36070
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018
NCRMP: CAUs American Samoa
Data Set
Published / External
32955
American Samoa
Project
On Going
2016-12
2022-06
2022
The calcification rate data described here are derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that were deployed and retrieved at long-term climate monitoring sites during NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) led National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) missions in American Samoa in 2015 and 2018, as well as pre-NCRMP missions in 2010 and 2012. CAUs are PVC settlement plates that facilitate the recruitment and colonization of crustose coralline algae, hard corals, and other reef calcifiers. Laboratory experiments show that CCA and coral calcification rates are strongly correlated with seawater chemistry, and shifts in carbonate chemistry conditions due to ocean acidification could lead to reduced calcification and accretion rates and ecological phase shifts in coral reef communities.
Coral reef calcium carbonate accretion rates can be estimated by measuring the change in weight of the CAUs between deployment and retrieval. Monitoring net accretion over successive deployments allows for the detection of changes in reef calcification rates over time. Five units were deployed on the seafloor at each CAU site for 3 years. The number of processed CAUs for a site may be less than the number deployed, either because the units were lost or damaged at sea and therefore not recovered, or in rare instances, due to errors during laboratory processing.
This study provides information about spatial and temporal patterns of reef carbonate calcification and accretion rates and serves as a basis for detecting changes associated with changing seawater chemistry due to ocean acidification. These data can also be used in comparative analyses across natural gradients, thereby assisting efforts to determine whether key reef-building taxa can acclimatize to changing oceanographic environments. These data will have immediate, direct impacts on predictions of reef resilience in a higher carbon dioxide (CO2) world and on the design of reef management strategies.
CAU data collected as part of NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) missions can be used to establish calcium carbonate accretion rate baselines and assess change in reef accretion rates due to ocean acidification and other environmental drivers.
The NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) details a long-term, ecosystem-scale approach for assessing coral reef climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. NCRMP coordinates various NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of NCRMP, NOAA is able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis.
NCRMP provides a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach consolidates monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. NCRMP is funded by the CRCP and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA Coral Reef Watch, and many other partners.
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at NOAA Fisheries leads in-situ NCRMP climate monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region (formerly under the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program [RAMP]). The climate component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a comprehensive view of climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems and helps identify areas of resilience and vulnerability. The key indicators used to identify and monitor climate-driven trends include 1) thermal stress caused by changes in sea temperature, 2) ocean acidification resulting from changes in carbonate chemistry, and 3) associated ecological impacts on carbonate accretion rates, erosion, and benthic community structure. ESD scientists work closely with CRCP and partners during annual Pacific NCRMP missions to deploy oceanographic (subsurface temperature recorders) and ecological (calcification accretion units [CAUs] and bioerosion monitoring units [BMUs]) instruments at fixed sites in the Pacific Ocean and conduct CTD casts and water sampling to evaluate coral reef environments. The in-situ data and satellite-based observations are also used in modeling efforts. Innovative analysis techniques are used to develop products that provide scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region's resources and how they are changing over time.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
CRCP Project
1221
Theme
CRCP Project
409
Theme
CRCP Project
587
Theme
CRCP Project
743
Theme
CRCP Project
C204 Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP): Biennial monitoring for the US Pacific Islands and Atolls
Theme
CRCP Project
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Theme
CRCP Project
Ocean Acidification - Quantification of Calcification and Accretion Rates of Corals and Crustose Coralline Algae across the Pacific Ocean
Theme
CRCP Project
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the US Pacific Islands and Atolls
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Calcification Rate
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Growth > Calcification Rate
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Calcareous Macroalgae
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Encrusting Macroalgae
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Fleshy Macroalgae
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU)
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Calcification
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Carbonate Chemistry
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Ocean Acidification
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
CALCIFICATION
Theme
NODC Observation Types Thesaurus
in situ
Theme
NODC Observation Types Thesaurus
laboratory analyses
Theme
NODC Project Names Thesaurus
CORAL REEF STUDIES
Theme
NODC Project Names Thesaurus
Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme
NODC Project Names Thesaurus
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Theme
NODC Project Names Thesaurus
Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program
Theme
NODC Project Names Thesaurus
US DOC; NOAA; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; Ocean Acidification Program
Theme
NODC Submitting Institution Names Thesaurus
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
Theme
ASRAMP
Theme
American Samoa Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Theme
CRED
Theme
CREP
Theme
Calcification Plate
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
Theme
ESD
Theme
Ecosystem Sciences Division
Theme
NCRMP
Theme
Ocean Acidification
Theme
PIFSC
Theme
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Theme
RAMP
Theme
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Theme
Settlement Plate
Theme
calcification accretion unit
Temporal
triennial
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Ofu Island > Ofu (14S169W0002)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > Olosega Island > Olosega (14S169W0016)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu (14S169W0002)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega (14S169W0016)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)
Spatial
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Spatial
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus
South Pacific Ocean
Spatial
AMSM
Spatial
American Samoa
Spatial
SAMOA
Instrument
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU)
Platform
NODC Platform Names Thesaurus
HI'IALAKAI
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
Data Set
CSV Files
As Needed
Table (digital)
The columns provided in the dataset include the location where the CAUs were deployed (REGION, REGION_NAME, LOCATION, REA_SITEID, OCC_SITEID, LATITUDE, and LONGITUDE), when they were deployed and recovered and the duration in water (DEPLOYMENT_MISSION, RECOVERY_MISSION, DEPLOYMENT_DATE, RECOVERY_DATE, DEPLOYMENT_YEAR, RECOVERY_YEAR, DAYS_IN_WATER, and YEARS_IN_WATER), information about the CAUs (SERIALNUMBER, CAU_UNIT), the calculated rate of calcification (CALCIFICATION_RATE_BY_UNIT), and a data quality flag for calculated calcification rates (DATASTATUSID).
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36075
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
NOAA Fisheries, PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division and partners, and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
36075
Calcification Accretion Unit Entity
CAU Entity
Published / External
Completed
Calculates the calcification rate by unit (by grouping the upper and lower plates together), and is reported in the V_NCEI_OCC_CAU Dataview.
Loaded by batch 9612, 12-20-2016 21:17
Data View
Yes
GISDAT
Calcification Accretion Unit Entity. Calculates the calcification rate by unit (by grouping the upper and lower plates together)
As of 2018 these are the active / relevant fields:
REGION, REGION_NAME, LOCATION, REA_SITEID, OCC_SITEID, DATASTATUSID, SERIALNUMBER, CAU_UNIT, CALCIFICATION_RATE_BY_UNIT, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, DAYS_IN_WATER, YEARS_IN_WATER, DEPLOYMENT_MISSION, DEPLOYMENT_DATE, DEPLOYMENT_YEAR, RECOVERY_MISSION, RECOVERY_DATE, RECOVERY_YEAR
1
REGION
TEXT
No
No
Active
Code for REGION
2
REGION_NAME
TEXT
No
No
Active
The name of the region where the CAUs were deployed and recovered in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
3
LOCATION
TEXT
No
No
Active
Name of island or atoll where the CAUs were deployed and recovered in the Pacific Islands region (REGION).
4
REA_SITEID
TEXT
No
No
Active
An identifier for the ecological site at the island or atoll (LOCATION) associated with the CAU deployment and recovery. Combines a 3-letter island code (derived from LOCATION) with a 2-4 digit site number.
5
OCC_SITEID
TEXT
No
No
Active
An identifier for the fixed climate site where CAU units were deployed and recovered. An OCC_SITEID is a 3-dimensional identifier that describes a location (LATITUDE and LONGITUDE) and depth of a fixed NCRMP climate site and includes "OCC" prefix, a 3-letter location code (derived from LOCATION), and a 3-digit site number.
6
DATASTATUSID
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Data quality control flag for calcification rate data generated during the laboratory analysis procedure. 0=good data, 1=best estimate values inserted due to blank entries, 2=plate or filters were only weighed once, 3=difference between filter or plate weights were not <0.1g difference, 4=missing filter paper or paper tray start weights, 5=difference between filter or plate weights were between -0.15 and 0.15, 6=difference between filter or plate weights were between -0.2 and 0.2, 7=data is only available for one of the two plates (upper or lower)
7
SERIALNUMBER
NUMBER
No
No
Active
CAU Serial Number. A negative is assigned to a serial number in the unusual event that the serial number for a CAU is repeated.
8
CAU_UNIT
TEXT
No
No
Active
An identifier for the CAU unit at the island or atolls specific site of deployment and recovery (LOCATION). Includes site identifier (REA_SITEID) and the serial number (SERIALNUMBER).
9
CALCIFICATION_RATE_BY_UNIT
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Calcification Rate (measured in grams per centimeter per year).
10
LATITUDE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the CAU deployment and recovery site.
11
LONGITUDE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the CAU deployment and recovery site.
12
DAYS_IN_WATER
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of days in the water
13
YEARS_IN_WATER
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of years in the water
14
DEPLOYMENT_MISSION
TEXT
No
No
Active
Deployment Mission Identifier
15
DEPLOYMENT_DATE
DATE
No
No
Active
Date (local) the CAU unit was deployed (m/dd/yyyy)
16
DEPLOYMENT_YEAR
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Deployment Year (yyyy)
17
RECOVERY_MISSION
TEXT
No
No
Active
Recovery Mission Identifier
18
RECOVERY_DATE
DATE
No
No
Active
Date (local) the CAU unit was recovered (m/dd/yyyy)
19
RECOVERY_YEAR
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Recovery Year (yyyy)
Data Set Credit
2012
Organization
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
CRCP
1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3281
(301) 713-3155
https://coralreef.noaa.gov
Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website
Online Resource
Data Steward
2018
Person
Weible, Rebecca M
rebecca.weible@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Data Steward
2016
2018
Person
Young, Charles W
charles.young@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Email preferred
Data Steward
2013
2016
Person
Misa, Paula WL
paula.misa@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5458
Email preferred
Distributor
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
NCEI-Boulder
E/GC 325 Broadway
Boulder
CO
80305-3328
303-497-6826
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
Distributor
2015
2017
Person
Beck, Brian
brian.beck@noaa.gov
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20902
301-713-4844
Email preferred
Distributor
2012
2015
Person
Kanemura, Troy T
troy.kanemura@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5422
Email preferred
Metadata Contact
2020
Person
Akridge, Michael W
michael.akridge@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5483
Metadata Contact
2012
2020
Person
DesRochers, Annette M
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5461
8 am - 5 pm
Email preferred
Originator
2012
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Point of Contact
2018
Person
Barkley, Hannah C
hannah.barkley@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Point of Contact
2015
2017
Person
Oliver, Thomas
thomas.oliver@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5444
Email preferred
Point of Contact
2012
2014
Person
Young, Charles W
charles.young@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Email preferred
Ground Condition
American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofu, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, and Swains Island.
-171.09223299
-168.13784983
-11.04568868
-14.55966177
Extent of CAU deployments and recoveries in American Samoa in 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2018 across Tutuila, Manu'a (Ofu, Olosega, and Ta'u), Rose Atoll, and Swains Island. These Islands and atoll are routinely surveyed as part of the American Samoa NCRMP (ASRAMP) missions.
Range
2010-02-17
2012-04-26
HA1001
HA1201
Date first CAU was deployed during pre-NCRMP mission in 2010, and date last CAU was recovered during pre-NCRMP mission in 2012.
Range
2012-03-21
2015-03-25
HA1201
HA1501
Date first CAU was deployed during pre-NCRMP mission in 2012 and date last CAU was recovered during ASRAMP 2015.
Range
2015-02-17
2018-07-16
HA1501
HA1801
Date first CAU was deployed during ASRAMP 2015, and date last CAU was recovered during ASRAMP 2018.
Unclassified
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Example citation:
"This publication makes use of data products provided by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.
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Please cite PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.
Suggested Citation:
Ecosystem Sciences Division; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2021). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36070.
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https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0137093
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2012_SAMOA.csv
CAU unit recoveries collected across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during pre-NCRMP mission in 2012 (HA1201). These CAU units were deployed during pre-NCRMP missions in 2010 (HA1001). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit.
2022-06-21T15:20:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
33 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0137093
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2012_SAMOA_QC.pdf
Quality control report generated for recovered CAU data from sites across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during pre-NCRMP mission in 2012 (HA1201).
2022-06-21T15:19:00
PDF
PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
141 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159149
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2015_SAMOA.csv
CAU unit recoveries collected across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during ASRAMP 2015 (HA1501). These CAU units were deployed during pre-NCRMP mission in 2012 (HA1201). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit.
2022-06-21T15:21:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
25 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0159149
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2015_SAMOA_QC.pdf
Quality control report generated for recovered CAU data from sites across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during ASRAMP 2015 (HA1501).
2022-06-21T15:25:00
PDF
PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
139 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0233019
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2018_SAMOA_QC.pdf
Quality control report generated for recovered CAU data from sites across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Tutuila, Ta'u, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during ASRAMP 2018 (HA1801).
2022-06-21T15:26:00
PDF
PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
137 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0233019
2017
Organization
National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder)
ESD_NCRMP_CAU_2018_SAMOA.csv
CAU unit recoveries collected across American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, Rose Atoll, Swains) by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division during ASRAMP 2018 (HA1801). These CAU units were deployed during ASRAMP 2015 (HA1501). Data include calcification rates per CAU unit.
2022-06-21T13:21:00
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
21 KB
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
ESD_2015_SOP_CAU_Field.pdf
Online Resource
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015).
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
ESD_2015_SOP_CAU_SampleProcessing.pdf
Online Resource
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015).
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
PIFSC_DR-16-007_2015_SummaryReport_NMSAS.pdf
Online Resource
Summary report of baseline surveys and installations conducted in 2015 in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program website
Online Resource
HTML
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Online Resource
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26641885
Baseline Assessment of Net Calcium Carbonate Accretion Rates on U.S. Pacific Reefs
Online Resource
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/pacific_ramp.php
ESD's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program website
Online Resource
PHP
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division official website, Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) page.
After CAU units are deployed and recovered, the associated metadata is entered by the OCC team into the existing Oracle APEX mission application available on the research vessel, where it is eventually migrated to the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) enterprise Oracle database. Upon cruise completion, each CAU is given the necessary data entry fields used in laboratory processing through the Oracle APEX CAU application. Laboratory analysis is conducted in batches of 25 CAU units and is conducted according to the Standard Operating Procedure (URL 4). All weights are entered digitally using an analytical balance to avoid data entry errors with such precise measurements (up to 3 decimal places). Once all steps of processing have been completed, all data entry fields in the Oracle CAU Application are verified as accurate and complete, then final calcification rates per unit are calculated. Data are then extracted from the Oracle database and distributed to the NOAA ocean data archive by region and year of recovery.
Prior to processing the calcification accretion unit (CAU) samples, laboratory analysts are trained to properly use relevant lab equipment (analytical balance, vacuum filtration pump, etc.) and are familiarized with the data entry tool/spreadsheet. Laboratory analysts are also required to go through the CAU Processing Standard Operating Procedure and other training materials.
Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that have been deployed may not have been recovered due to logistical constraints of the following mission or could not be found when divers returned to the site. This can be quantified by comparing the number of recovered units to the number of units originally deployed (typically, 5 units per site).
The calcification rate and ratio of calcified materials to fleshy materials are determined for each Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) recovered by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD). Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) staff may conduct additional analyses of specific units to determine functional group coverage and to determine species recruitment rates based on the results of analyzed photos collected during the unit recovery and disassembly process.
Additionally, data from the CAUs processed in 2012 that do not meet the processing criteria set in 2012—that is, if the difference between the final two subsequent dry weights exceeds 0.2 grams, then those data have been omitted from the final dataset described herein.
The sampling procedure is based on the protocols developed by Price et al. 2012. While this project followed the same overall protocols, slight modifications were made after the first set of recovered Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) were processed in 2012. Specifically, the following changes were implemented in 2013: 1) camera settings (adjusted to fit laboratory light conditions), and 2) use of freshwater in lieu of seawater during plate photo-documentation (seawater was not readily available in the new facility). Further, the processing procedures were also modified in 2013 such that the acceptable criteria for samples to be considered completely dry was set to 0.1 grams instead of 0.2 grams—that is, if two subsequent dry weights do not fall within the identified acceptable range (0.1 grams), the drying process will continue until this criteria is met.
Prior to processing a batch from each region/jurisdiction, laboratory analysts inventory the recovered Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) to ensure all units are accounted for and all serial numbers assigned to each unit match field data records. The Data Manager additionally performs quality control checks on the site deployment data and the recovery data for further accuracy. Once all CAUs from the jurisdiction have been processed, the dataset is checked by the analysts to ensure: 1) all CAU plates have been processed, 2) there are no missing cell values, and 3) calculations for net weight of calcified materials are correct. The dataset is then turned over to the Data Manager for further quality control procedures and data ingestion into the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division master database.
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Assembled calcification accretion units (CAUs) are attached to the benthos using stainless steel threaded rods. Five CAUs are deployed in roughly 15m depths at permanent monitoring sites established by the NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division. Calcareous organisms, primarily crustose coralline algae and encrusting corals, recruit to these CAUs and accrete/calcify carbonate skeletons over 3 year deployments. Once recovered from the seafloor, the CAUs are processed to provide estimates of net calcification. CAUs have been deployed and replaced at existing, long-term monitoring sites during National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) cruises, in accordance with protocols developed by Price et al. 2012.
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
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Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC
2015-08-01
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
ESD_2015_SOP_CAU_Field.pdf
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC
2015-09-01
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0157633
ESD_2015_SOP_CAU_SampleProcessing.pdf
Price NN, Martz TR, Brainard RE, Smith JE (2012) Diel Variability in Seawater pH Relates to Calcification and Benthic Community Structure on Coral Reefs. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43843. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043843
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
2012-08-28
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0043843
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CALCIFICATION ACCRETION UNIT (CAU) ASSEMBLY, DEPLOYMENT and RECOVERY
CAUs are composed of two 10 x 10 centimeter (cm) flat, square, gray PVC plates, stacked 1 cm apart.
Five CAU units are deployed per site on individual stainless steel stakes driven into the substrate. The units are deployed in a clustered group with the spacing between each unit being 0.5 to 5 meters. CAU sites are situated at an average depth of 15 meters. Units are placed so the CAU plates are ~10 cm above the surface substrate and the top of the CAU plate is parallel to the surface of the water.
CAU units are recovered from the seafloor 3 years after deployment (in some cases longer). Refer to the data files for the individual CAU site to determine the exact deployment time of a specific unit.
Refer to the Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015) for a detailed description of the protocols.
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Weible, Rebecca M
rebecca.weible@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg 176
Honolulu
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Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Assembly, Deployment, and Recovery Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
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CALCIFICATION ACCRETION UNIT (CAU) LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Once CAU units are recovered they are disassembled and each plate is rinsed with freshwater to remove loose sediment, sand and mobile fauna. The plates are photographed and individual images are captured of the Upper Plate, Top Side; Upper Plate, Bottom Side; Lower Plate, Top Side; Lower Plate, Bottom Side. These images can be analyzed to determine benthic composition on each plate surface. If pieces of calcified material fall off during the photographing process, the pieces are retained with the plate for the dissolution process.
After the plates have been photographed they are rinsed with fresh water and placed on a pre-weighed drying plate along with any dislodged pieces, and left to begin drying at room temperature for 24 hours and TO allow excess water to be removed. The drying plate assembly is then placed in the oven to dry at 60 degrees Celsius. If the difference in weights is less than 0.2 grams, the plates are considered dry and no further drying/weighing is required. If the difference in weights is greater than 0.2 grams the drying/reweighing process is repeated for as many 24-hour cycles as needed to obtain a difference of less than 0.2 grams. It should be noted that since the initial sample processing in 2012, the standard weighing protocol has since been improved such that the acceptable weight difference is 0.1 grams.
Once the plates are dry, each plate is placed in 5-10% Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) solution to dissolve the calcium carbonate materials. The plate is scraped to remove all materials and rinsed with the dilute HCl solution. The plate is then placed in the oven at 60 degrees Celsius to dry for 24 hours before the dry plate is obtained. Through the entire dissolution process all dilute HCl rinse solution is preserved for later filtering.
The dilute HCl rinse process is repeated on all materials removed from the plate until the dissolution process has stopped and all calcium carbonate material has been removed. The fleshy material and used dilute HCl rinse materials are then separated using a vacuum filtration pump by pouring the solution into a Buchner funnel, mesh layer and pre-weighed filter paper. The filter paper and fleshy material are then dried and weighed to determine the weight of fleshy algae present on each plate. The weight of calcified materials on each plate is determined by difference, where the initial weight of the dried plate (prior to the dissolution process) minus the fleshy material weight equals the weight of carbonate material dissolved. The resulting calcification rates are reported in units of grams/area/time.
Refer to the Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015) for a detailed description of the protocols.
2015-09-01T00:00:00
Person
Weible, Rebecca M
rebecca.weible@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg 176
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) Laboratory Analysis Standard Operating Procedure (2015)
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Calcification Accretion Unit Entity
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Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Hawaiian Archipelago from 2010 to 2019
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36072
Data Set
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Marianas Archipelago from 2011 to 2022
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36069
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2010 to 2018
Cross Reference
26945
Data Set
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2010
Cross Reference
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