TY - JOUR
T1 - Dataset of octocoral assemblages in fore reefs in the northwestern region of Cuba
AU - Rey-Villiers, Néstor
AU - Sánchez, Alberto
AU - Caballero-Aragón, Hansel
AU - González-Díaz, Patricia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - This dataset accompanies "Spatio temporal variation in octocoral assemblages along a water quality gradient in the northwestern region of Cuba" [1]. Sampling units were quadrats of 1 m2 (each 1 x 1 m), positioned by a random-systematic design at 10 m depth on the rocky-coral substrate. The number of colonies of octocoral species in thirteen fore reefs was counted to determine the composition, richness and abundance (expressed as density) of octocorals for the period from 2008-2015. Density of six species that most influenced spatial variation of octocoral assemblage structure was compared [1]. Species richness of octocorals was determined in each reef and for the 2008-2015 period. The accumulated species richness was calculated based on 100 randomizations without replacement. This dataset can be used in meta-analysis studies on spatial variations of the structure of octocoral assemblages related to anthropogenic activities and climate variability in the Caribbean Sea, as well as, experimental studies on thresholds to specific pollutants.
AB - This dataset accompanies "Spatio temporal variation in octocoral assemblages along a water quality gradient in the northwestern region of Cuba" [1]. Sampling units were quadrats of 1 m2 (each 1 x 1 m), positioned by a random-systematic design at 10 m depth on the rocky-coral substrate. The number of colonies of octocoral species in thirteen fore reefs was counted to determine the composition, richness and abundance (expressed as density) of octocorals for the period from 2008-2015. Density of six species that most influenced spatial variation of octocoral assemblage structure was compared [1]. Species richness of octocorals was determined in each reef and for the 2008-2015 period. The accumulated species richness was calculated based on 100 randomizations without replacement. This dataset can be used in meta-analysis studies on spatial variations of the structure of octocoral assemblages related to anthropogenic activities and climate variability in the Caribbean Sea, as well as, experimental studies on thresholds to specific pollutants.
KW - Cuba
KW - composition and density of octocorals
KW - fore reefs
KW - octocoral assemblages
KW - zooxanthellate octocoral richness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079416017&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105790
DO - 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105790
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 32566700
AN - SCOPUS:85079416017
SN - 2352-3409
VL - 31
JO - Data in Brief
JF - Data in Brief
M1 - 105790
ER -
