Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies - CREST (GX.22.MN00.E3R50.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s): Harold Hudson, Reef Tech Inc.
Information Specialist(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Temperature, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site visit to coral reef erosion monitoring stations to measure loss of reef elevation
Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2015-10-11
End Date: 2015-10-15
Equipment Used: HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Global Positioning System (GPS), Digital Camera, Other
Information to be Derived: Height of reef loss per unit time
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The dive team located and measured reef-elevation loss at n = 16 "monuments" and n = 12 "rods." GPS locations and depths (FSW) were obtained for each monument / rod, and photographs and video were taken of them and the surrounding reef. A coral bleaching event was observed, including all of the main reef-building coral species. Heterogeneity in bleaching severity was noted among species and individual colonies within species.
Staff: Ilsa Kuffner, Lauren Toth
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Kuffner, I.B., Toth, L.T., Hudson, J.H., Goodwin, W.B., Stathakopoulos, A., Bartlett, L.A., and Whitcher, E.M., 2019, Experimental data on construction and erosion of Orbicella coral reefs in the Florida Keys, U.S.A.: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92NVINW.
Location:
Hen & Chickens Reef, Islamorada, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 24.9385 | South: 24.9325 | West: -80.5518 | East: -80.54728 |
Platform(s):
Private Vessel |
Kuffner, I.B., Toth, L.T., Hudson, J.H., Goodwin, W.B., Stathakopoulos, A., Bartlett, L.A., Whitcher, E.M., 2019, Experimental data on construction and erosion of Orbicella coral reefs in the Florida Keys, U.S.A. U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92NVINW.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Garmin hand-held GPS in a dry bag transported by snorkelers. | Navigation | |
| Digital Camera | Still photographs taken with Olympus 5050C-zoom and underwater housing. Video taken with Go-pro underwater video camera. | Photo Video | FL_erosion-photo-record (Photographic images (JPEG) of the seafloor collected with underwater cameras at twenty-eight reef-erosion markers located at Hen and Chickens Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area) |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
