Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Ryan Moyer
Affiliate Investigator(s): Dwight Gledhill, Greg Piniak
Information Specialist(s): Ryan Moyer
Data Type(s): Geochemical: Experiments (geochemical), Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect quarterly community structure, rugosity, and biogeochemical cycling data using line transects and in situ geochemical sampling apparatus (Four quarterly sampling trips have been scheduled, dates to be determined).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: La Parguera, Puerto Rico
End Port/Location: La Parguera, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 2011-01-07
End Date: 2011-09-30
Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Peristaltic Pump, Global Positioning System (GPS)
Information to be Derived: Reef organism assemblages, seasonal change in community structure, reef rugosity, ambient pCO2, and ambient [O2].
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Divers will swim along 50-m line transects and collect photo-quadrate data and ambient coral species data. A weighted line of known length will be deployed and used to measure reef rugosity. A CROSS benthic flux unit will be deployed to measure pCO2 and [O2] at the reef/water column interface. Discrete water samples will be collected using a peristaltic pump for future geochemical analysis. Photo-quadrate data will be analyzed in the lab using Coral Point Count (CPCe) software.
Staff: Ryan Moyer
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Research Topic: Linking Coral Reef Ecology and Chemistry at the Atlantic Ocean Acidification Test-Bed Additional Equipment: 1 x 0.75 m photo quadrate framer, Fiberglass measuring tape reels, Chain line, CROSS benthic flux unit, NOAA PMEL MAPCO2 buoy Additional Info: Major funding for this project is provided by NOAA. Logistical support for this field activity is being provided by the USGS Caribbean Water Science Center. Contacts: Ryan Moyer (USGS - St. Petersburg) or Pedro Diaz (USGS - Puerto Rico)
Location:
La Parguera, Puerto Rico Site 1 - Cayo Enrique (fore-reef) Site 2 - San Cristobal (back-reef lagoon) Site 3 - La Atravaso (seagrass bed)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 19.36959862 | South: 16.73940935 | West: -67.8459 | East: -64.04415948 |
Platform(s):
19-ft Caribbean Special |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Peristaltic Pump | --- | Experiments (geochemical) Surveys (geochemical) | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | --- | Navigation |
