Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts on terracotta settlement tiles at five sites across Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI from 2009 onward

<p>Replicate:&nbsp; Replicate number (1 to 566) is the unique identificaton for each individual terracotta settlement tile photograph analyzed.</p> <p>Site:&nbsp; The five sites where tiles were deployed within Lameshur Bay, St. John, USVI (Cabritte Horn, Tektite, West Little Lameshur Bay, White Point, Yawzi Point)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Year:&nbsp; The years in which a set of photographs of settlement tiles were available to be analyzed for growth rate (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).</p> <p>Growth Rate:&nbsp; Growth rate of Peyssonnelid Algal Crusts in centimeters per year (cm^2/year). The area of PAC was calculated using Fiji Software on settlement tile photographs. Because settlement tiles were deployed for one year, growth rate per year was calculated.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Related dataset</strong>s for Edmunds and Williams (2021) Coral Reefs publication:<br /> Figure 2a, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836071\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836071</a><br /> Figure 2b, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836097\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836097</a><br /> Tables 1 and 2, <a href=\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836304\">https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/836304</a></p> <div>&nbsp;</div>