26793
CRCP-Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation
Data Set
Published / External
22435
Acropora demographic monitoring
Project
Completed
2011
2014
2017
Corallivorous snail feeding scars are a common source of tissue loss for the threatened coral Acropora palmata, accounting for roughly one quarter of tissue loss in monitored study plots averaged over seven years. Meanwhile, corallivory is one of the few major sources of partial mortality (contrasting with threats such as bleaching, disease, or storm disturbances) that may be locally managed. Thus we conducted a field experiment to explore both the effectiveness and feasibility of snail removal. Long-term monitoring plots on six reefs in the upper Florida Keys were assigned to one of three snail removal treatments: 1) removal from A. palmata only 2) removal from all host coral species 3) No-removal controls. During the initial removal in June 2011, 639 snails were removed from twelve 150m2 plots. Snails were removed 2 additional times during a seven month removal phase, and then counted at five surveys over the next 19 months to track recolonization. At the conclusion, snails were collected, measured and sexed.
To determine the effectiveness and costs of predator removal as a conservation measure for elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
Theme
CRCP Project
1091
Theme
CRCP Project
201
Theme
CRCP Project
Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Actions for Management and Recovery
Theme
CRCP Project
Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Recovery Actions
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates> Mollusks > Gastropods
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation > Coral Predation
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral
Theme
ITIS
Acropora palmata
Theme
ITIS
Coralliophila abbreviata
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0161266
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
161266
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES
CORAL REEF STUDIES
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Theme
Conservation Biology
Theme
Ecology
Theme
Ecosystem Science
Theme
Elkhorn
Theme
Marine Biology
Theme
Predator
Theme
snail
Temporal
2011-2013
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Carysfort Reef (25N080W0013)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > French Reef (25N080W0022)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Sand Island (25N080W0036)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Carysfort Reef (25N080W0013)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > French Reef (25N080W0022)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Sand Island (25N080W0036)
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Coastal Waters Of Florida
Stratum
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
coral reef surveys
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES
visual analysis
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center
Data Set
None Planned
Table (digital)
Not applicable
N/A
N/A
35315
coordinates.csv
Published / External
Completed
Gives the location of and treatment applied to each experimental plot as it lists Reef Treatments and their locations
Has Composite Unique Key of Reef and Treatment
Data Table
Yes
Gives the location of each experimental plot as it lists Reef Treatments and their locations
Treatment
Character
9
Yes
No
Active
Treatment applied to the plot
Part of The Composite Unique Key of Reef and Treatment
Validated against the column treatment in experimental_treatment_descriptions.csv.
Reef
Character
19
Yes
No
Active
Name Of The Reef where plot is located
Part of The Composite Unique Key of Reef and Treatment
Latitude
Numeric
Yes
No
9
5
Active
Latitude Value of plot
Longitude
Numeric
Yes
No
9
5
Active
Longitude Value of plot
35316
experimental_treatment_descriptions.csv
Published / External
Completed
Lists experimental treatment codes and their descriptions
Data Table
Yes
Lists of Valid treatment codes
Treatment
Character
20
Yes
Yes
Active
Experimental treatment
Description
Character
45
Yes
No
Active
Description Of The Treatment
35317
snail_characteristics.csv
Published / External
Completed
Data Table listing snail size in mm and gender (if available) by treatment and reef.
Data Table
Yes
Data Table listing snail size in mm and gender (if available) by treatment and reef
reef
character
8
Yes
No
Active
Reef Name
Reef -Treatment combination must match a reef - Treatment combination in coordinates.csv
treatment
character
9
Yes
No
Active
ExperimentalTreatment
Reef -Treatment combination must match a reef - Treatment combination in coordinates.csv
survey
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Survey number
Reef-Treatment-Survey combination must match Reef-Treatment-Survey combination in counts.csv
hostgroup
character
Yes
No
Active
Coral host from which snail was removed
Must be a valid host group found in host_groups.csv
snail_size
numeric
Yes
No
5
1
Active
Snail length (mm)
millimeters
gender
character
No
No
Active
snail gender if available
gender was unavailable
m,f
35318
counts.csv
Published / External
Completed
Lists experimental data by Treatment, Reef, Survey and Date
Data Table
Lists experimental data by Treatment, Reef, Survey and Date
Treatment
character
9
Yes
No
Active
Treatment applied to the plot
Reef
character
8
Yes
No
Active
Reef name where plot is located
Date
Date
9
Yes
No
Active
Date of survey
Survey
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Sequential Number of The Survey
APAL_sn
numeric
Yes
No
2
0
Active
Number of snails removed from Acropora palmata host colonies in that plot at that survey
APAL_col
Numeric
Yes
No
2
0
Active
Number of A.palmata colonies present in the plot
PlotLAI
Numeric
No
No
6
3
Active
Index of A.palmata biomass in the plot (Live Area Index)
FS_prev
Numeric
No
No
5
3
Active
Prevalence of snail feeding scars on A.palmata colonies in the plot (i.e. proportion of colonies with feeding scars)
SnLAILoss
Numeric
No
No
5
3
Active
proportion of A.palmata biomass loss (from previous survey) attributed to snail predation
Disprev
Numeric
No
No
5
3
Active
prevalence of disease on A.palmata colonies in the plot (i.e. proportion of colonies with disease signs)
OtherHost_sn
Numeric
No
No
5
3
Active
Number of snails surveyed (Control treatment) or removed (All Hosts treatment) from other coral host species in the plot
OtherHost_Col
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Number of other host coral colonies in the plot
35348
host_group_codes.csv
Published / External
Completed
Provides a list of host group codes and their descriptions.
Data Table
Yes
Provides a list of host group codes and their descriptions
Hostgroup
Character
6
Yes
Yes
Active
The host group code
Description
Character
45
Yes
No
Active
The code's description
Data Steward
2005
Person
Williams, Dana E
dana.williams@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
Unites States
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Research Gate Personal Page
Online Resource
Distributor
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Metadata Contact
2017
Person
Williams, Dana E
dana.williams@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
Unites States
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Research Gate Personal Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2005
2017-04
Person
Miller, Margaret W
m.miller.@secore.org
Originator
2005
Organization
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
About SEFSC
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Point of Contact
2005
Person
Williams, Dana E
dana.williams@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
Unites States
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Research Gate Personal Page
Online Resource
Ground Condition
-80.5
-80.1
25.3
24.9
upper Florida Keys
Range
2011
2013
-80.37327777778
-80.21055555556
25.22194444444
25.01013888889
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South
Range
2011
2013
Unclassified
Open to everyone
Download from provided link
None
2017
https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/accession/download/161266
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
161266.1.1.tar.gz
tar file containing all files in the accession
.gz
.408 mb
TAR
Not Chked
https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0106/0161266/1.1/about/0161266_map.jpg
Sampling Map NCEI Accession 0161266
Browse Graphic
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NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation in the Florida Keys from 2011-2013 (NCEI Accession 0161266)
http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0161266
HOme PageNCEI Accession 0161266
Online Resource
html
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation in the Florida Keys from 2011-2013 (NCEI Accession 0161266)
No known bias
Repeat removal surveys were conducted at the inception of the project. Field data sheets were entered in database and checked for consistency. Photographs of colonies were taken to verify scores for colony condition.
No
0
Yes
No
Yes (already provided)
365
N/A
World Data Center (WDC) Facility
N/A
N/A
Most data recorded in situ on paper forms, then entered into spreadsheet by observer. Some data involved collecting specimens (snails). These were measured for total length and sexed. These data were subsequently entered into spreadsheet and analyzed
1
Data are entered from field data sheets into ACCESS database
Person
Williams, Dana E
dana.williams@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
Unites States
305-767-3262
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3
Research Gate Personal Page
Online Resource
26794
Document
Removal of corallivorous snails as a proactive tool for the conservation of acroporid corals
35315
Entity
coordinates.csv
35318
Entity
counts.csv
35316
Entity
experimental_treatment_descriptions.csv
35348
Entity
host_group_codes.csv
35317
Entity
snail_characteristics.csv
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
www.sefsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
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