Realm: Marine
Climate: Tropical
Biome: Tropical coral
Central latitude: 21.944853
Central longitude: 120.768636
Duration: 8 years, from 2003 to 2014

2297 records

226 distinct species

Across the time series Goniastrea pectinata is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Three permanent belt transects were established along depth contours between 5 and10 m. Benthic organisms were quantified using 25*25-cm photo-quadrats (120 frames/ 30 m transect). The percent cover of coral species was determined using Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions (CPCe) with 30 random points per quadrat.The photos were took by lab members from Prof. Chen and Prof. Fans labs then analysised by Chao-yang Kuo Unit of abundance = MeanCount, Unit of biomass = NA

Citation(s)

Kuo, C.-Y., Yuen, Y.S., Meng, P.-J., Ho, P.-H., Wang, J.-T., Liu, P.-J., Chang, Y.-C., Dai, C.-F., Fan, T.-Y., Lin, H.-J., Baird, A. H. & Chen, C. A. (2012) Recurrent Disturbances and the Degradation of Hard Coral Communities in Taiwan. PLoS ONE, 7, e44364.