Award: OCE-0929119

Award Title: Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals
Funding Source: NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE)
Program Manager: David L. Garrison
DatasetLatest Version DateCurrent State
Seaweed growth, palatability, and chemical defense (anti-coral and anti-herbivore) following 8 days of contact with a coral competitor in the Viti Levu, Fiji from May 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Porites PSII quantum yield after exposure to seaweed extracts in the Viti Levu, Fiji from May 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Porites PSII quantum yield after exposure to Galaxaura thalli in the Viti Levu, Fiji from May 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Palatability of Galaxaura & Sargassum to herbivores in the Viti Levu, Fiji from 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Palatability of Galaxaura extract on Padina to herbivores from in the Viti Levu, Fiji from 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Palatability of Galaxaura extract on Amphiroa to herbivores in the Viti Levu, Fiji from 2011 (Killer Seaweeds project)2014-01-22Final no updates expected
Spatial distribution of P. damicornis and S. hystrix on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji in 2013 (Killer Seaweeds project)2015-08-12Final no updates expected
Coral colony sizes and distribution on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji in 2013 (Killer Seaweeds project)2015-08-12Final no updates expected
Data from the stoney coral fragment survival experiment on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji in 2013 (Killer Seaweeds project)2015-08-14Final no updates expected
Tile array metadata and fish identified from photos taken on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji in 2013 (Killer Seaweeds project)2015-08-13Final no updates expected
Stoney coral survival experiments on replacement tiles collected from the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji in 2013 (Killer Seaweeds project)2015-08-14Final no updates expected
Growth of mature caged Sargassum polycystum fronds from MPAs and non-MPAs when reciprocally transplanted2016-04-29Final no updates expected
Effect of habitat, origin, and herbivory on the survival and growth of recruit-sized S. polycystum fronds from MPAs and non-MPAs when reciprocally transplanted2016-05-02Final no updates expected
Growth and survival of mature Sargassum polycystum fronds in crowded and isolated habitats2016-05-02Final no updates expected
Survival and growth of recruit-sized ramets growing inside or outside Sargassum beds (crowded and isolated conditions, respectively) in the MPA and non-MPA of two villages in Fiji2016-05-02Final no updates expected
Benthic cover data from six sites in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Biomass and density data from in and outside of an MPA in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Rates of grazing by parrotfishes and macroalgal browsing in Fiji during 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Density of coral recruits in and out of MPAs in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010 to 2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Biomass of fish feeding groups on reefs in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Biodiversity of fish feeding groups in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Herbivore grazing rates in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Species richness in and out of MPAs in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012 (Killer Seaweeds project)2017-01-06Final no updates expected
Acanthaster count data collected in protected and fished areas from Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012.2017-06-23Final no updates expected
GPS location coordinates of Acanthaster individuals used in a tagging study in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-20122017-06-23Final no updates expected
Movement distance and direction data of tagged Acanthaster in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012.2017-06-23Final no updates expected
Behavioral observation data of tagged and untagged Acanthaster in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-20122017-06-23Final no updates expected
Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-20122016-06-23Final no updates expected
Percent growth of corals in experimental plots for month 4 and month 162019-02-21Data not available
Frequency of coral species richness in 36 cm × 36 cm quadrats from field surveys on a fringing reef in Fiji2019-02-21Data not available
Densities of corallivorous gastropods in 36 cm × 36 cm plots on a fringing reef in Fiji2019-02-22Data not available
Macroalgal biomass at month 16 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji.2019-02-25Preliminary and in progress
Macroalgal cover at month 4 in experimental plots on a fringing reef in Fiji.2019-02-25Data not available
Percent tissue mortality of corals in experimental plots at month 4 and 16 on a fringing reef in Fiji.2019-02-25Data not available
Microbial ESV counts for Acropora millepora corals exposed to Galaxaura seaweed2020-07-09Preliminary and in progress
Microbial ESV counts for Acropora millepora corals exposed to Sargassum seaweed2020-07-13Preliminary and in progress
Initial mass and growth data, as change in mass over 33 days, for Acropora millepora corals exposed to one of nine experimental treatments of killer seaweeds, Fiji, 20142020-07-13Preliminary and in progress
Coral photosynthetic efficiency (Pulse-Amplitude-Modulation, PAM) fluorometry from Acropora millepora corals exposed to seaweeds 2020-07-13Preliminary and in progress
Coral metagenome accessions archived at NCBI from a coral-seaweed competition experiment in the Fiji Islands, Dec. 20142020-07-15Preliminary and in progress
Microbial alpha diversity of Acropora millepora samples from a coral-seaweed competition experiment in the Fiji Islands, Dec. 20142020-07-15Preliminary and in progress

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Principal Investigator: Mark E. Hay (Georgia Tech Research Corporation)