Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Natural Resources Preservation Program - NPS (GX.25.MN00.UTH23.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s): National Park Service
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Video, Imagery: Photo, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Other: Unknown
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Primary purpose is a site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to collect coral calcification rate measurements. Staff will measure and weigh corals and collect and replace temperature loggers and algae settlement disks.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Christiansted, VI
End Port/Location: Christiansted, VI
Start Date: 2024-04-01
End Date: 2024-04-07
Equipment Used: Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles, Digital Camera, Ohaus Balance, HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger
Information to be Derived: ESA-listed coral growth rates
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to assess coral health status, collect coral calcification and temperature sensor data, and recover algae tile samples. New corals were added to replace those that died from 2023 bleaching. Photographic imagery was also collected. Completed.
Staff: Billy Reynolds, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-331-FA.
Location:
Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, USVI
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 17.79211382 | South: 17.78190285 | West: -64.62915336 | East: -64.60828027 |
Platform(s):
Other |
Kuffner, I.B., Stathakopoulos, A., Ewen, K.A., Brennan, R.N., 2026, Underwater Temperature at Buck Island Reef National Monument Coral Reefs, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14HBYNX.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles | --- | Experiments (biological) | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Ohaus Balance | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature |
