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ID
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08CRD01
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Also Known As
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B-1-08-VI
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Abstract
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United States Geological Survey, Saint Petersburg, Florida,
Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, Coastal and Marine
Geology Program. Chief Scientists: Ilsa Kuffner, Valerie
Paul, Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL, Linda
Walters, University of Central Florida, Teresa Turner,
University of the Virgin Islands. Biological data of field
activity 08CRD01 (B-1-08-VI) in U.S. Virgin Islands from
05/30/2008 to 06/13/2008
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Organization |
United States Geological Survey, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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Project/Theme
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Experimental Investigations of Coral Reef Degradation
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Chief Scientist
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Ilsa Kuffner
Valerie Paul
Linda Walters
Teresa Turner
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Activity Type
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Biological
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Area of Operation
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U.S. Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
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Bounding Coordinates
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18.75000
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-65.75000 -63.25000 |
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17.25000 |
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Ports
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LEAVE Brewers Bay, St. Thomas
ARRIVE Cruz Bay, St. John
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Dates
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05/30/2008 (JD 151) to 06/13/2008 (JD 165)
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Analog Materials
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No analog holdings.
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Purpose
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The goal of the study is to examine the
process of herbivory in Virgin Islands National Park, and to conduct
experiments (to be conducted in Brewers Bay, St. Thomas) on the impacts of
nuisance macroalgae on coral recruitment. We will be surveying sites on St.
John, both inside and outside of the newly established no-take Coral Reef
Monument so that changes in trophic structure and herbivory rates resulting
from protection from all fishing can be evaluated over time.
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Information to be Derived
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Percent cover of macrophytes, abundance and size of herbivorous fishes, density
of herbivorous sea urchins, estimates of grazing intensity, rugosity of the
substratum, percent live coral cover, and percent cover by other invertebrates.
Ilsa Kuffner, USGS
Don Hickey, USGS
Valerie Paul, Smithsonian
Raphael Ritson-Williams, Smithsonian
Linda Walters, UCF
Teresa Turner, UVI
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Notes
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Got Help?
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For 08CRD01, we would appreciate any information on -- analog materials, contract, crew, days at sea, dive count, equipment used, funding, information specialist, kms of navigation, national plan, NGDC Info, owner, platform, project number, publications, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, summary, tabulated info.
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