Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Guidance of Reef Restoration Action for Shoreline Protection - GRRASP (GX.26.MN00.UXB01.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Lucy Bartlett, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
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), Environmental Data: Wave
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect CTD, dissolved O2, wave sensor data and temperature data.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2023-04-17
End Date: 2023-04-26
Equipment Used: GPS , Digital Camera, HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT), Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe, Tiles, Balance, Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus), Other
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. Wave sensor data.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Successfully visited DRTO calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect CTD, dissolved O2, wave sensor data and temperature data.
Staff: Erin Lyons, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Other equipment for Dissolved Oxygen is - Hobo dissolved Oxygen data logger U26-001
Other equipment for the Wave Sensor is - RBR SoloD.wave
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 24.82662496 | South: 24.48048275 | West: -83.13715822 | East: -82.61352817 |
Platform(s):
 26-ft Dusky (R/V Palmatta) |
Thompson, A.M., Stathakopoulos, A., Hollister, K.J., Lynch, A.M., Holder, J.C., Kuffner, I.B., 2025, Acute heat stress and the extirpation of a threatened coral species from a remote, subtropical reef system: Coral Reefs, v. 44 no. 3, pp. 1023–1030, doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02653-6.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT) | --- | CTD | |
| Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe | --- | CTD | |
| Tiles | --- | Experiments (biological) | |
| Balance | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | |
| Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus) | --- | Temperature Tide Wave Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
