Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): GRRASP - Ocean Conditions (GX.26.MN00.UXB04.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Wave, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology
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 Grey (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2023-08-12
End Date: 2023-08-21
Equipment Used: Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles, Ohaus Balance, Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe, Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT), Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus), HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Digital Camera, Global Positioning System (GPS)
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: 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. Completed.
Staff: Peter Modys, Benjamin Galbraith, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
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
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-316-FA.
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 26.30891948 | South: 24.60207474 | West: -83.37983608 | East: -79.8625803 |
Platform(s):
 25-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles | No tiles were collected on this trip | Experiments (biological) | No data was collected |
| Ohaus Balance | Did not measure growth (mass), only recorded status of corals in field notes | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | No data was collected |
| Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe | --- | CTD | No data was collected |
| Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT) | Not retrieved on this trip | CTD | No data was collected |
| Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus) | Not retrieved on this trip | Temperature Tide Wave Mooring (physical oceanography) | No data was collected |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Used to navigate to established sites | Navigation | No data was collected |
