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Field Activity Details for field activity S204MU

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-2-04-MU

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Mendenhall Research (MU174)

Principal Investigator(s): Greg Piniak

Affiliate Investigator(s): Eric Brown

Information Specialist(s): Greg Piniak

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Light, Environmental Data: Temperature, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: measure coral growth rates under sediment stress

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Maalaea, Maui

End Port/Location: Maalaea, Maui

Start Date: 2004-04-17

End Date: 2004-04-22

Equipment Used: lightmeter, temperature, sedimenttrap

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: April 17: arrive Maui April 18: recover all corals and sediment traps, do buoyant weights April 19: collect new corals, do buoyant weights April 20: deploy new transplants (and sediment traps) at all field sites, swap light meters April 21: lab work at Maui Ocean Center (coral density, surface areas)

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Notes: Transplant site; location; depth (m) Sugar Beach 20d 47.222N, 156d 28.250W 2 meters Malaea dock 20d 47.460N, 156d 30.800W 2 meters Malaea Triangle 20d 47.467N, 156d 30.688W 2 meters Malaea East mole 2 20d 47.488N, 156d 30.599W 2.5 meters

Location:

HI

Boundaries
North: 21 South: 20.25 West: -156.75 East: -155.75

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
lightmeter --- Light
temperature --- Temperature
sedimenttrap --- Geology

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