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): Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, 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: 2023-10-25
End Date: 2023-11-17
Equipment Used: Water Level Recorder, Global Positioning System (GPS), Ohaus Balance, Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles, Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe, Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT), Other, HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Digital Camera
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 assess coral health status, collect temperature, DO, and wave sensor data, and recover algae tile samples. Because corals were all dead, we did not collect coral calcification data. Photographic imagery was also collected. Completed.
Staff: Benjamin Galbraith, 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
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-316-FA.
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL), Biscayne National Park (Miami, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 25.74052909 | South: 24.49714632 | West: -83.03466797 | East: -79.96948242 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Level Recorder | HOBO water level (pressure) logger | Benchmarks | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Used to navigate to established sites | Navigation | No data was collected |
| Ohaus Balance | Because corals were all dead, coral calcification data (measurements of mass) were not collected | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | No data was collected |
| Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles | --- | Experiments (biological) | |
| Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe | --- | CTD | |
| Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT) | --- | CTD | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video |
