Dataset: Seawater clarity in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2003 to 2022

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918312.1Version 1 (2024-01-23)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Peter J. Edmunds (California State University Northridge)

Scientist: Scott Burgess (Florida State University)

Scientist: Stephane Maritorena (University of California-Santa Barbara)

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

Program: Long Term Ecological Research network (LTER)

Project: Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site (MCR LTER)

Abstract

Data Abstract: These data describe seawater clarity (as measured through Kd490) with data accessed 15 March 2022. Results paper abstract, Edmunds et al. (2024, doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05517-y) : * [See "Related Datasets" section for access to related datasets discussed here] Understanding population dynamics is a long-standing objective of ecology, but the need for progress in this area has become urgent. For coral reefs, achieving this objective is impeded by a lack of information on s...

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The ecological methods are described in detail in Edmunds et al. (2024, doi:10.1007/s00442-024-05517-y), and are briefly summarized below. 

The study utilized the time series of the Moorea Coral Reef LTER, as they relate to coral community dynamics on the north shore fore reef. Annual measurements of coral cover, the density of coral settlers, and the density of small corals were used together with records of the environmental conditions to which they were exposed. Analyses focused on 2008–2021, which captured the final years of the last population outbreak of the crown of thorns (COTs) sea star, the coral population recovery that took place between 2010 and 2019, and coral mortality attributed to bleaching in 2019. Biological data came from two sites (LTER1 and LTER2) that are ~ 3 km apart, with environmental data from the same or similar sites (temperature), one of the two sites (flow at LTER1), or from 4.5 km resolution remote sensing data (Chlorophyll a).

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Dataset: https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdMH1kd490mday.html?k490%5B(2003-01-16):1:(2021-02-16T00:00:00Z)%5D%5B(-17.3693):1:(-17.4693)%5D%5B(-149.9414):1:(-149.8414)%5D
NASA/GSFC OBPG (2022) Diffuse Attenuation K490, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-present (Monthly Composite), Dataset ID: erdMH1kd490mday, version date 2022-06-19 (subset lat: -17.3693 to -17.4693, lon: -149.9414 to -149.8414, date: 2003-01-16 to 2022-01-16) accessed from https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdMH1kd490mday.html?k490%5B(2003-01-16):1:(2021-02-16T00:00:00Z)%5D%5B(-17.3693):1:(-17.4693)%5D%5B(-149.9414):1:(-149.8414)%5D
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Dataset: Edmunds et al. 2024 Oecologia: Seawater Temperature
Relationship Description: Datasets in support of results publication Edmunds et al. (2023).
Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Benthic seawater temperature at 10m depth in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2005 to 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918318.1
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Dataset: Edmunds et al. 2024 Oecologia: Settler Density
Relationship Description: Datasets in support of results publication Edmunds et al. (2023).
Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Density of coral settlers detected on settlement tiles each year at two 10m sites on the north shore of Moorea, French Polynesia from 2008 to 2020. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918324.1
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Dataset: Edmunds et al. 2024 Oecologia: Small Coral Density
Relationship Description: Datasets in support of results publication Edmunds et al. (2023).
Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Density of small corals at two 10m sites on the north shore of Moorea, French Polynesia from 2005 to 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/918330
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Dataset: Edmunds et al. 2024 Oecologia: Flow Speeds
Relationship Description: Datasets in support of results publication Edmunds et al. (2023).
Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Flow speed on the north shore of Moorea, French from 2007 to 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918306.1

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Results
Edmunds, P. J., Maritorena, S., & Burgess, S. C. (2024). Early post-settlement events, rather than settlement, drive recruitment and coral recovery at Moorea, French Polynesia. Oecologia, 204(3), 625–640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05517-y

Edmunds, P. J., Burgess, S., Maritorena, S. (2024) Seawater clarity in Moorea, French Polynesia from 2003 to 2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918312.1 [access date]

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