measure coral growth rates under sediment stress; coral PAM fluorometry under sediment stress
Description
United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientists: Greg Piniak, Eric Brown, Univ. of Hawaii. Sampling data (lightmeter, temperature, sedimenttrap, fluorometer) of field activity S-3-04-MU in Maui, HI from 07/17/2004 to 07/29/2004
Location
HI
Summary
July 17: arrive Maui July 18: retrieve coral transplants and sediment traps from Harbor July 19: buoyant weights for transplants July 20: lab prep for PAM experiment at Maui Ocean Center July 21: return coral transplants to original collection site; dismantle transp lant sites in Harbor, lab prep for PAM experiment July 22: calibrate PAM light meter and LI-192SA, collect corals offshore of Sug ar Beach with Maui Ocean Center staff for PAM experiment July 23: CRAMP monitoring dives with Eric Brown and Hawaii DLNR staff; prepare corals for PAM experiment, collect sediment for PAM experiment July 24: retrieve transplants and sediment traps from Sugar Beach, begin PAM ex periment July 25: PAM experiment, buoyant weight for Sugar Beach corals July 26-28: PAM experiment July 29: dismantle PAM experiment, measure coral surface areas
Comments
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 Coral collection for PAM experiment Offshore Sugar Beach 20d 46.459N, 156d 28.869W depth = 12-15 m Sediment collection for PAM experiment: Malaea Harbor 20d 47.539N, 156d 30.626W depth = 3 m Sugar Beach 20d 47.798N, 156d 30.074W depth less than 0.1 m
