Seegrass cover and shoot density and benthic macroalgae cover during the experiment in Chwaka Bay (Unguja Island, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania)

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author Moreira-Saporiti, Agustín
Teichberg, Mirta
author_facet Moreira-Saporiti, Agustín
Teichberg, Mirta
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Percentage cover and shoot density of seagrasses were measured taking three random points in each plot at each sampling time with 0.25 m2 and 0.01 m2 quadrats, respectively. Percentage cover was included as the only variable for the measurement of benthic macroalgae as macroalgae could not be assessed by shoot density. The Braun-Blanquet scale was used for the cover measurements (Mueller-Dombios and Ellenberg 1974), consisting of a scale of 8 numbers each one referring to an interval of percentage cover. The scale goes as follows: 0.1 = < 5% solitary, 0.5 = < 5% sparse, 1 = < 5% numerous, 2 = cover ≥ 5% - ≤ 25%, 3 = cover > 25% - ≤ 50%, 4 = cover > 50 - ≤ 75%, and 5 = cover > 75%. The cover categories were transformed into the midpoint cover range (Braun-Blanquet 1964). The final units is the percentage cover (%) of each seagrass species and macrolalgae in the quadrat. Shoot density was measured counting the individual shoots of the two seagrass species within the 0.01 m2 quadrat (Number of shoots per 0.01 square meters). The number of shoots were then standarized by square meter to obtain the final shoot density (number of shoots/m2).
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spellingShingle Seegrass cover and shoot density and benthic macroalgae cover during the experiment in Chwaka Bay (Unguja Island, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania)
Moreira-Saporiti, Agustín
Teichberg, Mirta
Block; Chwaka1; Chwaka2; Chwaka3; Chwaka4; Chwaka5; Chwaka6; Chwaka7; Event label; EXP; Experiment; Experimental treatment; Halophila stipulacea; Halophila stipulacea, cover; Halophila stipulacea, shoot density; Macroalgae, cover; Seagrass community dynamics; Seaweed_farming_experiment; see description in data abstract; Shading; Site; Thalassia hemprichii; Thalassia hemprichii, cover; Thalassia hemprichii, shoot density; Trampling; Unguja_Island_Chwaka1; Unguja_Island_Chwaka2; Unguja_Island_Chwaka3; Unguja_Island_Chwaka4; Unguja_Island_Chwaka5; Unguja_Island_Chwaka6; Unguja_Island_Chwaka7; Zanzibar Archipealgo, Tanzania
Percentage cover and shoot density of seagrasses were measured taking three random points in each plot at each sampling time with 0.25 m2 and 0.01 m2 quadrats, respectively. Percentage cover was included as the only variable for the measurement of benthic macroalgae as macroalgae could not be assessed by shoot density. The Braun-Blanquet scale was used for the cover measurements (Mueller-Dombios and Ellenberg 1974), consisting of a scale of 8 numbers each one referring to an interval of percentage cover. The scale goes as follows: 0.1 = < 5% solitary, 0.5 = < 5% sparse, 1 = < 5% numerous, 2 = cover ≥ 5% - ≤ 25%, 3 = cover > 25% - ≤ 50%, 4 = cover > 50 - ≤ 75%, and 5 = cover > 75%. The cover categories were transformed into the midpoint cover range (Braun-Blanquet 1964). The final units is the percentage cover (%) of each seagrass species and macrolalgae in the quadrat. Shoot density was measured counting the individual shoots of the two seagrass species within the 0.01 m2 quadrat (Number of shoots per 0.01 square meters). The number of shoots were then standarized by square meter to obtain the final shoot density (number of shoots/m2).
title Seegrass cover and shoot density and benthic macroalgae cover during the experiment in Chwaka Bay (Unguja Island, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania)
topic Block; Chwaka1; Chwaka2; Chwaka3; Chwaka4; Chwaka5; Chwaka6; Chwaka7; Event label; EXP; Experiment; Experimental treatment; Halophila stipulacea; Halophila stipulacea, cover; Halophila stipulacea, shoot density; Macroalgae, cover; Seagrass community dynamics; Seaweed_farming_experiment; see description in data abstract; Shading; Site; Thalassia hemprichii; Thalassia hemprichii, cover; Thalassia hemprichii, shoot density; Trampling; Unguja_Island_Chwaka1; Unguja_Island_Chwaka2; Unguja_Island_Chwaka3; Unguja_Island_Chwaka4; Unguja_Island_Chwaka5; Unguja_Island_Chwaka6; Unguja_Island_Chwaka7; Zanzibar Archipealgo, Tanzania
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.942686