Dataset: Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight 2016
Deployment: Muller_Looe_Key_Reef_Acropora

Growth rates of Acropora cervicornis

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/712367

Principal Investigator:

Erinn M. Muller (Mote Marine Laboratory, Mote)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

CAREER: Applying phenotypic variability to identify resilient Acropora cervicornis genotypes in the Florida Keys (Resilient Acerv)

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Description

This dataset contains Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight measurements from different pH and temperature treatments. The experiments were conducted in tanks at Summerland Key, Florida (24.6616,-81.4538) with corals from a nursery located near Looe Key Reef (24.5636, -81.2786). Experiments were conducted from July to September of 2016.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

A 5 gallon aquaria was filled with treatment water conditions and an analytical balance was suspended over the aquaria using a solid wooden board with a hole cut through the middle. Corals were placed on a suspended structure that was attached underneath an analytical balance and held until the total buoyant weight was stable. The data was recorded each month for each fragment. Photographs were also taken to determine the surface area of the coral using ImageJ analysis.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

No data processing has taken place.

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* rounded mass values to three decimal places
* periods in variable names changed to underscores

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1452538	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

pH Sensor

Supplied Name: Mettler Toledo SevenGo Pro

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: pH Sensor

Generic Description:

An instrument that measures the hydrogen ion activity in solutions.

The overall concentration of hydrogen ions is inversely related to its pH. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates whether acidic (more H+) or basic (less H+).

YSI Professional Plus Multi-Parameter Probe

Supplied Name: YSI Pro 2030

Supplied Description:

temperature measured with YSI Pro 2030

Instrument Type

Generic Name: YSI Professional Plus Multi-Parameter Probe

Acronym: YSI ProPlus

Generic Description:

The YSI Professional Plus handheld multiparameter meter provides for the measurement of a variety of combinations for dissolved oxygen, conductivity, specific conductance, salinity, resistivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH, ORP, pH/ORP combination, ammonium (ammonia), nitrate, chloride and temperature. More information from the manufacturer.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
tank	Tank number that held the particular coral fragment	unitless	tank
pH	Treatment pH level; ambient = 8.1 pH; hCO2 = 7.7 pH	unitless	pH
Temp	Treatment temperature level	Celsius	temp
genotype	Genotype number of the coral animal for each fragment	unitless	sample_descrip
July_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in July 2016	grams	weight
August_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in August 2016	grams	weight
September_mass	Buoyant weight of the coral fragment in September 2016	grams	weight

Database

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Dataset: Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight 2016
Deployment: Muller_Looe_Key_Reef_Acropora

Dataset acquisition description

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Database

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Dataset: Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight 2016Deployment: Muller_Looe_Key_Reef_Acropora

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Dataset: Acropora cervicornis buoyant weight 2016
Deployment: Muller_Looe_Key_Reef_Acropora