http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/999317
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
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2026-05-22
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Pocillopora coral spawning times and species identifications in Moorea French Polynesia 2022 - 2024
2026-06-16
publication
2026-06-16
revision
BCO-DMO Linked Data URI
2026-06-16
creation
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/999317
Hollie Putnam
University of Rhode Island
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
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Cite this dataset as: Putnam, H. (2026) Pocillopora coral spawning times and species identifications in Moorea French Polynesia 2022 - 2024. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-06-16 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/999317 [access date]
Pocillopora Coral Spawning Polynesia 2022 - 2024 Dataset Description: Methods and Sampling: <p>All observations were made while snorkeling in ~3 meters (m), with a minimum of two observers in the water. Observers were positioned to simultaneously visualize multiple morphologies with the goal of observing five common lagoon species (<em>P. effusa</em>, <em>P. grandis, P. meandrina</em>, <em>P. verrucosa</em>,<em> </em>and <em>P. tuahiniensis</em>). Coral spawning observations were documented as follows: (1) photographs of each colony were taken during or following spawning (Canon G7X MarkII); (2) colonies were tagged and geolocated via GPS (Garmin GPSMAP 64); (3) biopsies were collected from each tagged colony in sterile Whirlpaks; and (4) where possible, gametes were collected from the water next to the colonies when the spawning phenomenon begins, by creating a siphon system using plastic bottles. After collecting eggs and sperm from different colonies (one bottle per colonie), the bottles used for collection were poured into larger reservoirs (~5 liter bottles) to facilitate genetic mixing, as well as fertilization as soon as possible directly on a boat.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2348674 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2348674
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Hollie Putnam
University of Rhode Island
808-554-1462
120 Flagg Rd.
Kingston
RI
02881
USA
hputnam@uri.edu
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Dataset Version: 1
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Sample_ID
Date_spawned
Year
Moon
Month
Day_before_after_Moon
Spawning_Start_Time
Spawning_End_Time
Haplotype
Species
Notes
Spawning_Start_Date_Time_UTC
Spawning_End_Date_Time_UTC
Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis
plastic bottle
Canon G7X Mark II
snorkel
Garmin GPSMAP 64
theme
None, User defined
sample identification
date
year
sample description
month of year
time_point
time_start_local
time_end_local
species scientific name (binomial)
comments
ISO_DateTime_UTC
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
Automated DNA Sequencer
Bottle
Camera
Diving Mask and Snorkel
Global Positioning System Receiver
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.
Coral reproduction following mass corallivore outbreak and offspring tolerance during El Nino modulates reef recovery
https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/project/910966
Coral reproduction following mass corallivore outbreak and offspring tolerance during El Nino modulates reef recovery
<p><em>NSF Award Abstract:</em><br />
Natural and anthropogenic impacts are increasingly co-occurring with negative consequences for marine systems, specifically coral reefs. Natural predator outbreaks, such as the corallivorous Crown of Thorns Sea stars, can rapidly kill corals. Further, the stress generated by climate and ocean warming is driving coral bleaching, or the breakdown of the coral-dinoflagellate nutritional symbiosis, which can cause coral starvation and mass mortality. The reefs of Mo'orea, French Polynesia, are currently experiencing an outbreak of Crown of Thorns sea stars, with high coral mortality. In conjunction, the current El Niño warming is driving up ocean temperatures, with the potential to exacerbate peak seasonal thermal stress on corals. In particular, <em>Pocillopora spp</em>, which are dominant reef builders in Mo'orea, are being preferentially eaten by Crown of Thorns Sea stars and have historically displayed coral bleaching during the warmest months. In light of the rapid and extensive coral predation on the ecologically dominant <em>Pocillopora spp</em> on the forereef in Mo'orea and compounding El Niño thermal stress, this project examines the role of lagoon reef <em>Pocillopora spp</em> reproduction, recruitment, and temperature tolerance in reef recovery. This work provides the capacity to quantify species-specific reproduction and thermal tolerance to better understand and forecast legacy effects on reef recovery and resilience. Broader impacts of this project include research support for early career scientist training, as well as data and materials for undergraduate and high school student curriculum modules and research projects for schools in French Polynesia and Rhode Island.</p>
<p>This project represents an urgently needed assessment of the impact of multiple co-occurring disturbance events of corallivore outbreaks and thermal stress on coral reefs. Along with quantifying the Crown of Thorns Sea star abundance and distribution, researchers are completing a genetic and ecological characterization of the diversity and abundance of adult and juvenile <em>Pocillopora spp</em> in the lagoon to determine the population prior to spawning and thermal peak, quantifying reproduction of <em>Pocillopora spp</em> and larval thermal tolerance, and determining the density and thermal tolerance of <em>Pocillopora spp</em> recruits in the lagoon and forereef during the peak of seasonal thermal stress and several months after, in an El Niño year. The results advance understanding of the consequences of coral spawning and recruitment immediately following a natural disturbance. Importantly, the project provides information on how the dominant Pocillopora spp are contending with the chronic and acute stress of ocean warming and marine heat waves at sensitive early life stages. The results of this project provide a deeper understanding of the legacy of stress on the ecologically, economically, and culturally significant coral reef ecosystem.</p>
<p>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.</p>
Corallivore and warming impacts on coral reproduction
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project
eng; USA
oceans
-149.805671
-149.805671
-17.47701
-17.47701
2022-10-09
2024-12-17
South Pacific, French Polynesia, Moorea
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Pocillopora coral spawning times and species identifications in Moorea French Polynesia 2022 - 2024
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/1001097.rdf
Name: Sample_ID
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Sample ID</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001098.rdf
Name: Date_spawned
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Date of observation</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001099.rdf
Name: Year
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Year of observation</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001100.rdf
Name: Moon
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Lunar period of observation (full or new)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001101.rdf
Name: Month
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Month of observation</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001102.rdf
Name: Day_before_after_Moon
Units: number of days
Description: <p>Number of days before (negative values) or after (positive values) full or new moon</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001103.rdf
Name: Spawning_Start_Time
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Spawning start time; Time zone is GMT-10</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001104.rdf
Name: Spawning_End_Time
Units: hour:minute
Description: <p>Spawning end time; Time zone is GMT-10</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001105.rdf
Name: Haplotype
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Pocillopora mtORF Haplotype</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001106.rdf
Name: Species
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Pocillopora species identifcation following mtORF and PocHistone genetic marker seqeuncing</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001107.rdf
Name: Notes
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Notes</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001108.rdf
Name: Spawning_Start_Date_Time_UTC
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Spawning start date and time; Time zone is UTC</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/1001110.rdf
Name: Spawning_End_Date_Time_UTC
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Spawning end date and time; Time zone is UTC</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://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/999317/data/download
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<p>All observations were made while snorkeling in ~3 meters (m), with a minimum of two observers in the water. Observers were positioned to simultaneously visualize multiple morphologies with the goal of observing five common lagoon species (<em>P. effusa</em>, <em>P. grandis, P. meandrina</em>, <em>P. verrucosa</em>,<em> </em>and <em>P. tuahiniensis</em>). Coral spawning observations were documented as follows: (1) photographs of each colony were taken during or following spawning (Canon G7X MarkII); (2) colonies were tagged and geolocated via GPS (Garmin GPSMAP 64); (3) biopsies were collected from each tagged colony in sterile Whirlpaks; and (4) where possible, gametes were collected from the water next to the colonies when the spawning phenomenon begins, by creating a siphon system using plastic bottles. After collecting eggs and sperm from different colonies (one bottle per colonie), the bottles used for collection were poured into larger reservoirs (~5 liter bottles) to facilitate genetic mixing, as well as fertilization as soon as possible directly on a boat.</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
<p>Sanger sequencing was completed with mtORF forward primers using Applied Biosystems BigDye Terminator v3.1 chemistry on the Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis. Sequences were aligned using Geneious Alignment in GENEIOUS PRIME 2020.2.4.</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
- Loaded CSV file "Pocillopora_spawning_IDs.csv" into the BCO-DMO processing system.
- Renamed column "Date_spawned_YYYYMMDD" to "Date_spawned" and "Notes1" to "Notes".
- Converted "Date_spawned" from YYYYMMDD string format to ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD), overwriting the original column.
- Converted combined "Date_spawned" and "Spawning_Start_Time" fields from UTC-10 to UTC ISO 8601 datetime, stored in new column "Spawning_Start_Date_Time_UTC".
- Converted combined "Date_spawned" and "Spawning_End_Time" fields from UTC-10 to UTC ISO 8601 datetime, stored in new column "Spawning_End_Date_Time_UTC".
- Saved the final file as "999317_v1_pocillopora_spawning_ids.csv".
Supplemental Files:
- Loaded CSV file "Pocillopora_spawning_timing.csv" into the BCO-DMO processing system.
- Converted the "Date" column from "%Y%m%d" format to "%Y-%m-%d" date format.
- Renamed columns by replacing periods with underscores.
- Saved the final file as "999317_v1_pocillopora_spawning_timing.csv".
- Loaded CSV file "spawning_yes_no.csv" into the BCO-DMO system.
- Converted Date column from day-month-year format (e.g., 15-Jan-2020) to ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD).
- Saved the final file as "999317_v1_pocillopora_spawning_yes_no.csv".
Specified by BCO-DMO Data Managers
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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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Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis
Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis PI Supplied Instrument Description:Sanger sequencing was completed on the Applied Biosystems 3730 Genetic Analyzer with Capillary Electrophoresis. Instrument Name: Automated DNA Sequencer Instrument Short Name:Automated Sequencer Instrument Description: A DNA sequencer is an instrument that determines the order of deoxynucleotides in deoxyribonucleic acid sequences.
plastic bottle
plastic bottle
PI Supplied Instrument Name: plastic bottle PI Supplied Instrument Description:Gametes were collected from the water next to the colonies by creating a siphon system using plastic bottles. Instrument Name: Bottle Instrument Short Name:Bottle Instrument Description: A container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids.
Canon G7X Mark II
Canon G7X Mark II
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Canon G7X Mark II PI Supplied Instrument Description:Photographs were taken during using a Canon G7X Mark II. Instrument Name: Camera Instrument Short Name:camera Instrument Description: All types of photographic equipment including stills, video, film and digital systems. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/311/
snorkel
snorkel
PI Supplied Instrument Name: snorkel PI Supplied Instrument Description:All observations were made while snorkeling. Instrument Name: Diving Mask and Snorkel Instrument Short Name: Instrument Description: A diving mask (also half mask, dive mask or scuba mask) is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers, including, scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers to see clearly underwater.
Snorkel: A breathing apparatus for swimmers and surface divers that allows swimming or continuous use of a face mask without lifting the head to breathe, consisting of a tube that curves out of the mouth and extends above the surface of the water.
Garmin GPSMAP 64
Garmin GPSMAP 64
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Garmin GPSMAP 64 PI Supplied Instrument Description:Tagged colonies were geolocated via GPS (Garmin GPSMAP 64). Instrument Name: Global Positioning System Receiver Instrument Short Name:GPS Instrument Description: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S. space-based radionavigation system that provides reliable positioning, navigation, and timing services to civilian users on a continuous worldwide basis. The U.S. Air Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control segments of the NAVSTAR GPS transmitter system. Ships use a variety of receivers (e.g. Trimble and Ashtech) to interpret the GPS signal and determine accurate latitude and longitude. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/POS03/