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Categorization of biotic and abiotic benthic components collected from benthic transect surveys
| Code | Benthic category |
|---|---|
| AL | Algae |
| AN | Anemone |
| ASC | Ascidian |
| CCA | Coralline Crustose Algae |
| DC | Dead Coral |
| HC | Hard Coral |
| HYD | Hydroids |
| INV | Other Invertebrate |
| MI | Millipora |
| PEY | Peysonnellia |
| RB | Rubble |
| RCK | Rock |
| S | Sand |
| SC | Soft Coral |
| SG | Sea Grass |
| SI | Silt |
| SP | Sponge |
| UN | Unknown |
| W | Water |
| ZO | Zooanthid |
