1 |
Site |
The unordered nominal specific ID number of each discrete sampling site. |
2 |
Year |
The ordered nominal year in which the data was collected at a specific site. |
3 |
Date |
The ordered nominal date on which the data was collected at a specific site. |
4 |
Species |
The unordered nominal species ID number. This number denotes a discrete taxonomic level being sampled. It may refer to a group of taxonomically related organisms (E.g. "Miscellaneous Invertebrates" or "Porifera"). More often, it refers to a discrete species (E.g. "Balanophyllia elegans"). This ID number can also refer to the type of substrate under each point per replicate (i.e. "Rock", "Cobble" or "Sand"). The type of substrate under each point is always recorded. |
5 |
Replicates |
The number of replicates conducted for each random point contact transect at a specific site in a specific year. |
6 |
PointsPerReplicate |
The number of random points sampled on each replicate of a random point contact transect. |
7 |
CoverMean |
The continuous numeric mean percent cover of each species at a specific site in a specific year. |
8 |
CoverSE |
The continuous numeric standard error of the percent cover of each species at a specific site in a specific year, calculated across replicates. |