Dataset: Coral colony photographs taken at four time points between April of 2015 and April of 2016 during and after a bleaching event on Ofu Island, American Samoa.

This dataset has not been validatedPreliminary and in progressVersion 2 (2019-03-27)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Stephen R. Palumbi (Stanford University)

Co-Principal Investigator: Luke Thomas (University of Western Australia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Ecological, evolutionary and physiological responses of corals to a mass bleaching event in American Samoa (Bleaching American Samoa)


Abstract

This dataset includes all photographs taken of individual coral colonies during and after the 2015 bleaching event on Ofu, American Samoa. Photographs were taken at four time points spanning the bleaching events: April 2015 (during bleaching), August 2015, December 2015, and April 2016. Species photographed include Acroproa gemmifera, Acropora hyacinthus and Pocillopora damicornis.

This dataset includes all photographs taken of individual coral colonies during and after the 2015 bleaching event on Ofu, American Samoa. Photographs were taken at four time points spanning the bleaching events: April 2015 (during bleaching), August 2015, December 2015, and April 2016. Species photographed include Acroproa gemmifera, Acropora hyacinthus and Pocillopora damicornis. 

Tabular data served through this dataset landing page includes a column of links to each individual image.  All images and a list of all image names, collection date, time, and image links can be downloaded from the "Data Files" section of this page.


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