Dataset: Colony sizes and morphometric assessments of Acropora cervicornis genotypes sampled July 2020 for fecundity analysis at Mote Marine Laboratory

ValidatedRelease Date:2022-12-01Final no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.843028.1Version 1 (2021-03-23)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Erinn M. Muller (Mote Marine Laboratory)

Co-Principal Investigator, Contact: Hanna Koch (Mote Marine Laboratory)

Scientist: Erich Bartels (Mote Marine Laboratory)

Student: Yuen Azu (Mote Marine Laboratory)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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

Abstract

Fecundity was assessed for Acropora cervicornis corals with known disease susceptibility. This dataset presents morphometric assessments and information on colony sizes of 10 replicate adult colonies from 12 genets held in Mote Marine Lab’s spawning nurseries.

Cite Dataset

This dataset is part of a larger study of Acropora cervicornis (staghorn) corals studied at Mote Marine Lab’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration.  The different analyses are listed here, and links to other data from this study can be found in the Related Datasets section below.  

Analyses undertaken include:

  1. Total Population (this dataset of Colony size)
  2. Morphometric Assessment (this dataset of Colony size)
  3. Primary Fecundity Analysis (this dataset's population subset, plus Polyps dataset)
  4. Dissections (Oocyte number dataset, Oocyte size dataset)
  5. Secondary Fecundity Analysis (Gamete bundle dataset)

See Related Datasets section below for links to above mentioned datasets.

Related Datasets

IsRelatedTo
Dataset: Acer Fecundity Oocyte Number
Koch, H., Azu, Y., Bartels, E., Muller, E. (2022) Fecundity and number of oocytes from Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-03-14 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.867314.1
IsRelatedTo
Dataset: Acer Fecundity Oocyte Size
Relationship Description: Oocyte sizes were determined on a population subset (fragment sampled for fecundity) of the Colony Size dataset
Koch, H., Azu, Y., Bartels, E., Muller, E. (2022) Fecundity and oocyte sizes of Acropora cervicornis genotypes measured July 2020 at Mote Marine Lab. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-03-23 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.843067.1
IsRelatedTo
Dataset: Acer Fecundity Gamete Bundles
Koch, H., Azu, Y., Bartels, E., Muller, E. (2022) Fecundity assessment of Acropora cervicornis colonies from spawning observations and gamete bundle analysis in August 2020 at Mote Marine Laboratory. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-03-15 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.868493.1
IsRelatedTo
Dataset: Acer Fecundity Polpys per Area
Koch, H., Muller, E., Azu, Y., Bartels, E. (2022) Assessment of polyps per area of Acropora cervicornis genotypes sampled July 2020 for fecundity analysis at Mote Marine Laboratory. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-03-16 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.868308.1

Related Publications

Methods
Kiel, C. (2012). Acropora cervicornis metrics for quantifying the size and total amount of branching coral. University of Miami, M.S. Thesis. 26 pp.
Methods
Kiel, C., Huntington, B., & Miller, M. (2012). Tractable field metrics for restoration and recovery monitoring of staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis. Endangered Species Research, 19(2), 171–176. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00474
Methods
Muller, E. M., Bartels, E., & Baums, I. B. (2018). Bleaching causes loss of disease resistance within the threatened coral species Acropora cervicornis. eLife, 7. doi:10.7554/elife.35066
Related Research
Borger, J. L., & Colley, S. (2010). The effects of a coral disease on the reproductive output of Montastraea faveolata (Scleractinia: Faviidae). Revista de biologia tropical, 58 Suppl 3, 99–110.
Related Research
Foster, N., Box, S., & Mumby, P. (2008). Competitive effects of macroalgae on the fecundity of the reef-building coral Montastraea annularis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 367, 143–152. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07594

Koch, H., Azu, Y., Bartels, E., Muller, E. (2022) Colony sizes and morphometric assessments of Acropora cervicornis genotypes sampled July 2020 for fecundity analysis at Mote Marine Laboratory. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2021-03-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.843028.1 [access date]

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