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  • MCR LTER: Coral Reef: Long-term Population and Community Dynamics: Benthic Algae and Other Community Components, ongoing since 2005
  • Moorea Coral Reef LTER
    Carpenter, Robert; Principle Investigator; Moorea Coral Reef LTER
  • 2024-12-19
  • Moorea Coral Reef LTER and R. Carpenter. 2024. MCR LTER: Coral Reef: Long-term Population and Community Dynamics: Benthic Algae and Other Community Components, ongoing since 2005 ver 37. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-27).

  • Coral reefs are comprised of scleractinian corals and many other benthic organims. The sampling described here quantifies the relative abundances of corals (aggregate abundance) and the other major benthic components including algal turfs, macroalgae, crustose corallines, and other sessile invertebrates. Abundance is estimated yearly at each of 6 sites (2 per shore) around the island. At each site, and in each of 4 habitats (fringing reef, backreef, forereef 10-m depth, forereef 17-m depth), 5 permanent 10-m long transects have been established and abundance estimates are made at fixed positions along each transect (n=10, 0.25 m2 quadrats per transect) allowing a repeated measures statistical analysis for the detection of temporal trends.

    This material uses data collected by the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER) site under Grant No. OCE 2224354 (and earlier awards). Additional financial support to the MCR LTER site was provided through a generous gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2024).

  • Geographic Coordinates
    • N: -17.45, S: -17.62, E: -149.67, W: -150.0
    • N: -17.47185366, S: -17.48641792, E: -149.829821, W: -149.8455917
    • N: -17.46576169, S: -17.48131958, E: -149.7961685, W: -149.8116849
    • N: -17.50382025, S: -17.52087158, E: -149.7519968, W: -149.7708619
    • N: -17.53305021, S: -17.55064263, E: -149.7566866, W: -149.7772857
    • N: -17.56818162, S: -17.59182383, E: -149.8561009, W: -149.8869755
    • N: -17.50735955, S: -17.52839766, E: -149.9115336, W: -149.934537
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