Table 1 Metadata of seven ROV video surveys conducted across six Angolan coral mounds during RV Meteor cruise M122.

From: Madrepora oculata forms large frameworks in hypoxic waters off Angola (SE Atlantic)

Coral mound

ROV transect

Date (dd.mm.yyyy)

Time (UTC)

Latitude

Longitude

Depth (m)

Total transect length (m)

Transect length covering the first and last Mo occurrence (m)

No. of video frames analysed

Area (m2) covered by the analysed video frames

No. live/dead Mo (no. measured Mo)

Anna ridge

Start

20.01.2016

10:00

9°44.76′ S

12°46.93′ E

336

856

0

0

 

0

End

20.01.2016

16:19

9°44.61′ S

12°46.88′ E

251

     

Snake

Start

23.01.2016

08:04

9°43.05′ S

12°45.86′ E

320

835

0

0

 

0

End

23.01.2016

13:37

9°43.03′ S

12°46.10′ E

256

     

Castle

Start

25.01.2016

06:05

9°39.90′ S

12°42.95′ E

447

796

255

7

51.2

30/0 (7)

End

25.01.2016

12:45

9°39.74′ S

12°43.15′ E

331

     

Scary

Start

22.01.2016

06:14

9°49.36′ S

12°46.41′ E

412

785

206

2

35.5

8/1 (2)

End

22.01.2016

14:01

9°49.24′ S

12°46.69′ E

425

     

Buffalo

Start

21.01.2016

06:56

9°42.27′ S

12°43.86′ E

402

951

492

7

49.2

39/3 (20)

End

21.01.2016

14:42

9°42.00′ S

12°43.88′ E

356

     

Valentine (a)

Start

19.01.2016

11:00

9°43.67′ S

12°42.89′ E

473

1,188

1,087

4

35.9

6/0 (1)

End

19.01.2016

17:08

9°43.01′ S

12°43.01′ E

426

     

Valentine (b)

Start

17.01.2016

09:15

9°43.77′ S

12°42.85′ E

502

948

0

0

 

0

End

17.01.2016

16:30

9°43.66′ S

12°42.89′ E

483

     
  1. For the location of the ROV dives see Fig. 2. The number of live and dead occurrences of Madrepora oculata (No. live/dead Mo) as well as colonies for which size measurements were conducted (No. measured Mo; given in brackets) observed during the analyses of the down-look video frame are indicated for each dive.