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     data   graph     files  public Fish species counts in 3, 20x40 m transects, Panama, 1980-2010 (EPac Corals projects I-VII)    ?     I   M   background (external link) RSS Subscribe BCO-DMO bcodmo_dataset_516234

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Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL access_formats String .htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv,.esriCsv,.geoJson
attribute NC_GLOBAL acquisition_description String Fish species richness and abundances were quantified by snorkeling along the
NW (seaward) side of the Uva Island patch reef. During each survey, 3
permanent 20x40 m transects were sampled with the longest axis oriented in the
NW-SE direction, i.e. along the depth gradient and perpendicular to the
zonation of forereef corals. The mean transect width estimate for visual
measurement was ~10 m. \u00a0Substrate type and depth (relative to MLLW tidal
datum) in each transect were mapped in situ at the beginning and end of the
study. The shallow ends of the transects were located in abundant pocilloporid
stands (with scattered reef frame blocks) of relatively high relief; the
central sections were dominated by live stands of\u00a0Pocillopora\u00a0spp.
of low relief; the deep ends contained mostly coral rubble with a few isolated
patches of massive corals.\u00a0In the 1980s, 3 of the permanent transects
were surveyed; this was increased to 9 (over a period of 2-3 days the same 3
transects were re-sampled)\u00a0in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Fish counts were made from the surface by snorkeling slowly, avoiding quick
movements or splashing, down the long axis of each transect. Species and
abundance of all visible (non-cryptic) individuals at least 15 cm total body
length present within the transects were recorded. Whitetip and bull sharks
were infrequently observed on the reef but did not enter the transects during
the survey periods. Sampling time was standardized at 8 min per transect (per
800 m2). The sides of adjacent transects were separated by 3 m, and the time
interval be tween successive visual sampling was ~5 min. Fishes were not
observed to be attracted to or repelled by the observer.
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_nid String 514213
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_number String OCE-8415615
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8415615 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_program_manager String Emma R Dieter
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_program_manager_nid String 51484
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_award_nid String 514214
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_award_number String OCE-8716726
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8716726 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_program_manager String Phillip R. Taylor
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_program_manager_nid String 50451
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_award_nid String 514232
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_award_number String OCE-9018392
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9018392 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_program_manager String Phillip R. Taylor
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_2_program_manager_nid String 50451
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_award_nid String 514233
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_award_number String OCE-9314798
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9314798 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_program_manager String Phillip R. Taylor
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_3_program_manager_nid String 50451
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_award_nid String 514234
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_award_number String OCE-9711529
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9711529 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_program_manager String Phillip R. Taylor
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_4_program_manager_nid String 50451
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_award_nid String 514235
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_award_number String OCE-0002317
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0002317 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_program_manager String Phillip R. Taylor
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_5_program_manager_nid String 50451
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_award_nid String 514236
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_award_number String OCE-0526361
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_data_url String http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0526361 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_program_manager String David L. Garrison
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_6_program_manager_nid String 50534
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String version: 24 April 2014

P. Glynn (UM-RSMAS)

fish species counts, Uva Island reef
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String info at bco-dmo.org
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.bco-dmo.org/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL data_source String extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2014-05-30T18:41:27Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2020-03-04T20:59:43Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL defaultDataQuery String &time<now
attribute NC_GLOBAL doi String 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.516234.1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -81.75886
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 7.81483
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 7.81461
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -81.75886
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -81.75894
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/516234 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid String 805333
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_description String A diving mask (also half mask, dive mask or scuba mask) is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers, including, scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers to see clearly underwater.

Snorkel: A breathing apparatus for swimmers and surface divers that allows swimming or continuous use of a face mask without lifting the head to breathe, consisting of a tube that curves out of the mouth and extends above the surface of the water.
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_instrument_name String Diving Mask and Snorkel
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_instrument_nid String 645675
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String bco, bco-dmo, biological, chemical, code, count, data, dataset, day, dmo, end, erddap, lat_outer, latitude, lon_outer, longitude, management, month, oceanography, office, preliminary, season, species, species_code, start, time, time_end, time_start, transect, year
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/516234/license (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL metadata_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/516234 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 7.81483
attribute NC_GLOBAL param_mapping String {'516234': {'lon_inner': 'flag - longitude', 'lat_inner': 'flag - latitude'}}
attribute NC_GLOBAL parameter_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/516234/parameters (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_affiliation String University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_affiliation_acronym String UM-RSMAS
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_name String Peter Glynn
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_nid String 514244
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_role String Principal Investigator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_role_type String originator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_affiliation String University of California-Los Angeles
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_affiliation_acronym String UCLA
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_name String Peggy Fong
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_nid String 514245
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_role String Co-Principal Investigator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_role_type String originator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_affiliation String University of California-Los Angeles
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_affiliation_acronym String UCLA
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_name String Peggy Fong
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_nid String 514245
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role String Contact
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role_type String related
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_affiliation String Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_affiliation_acronym String WHOI BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_person_name String Nancy Copley
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_person_nid String 50396
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_role String BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_role_type String related
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: I,EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: II,EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: IV,EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: III,EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: V,EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: VI,EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: VII
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: I
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_end_date String 1988-07
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_name String Ecological Effects of the 1982/83 El Nino-Associated Disturbance to Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_project_nid String 514447
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_start_date String 1985-02
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: II
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_description String The severe 1982-83 ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) event caused historically unprecedented and catastrophic disturbances to the Eastern Pacific coral reefs. In the aftermath of this event, disturbances to the reefs have continued and may have accelerated. Coupled with low coral recruitment, reef recovery could well take many years. The ecological effects and cause(s) of this regional disturbance have been investigated by a team of Latin and North American colleagues and students in Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) from 1983 to 1984 (Smithsonian Institution support) and from 1985 to 1987 (NSF support). This proposal focuses on coral reef recovery, disturbance processes per se, and retrospective analyses to be studied by a multidisciplinary, international team. Secondary or delayed disturbance effects that will be studied are (a) the disruption of biotic barriers allowing predator (Acanthaster planci) entry to coral prey refugia, (b) predator (corallivore) concentration on surviving coral prey, (c) post-El Nino sea urchin bioerosion of damaged reef frames, (d) damselfish colonization of damaged massive corals, and (e) damselfish/sea urchin/corallivore interactions vis-a-vis massive coral survival. Recovery processes will be studied chiefly with respect to the recruitment of calcifying organisms (corals and coralline algae) onto formerly occupied reef surfaces including examiniation of patch size, character of colonists (asexual or sexual propagules), and relative abundances of surrounding species. Retrospective studies (sclerochronology, oxygen and carbon stable isotope analyses, cadmium analysis, and fluorescent banding patterns) will also be performed on coral cores dating back at least to 1601 to provide a long-term record of ENSO disturbances. Since it is likely that major El Nino disturbances are recurring events, such information should provide a firm basis for understanding the processes controlling coral reef development and distribution in the tropical eastern Pacific.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_end_date String 1991-12
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_name String Effects of the 1982-83 El Nino Event on Tropical, Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs: Disturbance, Recovery and Retrospective Analyses
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_project_nid String 514456
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_1_start_date String 1988-01
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: IV
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_description String This research will continue a long-term study that has focused on ecological disturbances to eastern Pacific coral reefs that accompanied the sever and historically unprecedented 1982-83 El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The study involves international collaboration with host- county research teams and primary field sites in Costa Rica, Panama, and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), areas heavily impacted by the 1982-83 ENSO. Dr. Glynn will lead the research to continue (a) with the physical and biotic monitoring of eastern Pacific coral reefs initiated in the early-mid 1970s, (b) investigating the responses of different coral species to ENSO stressors, (c) studying coral reproductive ecology as it relates to recruitment success, and (d) documenting coral community recovery. New research directions include (e) remote sensing, which will attempt to link coral bleaching/mortality with local and global scale sea surface temperatures by means of synoptic and repeated measurements, and (f) modeling of coral population and community dynamics based on mechanistic relationships between temperature, predation, coral growth, and survivorship derived from field monitoring and experimental results. Because important secondary disturbances are still occurring and reef recovery has been slow, it is necessary to continue this study in order to understand the variety of changes involved and the full impact of a major disturbance on eastern Pacific coral survival and reef building. We are hopeful that ENSO warming disturbances can provide some insight to the probable changes in coral reefs worldwide if projected global warming causes repeated and/or protracted sea temperature increases comparable to the 1982-83 ENSO.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_end_date String 1997-05
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_name String El Nino Impacted Coral Reefs In The Tropical Eastern Pacific: Secondary Disturbances, Recovery and Modeling of Population and Community Responses.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_project_nid String 514461
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_2_start_date String 1994-06
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/83 El Nino: III
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_description String This long-term study focuses on the ecological disturbances to eastern Pacific coral reefs that accompanied the severe and historically unprecedented 1982-83 ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation) event. During the first 3-year segment (1985-87) of the study a strong causative link was established between prolonged sea warming and numerous kinds of primary disturbances. During the first and second 3-year (1988-90) study periods the team of workers involved in this study have (a) demonstrated the importance of several secondary (long-term) disturbance processes, (b) revealed the extent of recovery and continuing reef destruction to date, and (c) provided some indication of the frequency of severe El Nino disturbances to coral reefs in an historical context. Because some important secondary disturbances are still occurring, and reef recovery has been slow (Costa Rica, Panama) or non-existent (Galapagos Islands), it is necessary to continue with this study in order to understand the variety of changes involved and the full impact of a major disturbance on coral reef survival and the potential for continued reef building. ENSO warming disturbances can provide some clues to the probable changes in coral reefs worldwide if global warming causes repeated and/or protracted sea temperature increases comparable to the 1982-83 El Nino event.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_end_date String 1995-03
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_name String Effects of the 1982-83 El Nino Event on Tropical Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs: Disturbances, Causes, Recovery and Retrospective Analyses
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_project_nid String 514465
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_3_start_date String 1991-04
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: V
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_description String This project will long term study that has focused on ecological disturbances, causes, and the responses of eastern Pacific reef coral populations and reef communities during and following the severe and historically unprecedented 1982 1983 El Nino / Southrn Oscillation (ENSO) event. This study involves strong international collaboration with host country research teams working at several field sites in Costa Rica, Panama, and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), all areas that were severely affected during the 1982 1983 ENSO disturbance. This study will continue with (a) monitoring the physical and biological conditions of eastern Pacific coral reefs initiated in the early to mid 1970s, (b) investigating the responses of different coral species to ENSO stressors (chiefly positive sea temperature anomalies) under controlled microcosm conditions, (c) studying coral reproductive ecology as it relates to recruitment success in field surveys, and (d) documenting coral community recovery or changes leading to alternate, non reef building communities. New research directions initiated in 1994 will be pursued, namely (e) an attempt to link coral bleaching/mortality with local and global scale sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, and (f) modeling the size structure of coral populations and coral community dynamics based on mechanistic relationships between temperature, predation, coral growth, and survivorship derived from field monitoring and experimental results. In addition, (g) analyses of the molecular genetic structure of the different zooxanthella taxa found in eastern Pacific corals to assess the importance of zooxanthellae diversity in explaining the variability in patterns of coral bleaching, and (h) recovering coral populations, to assess their genetic structure and diversity in relation to population size and distance from source populations, will be investigated.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_end_date String 2000-08
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_name String El Nino Impacted Coral Reefs in the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Secondary Disturbances, Recovery and Effects on Community Diversity and Reef Growth
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_project_nid String 514469
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_4_start_date String 1997-09
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: VI
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_description String This project will occur over a five year period to continue and conclude a long-term study that has focused on ecological disturbances, causes, responses and recovery of eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) reef?building coral populations and reef communities in relation to the severe 1982?1983 El Nino?Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event. With the occurrence of the very strong 1997?1998 ENSO, two "one hundred year events" only 15 years apart, an unprecedented opportunity is at hand to study and compare the effects of consecutive major perturbations on community responses and recovery. This study involves strong international collaboration with host?country research teams working at several field sites in Costa Rica, Panam.6, and Ecuador (including the Gal6pagos Islands), all areas that were severely affected during the ENSO disturbances of 1982?83 and 1997?98. Several aspects of this study will be continued, namely (a) monitoring the physical and biological conditions of eastern Pacific coral reefs initiated in the early?to?mid 1970s~ (b) investigating the responses of selected zooxanthellate coral species to ENSO stressors (chiefly positive sea temperature anomalies), (c) retrospective climate studies from coral skeletal isotopic signatures, (d) coral reproductive ecology as it relates to recruitment success in disturbed communities, (e) coral community recovery or changes leading to alternate, non?reef building communities, (f) the linking of coral bleaching/mortality with local and global-scale sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, including both high and low temperature extremes, and (g) modeling the size structure of coral populations and coral community dynamics based on mechanistic relationships between temperature, predation, coral growth and survivorship derived from field monitoring and experimental results. Additionally, studies initiated in 1997 will also be continued, namely (h) analysis of the molecular genetic structure of zooxanthella taxa symbiotic with eastern Pacific corals to assess the importance of zooxanthella diversity in explaining the variability in patterns of coral bleaching and mortality/survivorship of host corals, and (i) assessment of the genetic structure and diversity of recovering and recently stressed coral populations in relation to stress resistance, population size and distance from source populations. New initiatives will include (j) coral?algal?herbivore interactions, and (k) trophodynamic/benthic community structure modeling in high SST?stressed upwelling and non-upwelling environments in order to assess the effects of ENSO perturbations and recovery processes on coral reef framework growth.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_end_date String 2005-08
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_name String El Nino-Southern Oscillation 1982-83 and 1997-98 Impacted Coral Reefs in the Equatorial Eastern Pacific Region: Effects, Recovery and Inter-ENSO Comparisons
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_project_nid String 514473
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_5_start_date String 2000-09
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_acronym String EPac Corals 1982/82 El Nino: VII
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_description String This comprehensive and interdisciplinary study, focusing on El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) disturbances to eastern Pacific coral reefs, will broaden understanding of the impact and responses of coral reef ecosystems to climate change, particularly sea warming events and associated perturbations. The project is led by Dr. Peter Glynn and builds on a 35-year database of physical and biological studies, and involves a coordinated Latin American/U.S. network of teams working principally in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador (mainland and Galapagos Islands). 
Intellectual merit. The chief objectives of this project are to continue and expand investigation into the causes of coral reef decline (both immediate and long-term), and the responses of reef coral populations, communities and ecosystem function in relation to ENSO disturbances. Key directions are investigations into mechanisms supporting documented rapid recovery, limitations to recovery that provide insight into ecosystem function, and the potential for eastern Pacific reefs to act as model systems to understand future impacts of global change in other reef systems. 
Three elements of special significance that justify continuation of this multifaceted study are:
(1) the long-term data base of eastern Pacific coral reef structure and reef-associated community composition pre-dating the first documented coral bleaching events of the 1980s, 
(2) the causal relationship between global warming and reef degradation with demonstrable effects on coral community structure, coral growth and reef accretion, and coral framework erosion, and 
(3) assessing future response potential and the capacity for acclimatization/adaptation in light of cumulative past responses. 
New initiatives in the continuing project include (a) experiments relating coral reproduction and algal symbiont community structure during periods of temperature change, (b) characterization of deep reef thermal conditions vis-a-vis coral refugia, (c) field observations/experiments to compare effects of reef framework loss on metazoan recruitment, species diversity, and feeding rates, (d) coring reef frames to reveal taphonomic signatures of known ENSO events in order to determine the frequency of previous events, (e) relating carbonate chemistry of reef waters, e.g., pH, alkalinity and aragonite saturation states, to coral skeletal growth and density, (f) investigations into trophic structure complexity using N, C and S isotopes, (g) genetic structure of coral host and symbiont populations utilizing molecular and ribosomal DNA and protein electrophoresis to document shifts in thermally-tolerant groups, and (h) modeling of energy flow and ecosystem trophic processes and complexity. 
Broader impacts. Peer reviewed publications now number 60, contributing to the disciplines of oceanography, paleoecology/paleoclimatology, geology, disturbance ecology (community recovery, phase shifts), trophodynamics, population dynamics (coral reproduction and recruitment, modeling, genetic structure and connectivity), and symbiont ecology. To date, 107 graduate and undergraduate students from Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia and the USA (plus 9 other countries) have participated in the project, resulting in the completion of 39 Ph.D. dissertations, M.S. theses and Honors reports. Students are trained in field methods for physical and biological sampling, species identifications, underwater and laboratory experiments (including instrumentation, design and data analysis), and train others in their respective countries. 
These studies of ecological processes have aided in the establishment and management efforts of marine protected areas in Costa Rica (Cano Island National Park), Panama (Coiba National Park), and Ecuador (Galapagos National Park). In addition to international efforts, collaborator Peggy Fong has mentored 2 to 6 undergraduate researchers per quarter at UCLA over the last 10 years, many of whom are under-represented minorities in the federally supported outreach program.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_end_date String 2012-09
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_geolocation String Eastern Pacific
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_name String El Nino-Southern Oscillation Disturbances On Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs: Patterns And Mechanisms Of Recovery
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_project_nid String 514477
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_6_start_date String 2005-10
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 7.81461
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String This dataset present fish species counts in three 20x40 m transects. The surveys were conducted at the Uva Island coral reef (7o48\u201946\u201dN, 81o45\u201935\u201dW), Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed, Panama from 1980 to 2010 during both the wet and dry seasons.
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Fish species counts in 3, 20x40 m transects, Panama, 1980-2010 (EPac Corals projects I-VII)
attribute NC_GLOBAL version String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -81.75894
attribute NC_GLOBAL xml_source String osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable year   short  
attribute year _FillValue short 32767
attribute year actual_range short 1980, 2010
attribute year bcodmo_name String year
attribute year description String year of sampling in the format YYYY
attribute year long_name String Year
attribute year nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/YEARXXXX/ (external link)
attribute year units String unitless
variable transect   byte  
attribute transect _FillValue byte 127
attribute transect actual_range byte 1, 3
attribute transect bcodmo_name String transect
attribute transect description String transect number
attribute transect long_name String Transect
attribute transect units String integer
variable latitude   double  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude _FillValue double NaN
attribute latitude actual_range double 7.81461, 7.81483
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude bcodmo_name String lat_begin
attribute latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute latitude description String latitude at transect inner reef end
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALATZZ01/ (external link)
attribute latitude source_name String lat_inner
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
variable longitude   double  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude _FillValue double NaN
attribute longitude actual_range double -81.75894, -81.75886
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude bcodmo_name String lon_begin
attribute longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute longitude description String longitude at transect inner reef end
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALONZZ01/ (external link)
attribute longitude source_name String lon_inner
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable lat_outer   float  
attribute lat_outer _FillValue float NaN
attribute lat_outer actual_range float 7.81467, 7.8149
attribute lat_outer bcodmo_name String lat_end
attribute lat_outer colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute lat_outer colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute lat_outer description String latitude at transect outer reef end
attribute lat_outer long_name String Latitude
attribute lat_outer nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/ (external link)
attribute lat_outer standard_name String latitude
attribute lat_outer units String decimal degrees
variable lon_outer   float  
attribute lon_outer _FillValue float NaN
attribute lon_outer actual_range float -81.75916, -81.75907
attribute lon_outer bcodmo_name String lon_end
attribute lon_outer colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute lon_outer colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute lon_outer description String longitude at transect outer reef end
attribute lon_outer long_name String Longitude
attribute lon_outer nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/ (external link)
attribute lon_outer standard_name String longitude
attribute lon_outer units String decimal degrees
variable day   byte  
attribute day _FillValue byte 127
attribute day actual_range byte 1, 31
attribute day bcodmo_name String day
attribute day description String day of month of sampling
attribute day long_name String Day
attribute day nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/DAYXXXXX/ (external link)
attribute day units String DD
variable month   byte  
attribute month _FillValue byte 127
attribute month actual_range byte 1, 11
attribute month bcodmo_name String month
attribute month description String month of year of sampling
attribute month long_name String Month
attribute month nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MNTHXXXX/ (external link)
attribute month units String MM
variable season   String  
attribute season bcodmo_name String season
attribute season description String dry season: Jan-Apr; wet season: May-Dec
attribute season long_name String Season
attribute season units String unitless
variable time_start   short  
attribute time_start _FillValue short 32767
attribute time_start actual_range short 840, 1643
attribute time_start bcodmo_name String time_start
attribute time_start description String start time of transect sampling
attribute time_start long_name String Time Start
attribute time_start units String HHmm
variable time_end   short  
attribute time_end _FillValue short 32767
attribute time_end actual_range short 847, 1649
attribute time_end bcodmo_name String time_end
attribute time_end description String end time of transect sampling
attribute time_end long_name String Time End
attribute time_end units String HHmm
variable species_code   String  
attribute species_code bcodmo_name String taxon_code
attribute species_code description String species code
attribute species_code long_name String Species Code
attribute species_code units String unitless
variable species   String  
attribute species bcodmo_name String species
attribute species description String fish species
attribute species long_name String Species
attribute species units String unitless
variable count   short  
attribute count _FillValue short 32767
attribute count actual_range short 1, 332
attribute count bcodmo_name String count
attribute count colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute count colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute count description String Number of fish observed per visual belt transect
attribute count long_name String Count
attribute count units String integer

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