life Survey）、加勒比海沿岸海洋生产力计划（CARICOMP）、莫雷阿岛珊瑚礁长期生态研究项目，以及美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）。上述6个公开数据库的原始数据可通过CSV文件1中列出的参考文献及相关存档详情获取，该文件共收录48篇参考文献，详细标注了各独立数据源在对应数据库中的具体位置，便于原始数据的快速检索。为补充上述数据库的数据集，本研究还通过系统性的正式文献检索获取了额外数据，最终该检索流程共筛选出83篇包含相关研究数据的文献，这83项研究的参考文献与衍生数据已整理至CSV文件2、3中。本数据集还包含另外6个CSV文件（文件4至9），分别对应不同底栖类群纳入/排除场景下（文件4-6）以及藻类分类方式不同场景下（文件7-9），各观测样本的优势底栖类群（即占比最高的类群）划分结果。完整的方法学细节请参阅上述已发表论文，本数据集相关文件的更多说明可查阅"read me"文件。