Program Info

Website
Region(s)
SE
Summary
Data collected from 35 dense Acropora patches. When full transects could not be made, quadrat data was collected. Photo/video footage was collected from every patch.
Parameters
Transect data of ACER patches: % live Acropora, % dead Acropora, % diesease/recent dead Acropora, % Acropora rubble, # of live Acropora fragments, Prevalence of Acropora disease, fireowrm predation, damselfish gardens, All other coral species (>4cm) identified and measured
Notes
Application
Publications
Start
2015
End
2015
Frequency
One-time
Method
Transect monitoring - This study acquired population and condition data in the densest location of all thirty-five dense patches. At each site we conducted four non-overlapping 30 m transects where allowable by patch size. Where patches did not accommodate the full transect length (Sites 16, 18, 23, and 29), the transects were cut short and the number of assessed quadrats was noted. In a 1 m² quadrat placed at meter intervals along each transect we estimated % live Acropora, % dead Acropora, % disease/recent dead Acropora, % Acropora rubble, number of live Acropora fragments, prevalence of Acropora disease, fireworm predation, and damselfish gardens (Figure 3). Care was taken not to double count incidences of disease, fireworm predation, and damselfish gardens between quadrats. All other stony coral species >4 cm diameter were identified and measured. In the rare occasion that the transects had an extreme density of small Porites astreoides colonies, only three transects were assessed for other stony corals. Qualitative video footage and photographs were collected.
Discontinuity
Data Location
Photo/video data stored with DEP/NSU. By request from Dr. Brian Walker (NSU)
Data Format

Habitats
Coral/Coral Reef
SEACAR Citation
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Dr. Brian Walker (NSU)

walkerb@nova.edu

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Coral ECA

Indicators

Indicator
Coral/Coral Reef - Grazers and Reef Dependent Species

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data AcroporaDensePatchCharacterizationData_2015.xlsx 06/24/20 08:19 PM View Details
GIS Acropora_Patches_SurveyPoints_ID5046.zip 06/24/20 08:19 PM View Details
Logo DEP_logo_2019.png 04/08/19 01:57 PM View Details
Protocols 2018-19 Large Coral Disease Intervention Data Summary_30June2019_v2_draftfinal.pdf 10/07/19 01:01 PM View Details
Protocols Acropora Dense Patch Condition Report 2017_final_compress2.pdf 06/24/20 08:19 PM View Details
Protocols Program5046_Field_Definitions.docx 06/24/20 08:19 PM View Details
Protocols Walker_Large Coral Disease Intervention Summary Report June2018_Final_noAppendix.pdf 10/07/19 01:01 PM View Details