Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: 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. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 200206 Ending_Date: 200402 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: 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 Keywords: Theme: 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 Theme: 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 Place: 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 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region Place_Keyword: Florida Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Taxonomic_Keywords: elkhorn corals Taxonomic_Keywords: staghorn corals Taxonomic_Keywords: coral snails Taxonomic_Keywords: boring sponges Taxonomic_Keywords: fireworm Taxonomic_System: Classification_System/Authority: Classification_System_Citation: Citation_Information: 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdoms Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Cnidaria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Anthozoa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Scleractinia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Acroporidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora palmata Applicable_Common_Name: elkhorn coral Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Acropora cervicornis Applicable_Common_Name: staghorn coral Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Mollusca Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Gastropoda Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Neogastropoda Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Coralliophilidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Coralliophila Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Coralliophila abbreviata Applicable_Common_Name: short coral snail Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Annelida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Polychaeta Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Aciculata Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Amphinomidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Hermodice Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Hermodice carunculata Applicable_Common_Name: Fireworm Access_Constraints: Access to jpg images select data available to general public for approved use upon request Use_Constraints: Images must be credited to the originator, constraints of released data will be determined based on intended use. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dana E. Williams Contact_Organization: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical mailing Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr City: Miami State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33149 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4569 Resource_Description: Offline Data Distribution_Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Spreadsheet file and jpg images Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD available upon request Recording_Format: 9660 Fees: none Ordering_Instructions: request by email dana.williams@noaa.gov Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200329 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dana Williams Contact_Organization: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Mailing Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr City: Miami State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33149 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4569 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20060123040317 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20020601 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20040231 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/monitoring_juvenile_acropora_florida_keys_2002.html CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1155