Dataset: [DRAFT] The biomass of turf samples in damselfish territory before and after treatment with fertilizer in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from June to July 2025

This dataset has not been validatedPreliminary and in progressVersion 1 (2025-02-04)Dataset Type:Unknown

Principal Investigator: Mark E. Hay (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Student: Noam T Altman-Kurosaki (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Project: Positive Effects of Coral Biodiversity on Coral Performance: Patterns, Processes, and Dynamics (Coral Biodiversity)

Abstract

[drafted by Dana] A study to examine the effects of fertilizer addition on damselfish behavior was conducted in June and July 2025 in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. As part of a before-after control impact (BACI) experiment, algal turf samples from damselfish territories were sampled both before and after the experiment and analyzed for biomass and elemental composition.

Cite Dataset

This dataset is part of a larger study of the coral reef ecosystem in Mo’orea, French Polynesia that examines mechanisms governing interactions between damselfish, corals, and turf algae. The different analyses from the broader study are listed here, with links to these associated data in the 'Related Datasets' section below.  

Analyses undertaken include:

  • Fertilizer impacts on damselfish behavior (Damselfish behavior video dataset 949539)
  • Fertilizer impacts on biomass plus isotopic composition of algal turfs (this dataset of damselfish turf biomass)
  • Fertilizer impacts on coral predation and herbivory (Corallivory dataset 9xxxxxx, Herbivory dataset 9xxxxx)
  • Impacts of fertilizer and caging on coral and algal growth (Coral growth dataset 9xxxxx, Algal overgrowth dataset 9xxxxxx)
  • Coral-turf allelopathy (Turf extracts PAM dataset 949219, Coral-algal contact dataset 9xxxxxx)
  • Species composition of turf gardens (Turf cover composition dataset  + supplemental for Coral Reefs paper)

Related Datasets

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Dataset: Fertilizer impacts on damselfish behavior in Mo'orea
Altman-Kurosaki, N. T., Hay, M. E. (2025) DRAFT Fertilizer impacts on damselfish behavior in Mo'orea. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-01-23 http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/949539

Related Publications

Software
Hartig, F. (2016). DHARMa: Residual Diagnostics for Hierarchical (Multi-Level / Mixed) Regression Models [Dataset]. In CRAN: Contributed Packages. The R Foundation. https://doi.org/10.32614/cran.package.dharma

Altman-Kurosaki, N. T., Hay, M. E. (2025) [DRAFT] The biomass of turf samples in damselfish territory before and after treatment with fertilizer in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from June to July 2025. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-02-04 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/950508 [access date]

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