Field Activity 2004-305-FA

Identifier 2004-305-FA
Purpose First description/characterization of the microbial ecology of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa.
Location Northern Gulf of Mexico
Info derived Coral microbiomes
Comments This retroactive FAN covers two research cruises that comprised the Project Lophelia I: USGS-GM-2004-03 (July 29-August 5, 2004) and USGS-GM-2005-04 (September 15-21, 2005).
Platform
Other
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Multi 2004-07-29
End Multi 2005-09-21
Days in the field 15
Bounds
West -88.231
East -88.006962
North 29.102439
South 29.063766

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Christina A Kellogg
Crew members
Christina A Kellogg
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Christina A Kellogg
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Kenneth Sulak, Steve Ross - USGS Lead PIs

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Biology

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity