http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/706063
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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2017-06-26
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012
2016-06-23
publication
2016-06-23
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2020-01-27
publication
https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.706063.1
Mark Hay
Georgia Institute of Technology
principalInvestigator
Cody Clements
Georgia Institute of Technology
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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publisher
Cite this dataset as: Hay, M., Clements, C. (2016) Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2016-06-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.706063.1 [access date]
Benthic data collected inside/outside each MPA border. Dataset Description: <p>&nbsp;Benthic data collected inside/outside each MPA border.</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>Surveys of benthic community composition were conducted to assess habitat differences inside and outside of each MPA border and the relationship between coral cover and&nbsp;Acanthaster&nbsp;displacement at each border. Surveys used 40 m point intercept transects (n&nbsp;= 20 transects border-1&nbsp;MPA-1, points at 0.5 m intervals, 1,600 points border&nbsp;-1) that were non-overlapping (mean distance between transects = ~12 m) and oriented parallel to the coastline, with the midpoint (20 m) of each transect positioned on the MPA border (20 m within the MPA and 20 m within the fished area).&nbsp;</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-0929119 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929119
Funding provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Award Number: U01-TW007401 Award URL: https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?icde=0&aid=7741942
completed
Mark Hay
Georgia Institute of Technology
404-894-8429
School of Biology 310 Ferst Drive
Atlanta
GA
30332
mark.hay@biology.gatech.edu
pointOfContact
Cody Clements
Georgia Institute of Technology
423-509-7943
cclements9@gatech.edu
pointOfContact
asNeeded
Dataset Version: 1
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village
border
area
transect
coral_count
dead_coral_count
macroalgae_count
rock_count
rubble_sand_count
other_count
coral_percent_cover
dead_coral_percent_cover
macroalgae_percent_cover
rock_percent_cover
rubble_sand_percent_cover
other_percent_cover
theme
None, User defined
site
site description
transect
count
percent coverage
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
Fiji_2011
service
Deployment Activity
Viti Levu, Fiji
place
Locations
otherRestrictions
otherRestrictions
Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use.
Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals
https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/480717
Killer Seaweeds: Allelopathy against Fijian Corals
<p><em>Extracted from the NSF award abstract:</em></p>
<p>Coral reefs are in dramatic global decline, with reefs commonly converting from species-rich and topographically-complex communities dominated by corals to species- poor and topographically-simplified communities dominated by seaweeds. These phase-shifts result in fundamental loss of ecosystem function. Despite debate about whether coral-to-algal transitions are commonly a primary cause, or simply a consequence, of coral mortality, rigorous field investigation of seaweed-coral competition has received limited attention. There is limited information on how the outcome of seaweed-coral competition varies among species or the relative importance of different competitive mechanisms in facilitating seaweed dominance. In an effort to address this topic, the PI will conduct field experiments in the tropical South Pacific (Fiji) to determine the effects of seaweeds on corals when in direct contact, which seaweeds are most damaging to corals, the role allelopathic lipids that are transferred via contact in producing these effects, the identity and surface concentrations of these metabolites, and the dynamic nature of seaweed metabolite production and coral response following contact. The herbivorous fishes most responsible for controlling allelopathic seaweeds will be identified, the roles of seaweed metabolites in allelopathy vs herbivore deterrence will be studied, and the potential for better managing and conserving critical reef herbivores so as to slow or reverse conversion of coral reef to seaweed meadows will be examined.</p>
<p>Preliminary results indicate that seaweeds may commonly damage corals via lipid- soluble allelochemicals. Such chemically-mediated interactions could kill or damage adult corals and produce the suppression of coral fecundity and recruitment noted by previous investigators and could precipitate positive feedback mechanisms making reef recovery increasingly unlikely as seaweed abundance increases. Chemically-mediated seaweed-coral competition may play a critical role in the degradation of present-day coral reefs. Increasing information on which seaweeds are most aggressive to corals and which herbivores best limit these seaweeds may prove useful in better managing reefs to facilitate resilience and possible recovery despite threats of global-scale stresses. Fiji is well positioned to rapidly use findings from this project for better management of reef resources because it has already erected >260 MPAs, Fijian villagers have already bought-in to the value of MPAs, and the Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network is well organized to get information to villagers in a culturally sensitive and useful manner.</p>
<p>The broader impacts of this project are far reaching. The project provides training opportunities for 2-2.5 Ph.D students and 1 undergraduate student each year in the interdisciplinary areas of marine ecology, marine conservation, and marine chemical ecology. Findings from this project will be immediately integrated into classes at Ga Tech and made available throughout Fiji via a foundation and web site that have already set-up to support marine conservation efforts in Fiji and marine education efforts both within Fiji and internationally. Business and community leaders from Atlanta (via Rotary International Service efforts) have been recruited to help organize and fund community service and outreach projects in Fiji -- several of which are likely to involve marine conservation and education based in part on these efforts there. Media outlets (National Geographic, NPR, Animal Planet, Audubon Magazine, etc.) and local Rotary clubs will be used to better disseminate these discoveries to the public.</p>
<p>PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH</p>
<p>Rasher DB, Stout EP, Engel S, Kubanek J, and ME Hay. "Macroalgal terpenes function as allelopathic agents against reef corals", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 108, 2011, p. 17726.</p>
<p>Beattie AJ, ME Hay, B Magnusson, R de Nys, J Smeathers, JFV Vincent. "Ecology and bioprospecting," Austral Ecology, v.36, 2011, p. 341.</p>
<p>Rasher DB and ME Hay. "Seaweed allelopathy degrades the resilience and function of coral reefs," Communicative and Integrative Biology, v.3, 2010.</p>
<p>Hay ME, Rasher DB. "Corals in crisis," The Scientist, v.24, 2010, p. 42.</p>
<p>Hay ME and DB Rasher. "Coral reefs in crisis: reversing the biotic death spiral," Faculty 1000 Biology Reports 2010, v.2, 2010.</p>
<p>Rasher DB and ME Hay. "Chemically rich seaweeds poison corals when not controlled by herbivores", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v.107, 2010, p. 9683.</p>
Killer Seaweeds
largerWorkCitation
project
eng; USA
oceans
Viti Levu, Fiji
177.7163167
177.7163167
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2016-06-23
Viti Levu, Fiji (18º13.049’S, 177º42.968’E)
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Benthic data collected in and out of MPA borders in Viti Levu, Fiji from 2010-2012
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706134.rdf
Name: village
Units: unitless
Description: The village site where the data were collected on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706135.rdf
Name: border
Units: unitless
Description: The MPA border where surveys benthic cover survey was conducted
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706136.rdf
Name: area
Units: unitless
Description: The reef area at each village site where the data were collected
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706137.rdf
Name: transect
Units: unitless
Description: The individual transect on each village's MPA border where benthic cover data were collected
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706138.rdf
Name: coral_count
Units: count
Description: Coral cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706139.rdf
Name: dead_coral_count
Units: count
Description: Dead coral cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706140.rdf
Name: macroalgae_count
Units: count
Description: Macrolagae cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706141.rdf
Name: rock_count
Units: count
Description: Rock cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706142.rdf
Name: rubble_sand_count
Units: count
Description: Rubble/sand cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706143.rdf
Name: other_count
Units: count
Description: Other cover data (counts) from each point-intercept-transect (40 points per transect)
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706144.rdf
Name: coral_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Coral cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706145.rdf
Name: dead_coral_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Dead coral cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706146.rdf
Name: macroalgae_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Macrolagae cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706147.rdf
Name: rock_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Rock cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706148.rdf
Name: rubble_sand_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Rubble/sand cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/706149.rdf
Name: other_percent_cover
Units: percent
Description: Other cover data (percent) from each point-intercept-transect
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/1912/25270/1/dataset-706063_benthic-cover-data-and-out-mpa__v1.tsv
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https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.706063.1
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<p>Surveys of benthic community composition were conducted to assess habitat differences inside and outside of each MPA border and the relationship between coral cover and&nbsp;Acanthaster&nbsp;displacement at each border. Surveys used 40 m point intercept transects (n&nbsp;= 20 transects border-1&nbsp;MPA-1, points at 0.5 m intervals, 1,600 points border&nbsp;-1) that were non-overlapping (mean distance between transects = ~12 m) and oriented parallel to the coastline, with the midpoint (20 m) of each transect positioned on the MPA border (20 m within the MPA and 20 m within the fished area).&nbsp;</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
<p>These include raw benthic cover data as counts and percentages.</p>
<p><strong>BCO-DMO Data Processing Notes:</strong></p>
<p>- reformatted the column names to comply with BCO-DMO standards<br />
- replaced spaces with underscores<br />
- replaced "N/A" with "nd"</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
asNeeded
7.x-1.1
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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Deployment: Fiji_2011
Fiji_2011
Hay_GaTech
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Fiji_2011
Mark Hay
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hay_GaTech
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