Demographic Monitoring of juvenile Acropora spp. in the Florida Keys 2002

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Originator:: Dana E. Williams, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division
Originator:: Margaret W. Miller, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division
Publication_Date: 20050501
Title:: Demographic Monitoring of juvenile Acropora spp. in the Florida Keys 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Spreadsheet and digital images

Description:

Abstract:: Caribbean acroporid species have undergone extreme declines in abundance since the 1980s. Population-level recovery will depend on re-colonization by juveniles (fragments or sexual recruits), which are particularly vulnerable to threats such as predation and disease. Demographic monitoring of juvenile Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata colonies was undertaken in the Florida Keys (USA) to determine the fate of various initial colony conditions as expressed by growth and survivorship over an 18 month study. Both healthy colonies and those with signs of recent predation or disease were selected at several sites, measured, photographed and reassessed periodically between summer 2002 and winter 2003-04. Most A. palmata colonies (72%) that were initially healthy were still healthy at the study's conclusion. Snail (Coralliophila abbreviata) predation resulted in partial mortality which decreased growth for A. palmata. Snail-infested colonies tended to retain snails for several months to a year. White-band disease affected several colonies throughout the survey but did not result in complete mortality of any tagged colonies. Only half of the initially healthy A. cervicornis colonies remained healthy, while 38% lost substantial tissue or died of a rapidly progressing disease of unknown etiology. Predation by the fireworm Hermodice carunculata was extremely common. Although it was associated with relatively little live tissue loss, it is postulated to have profound effects on growth since it feeds selectively on the growing tips. Regardless of initial condition, A. cervicornis lost substantial tissue more often than A. palmata suggesting that A. cervicornis may be even more imperiled than its congener.
Purpose:: To determine the fate of juvenile colonies exposed to a variety of natural threats.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 200206
Ending_Date: 200402

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Patch reef and reef tract habitats in lower Biscayne National Park and upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.40
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.17
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.38
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.98

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword: Assessment and monitoring of Candidate Coral species
Theme_Keyword: 1055

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation > Coral Predation
Theme_Keyword:: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: juvenile corals
Theme_Keyword: coral disease
Theme_Keyword: coral predation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Biscayne Bay > Elkhorn Reef (25N080W0008)
Place_Keyword:: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Dade County > Elkhorn Reef (25N080W0008)
Place_Keyword:: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Dry Rocks (25N080W0011)
Place_Keyword:: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Dry Rocks (25N080W0011)
Place_Keyword:: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)
Place_Keyword:: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)
Place_Keyword:: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Sand Island (25N080W0036)
Place_Keyword:: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Sand Island (25N080W0036)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Anniversary Reef
Place_Keyword: Elkhorn Reef
Place_Keyword: Marker 3 Reef
Place_Keyword: North Dry Rocks
Place_Keyword: White Bank Dry Rocks
Place_Keyword: Sand Island

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: Florida

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Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Taxonomic_Keywords: elkhorn corals
Taxonomic_Keywords: staghorn corals
Taxonomic_Keywords: coral snails
Taxonomic_Keywords: boring sponges
Taxonomic_Keywords: fireworm

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Originator:

ITIS organization and partners: U.S. Department of Agriculture; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Geological Survey; Smithsonian Institution; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Biological Information Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; U.S. National Park Service; Conabio (Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad - Mexico)

Publication_Date: 20020602

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Edition: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html
Publisher:: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) organization and partners

Classification_System_Modifications:

A species list is provided in the original data files, but not all species were observed during the study. Only those species identified during the surveys are included in this metadata record. Higher level taxonomy of species was completed, and species synonyms were noted, FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY at the NODC using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) in conjunction with additional taxonomic and museum references as required. No originator data has been altered at the NODC; higher level taxonomy is added at the NODC to selected biological metadata records as an aid to search engines which utilize metadata.

Taxonomic_Procedures:

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was used to detemine complete classifications. Taxonomic_Keyword: Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis, Coralliophila abbreviata, Hermodice carunculata

General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Florida Reef Tract