Sea Urchin restoration is a major component of restoring herbivory to the restoration sites. Our partners at the University of Florida and FL Aquarium have made tremendous progress on R&D over the last 12 months and funds are needed to begin moving R&D to...
NOAA has emerged as the lead for Mission: Iconic Reefs, as requested by the MIR partners. Thus, we must provide foundational elements of the program to allow for success of the implementing partners in their areas of expertise (e.g., coral and grazer rest...
NOAA has emerged as the lead for Mission: Iconic Reefs, as requested by the MIR partners. Thus, we must provide foundational elements of the program to allow for the success of the implementing partners in their areas of expertise (e.g., coral and grazer ...
Genet Age Influence on Individual Fecundity in ESA-listed Corals
We propose to test the hypothesis that known young genets of elkhorn coral have higher reproductive success, measured at successive life history stages (e.g., quantity and quality of gametes spawned, fertilization success, settlement and survivorship when...
Predicting fertilization compatibility for selecting brood stocks of Acropora palmata
A high restoration priority is to develop knowledge and tools that will enable the selection of brood stock for propagation efforts that can yield the most efficient and successful offspring. A now-demonstrated factor that challenges reproductive success ...
NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Padang Bai, Indonesia 20th Century Coral 14C Data
This Paleoclimatology Study is archived at and available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The NOAA Paleoclimatology Study Type is Coral. The data include paramete...
Coral assessment and restoration in the U.S. Caribbean after 2017 hurricanes
In September 2017, major Hurricanes Irma and Maria impacted Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and caused considerable damage to shallow coral reefs. In February 2018, at the request of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental R...
Threatened Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) & Staghorn (A. cervicornis) Corals - Frequently asked questions about 4(d) rules
NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Padang Bai, Indonesia 20th Century Coral 14C Data
This Paleoclimatology Study is archived at and available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The NOAA Paleoclimatology Study Type is Coral. The data include paramete...