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Data for: Field trials testing material composition and surface complexity and the effects on benthic faunal recruitment at a Cold-Water Coral reef site

https://doi.org/10.5878/7fmy-j376
The datasets are based on data collected from field trials with settling panels, testing the effect of different concrete mixes on recruitment of benthic fauna. There were three different concrete mixes based on standard Portland cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and silica oxide of different ratios, compared to panels made of standard Portland cement. The factors investigated were mix (4 levels), surface (2 levels), side (4 levels) and row (4 levels). The main factors were mix and surface, relating to material composition and level of complexity. Side and row was added factors relating to how the panels were mounted on the square rack, and were affected by local hydrodynamics and boundary layer effects. Dataset publication was supported by Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2).
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Data files

  • abundance_wide.xlsx
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  • all_coverage_wide.xlsx
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  • diversity_coverage.xlsx
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  • heatmap_abundance.xlsx
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  • heatmap_coverage.xlsx
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  • indicator_species_analysis.xlsx
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  • species_gallery.zip
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  • species_list.xlsx
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Documentation files

  • ReadMe_Mix_panels.rtf
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  • Species_gallery_screenshot.png
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Citation and access

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Principal's reference number:

  • 253088408

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No

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Copyright:

Alla bilder är © Susanna Strömberg

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Data collection Field/Intervention experiment

Mode of collection:

Field/Intervention experiment

Description of the mode of collection:

The datasets are based on data collected from field trials with settling panels, testing the effect of different concrete mixes on recruitment of benthic fauna. Recruited benthic organisms were identified and quantified using images and to some extent examined under stereo magnifier and microscope. No dissections or DNA samples were used for identifications, and the focus was on assigning the organisms to a species based on superficial characteristics to be able to derive diversity indices from the data. Documentation was done with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and both overview images and close-ups were taken to support identifications. Some organisms were documented under stereo magnifier. Images were processed in Fiji/ImageJ (version 2.14.0/1.54f) with the plug-ins Grid and Cell Counter to quantify coverage and/or abundances.

Time period(s) for data collection:

2022-04-11 - 2023-11-08

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Source of the data:

  • Research data

Temporal resolution:

19 month

Geographic coverage

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Geographic description:

The rack with settling panels were deployed at a depth of 94 m just south of a coral mound with know presence of live cold-water corals of the species Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa). The area is situated in a constriction of the southern end of the Koster trough. The exact coordinates are available in the publication in which the datasets were used.

Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Marine Sciences

Commissioning organisation:

Registration number at commissioning organization:

  • 512-39262-2019

Funding

Funding agency:

  • EU LIFE Nature and Biodiversity

Award number:

LIFE18 NAT/SE/000959

Award title:

Method development for cold-water coral reef habitat restoration with implementation in Kosterfjord- Väderöfjord, Sweden

Funding agency:

Award number:

208-19

Award title:

Method development for cold-water coral reef habitat restoration with implementation in Kosterfjord- Väderöfjord, Sweden

Funding information:

Co-finansing of the project LIFE Lophelia

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