| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhard, Joan M. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) | Principal Investigator |
| Copley, Nancy | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
This dataset contains length and width data for foraminifera specimens used in a multi-stressor experiment, from sediment cores collected at about 75 meters depths from R/V Endeavor EN524 at the 'MudPatch' site on the continental shelf off New England (40.43 N 70.5 W), May 2013.
The original sediments were collected on cruise END524; these results stemmed from a laboratory experiment.
Experimental conditions inside Biospherix C-chambers (hypoxia cell culture chamber) were controlled with Biospherix ProO2 (ProOx?) and ProCO2 sensors and controllers. These Biospherix systems have 2% precision. All samples were from experiment termination (final T = 9C; all started at 7C). Specimens were recovered from >63 µm fraction; viability determined with CellTracker Green CMFDA (Life Technologies). Specimens were placed on micropaleontological slides and measured with a calibrated ocular micrometer. Some genera (Bolivina, Textularia) were not speciated. Some errors in identification were likely, due to small specimen size and inexperience of the high school student who did these measurements as part of a science fair project. For example, some specimens reported as Eggerella advena may have been Textularia and some Stainforthia may have been Bolivina (and vice versa). Nearly all “soft-shelled” foraminifera were excluded from these analyses, as was a fifth treatment (Preindustrial), due to time limitations. Some “soft-shelled” foraminifera were inadvertently dried on slides; if encountered, these were measured and reported.
BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
| File |
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foram_size.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 64.99 KB) MD5:194506c5cd31459ea1ae964346989c16 Primary data file for dataset ID 675419 |
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| pCO2_ppmv_nominal | set point of CO2 controller | parts per million by volume |
| treatment | Treatments had different oxygen and/or pCO2. Treatment I = Ambient (control); II = Hypoxic; III = Acidified; IV = Hypoxic + Acidified | unitless |
| sample | sample identifier | unitless |
| pseudoreplicate | pseudoreplicate number | unitless |
| O2_ml_l | dissolved oxygen concentration set point for controller (if present) or saturated value | milliliters/liter |
| taxon | taxonomic species name | unitless |
| length_um | foram length | micrometers |
| width_um | foram width | micrometers |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | MC800 multicorer |
| Generic Instrument Name | Multi Corer |
| Dataset-specific Description | Used to collect sediment samples |
| Generic Instrument Description | The Multi Corer is a benthic coring device used to collect multiple, simultaneous, undisturbed sediment/water samples from the seafloor. Multiple coring tubes with varying sampling capacity depending on tube dimensions are mounted in a frame designed to sample the deep ocean seafloor. For more information, see Barnett et al. (1984) in Oceanologica Acta, 7, pp. 399-408. |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | |
| Generic Instrument Name | Microscope - Optical |
| Dataset-specific Description | To identify and measure forams |
| Generic Instrument Description | Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments. Also called a "light microscope". |
| Website | |
| Platform | R/V Endeavor |
| Start Date | 2013-05-19 |
| End Date | 2013-05-22 |
| Description | UNOLS cruise request: http://strs.unols.org/Public/diu_project_view.aspx?project_id=103010
The May cruise is the first for the NSF OCE funded Ocean Acidification, Hypoxia and Warming project also known by the project researchers as "OA Propagule". The cruise was timed such that samples would be collected soon after the spring bloom.
During the cruise, investigators plan to collect CTD profile data, including dissolved oxygen, bottom water with Niskin bottles deployed on the CTD rosette, MC800 multicores, and Soutar boxcores from the "Mud Patch" study site. The study area is located on the continental shelf approximately 50 nm south of Martha's Vineyard (40.43 N 70.5 W).
The original cruise event log and other underway data submitted by the vessel operator will be available from the NSF R2R cruise catalog.
Cruise track image from the University of Rhode Island, the vessel operator. |
from the NSF award abstract:
The average sea surface temperature (SST) has increased over the last 100 years, rising atmospheric partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) is lowering the pH of the oceans, and the extent and intensity of low-oxygen bottom waters is growing, at least in certain regions. The biological impacts of these ongoing changes -- warming, acidification, and hypoxia -- have each been studied independently, but few studies have explored the possible interactions among these stressors.
This research, led by a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, studies the compounded effects of ocean acidification, hypoxia, and warming on an assemblage of benthic foraminifera collected from the continental shelf off New England. Foraminifera are an ideal organism for this work because they (1) are relatively small, allowing experimentation on statistically significant populations; (2) have both calcareous and non-calcareous representatives; (3) are relatively short-lived so experiments include a major portion of their life cycle; (4) include aerobes and anaerobes; and (5) provide a fossil record allowing comparisons across time. Laboratory culturing experiments will be used to determine the response of benthic foraminifera, in terms of survival and growth, to co-varying parameters of pH and oxygen, and to explore the influence of increased temperature on these responses. The researchers will examine the relative effects of higher pCO2, lower [O2], and higher temperature (T) on both calcareous and non-calcareous benthic foraminifera. In addition, they will examine the pre-Industrial benthic foraminiferal assemblage at the field site, and will compare that assemblage to those produced in the experiments under pre-Industrial (lower than current day) and elevated pCO2 levels.
NSF Climate Research Investment (CRI) activities that were initiated in 2010 are now included under Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES). SEES is a portfolio of activities that highlights NSF's unique role in helping society address the challenge(s) of achieving sustainability. Detailed information about the SEES program is available from NSF (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504707).
In recognition of the need for basic research concerning the nature, extent and impact of ocean acidification on oceanic environments in the past, present and future, the goal of the SEES: OA program is to understand (a) the chemistry and physical chemistry of ocean acidification; (b) how ocean acidification interacts with processes at the organismal level; and (c) how the earth system history informs our understanding of the effects of ocean acidification on the present day and future ocean.
Solicitations issued under this program:
NSF 10-530, FY 2010-FY2011
NSF 12-500, FY 2012
NSF 12-600, FY 2013
NSF 13-586, FY 2014
NSF 13-586 was the final solicitation that will be released for this program.
PI Meetings:
1st U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(March 22-24, 2011, Woods Hole, MA)
2nd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(Sept. 18-20, 2013, Washington, DC)
3rd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting (June 9-11, 2015, Woods Hole, MA – Tentative)
NSF media releases for the Ocean Acidification Program:
Press Release 10-186 NSF Awards Grants to Study Effects of Ocean Acidification
Discovery Blue Mussels "Hang On" Along Rocky Shores: For How Long?
Press Release 13-102 World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) |