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     data   graph     files  public Height, surface area, and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama from spring 2016 -
spring 2018
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The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

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 Fragments of Pocillopora were collected from the reef and epoxied to PVC
discs. The corals were photographed and the buoyant weight was measured for
the \u201cinitial\u201d time. The corals were returned to the reef for
approximately six months and collected again. They were photographed and the
buoyant weight was measured for the \u201cfinal\u201d time. In the lab, the
initial and final surface areas were measured from photographs taken looking
down onto the corals by digitally tracing the outlines of the colonies using
the software package iSolution.

See related data for 2018-2019 coral growth:\u00a0[https://www.bco-
dmo.org/dataset/776346](\\"https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/776346\\").
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_nid String 655898
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_number String OCE-1535007
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_data_url String http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1535007 (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 Michael E. Sieracki
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_program_manager_nid String 50446
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_award_nid String 655911
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_award_number String OCE-1535203
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_data_url String http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1535203 (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 Michael E. Sieracki
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_1_program_manager_nid String 50446
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String Surface area and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in pacific Panama, 2016-2018
PI: Aronson, R.B.
Version: 2018-08-24
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 2018-10-05T13:10:02Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2019-09-12T19:18:43Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL defaultDataQuery String &time<now
attribute NC_GLOBAL doi String 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.747484.1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double -79.0283
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 8.6312
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 7.4033
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double -79.0283
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -81.759
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/747484 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_acronym String camera
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_dataset_instrument_description String The corals were photographed and the buoyant weight was measured for the “initial” time.
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid String 747523
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_description String All types of photographic equipment including stills, video, film and digital systems.
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_instrument_external_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/311/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_instrument_name String Camera
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_instrument_nid String 520
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_0_supplied_name String photographed
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_acronym String Scale
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_dataset_instrument_description String buoyant weight was measured
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_dataset_instrument_nid String 747524
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_description String An instrument used to measure weight or mass.
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_instrument_external_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB13/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_instrument_name String Scale
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_instrument_nid String 714
attribute NC_GLOBAL instruments_1_supplied_name String weight
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String area, bco, bco-dmo, biological, change, ChangeFieldHeight, ChangeHeight_Long, ChangeHeight_Perp, ChangeMass, chemical, coral, CoralID, data, dataset, diff, Diff_Change_FieldvPic, Diff_FinH_FieldvPic, Diff_InitH_FieldvPic, dmo, erddap, field, fieldv, fin, final, Final_surface_area, FinalFieldHeight, FinalHeight_Long, FinalHeight_Perp, FinalMass, growth, GrowthPeriod, gulf, height, init, initial, Initial_surface_area, InitialFieldHeight, InitialHeight_Long, InitialHeight_Perp, InitialMass, latitude, long, longitude, management, mass, notes, oceanography, office, period, perp, pic, preliminary, site, surface, time, time2, uin
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/747484/license (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL metadata_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/747484 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 8.6312
attribute NC_GLOBAL param_mapping String {'747484': {'Latitude': 'flag - latitude', 'Longitude': 'flag - longitude'}}
attribute NC_GLOBAL parameter_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/747484/parameters (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_affiliation String Florida Institute of Technology
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_affiliation_acronym String FIT
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_name String Dr Richard B. Aronson
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_nid String 655902
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-San Diego
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_affiliation_acronym String UCSD-SIO
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_name String Dr James J. Leichter
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_nid String 51533
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 United States Geological Survey
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_affiliation_acronym String USGS
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_name String Dr Lauren T. Toth
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_nid String 655904
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role String Co-Principal Investigator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role_type String originator
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 Mathew Biddle
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_person_nid String 708682
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 Coral Climate ETP
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_acronym String Coral Climate ETP
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_description String Coral reefs are under threat around the world, and climate change is the main reason they are declining. Knowing how local conditions on a reef exaggerate or mask the impacts of climate change make it possible to predict which reefs are most likely to survive longer and, therefore, which reefs deserve the greatest effort and funding for conservation. Reefs off the Pacific coast of Panama are vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change but are also strongly influenced by small-scale currents and other local conditions. The goal of this study is to see how those local differences affect coral growth and the ability of the corals to build reefs. Climate change appears poised to shut down reef growth off Pacific Panama within the next century. Considering that sea-level rise is accelerating at the same time, if coral reefs shut down they will not be able to protect populated shorelines from storm damage and erosion. In addition to its scientific insights, this project will provide undergraduate and graduate training, provide research training for underrepresented groups, advance women in scientific careers, and contribute important information for management and policy. The results will be incorporated into innovative curricular materials for K through 12 classes in Title-I schools in Florida aligned with Next Generation (Common Core) standards, and standards for Climate and Ocean Literacy. An annual film festival will be organized for K through 12 students to explore themes in marine science through videography.
Global climate change is now the leading cause of coral-reef degradation, but the extent to which mesoscale oceanography overprints climatic forcing is poorly understood. Previous studies in Pacific Panama showed that reef ecosystems collapsed from 4100 to 1600 years ago. The 2500-yr hiatus in reef-building occurred at locations throughout the Pacific, and the primary cause was increased variability of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. This study will determine the influence of contemporary variability in mesoscale oceanography in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) on variability in the condition of local coral populations. Insights from the living populations will be combined with paleoecological and geochemical studies of reef frameworks to infer past conditions that were inimical or beneficial to coral growth and reef accretion. Three primary hypotheses will be tested in Pacific Panama:
H1. Mesoscale oceanography is manifested in gradients of reef condition, coral growth, and coral physiological condition. Physiographic protection from upwelling currents and thermocline shoaling confers positive effects on coral growth rate and physiology.
H2. The impacts of mesoscale oceanographic regimes on the growth and condition of reef-corals were felt at least as far back as the mid- to late Holocene.
H3. Physiographic protection from upwelling currents and thermocline shoaling conferred positive effects on vertical reef accretion in the past and shortened the late-Holocene hiatus.
Specific research approaches to test these hypotheses will include collecting high-resolution, oceanographic time series to characterize contemporary environments along gradients of physical conditions; collecting ecological and geochemical data on the condition of living coral populations; and extracting cores from the reef frameworks and analyzing the coral assemblages taxonomically, taphonomically, and geochemically to assess patterns of biotic and paleoenvironmental variability. Strong spatial and temporal variability in the physical drivers of reef development make the ETP an excellent model system in which to examine the response of coral reefs to climate change over a range of physical regimes. This research will provide a unique opportunity to tease apart the controls on reef development across multiple spatial and temporal scales. The climatology underlying the late-Holocene hiatus was similar to probable scenarios for the next century, implying that climate change could be driving reef ecosystems of the ETP (and elsewhere) toward another collapse. Understanding how the hiatus unfolded along oceanographic gradients will increase our power to predict the future responses of reefs to a rapidly changing climate.
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_end_date String 2019-03
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_geolocation String Pacific Panamá
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_name String Collaborative Research: Climate Change, Mesoscale Oceanography, and the Dynamics of Eastern Pacific Coral Reefs
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_project_nid String 655899
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_project_website String http://www.fit.edu/research/portal/project/420/climate-change-mesoscale-oceanography-and-the-dynamics-of-eastern-pacific-coral-reefs (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_start_date String 2015-09
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 7.4033
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Height, surface area, and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama from spring 2016 - spring 2018.
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Height, surface area, and mass of Pocillopora damicornis in Pacific Panama from spring 2016 - spring 2018
attribute NC_GLOBAL version String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -81.759
attribute NC_GLOBAL xml_source String osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable UIN   byte  
attribute UIN _FillValue byte 127
attribute UIN actual_range byte 1, 114
attribute UIN bcodmo_name String sample
attribute UIN description String Unique Identifying Number
attribute UIN long_name String UIN
attribute UIN nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/ACYC/ (external link)
attribute UIN units String unitless
variable Gulf   String  
attribute Gulf bcodmo_name String region
attribute Gulf description String Location where each coral was collected.
attribute Gulf long_name String Gulf
attribute Gulf units String unitless
variable Site   String  
attribute Site bcodmo_name String site
attribute Site description String Location within Gulf where coral was collected.
attribute Site long_name String Site
attribute Site units String unitless
variable latitude   double  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude _FillValue double NaN
attribute latitude actual_range double 7.4033, 8.6312
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude bcodmo_name String latitude
attribute latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute latitude description String latitude where each coral was collected in decimal degrees north
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/ (external link)
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 -81.759, -79.0283
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude bcodmo_name String longitude
attribute longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute longitude description String longitude where each coral was collected in decimal degrees east
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/ (external link)
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable GrowthPeriod   String  
attribute GrowthPeriod bcodmo_name String sample_descrip
attribute GrowthPeriod description String Time period coral was growing on the reef.
S16_F16 (March 2016–September 2016);
F16_S17 (September 2016–March 2017);
S17_F17 (March 2017–September 2017);
F17_S18 (September 2017–March 2018).
attribute GrowthPeriod long_name String Growth Period
attribute GrowthPeriod units String unitless
variable time2   byte  
attribute time2 _FillValue byte 127
attribute time2 actual_range byte 1, 4
attribute time2 bcodmo_name String unknown
attribute time2 description String numerical growth period.
attribute time2 long_name String Time
attribute time2 units String unitless
variable CoralID   String  
attribute CoralID bcodmo_name String sample
attribute CoralID description String coral identifying number
attribute CoralID long_name String Coral ID
attribute CoralID nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/ACYC/ (external link)
attribute CoralID units String unitless
variable InitialHeight_Perp   float  
attribute InitialHeight_Perp _FillValue float NaN
attribute InitialHeight_Perp actual_range float 21.58, 112.5
attribute InitialHeight_Perp bcodmo_name String height
attribute InitialHeight_Perp description String perpendicular height at the first time period.
attribute InitialHeight_Perp long_name String Initial Height Perp
attribute InitialHeight_Perp units String millimeters (mm)
variable InitialHeight_Long   float  
attribute InitialHeight_Long _FillValue float NaN
attribute InitialHeight_Long actual_range float 22.78, 112.5
attribute InitialHeight_Long bcodmo_name String height
attribute InitialHeight_Long description String Longitudinal height at the first time period
attribute InitialHeight_Long long_name String Initial Height Long
attribute InitialHeight_Long units String millimeters (mm)
variable FinalHeight_Perp   float  
attribute FinalHeight_Perp _FillValue float NaN
attribute FinalHeight_Perp actual_range float 38.84, 137.5
attribute FinalHeight_Perp bcodmo_name String height
attribute FinalHeight_Perp description String Perpendicular height at the final time period
attribute FinalHeight_Perp long_name String Final Height Perp
attribute FinalHeight_Perp units String millimeters (mm)
variable FinalHeight_Long   float  
attribute FinalHeight_Long _FillValue float NaN
attribute FinalHeight_Long actual_range float 41.15, 137.5
attribute FinalHeight_Long bcodmo_name String height
attribute FinalHeight_Long description String Longitudinal height at the last time period
attribute FinalHeight_Long long_name String Final Height Long
attribute FinalHeight_Long units String millimeters (mm)
variable ChangeHeight_Perp   float  
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp _FillValue float NaN
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp actual_range float 0.2, 48.1
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp bcodmo_name String height
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp description String Change in perpendicular height between time periods
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp long_name String Change Height Perp
attribute ChangeHeight_Perp units String millimeters (mm)
variable ChangeHeight_Long   float  
attribute ChangeHeight_Long _FillValue float NaN
attribute ChangeHeight_Long actual_range float 0.31, 48.1
attribute ChangeHeight_Long bcodmo_name String height
attribute ChangeHeight_Long description String Change in longitudinal height between time periods
attribute ChangeHeight_Long long_name String Change Height Long
attribute ChangeHeight_Long units String millimeters (mm)
variable Initial_surface_area   double  
attribute Initial_surface_area _FillValue double NaN
attribute Initial_surface_area actual_range double 5.10062, 146.57191
attribute Initial_surface_area bcodmo_name String surface_area
attribute Initial_surface_area description String Surface area at the first time period
attribute Initial_surface_area long_name String Initial Surface Area
attribute Initial_surface_area units String square centimeters (cm2)
variable Final_surface_area   double  
attribute Final_surface_area _FillValue double NaN
attribute Final_surface_area actual_range double 12.42885, 221.91263
attribute Final_surface_area bcodmo_name String surface_area
attribute Final_surface_area description String Surface area at the final time period
attribute Final_surface_area long_name String Final Surface Area
attribute Final_surface_area units String square centimeters (cm2)
variable InitialMass   float  
attribute InitialMass _FillValue float NaN
attribute InitialMass actual_range float 45.2, 159.0
attribute InitialMass bcodmo_name String mass
attribute InitialMass description String Mass at the first time period
attribute InitialMass long_name String Initial Mass
attribute InitialMass units String grams (g)
variable FinalMass   float  
attribute FinalMass _FillValue float NaN
attribute FinalMass actual_range float 56.1, 259.1
attribute FinalMass bcodmo_name String mass
attribute FinalMass description String Mass at the final time period
attribute FinalMass long_name String Final Mass
attribute FinalMass units String grams (g)
variable ChangeMass   float  
attribute ChangeMass _FillValue float NaN
attribute ChangeMass actual_range float -71.5, 114.9
attribute ChangeMass bcodmo_name String mass
attribute ChangeMass description String Change in mass between time periods
attribute ChangeMass long_name String Change Mass
attribute ChangeMass units String grams (g)
variable InitialFieldHeight   float  
attribute InitialFieldHeight _FillValue float NaN
attribute InitialFieldHeight actual_range float 24.0, 115.6
attribute InitialFieldHeight bcodmo_name String height
attribute InitialFieldHeight description String Height at the first time period measured in the field
attribute InitialFieldHeight long_name String Initial Field Height
attribute InitialFieldHeight units String millimeters (mm)
variable FinalFieldHeight   float  
attribute FinalFieldHeight _FillValue float NaN
attribute FinalFieldHeight actual_range float 36.55, 131.2
attribute FinalFieldHeight bcodmo_name String height
attribute FinalFieldHeight description String Height at the final time period measured in the field
attribute FinalFieldHeight long_name String Final Field Height
attribute FinalFieldHeight units String millimeters (mm)
variable ChangeFieldHeight   float  
attribute ChangeFieldHeight _FillValue float NaN
attribute ChangeFieldHeight actual_range float -12.94, 53.57
attribute ChangeFieldHeight bcodmo_name String height
attribute ChangeFieldHeight description String Change in height between the time periods measured in the field
attribute ChangeFieldHeight long_name String Change Field Height
attribute ChangeFieldHeight units String millimeters (mm)
variable Diff_InitH_FieldvPic   float  
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic _FillValue float NaN
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic actual_range float 0.0, 104.3
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic bcodmo_name String height
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic colorBarMinimum double -10.0
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic description String Difference in height between field measurements and photos at the first time period
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic long_name String Diff Init H Fieldv Pic
attribute Diff_InitH_FieldvPic units String millimeters (mm)
variable Diff_FinH_FieldvPic   float  
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic _FillValue float NaN
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic actual_range float 0.0, 106.2
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic bcodmo_name String height
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic colorBarMinimum double -10.0
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic description String Difference in height between field measurements and photos at the final time period
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic long_name String Diff Fin H Fieldv Pic
attribute Diff_FinH_FieldvPic units String millimeters (mm)
variable Diff_Change_FieldvPic   float  
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic _FillValue float NaN
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic actual_range float 0.0, 28.23
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic bcodmo_name String height
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic colorBarMaximum double 10.0
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic colorBarMinimum double -10.0
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic description String Difference in change in height between field measurements and photos
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic long_name String Diff Change Fieldv Pic
attribute Diff_Change_FieldvPic units String millimeters (mm)
variable Notes   String  
attribute Notes bcodmo_name String comment
attribute Notes description String Additional notes about the sample
attribute Notes long_name String Notes
attribute Notes units String unitless

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