Designed for educators and students at the high school level, these Discovery Kits are written in easy-to-read, non-technical language, and focus on the themes of oceans, coasts, and charting and navigation. In the coral reef subject, you will find three ...
Discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential (pharmaceutical discovery)
The science party for this leg of the expedition consisted of two groups of scientists from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. The first group searched for previously undiscovered compounds in marine organisms that may be able to study, treat, o...
Selective Bibliography: Discovery Bay Region, Jamaica
Provides citations for and links to resources selected to advance research and study of Discovery Bay, Jamaica. The bibliography's citations are considered gray literature, and its contents will be expanded over time. The bibliography is part of NOAA's Co...
The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program is a Caribbean-wide research and monitoring network of 27 marine laboratories, parks, and reserves in 17 countries. This data set includes data collected from 42 stations at 29 sites in the Cari...
Variation in coral growth rates with depth at Discovery Bay, Jamaica
"Growth rates, determined by X-radiographic measurement of skeletal extension, decreased with depth for four of six species of coral examined at Discovery Bay, Jamaica. Growth of Porites astreoides, Montastrea annularis, Colpophyllia natans, and Siderastr...
Molecular tools for coral reef restoration: Beyond biomarker discovery
As coral reefs continue to decline due to climate change and other stressors, scientists have proposed adopting genomic tools, such as biomarkers, to aid in the conservation and restoration of these threatened ecosystems. Biomarkers are easily measured in...
Industrial sedimentation lowers coral growth rates in turbid lagoon environment, Discovery Bay, Jamaica
"Columbus Park is a turbid lagoonal reef site in Discovery Bay, Jamaica, whre bauxite is loaded onto ships for transport. In Columbus Park, growth of Siderastrea siderea colonies (radial growth rate=2.0+/- 1.7 mm/yr, n=3) and Acropora cervicornis colonies...
ICON - West Fore Reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica 2007 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NODC Accession 0054497)
The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
of OAR is conducting research on the influence of meteorological
and oceanographic factors upon coral bleaching, and other
biogeochemical processes occurring on coral reefs. Instrument
array...
ICON - West Fore Reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NODC Accession 0054499)
The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
of OAR is conducting research on the influence of meteorological
and oceanographic factors upon coral bleaching, and other
biogeochemical processes occurring on coral reefs. Instrument
array...
Trends in the Discovery of New Marine Natural Products from Invertebrates over the Last Two Decades - Where and What Are We Bioprospecting?
"It is acknowledged that marine invertebrates produce bioactive natural products that may be useful for developing new drugs. By exploring untapped geographical sources and/or novel groups of organisms one can maximize the search for new marine drugs to t...
NOS Education Discovery Kits: Corals
Caribbean Coral Reef, Seagrass and Mangrove Sites (CARICOMP), (NODC Accession 0000501)