DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15555116
title: Data from: Fish use of reef structures and adjacent sand flats: implications for selecting minimum buffer zones between new artificial reefs and existing reefs

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Rosemond R.C., A.B. Paxton, H.R. Lemoine, S.R. Fegley, and C.H. Peterson. 2018. Fish use of reef structures and adjacent sand flats: implications for selecting minimum buffer zones between new artificial reefs and existing reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 587: 187-199. DOI: 10.3354/meps12428.
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fish_data.csv: This file contains the fish community abundance data with the corresponding environmental data. The field definitions are below:-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)-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)-Transect_Type: Categorical descriptor of type of transect (structural or radiating), where structural transects are on the reef and radiating transects radiate away from the reef in series-Transect_Number: Categorical descriptor of transect number where 0 corresponds to on reef structural transect and radiating transects correspond to 1, 2, or 3. Transect number “1” means the transect was the first radiating away from the reef (0 to 30 m), “2” the second transect (30 to 60 m), and “3” the third transect (60 to 90 m)-Species_Code: Four letter fish code. Defined in metadata. -Common_Name: Common name of fish-Abundance: Count of fish-Size_cm: Size of fish (cm)-Min.Range_cm: If fish were in a school and had different sizes, the minimum size of the school members (cm)-Max.Range_cm: If fish were in a school and had different sizes, the maximum size of the school members (cm)

complexity.csv: This file contains habitat complexity data on each of the artificial and natural reefs that were surveyed. The field definitions are below.-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)-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)-Transect_Type: Categorical descriptor of type of transect (structural = “S” or radiating = “R”), where structural transects are on the reef and radiating transects radiate away from the reef in series-Transect_Number: Categorical descriptor of transect number where 0 corresponds to on reef structural transect and radiating transects correspond to 1, 2, or 3. Transect number “T1” means the transect was the first radiating away from the reef (0 to 30 m), “T2” the second transect (30 to 60 m), and “T3” the third transect (60 to 90 m)-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

temperature.csv: This file contains temperature data on each of the artificial and natural reefs that were surveyed. The field definitions are below. -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)-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)-Transect_Type: Categorical descriptor of type of transect (structural = “S” or radiating = “R”), where structural transects are on the reef and radiating transects radiate away from the reef in series-Transect_Number: Categorical descriptor of transect number where 0 corresponds to on reef structural transect and radiating transects correspond to 1, 2, or 3. Transect number “T1” means the transect was the first radiating away from the reef (0 to 30 m), “T2” the second transect (30 to 60 m), and “T3” the third transect (60 to 90 m)-Temp_avg: Average temperature (degrees C)-Temp_max: Maximum temperature (degrees C)-Temp_min: Minimum temperature (degrees C)

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_DD: Site longitude in decimal degrees-Latitude_DD: Site latitude in decimal degrees