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Field Activity Details for field activity 09CGS01

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, National Coral Reef Institute, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ryan Moyer

Affiliate Investigator(s): Charles Jabaly, Jeff Beal, Kevin Helmle

Information Specialist(s): Ryan Moyer

Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To obtain coral cores that will be used to develop proxy records of coral growth, calcification, and historical surface ocean pH and aragonite saturation.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Stuart, Florida

End Port/Location: Stuart, Florida

Start Date: 2009-06-05

End Date: 2009-06-06

Equipment Used: Hydraulic Coring Drill

Information to be Derived: Coral growth, coral calcification, coral skeletal d11B measurements.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 3 Diploria clivosa cores, 1 Montastraea cavernosa. Collected from 27 07.835'N, 80 08.020'W

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Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This field activity was conducted with collaborators from the FWC, NOAA and NCRI. Platform: Sea Rover.

Location:

Martin County, FL

Boundaries
North: 27.35316775 South: 26.89552945 West: -80.8861 East: -79.64602293

Platform(s):


Sea Rover

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hydraulic Coring Drill --- Geology

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