Introduction
The following data are available for use by other researchers. If used for a publication, please cite the scientist in charge of the relevant sub-project, as described in the sub-project documentation file. In addition, users are requested to state that the data was obtained from the Marine Environmental Sciences Program of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
The data files for each subproject, along with the documentation file, are combined into compressed files (with an extension of .zip). Two copies of each data file are provided, one an ASCII text file and the other a Dbase III file. The two types of data files are compressed into separate zip files (txt.zip denotes the ASCII file, dbf.zip denotes the Dbase file). In addition, there is a file consisting of a general documentation file and all of the documentation files for the sub-projects. Below is a list of the compressed files and the data files composing them.
Documentation
- STRI_OS.ZIP
| Doc | Name |
| STRI_OS.TXT | General Documentation |
| GRS_DOC.TXT | Subtidal Seagrass Communities |
| MGF_DOC.TXT | Mangrove Forests |
| MGR_DOC.TXT | Mangrove Fringe and Epibiota of Mangrove Roots |
| RFL_DOC.TXT | Reef Flat Sessile Biota, Algal-turf Infauna, and Sea Urchins |
| SNA_DOC.TXT | Reef flat gastropods |
| SRE_DOC.TXT | Subtidal reef corals |
| STO_DOC.TXT | Reef flat stomatopods |
Subtidal Seagrass Communities
- GRS_TXT.ZIP
- GRS_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| GRS_S | 343 | Species list for Grassbed subproject |
| GRSC_M | 361 | Pushnet fleshy/calcareous algae weights |
| GRSD_M | 1323 | Core samples |
| GRSG_M | 5595 | Core samples (Counts of major groups of animals ) |
| GRSH_M | 1807 | Pushnet samples – Animals – second sorting to species) |
| GRSL_M | 778 | Core samples (Weights of fleshy and calcareous algae) |
| GRSN_M | 6766 | Pushnet samples – (Counts of major groups of animals) |
| GRSO7 | 40 | Granulometric analysis |
| GRSP_M | 1641 | Core samples – ( Thallasia and Syringodium) |
| GRSR_M | 12783 | Pushnet samples (Reproduction of shrimp) |
| GRSS_M | 1877 | Core samples ( Animals – second sorting to species) |
| GRST_M | 371 | Recruitment |
Mangrove Forests
- MGF_TXT.ZIP
- MGF_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| MGFD_M | 14132 | Mangrove Forest – Seedling demography |
| MGFL_M | 1034 | Mangrove Forest – Litter study |
| MGFS_MX | 16926 | Mangrove Forest – Shoots |
| MGFT_M | 624 | Mangrove Forest – Temperature and salinity of sites. |
Mangrove Fringe and Epibiota of Mangrove Roots
- MGR_TXT.ZIP
- MGR_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| MGR_S | 267 | Species list for Mangrove Root study |
| MGRB_M | 417 | Biomass of organisms on dowels |
| MGRC_M | 24227 | Community Development Data |
| MGRE_M | 1447 | Depth measurements |
| MGRG_M | 320 | Mussel gonads |
| MGRL_M | 229762 | Long Term Percent Cover |
| MGRP_M | 2508 | Mussel Transplant |
| MGRQ_M | 1575 | Light |
| MGRR_M | 11753 | Recruitment |
| MGRS_M | 622 | Salinity and Temperature |
| MGRT_M | 416 | Turbidity |
| MGRV_M | 541 | Mussel settlement |
| MGRW_M | 546 | Water movement – direct measurement |
| MGRZ_M | 104 | Water movement – clods |
Reef Flat Sessile Biota
Algal-turf Infauna, and Sea Urchins
- RFL_TXT.ZIP
- RFL_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| RFLC_M | 30280 | Percent cover of sessile organisms |
| RFLC_S | 74 | Species list for per cent cover of sessile organisms. |
| RFLI_MX | 31185 | Infaunal Populations of the Laurencia papillosa Turf |
| RFLI_S | 82 | Species list for Infaunal Populations |
| RFLP_M | 2227 | Polychaete counts from infauna cores |
| RFLU_MX | 5710 | Censuses of Sea Urchin Populations |
| RFLW_M | 2222 | Weights and components of turf in infauna cores. |
Reef flat gastropods
- SNA_TXT.ZIP
- SNA_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| SNA_S | 66 | Snails – Species list |
| SNAD_M | 11580 | Density |
| SNAS_M | 4213 | Size frequency |
Subtidal reef corals
- SRE_TXT.ZIP
- SRE_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| SRE_S.TXT | 87 | Species list for Subtidal Reef Corals |
| SREA_M | 947 | Reproductive pathology |
| SREC_M | 4893 | Sclerochronology |
| SREE_M | 440 | Temperature and salinity |
| SREF_M | 6801 | Partial Mortality – Injury |
| SREG_M | 10129 | Gonad area |
| SREL1X | 483 | Histology – long section (2nd data set) |
| SREM1 | 18939 | Developmental stage |
| SREO8791 | 1719 | Oil log – 1987-1991 |
| SREP_MX | 70062 | Percent cover |
| SRER_M | 2490 | Resuspended sediment |
| SRES_M | 2778 | Suspended Sediments |
| SRET1 | 2449 | Recruitment |
| SREU_M | 2030 | Urchin census |
| SREW_M | 504 | Granulometric analysis |
| SREY1-15 | 5911 | Histology (2nd data set) |
Reef flat stomatopods
- STO_TXT.ZIP
- STO_DBF.ZIP
| # records | ||
| STOA_M | 2191 | Quadrats – rock volume, animal size |
| STOB_M | 1929 | Quadrats – animal data |
| STOC_M | 5708 | Random rocks – animal data |
| STOD_M | 2561 | Random rocks – Rock sizes |