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2020-01-09
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Coral colony sizes and conditions, of three species of the Orbicella complex (Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata and O. franksi) in two donor sites of a reciprocal transplant experiment, Varadero and Punta Brava, 2017
2020-01-09
publication
2020-01-09
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2020-03-04
publication
https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.786632.1
Mónica Medina
Pennsylvania State University
principalInvestigator
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Pennsylvania State University
principalInvestigator
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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Cite this dataset as: Medina, M., Iglesias-Prieto, R. (2020) Coral colony sizes and conditions, of three species of the Orbicella complex (Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata and O. franksi) in two donor sites of a reciprocal transplant experiment, Varadero and Punta Brava, 2017. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2020-01-09 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.786632.1 [access date]
Reciprocal transplant expt. - ecological survey, 2017 Dataset Description: <p>This dataset contains the primary data of the bathymetric survey of three species of the Orbicella complex (Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata and O. franksi). The surveys were performed in two donor sites of a reciprocal transplant experiment: Varadero and Punta Brava. The number of colonies and some physiological traits recorded on a belt transect deployed perpendicular to the reef slope at a series of depths are reported.</p>
<p>The number of colonies of each species was recorded on a 50x1m belt transect deployed perpendicular to the reef slope at a series of depths. Six depths were assessed in Varadero (2, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5 and 9m) and eight in Rosario (3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21 and 25m). The colony size (minimum and maximum diameter and height in cm) and percentage of old mortality and recent mortality of all Orbicella colonies encountered within the transect are reported.</p>
<p>These data were used in the manuscript “Degradation of the underwater light environment: physiological and ecological consequences for reef corals” submitted to the Journal Nature Communications Biology. [under review, 2019-12-28]</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>The Varadero Reef is located south-west of the Cartagena Bay close to the southern strait that connects the Bay to the Caribbean Sea in Colombia. The Bay is a receiving estuary from the Magdalena River through the Canal del Dique, a man-made channel whose construction and operation dates back almost a century. The bathymetric distribution of the <em>Orbicella</em> species complex was evaluated at two reference sites with contrasting exposure to the Dique channel freshwater plume: 1) Varadero reef close to the Dique channel mouth (10°18’23.3”N, 75°35’08.0”W), and 2) Rosario reef located 21 km southwest of Varadero, significantly less exposed to the turbid plume from the Dique channel (10°11'12.1"N, 75°44'43.0"W).</p>
<p>To estimate the potential negative effect of perturbing the optical properties of water and light penetration on coral survival, we performed ecological surveys of Orbicella spp. populations. Populations were sampled along the whole depth range at which <em>Orbicella</em> spp. were observed. Random dives near the experimental sites allowed us to define the depth limits of distribution. The number of colonies of each species was recorded on 10x1 m belt transects deployed perpendicular to the reef slope at six depths in Varadero (2, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5 and 9m) and eight in Rosario (3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21 and 25m). Colony size (length D1, wide D2 and height H, in centimeters) and percentage of mortality (both recent and old mortality, using the AGRAA protocol) were also recorded at all transects.</p>
<p>A diving computer Leonardo Cressi Sub was used to determine the depths of surveys. A 50m measuring tape was used to determine the length of the belt transect. A 1m PVC pipe carried by the diver was used to determine the width of each transect.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1642311 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1642311
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Mónica Medina
Pennsylvania State University
814-321-5684
326 Mueller
University Park
PA
16802
USA
momedinamunoz@gmail.com
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Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Pennsylvania State University
814-777-0438
325 Mueller Lab
University Park
PA
16802
USA
rzi3@psu.edu
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Dataset Version: 1
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Site
Depth
Transect
taxon_code
diam_max
diam_min
height
mortality_old
mortality_new
mortality_total
Cressi Leonardo Scuba Dive Computer
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None, User defined
site
depth
transect
taxon_code
diameter
height
No BCO-DMO term
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BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
Pressure Sensor
Measuring Tape
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BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
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RAPID: Coral robustness: lessons from an "improbable" reef
https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/717028
RAPID: Coral robustness: lessons from an "improbable" reef
<p><em>NSF Award Abstract:</em><br />
Coral reefs provide invaluable services to coastal communities, but coral populations worldwide are in a state of unprecedented decline. Studying resilient reefs is of primary importance for coral conservation and restoration efforts. A unique natural experiment in coral resilience to stress has been playing out in Cartagena Bay, Colombia since the Spanish conquistadors diverted the Magadalena River into the Bay in 1582. Varadero Reef at the southern mouth of the Bay has survived centuries of environmental insults and changing conditions with up to 80% coral cover. This reef provides an ideal system to test biological robustness theory. Given that Varadero is a highly perturbed system, we hypothesize that while likely more robust to perturbation than nearby pristine reefs, it will be less physiologically efficient. Some of the large star coral colonies (Orbicella faveolata) at this site have existed since before the construction of the Canal del Dique. These coral specimens contain invaluable information regarding the conditions of the Magdalena River wathershed and its construction in the XIV century. Changes in turbidity of the plume associated with the urban industrial and agricultural development of Colombia can be documented as variations in calcification rates and changes in the microstructure of the skeleton. The Colombian government has announced the approval for the construction of a shipping channel that will go right over this reef, with the goal to start dredging as early as Fall 2016 or early 2017. The RAPID funding mechanism would enable immediate collection of data and information of why this reef has survived centuries of environmental stress that can shed light on what genotype combinations of coral and its microbial constituents will fare better in similar conditions at other reef locations around the world. Coral reef conservation biology will benefit from this study by generating data for the development of stress diagnostic tools to identify resilient corals. This project will help broaden participation in science by training a diverse cohort of students to work effectively in the global arena while fostering productive collaborations with several Colombian researchers and educational institutions. Students will also gain cultural empathy and sensitivity through direct engagement with the members of society who are most directly impacted by coral reef degradation (e.g. fishermen). Student researchers from Penn State University will work alongside their Colombian counterparts to develop a series of bilingual blog posts to record the cultural and scientific aspects of this project's research expeditions. The blog postings will be submitted for wide dissemination to the Smithsonian's Ocean Portal where Penn State students have published in the past. An educational coral kit developed by the Medina Lab and extensively tested in schools in the US has been translated into Spanish and will be used in local schools in Cartagena and vicinities. All expedition data and metadata will be incorporated into the Global Coral Microbiome Project's interactive web portal, a responsive outreach tool allows researchers, students and/or teachers to access a wealth of information about every coral colony we sample and to virtually explore coral reefs around the world from any internet-enabled device.</p>
<p>This research will generate information to understand functional traits related to symbioses stability under different perturbation regimes. Comparative analyses of microbiome modifications generated during the reciprocal transplantation will allow us to document possible differential responses of the holobionts to acute and chronic stressors relative to corals not exposed to significant levels of perturbation. The development of local bio-optical models of coral calcification and the characterization of the coral holobiont will permit the distinction between the effects in calcification attributed to local turbidity from those that can be ;attributed to differences in host genotype and/or microbial community composition and function. The information recorded in coral skeletons can be used to reconstruct the rates of agricultural, industrial and urban development of Colombia through the last 5 centuries as changes in the turbidity of the effluent of the Magdalena River.</p>
Varadero Reef
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biota
oceans
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10.1848
10.3065
2017-05-20
2017-05-27
Caribbean Sea (10°18’10”N, 75°34’ 55”W)
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Coral colony sizes and conditions, of three species of the Orbicella complex (Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata and O. franksi) in two donor sites of a reciprocal transplant experiment, Varadero and Punta Brava, 2017
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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02543
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786654.rdf
Name: Site
Units: unitless
Description: coral fragment donor site
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786655.rdf
Name: Depth
Units: meters
Description: depth at which the survey was performed
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786656.rdf
Name: Transect
Units: unitless
Description: transect identifier
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786657.rdf
Name: taxon_code
Units: unitless
Description: Orbicella species code: Oann= O. annularis; Ofav= O. faveolata; Ofra= O. franksi
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786658.rdf
Name: diam_max
Units: centimeters
Description: Longest diameter of the colony
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786659.rdf
Name: diam_min
Units: centimeters
Description: Shortest diameter of the colony
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786660.rdf
Name: height
Units: centimeters
Description: Height of the colony
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786661.rdf
Name: mortality_old
Units: unitless
Description: Visible old mortality of the coral tissue (percentage)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786662.rdf
Name: mortality_new
Units: unitless
Description: Visible recent mortality of the coral tissue (percentage)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/786663.rdf
Name: mortality_total
Units: unitless
Description: Total mortality (percentage)
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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<p>The Varadero Reef is located south-west of the Cartagena Bay close to the southern strait that connects the Bay to the Caribbean Sea in Colombia. The Bay is a receiving estuary from the Magdalena River through the Canal del Dique, a man-made channel whose construction and operation dates back almost a century. The bathymetric distribution of the <em>Orbicella</em> species complex was evaluated at two reference sites with contrasting exposure to the Dique channel freshwater plume: 1) Varadero reef close to the Dique channel mouth (10°18’23.3”N, 75°35’08.0”W), and 2) Rosario reef located 21 km southwest of Varadero, significantly less exposed to the turbid plume from the Dique channel (10°11'12.1"N, 75°44'43.0"W).</p>
<p>To estimate the potential negative effect of perturbing the optical properties of water and light penetration on coral survival, we performed ecological surveys of Orbicella spp. populations. Populations were sampled along the whole depth range at which <em>Orbicella</em> spp. were observed. Random dives near the experimental sites allowed us to define the depth limits of distribution. The number of colonies of each species was recorded on 10x1 m belt transects deployed perpendicular to the reef slope at six depths in Varadero (2, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5 and 9m) and eight in Rosario (3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21 and 25m). Colony size (length D1, wide D2 and height H, in centimeters) and percentage of mortality (both recent and old mortality, using the AGRAA protocol) were also recorded at all transects.</p>
<p>A diving computer Leonardo Cressi Sub was used to determine the depths of surveys. A 50m measuring tape was used to determine the length of the belt transect. A 1m PVC pipe carried by the diver was used to determine the width of each transect.</p>
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<p><strong>BCO-DMO Processing Notes:</strong><br />
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date<br />
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions<br />
- blank values were replaced with no data value 'nd'</p>
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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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Cressi Leonardo Scuba Dive Computer
Cressi Leonardo Scuba Dive Computer
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Cressi Leonardo Scuba Dive Computer PI Supplied Instrument Description:Used to determine the depths of surveys. Instrument Name: Pressure Sensor Instrument Short Name:Pressure Sensor Instrument Description: A pressure sensor is a device used to measure absolute, differential, or gauge pressures. It is used only when detailed instrument documentation is not available.
PI Supplied Instrument Name: PI Supplied Instrument Description:A 50m measuring tape was used to determine the length of the belt transect. A 1m PVC pipe carried by the diver was used to determine the width of each transect. Instrument Name: Measuring Tape Instrument Short Name: Instrument Description: A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler. It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fibre glass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common tool for measuring distance or length.