Description of the data elements in 1979-98
Site-Bottom-Species Matrix5.dbf
|
Field Name |
Type |
Width |
Description |
|
SITEID |
Text |
12 |
Site Identification code used to uniquely
identify sampling completed at a reef site on a given date. Format =
yyyymmdd-xxx where xxx is the reef code number. |
|
YEAR |
Numeric |
4.0 |
Year in which sample was conducted. |
|
MONTH |
Numeric |
2.0 |
Month in which sample was conducted. |
|
DAY |
Numeric |
2.0 |
Day on which sample was conducted |
|
REEF |
Numeric |
3.0 |
Numeric reef code.(see FKSITES.dbf for reef
descriptions and locations. |
|
REEFNAME |
Text |
29 |
Name for Reef Site on which sample was made. |
|
LATITUDE |
Numeric |
2.5 |
Latitude expressed in decimal degrees for GIS
purposes. |
|
LONGITUDE |
Numeric |
3.5 |
Longitude expressed in negative decimal degrees
for GIS purposes. |
|
SPACODE |
Numeric |
2.0 |
Areas protected from fishing within the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) beginning July 1997. These can be
Sanctuary Protected Areas (SPA), Research Only Areas, or Ecological Reserves.
(see SPANAME below) |
|
SPANAME |
Text |
20 |
Name of (FKNMS) Protected Area. |
|
PREPROT |
Text |
4 |
Site Protection level prior to July 1997 (see
Tech Memo Table 2 for definitions). |
|
POSTPROT |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Site Protection level during and after July
1997 (see Tech Memo Table 2 for definitions). |
|
STAGHORN |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Staghorn coral |
|
ELKHORN |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Elkhorn coral |
|
ALGAE |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Algae |
|
CORAL |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Coral |
|
DIPLORIA |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Brain corals |
|
FIRE_CORAL |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Fire Corals |
|
GORGONIANS |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Gorgonians |
|
HIGH_RElIE |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for High Relief outcroppings |
|
LARGE_RUBB |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Large Rubble |
|
OTHER |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Other bottom types |
|
PLATF_ROCK |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Platform/Rock |
|
RUBBLE |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Rubble |
|
SAND |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Sand |
|
SEAFANS |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Sea fans |
|
SEAGRASS |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for |
|
SPONGE |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Sponge |
|
WALL_OVERH |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) within
sampling cylinder percentage bottom cover for Walls and Overhangs |
|
X_FISH_SPE |
Numeric |
7.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) number of
fish species recorded – Species richness index |
|
X_FISH_DEN |
Numeric |
7.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID) number of
fishes recorded - Total fish Density index |
|
The next 216 fields ………. |
Numeric |
5.4 |
Average (all samples at this SITEID)number of
fishes recorded by SPECIS (field name provides Species code) – SPECIES
density index |