Field Activity Details for field activity 2019-620-FA

AKA: none

Other ID: 2019-003-FA (WHCMSC), 2019-314-FA (Kellog St. Pete), RB-19-03 (NOAA)

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Nancy Prouty

Affiliate Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg (St. Pete), Jason Chaytor (Woods Hole)

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Submersible Observations

Start Date: 2019-04-09

End Date: 2019-04-30

Equipment Used: CTD_SeaBird, Other, grabs, Other, Niskenbottle, Submersible observations

Information to be Derived: DNA sequences, geologic substrate, coral age dating, sediment provenance

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 1. Exploration of new sites and new areas within known sites 2. Sampling of corals and associated fauna for biodiversity and biogeography 3. Community sampling at seep and coral habitats 4. Sediment sampling at soft sediment sites for biogeochemistry and diversity 5. Collections of corals for live coral experiments 6. Water sampling for water chemistry and microbial diversity 7. Sediment, water, and faunal samples for eDNA work 8. Geological observations and sampling for geomorphology 9. Lander deployments

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Location:

Atlantic Ocean off SE US

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