2019-321-FA (CMHRP activity #8137)

Field Activity 2019-321-FA

Identifier

2019-321-FA

Purpose

Primary purpose is installation of three new sites, extending the coral-calcification assessment network to another NPS unit in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS).

Location

Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, USVI

Summary

Sites were successfully installed and three locations.

Info derived

ESA-listed coral growth rates; underwater temperature; algal accretion rates.

Projects

Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies - CREST

Platform

Other

Vehicles

None

Itinerary

Start	Christiansted, VI	2019-06-17
End	Christiansted, VI	2019-06-29
Days in the field	12

Bounds

West	-64.62915336
East	-64.60828027
North	17.79211382
South	17.78190285

Marine operations

Yes

Scuba operations

Yes

Personnel

Organization

USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center(SPCMSC)

600 Fourth Street South

St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846

(727) 502-8000

Principal investigators

Ilsa B KuffnerLauren T Toth

Crew members

Billy J Reynolds	Scientist, Staff
Nathan A Smiley	Scientist, Staff
Ilsa B Kuffner	Scientist, Staff
Anastasios Stathakopoulos	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Lucy A Bartlett

Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Biological Field Study, Imagery, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Experiments (biological), Photo, Video, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Pneumatic Drill	Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological)	(no data expected)
Digital Camera	Photo, Video	1
Garmin GPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Balance	Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological)	(no data expected)
Settling plates	Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological)	2
Other	Unknown, Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological)	(no data expected)

Datasets

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
VI_coral_photo_record	Digital Camera	Photographic time-series images (JPEG) of coral condition during the growth experiment	Ilsa B Kuffner
Palmata_growth_VI_USA	Settling plates	Data describing the growth of the coral Acropora palmata from 2019 to 2021 at three sites in Buck Island Reef National Monument	Ilsa B Kuffner
Strigosa_growth_VI_USA	Settling plates	Data describing the growth of the coral Pseudodiploria strigosa from 2019 to 2021 at three sites in Buck Island Reef National Monument	Ilsa B Kuffner