| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenisch, Baerbel | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) | Principal Investigator |
| Farmer, Jesse | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) | Contact |
| Gegg, Stephen R. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
Locations and original references for studied bamboo corals
Museum or collector designation:
NMNH =Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History;
YPM = Yale Peabody Museum;
T.Hill = Hill T.M. et al. (2011)
Original reference cited for sample:
1. Heifetz, J. (2002) Coral in Alaska: Distribution, abundance, and species associations. Hydrobiologia 471, 19-27
2. Hill, T.M. et al. (2011) Temperature and vital effect controls on bamboo coral (Isididae) isotope geochemistry: A test of the "lines method" Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 12, Q04008
3. Moore, J.A. et al. (2003) Biodiversity of Bear Seamount, New England Seamount Chain: Results of Exploratory Trawling. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 31, 363-372
4. Verrill, A. (1885) Results of the explorations made by the steamer "Albatross" off the northern coast of the United States in 1883. In The Annual Report for the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries 1883, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
BCO-DMO Processing Notes
- Generated from original file: "DATASET-locations.xlsx" contributed by Jesse Farmer
- Parameter names edited to conform to BCO-DMO naming convention found at Choosing Parameter Name
| File |
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Sample_Locations.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 1015 bytes) MD5:3b151d8c9c8e4ca9b569b44efb0a1268 Primary data file for dataset ID 542862 |
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| Specimen | Speciman Identifier | text |
| Location | Text description of sample location | text |
| Sample_ID | Museum or collector designation: | text |
| Collection | Collection entity or person | text |
| Taxa | Taxa | text |
| Year_Collected | Year | text |
| Diameter | Radial thickness of the coral’s axial skeleton at its thickest part | mm |
| Depth_Range | Collection depth or depth range of sample | meters |
| Lat | Sample Latitude Location (South is negative) | decimal degrees |
| Lon | Sample Longitude Location (West is negative) | decimal degrees |
| Original_Reference | Original reference cited for sample: 1. Heifetz, J. (2002) Coral in Alaska: Distribution, abundance, and species associations. Hydrobiologia 471, 19-27; 2. Hill, T.M. et al. (2011) Temperature and vital effect controls on bamboo coral (Isididae) isotope geochemistry: A test of the "lines method" Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 12, Q04008; 3. Moore, J.A. et al. (2003) Biodiversity of Bear Seamount, New England Seamount Chain: Results of Exploratory Trawling. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 31, 363-372; 4. Verrill, A. (1885) Results of the explorations made by the steamer "Albatross" off the northern coast of the United States in 1883. In The Annual Report for the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries 1883, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. | text |
| Website | |
| Platform | shoreside BAMBOO CORAL |
| Start Date | 1879-01-01 |
| End Date | 2009-12-31 |
| Description | Locations for studied bamboo corals |
Description from NSF award abstract:
Anthropogenic CO2 enters the ocean in the high latitudes, from where it spreads into the deep ocean interior. Because carbonate ion saturation at greater water depth is generally reduced in the deep ocean, deep-sea corals may be particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification. Efforts are needed to determine the effects of changing seawater chemistry on these ecosystems, and in particular reconstructions of past pH-variations experienced by these corals may help to implement long-term management plans for deep-sea coral reefs. This project will provide new insight into the effect of changing seawater carbonate chemistry and anthropogenic ocean acidification on deep-sea coral reefs. The researchers will calibrate the boron isotope and B/Ca paleo-pH proxies in several species of modern and cultured deep-sea corals. The resulting proxy calibrations will be used to interpret the boron isotope composition of live collected and fossil deep-sea corals with regard to past ocean pH changes. Live collected corals from the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean will provide ultra-high resolution temporal records of anthropogenic CO2 invasion at intermediate depths. Radiometrically dated corals from the same locations will be used to document pH changes in the deep ocean over the last deglaciation. Comparison of paleo-pH with already established changes in coral species composition will allow interpretation of coral sensitivity to ocean acidification. The project will also improve paleo-pH reconstructions by cross- calibrating the principal techniques of boron isotope analysis.
Related Reference:
Hoenisch_ocean_acidification_2010
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) |