Dataset: Acer Pilot Study

Name: Pilot study with three unique genotypes of Acropora cervicornis coral to determine survival probability after exposure to temperature treatments at Mote Marine Laboratory in September and October 2019
Published: 2022-03-18
Keywords: biota, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:24.6616 E:-81.4541 S:24.6616 W:-81.4541

Temporal Extent: 2019-09-25 - 2019-10-28

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)

Scientist:

Chelsea Petrik (Mote Marine Laboratory, Mote)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

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Version Date:

2022-03-18

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Pilot study with three unique genotypes of Acropora cervicornis coral to determine survival probability after exposure to temperature treatments at Mote Marine Laboratory in September and October 2019

Abstract:

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Methods & Sampling

A pilot study was completed to determine the survival probability of 3 unique genotypes of Acropora cervicornis at three different temperature profiles (29, 32, or 33 degrees Celsius). Corals (n=72) were held at their respective temperature treatments until the corals experienced signs of bleaching activity or mortality.

After >2 weeks (on Day 16 or Day 22), half of the corals were transferred to new tanks with different treatment conditions while the others remained in the original tanks and maintained their initial conditions.

Data was collected pertaining to the time (days) till mortality which would later be incorporated into a survival analysis (see dataset XXXXXX). Each fragment was assessed for its relative color index (ranging from D1 as pale color to D5 as full color) at 0900 daily to document the rate of observable change in health. The coral health chart/ color index card was provided by CoralWatch.

A full factorial experiment was completed subsequently--see Related Datasets section below for details.

Data Processing Description

(??? Much processing was done for the full factorial study, but what was done for this study ???)

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Funding Sources

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

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Instruments

Aquarium

Supplied Name: treatment tanks

Supplied Description:

Coral fragments were placed into treatment tanks (raceways)

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Aquarium

Generic Description:

Aquarium - a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept

YSI Professional Plus Multi-Parameter Probe

Supplied Name: YSI Professional Plus (Pro Plus) Multi-parameter handheld

Supplied Description:

Treatment tank water quality was monitored using a YSI Professional Plus (Pro Plus) Multi-parameter handheld with a quarto containing a Pro Series Galvanic Dissolved Oxygen Sensor, a Pro Series pH Sensor, and a Pro Series temperature and conductivity sensor

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
Latitude	Latitude	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude	decimal degrees	lon
Experiment	Experiment identification	unitless	exp_id
Genotype	Number of coral genotype	unitless	sample_type
Replicate	Number of replicate	unitless	replicate
Tank_num	Tank number	unitless	tank
Starting_Temp	Starting water temperature	degrees Celsius	temp
Temp_Treatment	Aquarium temperature conditions (ambient or high temperature)	unitless	treatment
pCO2_Treatment	Aquarium pCO2 conditions (ambient or high pCO2)	unitless	treatment
Start_Health_Index	Starting coral color quantification based on color index	unitless	sample_descrip
Start_Date_Exposure	Date when coral was placed in tank Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date_begin
Event_Date	Date when coral was moved to a new tank Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date
Event	Description of event	unitless	event
New_Tank_num	Tank number of new tank where coral was transferred	unitless	tank
Temp_New_Tank	Temperature of the new tank where coral was transferred	degrees Celsius	temp
Notes	Comments about tank changes	unitless	comment
End_Date_Exposure	Date when exposure to treatment ended Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date_end
End_Exposure_Reason	Reason why exposure to treatment ended	unitless	brief_desc
End_Health_Index	Ending coral color quantification based on color index	unitless	sample_descrip
Outcome	Status of the coral replicate at the end of the experiment (i.e. Dead, Pale, Sampled, Alive)	unitless	brief_desc
Days_until_mortality	Time in days from start date of experiment until date of mortality	days	duration

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Dataset: Acer Pilot Study