| Identifier | 2026-306-FA | ||||||||
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| Purpose | Initiation of new experiment for pilot testing of selectively bred elkhorn corals' in reestablishing the species in DRTO. Corals will be deployed and their survival and growth performance will be quantified for two years. This site visit will be to deploy the initial samples to derive coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect underwater temperature data. | ||||||||
| Location | Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL) | ||||||||
| Summary | 36 new corals will be placed at three previously established calcification assessment sites (PLS, PLW, GDK). Initial mass, condition, and photographic imagery will be taken. | ||||||||
| Info derived | Mass of calcium carbonate gained per unit time for coral Acropora palmata and crustose coralline algal communities on PVC tiles. Hourly temperature data for past12 months. Underwater temperature and photographic documentation of status of corals and sites. | ||||||||
| Comments | Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-316-FA. | ||||||||
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| Vehicles | Ford F-350 Dually Silver |
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| Marine operations | Yes | ||||||||
| Scuba operations | Yes |
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Dry Tortugas National Park
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| Organization |
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
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| Principal investigators | Ilsa B KuffnerAnastasios Stathakopoulos | ||||||||
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| Affiliate principal | Andrew Morin, National Park Service |
| Data category: | Biological Field Study, Environmental Data, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling |
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| Data type: | Experiments (biological), Temperature, Photo, Navigation, Biology |
| Equipment | Usage description | Data types | Datasets |
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| Ohaus Balance | Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological) | (no data reported) | |
| Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles | Experiments (biological) | (no data reported) | |
| Other | Unknown, Meteorology, CTD, Temperature, pH, CO2, Radon, Conductivity, Current, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Fluorescence, Wave, ORP, Tide, Methane, Depth, Light, Nitrate, Gas Hydrates, Density, Sediment Properties, Osmometic Pressure, Chlorophyll, Nutrients, Pressure | (no data reported) | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | Temperature | (no data reported) | |
| Digital Camera | Photo, Video | (no data reported) | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Navigation | (no data reported) |
