http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/750049 eng; USA utf8 dataset Highest level of data collection, from a common set of sensors or instrumentation, usually within the same research project Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact 2018-11-26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mean monthly seawater temperatures in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 1989-2016 2018-11-26 publication 2018-11-26 revision Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA) 2021-05-24 publication https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.750049.1 Peter J. Edmunds California State University Northridge principalInvestigator Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. publisher Cite this dataset as: Edmunds, P. J. (2021) Mean monthly seawater temperatures in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 1989-2016. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-11-26 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.750049.1 [access date] Mean monthly seawater temperatures in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 1989-2016 Dataset Description: &lt;p&gt;This study was carried out on shallow reefs along the south coast of St. John, which have been monitored since 1987, and studied since the 1950’s. Three aspects of the time-series analyses are utilized, and the study period exploited concurrent sampling of coral cover, coral recruitment, and the dynamics of small corals (colonies ≤ 40-mm diameter). These aspects of community structure were studied at 5–6 sites at 5–9-m depth between Cabritte Horn and White Point (Figs. 1, S1), and each was added to the study as the project evolved, mostly for purposes other than the one described herein. The longevity and breadth of this study created opportunities for analyses that rarely have been considered in ecological investigations of coral reefs, but the ad hoc evolution of the study resulted in an imperfect match among the components, notably in the 4-m depth range over which the three aspects of community structure were studied. This depth range is ecologically relevant for corals, and interpretation of the present analysis therefore must be constrained by the assumption that temporal variation in coral recruitment, dynamics of small corals, and coral cover is similar between 5 and 9 m depth. Apart from the first two years over which recruitment was measured every ~ 6 months, annual surveys were completed in July and August. Throughout this analysis, study sites, and mean values by site, are treated as statistical replicates of the fringing reefs of St. John.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The entire Excel Workbook, which contains the additional datasets listed below,&amp;nbsp; can be downloaded using the following link:&amp;nbsp;https://datadocs.bco-dmo.org/docs/302/St_John_LTREB/data_docs/Data_for_Paper_Feb_2017_copy.xlsx&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Coral cover in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750676&lt;br /&gt; Coral mortality and growth in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2006-2016: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750710&lt;br /&gt; Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per site in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750740&lt;br /&gt; Coral cover, density, and recruits averages per year in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 2007-2016: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/750771&lt;/p&gt; Methods and Sampling: &lt;p&gt;Seawater temperature&lt;br /&gt; To provide physical environmental context to enhance the interpretation of coral community dynamics, seawater temperature was recorded at 9-m depth at Yawzi Point using loggers (± 0.2 °C, Model U22-001, Onset Computer Corp., Bourne, MA) recording at 1 mHz. Records were averaged by day and month, and displayed as a line graph of temperature against months within each year.&lt;/p&gt; Funding provided by NSF Division of Environmental Biology (NSF DEB) Award Number: DEB-0841441 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=0841441 Funding provided by NSF Division of Environmental Biology (NSF DEB) Award Number: DEB-1350146 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=1350146 completed Peter J. Edmunds California State University Northridge 818-677-2502 Department of Biology 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA 91330-8303 USA peter.edmunds@csun.edu pointOfContact asNeeded Dataset Version: 1 Unknown Year Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Onset Temperature Logger theme None, User defined year water temperature at measurement depth featureType BCO-DMO Standard Parameters Temperature Logger instrument BCO-DMO Standard Instruments otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use. RUI-LTREB Renewal: Three decades of coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 2014-2019 http://coralreefs.csun.edu/ RUI-LTREB Renewal: Three decades of coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 2014-2019 <p>Describing how ecosystems like coral reefs are changing is at the forefront of efforts to evaluate the biological consequences of global climate change and ocean acidification. Coral reefs have become the poster child of these efforts. Amid concern that they could become ecologically extinct within a century, describing what has been lost, what is left, and what is at risk, is of paramount importance. This project exploits an unrivalled legacy of information beginning in 1987 to evaluate the form in which reefs will persist, and the extent to which they will be able to resist further onslaughts of environmental challenges. This long-term project continues a 27-year study of Caribbean coral reefs. The diverse data collected will allow the investigators to determine the roles of local and global disturbances in reef degradation. The data will also reveal the structure and function of reefs in a future with more human disturbances, when corals may no longer dominate tropical reefs.</p> <p>The broad societal impacts of this project include advancing understanding of an ecosystem that has long been held emblematic of the beauty, diversity, and delicacy of the biological world. Proposed research will expose new generations of undergraduate and graduate students to natural history and the quantitative assessment of the ways in which our planet is changing. This training will lead to a more profound understanding of contemporary ecology at the same time that it promotes excellence in STEM careers and supports technology infrastructure in the United States. Partnerships will be established between universities and high schools to bring university faculty and students in contact with k-12 educators and their students, allow teachers to carry out research in inspiring coral reef locations, and motivate children to pursue STEM careers. Open access to decades of legacy data will stimulate further research and teaching.</p> RUI-LTREB largerWorkCitation project eng; USA oceans -64.723 -64.723 18.32 18.32 1989-01-01 2016-07-31 USVI 0 BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Mean monthly seawater temperatures in St. John, US Virgin Islands from 1989-2016 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750796.rdf Name: Year Units: unitless Description: <p>year for averaged value in YYYY format</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750797.rdf Name: Jan Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for January</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750798.rdf Name: Feb Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for February</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750799.rdf Name: March Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for March</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750800.rdf Name: April Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for April</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750801.rdf Name: May Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for May</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750802.rdf Name: June Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for June</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750803.rdf Name: July Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for July</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750804.rdf Name: Aug Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for August</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750805.rdf Name: Sept Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for September</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750806.rdf Name: Oct Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for October</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750807.rdf Name: Nov Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for November</p> http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/750808.rdf Name: Dec Units: degrees Celsius Description: <p>Averaged seawater temperature value for December</p> GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact 2151 https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/1912/27160/1/dataset-750049_coral-community-structure-fig-s2__v1.tsv download https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.750049.1 download onLine dataset &lt;p&gt;Seawater temperature&lt;br /&gt; To provide physical environmental context to enhance the interpretation of coral community dynamics, seawater temperature was recorded at 9-m depth at Yawzi Point using loggers (± 0.2 °C, Model U22-001, Onset Computer Corp., Bourne, MA) recording at 1 mHz. Records were averaged by day and month, and displayed as a line graph of temperature against months within each year.&lt;/p&gt; Specified by the Principal Investigator(s) &lt;p&gt;BCO-DMO Processing Notes:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Transposed the matrix to conform with BCO-DMO.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; Specified by the Principal Investigator(s) asNeeded 7.x-1.1 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact Onset Temperature Logger Onset Temperature Logger PI Supplied Instrument Name: Onset Temperature Logger PI Supplied Instrument Description:To provide physical environmental context to enhance the interpretation of coral community dynamics, seawater temperature was recorded at 9-m depth at Yawzi Point using loggers (± 0.2 °C, Model U22-001, Onset Computer Corp., Bourne, MA) recording at 1 mHz. Instrument Name: Temperature Logger Instrument Short Name: Instrument Description: Records temperature data over a period of time.