ResourceThe Florida Reef Resilience Program 2006-2007 Bleaching Response Final Report (Grant: NA06NMF4630113)
The NOAA grant funding was used to implement and analyze the results of coral bleaching surveys during 2006 and 2007 bleaching periods as part of the Florida Reef Resilience Program (FRRP). The coral bleaching surveys were based on a pilot program conduct...
ResourceLong-term coral bleaching assessment of the southeast Florida reef tract; an indicator of climate change?
The NOAA grant funding was used to implement and analyze the results of the coral bleaching assessment during the 2009 bleaching period as part of the Florida Reef Resilience Program (FRRP). The coral bleaching assessment was based on a program previously...
ResourceMedia Coverage July 2008 - August 2008 11th International Coral Reef Symposium Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA July 7-11, 2008
The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium was covered by the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, Agence France-Presse, United Press International, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Independent, Nature, Science, New S...
ResourceMethods to evaluate marine reserve impacts
The Florida Keys is a unique tropical marine environment of national significance, renown for its productive coral reef ecosystem, diverse natural resources, broad recreational fishing opportunities, and spectacular scenic beauty. Due to severe overfishin...
ResourceSaving the Last Unicorns: The Genetic Rescue of Florida’s Pillar Corals
As stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) swept through the Florida Reef Tract, one of the most severely impacted species was the iconic pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus. As the species’ population experienced a precipitous decline, a collaborative res...
ResourceProgress Report for NOAA Project #NA14NOS4820090: Evaluating the mechanisms that drive nutrient-induced coral disease and bleaching
"We previously presented the first experimental evidence that chronic nutrient exposure leads to increases in both disease and bleaching in scleractinian corals. Despite those findings, it remained unclear whether excess nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), or t...
ResourceFlorida Middle Ground Project
This is the final report for the Florida Middle Ground Project, NOAA Coral Award NA05NMF4411045 CY 2005 Coral Project for the period 10/1/05 through 3/31/07
ResourceCharacterization of Mesophotic Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Assemblages in the Regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dive during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015
"This report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Tortugas. This research is part of a grant funded by the NOAA National C...
ResourceDo increased nutrients increase the vulnerability of reef corals to climate change? A field and experimental study in the Florida Keys using novel genetic tools
"This project tests the hypothesis that elevated nutrients cause corals to increase the densities of their algal symbionts, and that this change lowers their thermal tolerance. It uses a novel molecular assay to measure changes in the symbiont:host (S:H) ...
ResourceFlorida Reef Resilience Program 2015 Summary Disturbance Response Monitoring Quick Look Report
"The summer of 2015 was a moderate to severe bleaching year for Floridas coral reefs. Severe bleaching occurred in some areas of the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys, and Dry Tortugas sub-regions. High disease prevalence and recent mortality were recorded at ...