DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15554999
title: Data from: Selecting the optimal artificial reefs to achieve fish habitat enhancement goals

description: Data from: 

Lemoine, H.R., A.B. Paxton, S.C. Anisfeld, R.C. Rosemond, and C.H. Peterson. 2019. Selecting the optimal artificial reefs to achieve fish habitat enhancement goals. Biological Conservation 238: 108200. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108200.
description: abund_env_data.csv: This file contains the fish community abundance data with the corresponding environmental data. The field definitions are below:-Site: DMF-designated artificial reef number (e.g., AR-330, site is 330)-Subsite: Subsite within the artificial reef site (e.g., ship Indra at AR-330 is Indra)-Date: Date when reef was sampled, mm/dd/yyy-Sampling_Period: Season when reef was sampled (fall, spring, winter)-ID: Unique ID for transect that is string of AR-SITE_SUBSITE_DATE(yyyy-mm-dd)_S, where ‘S’ designated structural transect (e.g., transect on the structure as opposed to radiating away from structure)-max_dep: Maximum depth (m)-min_dep: Minimum depth (m)-avg_dep: Average depth (m)-ver_rel_m: Vertical relief (m); the difference between max_dep and min_dep-DRR: digital reef rugosity, as per Dustan et al. 2013 methods-Temp_avg: Average temperature (degrees C)-Temp_max: Maximum temperature (degrees C)-Temp_min: Minimum temperature (degrees C)-Remaining columns provide abundance values of species for each row. Column names are species codes defined in fish metadata codes. 

biom_env_data.csv: This file contains the fish community data (biomass) and corresponding environmental data.-All fields are the same as for “abund_env_data.csv” except the columns named with fish species codes are for biomass instead of abundance. Biomass is in units of g / transect

Fish_Codes.csv: This file contains fish metadata. Each fish has a four letter code. Usually, this code is the first two letters of the genus and first two letters of the species. Each code is associated with metadata for a particular fish. The field definitions for the metadata are below.-Species_Code: Four letter fish code-Family: Family of fish-Genus: Genus of fish-Species: Species of fish-Common_Name: Common name of fish-Snapper-Grouper: Whether fish is a member of the snapper-grouper complex. N/A for not a member. Yes if a member.-Pelagic-Demersal: Whether fish is pelagic or demersal-Functional_Group: Functional group of fish-a: Value for term “a” used in equation to calculate fish biomass-b: Value for term “b” used in equation to calculate fish biomass

Site_Codes.csv: This file contains information on each of the artificial and natural reefs that were surveyed. The field definitions are below. -Site: Artificial reef site (e.g., AR-330 is “330”)-Subsite: Subsite within artificial reef site (e.g., barge within AR-330 is “BARGE”)-Structure_Type: Categorical descriptor for type of artificial reef structure (e.g., ship, reef ball)-Structure_Material: Categorical descriptor for material of artificial reef (e.g., metal, concrete)-Reef_Type: Categorical descriptor of type of reef (e.g., artificial or natural)-Depth_ft: Depth of site in feet-Longitude_DM: Site longitude in degrees decimal minutes-Latitude_DM: Site latitude in degrees decimal minutes