http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/776346
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
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USA
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2019-09-09
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Height, width, and mass of the coral Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama, 2018-2019
2019-10-24
publication
2019-10-24
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2019-10-24
publication
https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.776346.2
Dr Richard B. Aronson
Florida Institute of Technology
principalInvestigator
Dr Lauren T. Toth
United States Geological Survey
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
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Cite this dataset as: Aronson, R., Toth, L. (2019) Height, width, and mass of the coral Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama, 2018-2019. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2019-10-24 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.776346.2 [access date]
Height, surface area, and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in pacific Panama Dataset Description: <p>Height, surface area, and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama at five time periods between March 2018 and March 2019.</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>Before deployment, Pocillopora&nbsp;coral fragments’ maximum height and width were measured using calipers. Buoyant weight was measured by attaching the coral fragment to a line and scale. Each coral was lowered into the water and mass was measured to find buoyant weight. The corals were placed on cement blocks and left in-situ for 12 months in the Gulfs of Panama and Chiriqui. After the time period, the colonies were collected and the same procedures were followed to measure final mass, height, and width of the colonies. Changes in height and mass were calculated in Microsoft excel.</p>
<p>See related data for 2016-2018 coral growth: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/747484</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1535007 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=1535007
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Dr Richard B. Aronson
Florida Institute of Technology
321-674-8034
Department of Biological Sciences 150 W UNIVERSITY BLVD
MELBOURNE
FL
32901
USA
raronson@fit.edu
pointOfContact
Dr Lauren T. Toth
United States Geological Survey
(727) 502-8029
Coastal and Marine Science Center
USA
ltoth@usgs.gov
pointOfContact
asNeeded
Dataset Version: 2
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UIN
Gulf
Site
Latitude
Longitude
GrowthPeriod
CoralID
InitialHeight_Perp
FinalHeight_Long
ChangeHeight_Long
Initial_Max_Width
Final_Max_Width
Initial_Trunk_Diam
Final_Trunk_Diam
InitialMass
FinalMass
ChangeMass
Notes
weight
theme
None, User defined
sample identification
region
site
latitude
longitude
duration
height
width
diameter
mass
comments
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
scale or balance
instrument
BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
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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.
Collaborative Research: Climate Change, Mesoscale Oceanography, and the Dynamics of Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs
https://research.fit.edu/marine-paleolab/research-projects/eastern-tropical-pacific/
Collaborative Research: Climate Change, Mesoscale Oceanography, and the Dynamics of Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs
<p>Coral reefs are under threat around the world, and climate change is the main reason they are declining. Knowing how local conditions on a reef exaggerate or mask the impacts of climate change make it possible to predict which reefs are most likely to survive longer and, therefore, which reefs deserve the greatest effort and funding for conservation. Reefs off the Pacific coast of Panama are vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change but are also strongly influenced by small-scale currents and other local conditions. The goal of this study is to see how those local differences affect coral growth and the ability of the corals to build reefs. Climate change appears poised to shut down reef growth off Pacific Panama within the next century. Considering that sea-level rise is accelerating at the same time, if coral reefs shut down they will not be able to protect populated shorelines from storm damage and erosion. In addition to its scientific insights, this project will provide undergraduate and graduate training, provide research training for underrepresented groups, advance women in scientific careers, and contribute important information for management and policy. The results will be incorporated into innovative curricular materials for K through 12 classes in Title-I schools in Florida aligned with Next Generation (Common Core) standards, and standards for Climate and Ocean Literacy. An annual film festival will be organized for K through 12 students to explore themes in marine science through videography.</p>
<p>Global climate change is now the leading cause of coral-reef degradation, but the extent to which mesoscale oceanography overprints climatic forcing is poorly understood. Previous studies in Pacific Panama showed that reef ecosystems collapsed from 4100 to 1600 years ago. The 2500-yr hiatus in reef-building occurred at locations throughout the Pacific, and the primary cause was increased variability of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. This study will determine the influence of contemporary variability in mesoscale oceanography in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) on variability in the condition of local coral populations. Insights from the living populations will be combined with paleoecological and geochemical studies of reef frameworks to infer past conditions that were inimical or beneficial to coral growth and reef accretion. Three primary hypotheses will be tested in Pacific Panama:<br />
H1. Mesoscale oceanography is manifested in gradients of reef condition, coral growth, and coral physiological condition. Physiographic protection from upwelling currents and thermocline shoaling confers positive effects on coral growth rate and physiology.<br />
H2. The impacts of mesoscale oceanographic regimes on the growth and condition of reef-corals were felt at least as far back as the mid- to late Holocene.<br />
H3. Physiographic protection from upwelling currents and thermocline shoaling conferred positive effects on vertical reef accretion in the past and shortened the late-Holocene hiatus.<br />
Specific research approaches to test these hypotheses will include collecting high-resolution, oceanographic time series to characterize contemporary environments along gradients of physical conditions; collecting ecological and geochemical data on the condition of living coral populations; and extracting cores from the reef frameworks and analyzing the coral assemblages taxonomically, taphonomically, and geochemically to assess patterns of biotic and paleoenvironmental variability. Strong spatial and temporal variability in the physical drivers of reef development make the ETP an excellent model system in which to examine the response of coral reefs to climate change over a range of physical regimes. This research will provide a unique opportunity to tease apart the controls on reef development across multiple spatial and temporal scales. The climatology underlying the late-Holocene hiatus was similar to probable scenarios for the next century, implying that climate change could be driving reef ecosystems of the ETP (and elsewhere) toward another collapse. Understanding how the hiatus unfolded along oceanographic gradients will increase our power to predict the future responses of reefs to a rapidly changing climate.</p>
Coral Climate ETP
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Height, width, and mass of the coral Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama, 2018-2019
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.
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776358.rdf
Name: UIN
Units: unitless
Description: <p>unique identifying number (site specific)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776359.rdf
Name: Gulf
Units: unitless
Description: <p>locations in Pacific Panama: Chiriqui and Panama</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776360.rdf
Name: Site
Units: unitless
Description: <p>experimental site: Pedro is Pedro Gonzalez and Canales is Canales de Tierra</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776361.rdf
Name: Latitude
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>latitude in decimal degrees north</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776362.rdf
Name: Longitude
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>longitude in decimal degrees east</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776363.rdf
Name: GrowthPeriod
Units: unitless
Description: <p>duration of deployment: Syy-Syy = spring of 2018 to 2019</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776364.rdf
Name: CoralID
Units: unitless
Description: <p>identification of each coral sample</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776365.rdf
Name: InitialHeight_Perp
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the height of the coral frag when deployed in March 2018</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776366.rdf
Name: FinalHeight_Long
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the height of the coral colony after it was retrieved in March 2019</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776367.rdf
Name: ChangeHeight_Long
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the difference in heights of the colony over the course of a year</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776368.rdf
Name: Initial_Max_Width
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the largest width of the colony in 2018</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776369.rdf
Name: Final_Max_Width
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the largest width of the colony in 2019</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776370.rdf
Name: Initial_Trunk_Diam
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the width of the trunk of the coral frag in March 2018</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776371.rdf
Name: Final_Trunk_Diam
Units: millimeters (mm)
Description: <p>the width of the trunk of the coral colony in March 2019</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776372.rdf
Name: InitialMass
Units: grams (g)
Description: <p>the buoyant weight of the coral frag in March 2018</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776373.rdf
Name: FinalMass
Units: grams (g)
Description: <p>the buoyant weight of the coral frag in March 2019</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776374.rdf
Name: ChangeMass
Units: grams (g)
Description: <p>the difference between the final and initial weights of the colonies</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/776375.rdf
Name: Notes
Units: unitless
Description: <p>comments</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.
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https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/1912/24707/1/dataset-776346_coral-growth-2019__v2.tsv
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https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.776346.2
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<p>Before deployment, Pocillopora&nbsp;coral fragments’ maximum height and width were measured using calipers. Buoyant weight was measured by attaching the coral fragment to a line and scale. Each coral was lowered into the water and mass was measured to find buoyant weight. The corals were placed on cement blocks and left in-situ for 12 months in the Gulfs of Panama and Chiriqui. After the time period, the colonies were collected and the same procedures were followed to measure final mass, height, and width of the colonies. Changes in height and mass were calculated in Microsoft excel.</p>
<p>See related data for 2016-2018 coral growth: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/747484</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
<p><strong>BCO-DMO Processing Notes:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date</li>
<li>modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions</li>
<li>replaced version 1 (2019-09-09) with version 2 (2019-10-24): new&nbsp;FinalMass and ChangeMass values</li>
</ul>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
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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.
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weight
PI Supplied Instrument Name: weight PI Supplied Instrument Description:A rigged scale that allows one to measure the weight of an object in the water; buoyant weight was measured. Instrument Name: scale or balance Instrument Short Name: Instrument Description: Devices that determine the mass or weight of a sample. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB13/