Dataset: Water temperature measured at six coral reefs sites in Palau from 2021 to 2023

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.926498.1Version 1 (2024-05-02)Dataset Type:Other Field Results

Principal Investigator: Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Collaborative Research: How do selection, plasticity, and dispersal interact to determine coral success in warmer and more variable environments? (Palau coral selection plasticity dispersal)


Abstract

Water temperature was measured at six coral reef sites in Palau from 2021 to 2023. Loggers (Hobo Tidbit) were attached to threaded rods embedded in the reef using zip ties. Water temperature was measured every 30 minutes.

Data were collected from 6 sites located in the Republic of Palau from November 2021 to May 2023. Stainless steel (316, 1/4-20 size) threaded rods were driven into dead coral or sand using a hammer or by hand. Duplicate loggers (Hobo Tidbit) were attached to threaded rods at each site and left in place between field seasons in 2021 to 2023. Loggers were changed in November 2022.


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Meyer-Kaiser, KS, Bennett, M-J, Andres, MO, & Grupstra, CGB (2024) Early life-history bottlenecks shape coral community composition across classical and extreme reefs in Palau. Marine Ecology Progress Series, in review.