Seagrass Posidonia escarpments support high diversity and biomass of rocky reef fishes [dataset]

This database contains metadata for the study sites in Serrano et al. 2023 (Ecosphere): - Latitude and longitude data for the survey transects conducted in Posidonia australis escarpments and canopies, and reef in Big Lagoon, Faure Island and Peron Peninsula in Shark Bay (Western Australia) Habitat characteristics, including abiotic factors (habitat height, cave volume, structural complexity) and biotic variables (total species, species richness, fish density, total biomass, biomass of apex predators, carnivores, hervibores, detritivores and planktivores).