This dataset provides the location of live Acropora spp. colonies observed by snorkellers by surveying shallow reef habitats in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
The colonies' locations were recorded as waypoints via a handheld GPS unit
"This dataset corresponds to similar surveys performed at the same sites between 2005 and 2007; InPort # 24327, NODC Accession 0046934"
"These data are analyzed and published in Miller MW, Kerr K, Williams DE. (2016) Reef-scale trends in Florida Acropora spp. abundance and the effects of population enhancement. PeerJ 4:e2523."
Tracknames correspond with .GPX files available for download (DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2523/supp-1) with this publication at https://peerj.com/articles/2523/#supp-1