# Sponge density, morphology, and percent cover of sponges and other benthos # at Virgin Islands Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring Program (TCRMP) permanent monitoring sites, 2015-2017 # PI's: D. Gochfeld (U Miss), J. Olson (U.AL), M. Brandt (UVI) # version date: 2020-06-08 # ========================= Year Site site_name lat lon site_description Transect Sponge_density Encrusting_pcent Excavating_pcent Massive_pcent Upright_pcent calcareous_algae coral cyanobacterial_mats epilithic_algal_community gorgonians macroalgae non_living other_unknown_living zoanthids ------------------------- 2015 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 1 20.1 43.78 0 15.92 40.3 0 9.80 0.28 18.21 2.24 34.45 20.73 1.12 0 2015 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 2 31.5 48.57 0 12.06 39.37 0.23 17.61 1.17 11.27 2.58 35.92 21.60 1.17 0.23 2015 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 3 35 56 0.57 17.14 26.29 0.73 25.37 0.24 12.93 1.95 30.24 17.32 1.95 0 2015 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 1 28.8 76.39 1.39 6.94 15.28 0.76 16.71 0.25 18.23 7.85 46.08 2.28 0 0 2015 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 2 29.8 79.19 0 10.07 10.74 1.33 6.65 1.06 18.09 4.26 64.36 1.06 0 0 2015 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 3 31.2 75 0 11.54 13.46 4.34 8.67 0.77 26.79 3.06 49.74 1.79 0.26 0 2015 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 4 24.2 36.36 0 17.36 46.28 0.50 5.45 3.22 20.05 0 54.70 10.15 0.74 0 2015 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 5 24 40 0 25 35 1.37 7.12 1.10 21.10 0 59.45 5.75 0.27 0 2015 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 6 24.2 31.4 0 16.53 52.07 0.79 4.92 0.20 27.95 0 49.21 13.39 0 0 2015 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 1 58.8 55.78 1.7 19.39 23.13 0 6.39 0 14.83 0 61.89 10.49 0.26 0 2015 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 2 57.4 70.03 0 13.59 16.38 0.42 8.92 0 4.67 1.91 67.73 9.13 1.06 0.85 2015 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 3 55.8 57.35 1.08 15.05 26.52 0.22 6.83 0.22 4.85 2.20 66.30 10.57 0.22 0 2015 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 2 26.8 57.46 0 13.43 29.1 0 2.80 0 15.27 6.87 42.49 25.70 0.76 0 2015 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 3 48 70.42 1.25 5.83 22.5 0 7.21 1.20 14.66 6.01 44.71 16.11 0.72 0 2015 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 4 47.8 70.71 2.09 7.95 19.25 0 4.04 2.02 14.14 13.38 51.26 11.62 0.76 0 2015 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 1 29 57.24 17.24 15.86 9.66 0 3.87 0 13.65 10.79 54.79 13.65 0 0 2015 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 2 31 56.13 21.29 15.48 7.1 0 4.10 0 10.77 6.15 67.44 7.95 0.51 1.03 2015 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 3 18.4 75 8.7 8.7 7.61 0.25 16.67 0 12.69 8.96 56.72 4.73 0 0 2016 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 1 44.6 56.05 2.47 14.13 27.35 0 8.43 3.75 39.81 3.28 31.38 4.45 0 0 2016 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 2 49 55.92 0.2 12.04 31.84 0.20 19.39 2.24 27.35 3.67 25.10 10.61 0.41 0 2016 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 3 63.2 65.82 1.74 15.51 16.93 0.22 25.60 7.22 22.32 2.41 26.91 2.19 0.44 0 2016 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 1 38.6 79.27 1.04 4.15 15.54 0.74 14.00 0.49 28.01 5.41 40.79 0.25 1.47 0 2016 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 2 48.8 83.2 0.41 6.97 9.43 1.03 7.95 0.51 29.23 3.59 50 0.77 3.85 1.03 2016 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 3 37.8 78.84 0.53 11.11 9.52 2.36 6.86 0 29.31 5.44 47.99 0.24 1.65 0.24 2016 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 4 24 38.33 0 16.67 45 0.79 3.95 1.05 11.58 0 57.37 14.74 0 0 2016 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 5 25.4 35.43 0 22.05 42.52 0.87 7.80 0.29 10.40 0 61.27 11.27 0.29 0 2016 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 6 40.4 20.79 0.99 6.93 71.29 0.63 4.80 0.63 18.16 0 60.75 8.14 0 0 2016 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 1 79.4 61.71 2.02 15.37 20.91 0.74 9.23 0.74 49.45 0.37 25.09 4.06 1.11 1.48 2016 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 2 90.8 68.94 4.85 14.1 12.11 2.74 14.63 0 28.66 1.22 42.68 0.91 0.61 0.91 2016 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 3 93.2 61.8 3.86 12.66 21.67 0.30 13.10 0.30 33.04 2.08 41.96 2.38 0.60 0.89 2016 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 2 31.6 66.46 0 10.76 22.78 0 5.38 0.26 22.82 2.82 41.54 23.08 0.51 0 2016 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 3 52 73.08 0 3.08 23.85 0 6.74 0.26 23.32 3.37 38.08 9.07 6.99 0.26 2016 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 4 51 78.43 0 6.67 14.9 0 4.36 1.69 27.60 9.69 38.01 11.62 2.91 0 2016 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 1 39.8 34.17 5.03 10.55 50.25 0.19 2.71 0 20.12 11.80 59.77 0.97 0.58 0 2016 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 2 55.4 67.51 5.78 22.74 3.97 0 4.87 0 13.87 6.57 71.78 1.22 0 0.24 2016 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 3 24.2 72.73 4.96 10.74 11.57 0 14.42 0 10.76 12.36 60.41 1.14 0.46 0 2017 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 1 49.4 69.1 5.53 19.1 6.28 0 6.28 0.20 46.96 1.01 36.23 3.24 0.81 0 2017 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 2 59.3 69.94 5.39 17.15 7.51 1.23 18.04 1.40 32.40 1.75 39.75 2.10 0.88 0 2017 BP Black Point 18.3444 -64.9851 heavily developed 3 81 69.57 5.45 17.99 6.98 0.22 23.13 0.22 25.99 4.19 34.36 0.88 1.32 0 2017 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 1 42.2 83.41 0.47 4.74 11.37 1.92 7.03 0 58.79 0.64 26.20 0 0.64 0 2017 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 2 52.6 87.83 0.38 3.8 7.98 0.77 6.12 0 56.63 2.81 27.81 0.77 1.53 0 2017 BB Botany Bay 18.3572 -65.0345 lightly developed 3 48.2 88.38 0.41 4.98 6.22 3.47 7.47 0 45.6 2.13 35.47 0.27 2.13 0 2017 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 4 30 56.67 1.33 18.67 23.33 2.04 4.08 0 6.12 0 78.23 7.14 0.34 0 2017 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 5 27.4 57.66 0.73 19.71 21.9 1.79 6.85 0 10.42 0 76.49 1.79 0.60 0 2017 BI Buck Island 18.2786 -64.8988 undeveloped 6 18 55.56 2.22 15.56 26.67 1.93 4.44 0 17.95 0 66.02 4.44 0.39 0 2017 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 1 50 72.8 5.2 15.6 6.4 0.24 12.71 0.24 20.14 0.48 53.48 8.15 0.48 0.48 2017 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 2 48 70 7.08 13.75 9.17 2.08 10.65 0.23 16.20 2.08 60.42 0.69 0.23 1.85 2017 CR Coculus Rock 18.3122 -64.8602 heavily developed 3 69 68.12 3.77 11.3 16.81 0.76 8.88 0.51 19.04 0.51 61.42 4.82 0.25 0.25 2017 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 2 35.4 77.4 0 3.95 18.64 0.65 3.49 0.44 29.41 3.27 40.09 14.81 1.74 0 2017 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 3 51 76.47 0.39 5.1 18.04 2.31 3.27 8.65 29.62 5.38 31.15 15.58 1.35 0 2017 MB Magens Bay 18.3743 -64.9346 heavily developed 4 53 87.92 0.38 5.28 6.42 1.20 3.61 2.21 23.29 5.02 52.41 5.42 1.81 0 2017 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 1 10.8 61.54 11.54 19.23 7.69 0 0.74 1.48 39.26 2.78 33.33 21.48 0 0 2017 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 2 33.6 68.67 1.2 23.49 6.63 0 3.53 0.25 27.46 11.34 44.08 11.84 0.25 0 2017 SI Savana Island 18.3406 -65.0823 undeveloped 3 17.6 68.18 3.41 14.77 13.64 0 10.22 1.74 22.83 5 54.78 3.91 0.65 0