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):
Information Specialist(s): Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner, Lucy Bartlett
Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: CTD, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site visit and new setup of coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2022-05-09
End Date: 2022-05-23
Equipment Used: Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT), GPS , Digital Camera, Other, Other, Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus), HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe
Information to be Derived: Mass of calcium carbonate gained per unit time for coral Acropora palmata and crustose coralline algal communities on nylon tiles. Hourly temperature data for past 6 months. Conductivity, temperature and depth. Dissolved Oxygen.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Completed a site visit and new setup of coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates in the Dry Tortugas NP. Info derived was mass of calcium carbonate gained per unit time for coral Acropora palmata and crustose coralline algal communities on nylon tiles. Hourly temperature data for past 6 months. Conductivity, temperature and depth. Dissolved Oxygen.
Staff: Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Billy Reynolds, Erin Lyons, Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2020-307-FA
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 24.82662496 | South: 24.48048275 | West: -83.13715822 | East: -82.61352817 |
Platform(s):
 Halimeda |
Kuffner, I.B., 2023, Underwater temperature on off-shore coral reefs of the Florida Keys, U.S.A. (ver. 8.0, February 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F71C1TZK.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT) | --- | CTD | |
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus) | --- | Temperature Tide Wave Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe | --- | CTD |
