Dataset: Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight 2016

Name: Acropora cervicornis growth rates under different pH and temperature treatments from experiments at Summerland Key, Florida in September of 2016
Published: 2017-08-08
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.712367.1

Spatial Extent: N:24.661603 E:-81.2786 S:24.5636 W:-81.453789

Temporal Extent: 2016-06 - 2016-09

Project:

CAREER: Applying phenotypic variability to identify resilient Acropora cervicornis genotypes in the Florida Keys (Resilient Acerv)

Principal Investigator:

Erinn M. Muller (Mote Marine Laboratory, Mote)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2017-08-08

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Acropora cervicornis growth rates under different pH and temperature treatments from experiments at Summerland Key, Florida in September of 2016

Abstract:

This dataset contains Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight measurements from different pH and temperature treatments. The experiments were conducted in tanks at Summerland Key, Florida (24.6616,-81.4538) with corals from a nursery located near Looe Key Reef (24.5636, -81.2786). Experiments were conducted from July to September of 2016.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2017-08-08	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.712367.1	2019-10-18

Description

Methods & Sampling

A 5 gallon aquaria was filled with treatment water conditions and an analytical balance was suspended over the aquaria using a solid wooden board with a hole cut through the middle. Corals were placed on a suspended structure that was attached underneath an analytical balance and held until the total buoyant weight was stable. The data was recorded each month for each fragment. Photographs were also taken to determine the surface area of the coral using ImageJ analysis.

Data Processing Description

No data processing has taken place.

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* rounded mass values to three decimal places
* periods in variable names changed to underscores

Data Files

File
weight.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 8.57 KB) MD5:3c74026aba41e08f80d95727a7e73a1e Primary data file for dataset ID 712367

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1452538

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Muller_Looe_Key_Reef_Acropora		2016-07-01	Mote Offshore Coral Nursery	Erinn M. Muller (Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

pH Sensor

Supplied Name: Mettler Toledo SevenGo Pro

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: pH Sensor

Generic Description:

An instrument that measures the hydrogen ion activity in solutions.

The overall concentration of hydrogen ions is inversely related to its pH. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates whether acidic (more H+) or basic (less H+).

YSI Professional Plus Multi-Parameter Probe

Supplied Name: YSI Pro 2030

Supplied Description:

temperature measured with YSI Pro 2030

Instrument Type

Generic Name: YSI Professional Plus Multi-Parameter Probe

Acronym: YSI ProPlus

Generic Description:

The YSI Professional Plus handheld multiparameter meter provides for the measurement of a variety of combinations for dissolved oxygen, conductivity, specific conductance, salinity, resistivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH, ORP, pH/ORP combination, ammonium (ammonia), nitrate, chloride and temperature. More information from the manufacturer.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
tank	Tank number that held the particular coral fragment	unitless	tank
pH	Treatment pH level; ambient = 8.1 pH; hCO2 = 7.7 pH	unitless	pH
Temp	Treatment temperature level	Celsius	temp
genotype	Genotype number of the coral animal for each fragment	unitless	sample_descrip
July_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in July 2016	grams	weight
August_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in August 2016	grams	weight
September_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in September 2016	grams	weight