PRJNA541295
Crocker Reef Benthic Water Metagenomes
These data consist of the raw DNA metagenome sequence files from thirteen water samples from Crocker Reef. Located on the outer reef tract of the Florida Keys, Crocker Reef is characterized as a senile or dead reef, with only scattered stony coral colonies and areas of sand and coral rubble. The samples were drawn just above the bottom in three locations:  a seagrass bed, a coral rubble area, and a hardbottom coral area featuring gorgonians and scattered small scleractinian coral colonies. The samples were collected in two seasonal sampling trips in order to examine and compare their microbial metagenomes over two seasons: summer (July 9-13, 2014) and winter (January 29–February 5, 2015).