Parameter: Type

Dataset: 
Community composition of corals in Palau determined by quantitative transects
Parameter: 
site description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 site_descrip
Short Description:
 site description
Official Name:
 site_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Description or characteristics of a sampling site

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Type
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Type refers to whether a site was inside a lagoon (inner or "extreme") or exposed to the open ocean (outer or "classical"). This scheme (extreme v. classical) follows a framework published by Verena Schoepf et al., 2023 (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4343592). Extreme reefs are defined as coral reefs with higher than normal temperatures, stressful conditions, and high coral cover. Classical reefs are those exposed to the open ocean with cool/average temperatures and high coral cover.