Dataset: Coral colony photos from 2015 bleaching event
Data Citation:
Palumbi, S. R., Thomas, L. (2019) Coral colony photographs taken at four time points between April of 2015 and April of 2016 during and after a bleaching event on Ofu Island, American Samoa. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2019-03-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/762526 [access date]
Terms of Use
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Spatial Extent: N:-14.18347 E:-169.65279 S:-14.18347 W:-169.66109
Temporal Extent: 2015-04 - 2016-04
Project:
Ecological, evolutionary and physiological responses of corals to a mass bleaching event in American Samoa
(Bleaching American Samoa)
Principal Investigator:
Stephen R. Palumbi (Stanford University)
Co-Principal Investigator:
Luke Thomas (University of Western Australia)
Contact:
Stephen R. Palumbi (Stanford University)
Data Manager:
Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
2
Version Date:
2019-03-27
Restricted:
No
Validated:
No
Current State:
Preliminary and in progress
Coral colony photographs taken at four time points between April of 2015 and April of 2016 during and after a bleaching event on Ofu Island, American Samoa.
Abstract:
This dataset includes all photographs taken of individual coral colonies during and after the 2015 bleaching event on Ofu, American Samoa. Photographs were taken at four time points spanning the bleaching events: April 2015 (during bleaching), August 2015, December 2015, and April 2016. Species photographed include Acroproa gemmifera, Acropora hyacinthus and Pocillopora damicornis.