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NCCOS Sponsored Research Project: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51962  |  Updated: April 1, 2025  |  Published / External 
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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2025: NCCOS Sponsored Research Project: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51962.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: doi:10.7284/902464, doi:10.7284/904845, doi:10.7284/904902, doi:10.7284/906594

Abstract

This project investigated the role that the mesophotic coral ecosystems (~60–100 m) of Pulley Ridge (off the southwest coast of Florida) play in replenishing key species in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Because of the well-documented decline of Florida’s reefs, it is important to identify, protect, and manage sources of larval reef species that can help sustain Florida’s reef ecosystems and the tourism economy that depends on it. This interdisciplinary study focused on determining the connectivity of reef species living at Pulley Ridge, the deepest known photosynthetic coral reef off the continental U.S., to those in the Florida Keys, as well as describing the community structure and determining the economic value of Pulley Ridge’s communities. Focal species for connectivity studies were the red grouper (Epinephelus morio), the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus), the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois spp.), the great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa), lettuce corals (Agaricia spp.), and the giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta). The study was advised by a Stakeholder Advisory Board, a collaboration of federal, state, and nongovernmental stakeholders to ensure the utility of outputs for resource managers.

Distribution Information

  • 2015 Cruise Data

    Hanisak, M.D. 2016. Cruise WS15234 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/906594

  • 2014 Cruise Data

    Hanisak, M.D. 2015. Cruise WS1412 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/904902

  • Montastraea cavernosa genomics (supporting information)

    Studivan, M.S., G. Milstein, and J.D. Voss. 2019. Supporting information for "Montastraea cavernosa corallite structure demonstrates distinct morphotypes across shallow and mesophotic depth zones in the Gulf of Mexico." PLoS ONE, 14(3):e0203732. Supporting Information. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203732

  • Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Transcriptomic data)

    Studivan, M.S., and J.D. Voss. 2019. Transcriptome-wide analysis of Montastraea cavernosa gene expression across shallow and mesophotic natural populations and a transplant experiment (NIH NCBI GEO Accession GSE107688). NIH NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus. Dataset.

  • Oceanography: CTD Data

    Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Cast Data from 2013-08-20 to 2014-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0190533). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/ha6m-s136

  • 2013 Cruise Data

    Cowen, R. 2015. Cruise WS1312 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/904845

  • Oceanography: ADCP Data

    Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/anqp-1b45

  • 2012 Cruise Data

    Cowen, R. 2015. Cruise WS1213 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/902464

  • Oceanography: Drifters

    Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2018. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Surface Drifting Buoy Position Data from 2012-08-08 to 2016-05-12 (NCEI Accession 0178107). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/fvpw-6337

  • Modeling: Temperature Data

    Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Temperature Time Series Data from 2012-07-20 to 2014-08-13 (NCEI Accession 0190271). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/hhjr-bm33

  • Modeling: Fish Biology Data

    Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) Population Demographic Data from 2012-07-15 to 2015-06-21 (NCEI Accession 0178639). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/kcqd-p997

  • Modeling: Hydrodynamic Model Data

    Kourafalou, V. and H. Kang. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Simulated Current Velocity and Temperature from Hydrodynamic Modeling (NCEI Accession 0178799). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/hskq-8j11

  • Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Microsatellite data)

    Studivan, M.S., and J.D. Voss. 2019. Data from: Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia. Dryad Digital Repository. Dataset. doi:10.5061/dryad.tj146fn

  • Modeling: 3D Connectivity Data

    Vaz, A.C., and C.B. Paris. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Modeled 3D Connectivity Matrices from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys for Coral and Fish Species (NCEI Accession 0191355). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/9gc5-x022

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

CORAL REEF, DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS, FISH, FISHERIES, HARD OR STONY CORALS, MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS), MIGRATORY RATES/ROUTES, OCEAN CURRENTS, OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (OGCM)/REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS, RED ALGAE, SALINITY, SOCIOECONOMICS, SPECIES LIFE HISTORY, SPECIES RECRUITMENT, SPONGES, WATER TEMPERATURE

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No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-85° W, -79° E, 28° N, 23° S

Time Frame 1
2011-09 - 2018-02

Item Identification

Title: NCCOS Sponsored Research Project: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
Short Name: Project: Pulley Ridge
Status: In Work
Creation Date: 2012
Publication Date: 2015-10-17
Abstract:

This project investigated the role that the mesophotic coral ecosystems (~60–100 m) of Pulley Ridge (off the southwest coast of Florida) play in replenishing key species in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Because of the well-documented decline of Florida’s reefs, it is important to identify, protect, and manage sources of larval reef species that can help sustain Florida’s reef ecosystems and the tourism economy that depends on it. This interdisciplinary study focused on determining the connectivity of reef species living at Pulley Ridge, the deepest known photosynthetic coral reef off the continental U.S., to those in the Florida Keys, as well as describing the community structure and determining the economic value of Pulley Ridge’s communities. Focal species for connectivity studies were the red grouper (Epinephelus morio), the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus), the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois spp.), the great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa), lettuce corals (Agaricia spp.), and the giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta). The study was advised by a Stakeholder Advisory Board, a collaboration of federal, state, and nongovernmental stakeholders to ensure the utility of outputs for resource managers.

Purpose:

The goal of this study is to provide a better understanding of the underlying processes that regulate Pulley Ridge and whether Pulley Ridge helps sustain the coral reef communities in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, as well as provide information on whether Pulley Ridge would benefit from further protection.

Mesophotic coral ecosystems, such as Pulley Ridge, are characterized by light-dependent corals and associated communities that live in relatively deep, low-light environments (30–100 m in the Gulf of Mexico). Corals and other habitat-forming organisms help create hard bottom habitat that becomes home to a diverse community of plants and animals, many of which are unique to these communities, but other species are also found in shallower reef habitats.

This project was led by the University of Miami and represented a collaboration of over 30 scientists at 9 different universities pooling their expertise with state and federal agency scientists through NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami in coordination with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology at Florida Atlantic University. Funding was provided by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and Office of Ocean Exploration and Research in partnership with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Regional Office, and Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team.
Supplemental Information:

Partners:

• US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

• US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team

• US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Regional Office (SERO)

• US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)

• US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

• NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)

• NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT)

• University of Miami

• Florida Atlantic University

• California Academy of Sciences

• Florida International University

• Florida State University

• Nova Southeastern University

• Oregon State University

• University of Florida

• University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Funding:

• This project was funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) under award NA11NOS4780045 to the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami, and by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research under awards NA09OAR4320073 and NA14OAR4320260 to the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT) at Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

• US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NCCOS Project #63, “Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys”

• US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): doi:10.7284/902464, doi:10.7284/904845, doi:10.7284/904902, doi:10.7284/906594

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > ANTHOZOANS/HEXACORALS > HARD OR STONY CORALS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > SPONGES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) > RED ALGAE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > SPECIES RECRUITMENT
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > MIGRATORY RATES/ROUTES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES LIFE HISTORY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIOECONOMICS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (OGCM)/REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS
UNCONTROLLED
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DHHS/NIH/NLM/NCBI/GB > GenBank Genetic Sequence Database, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/OAR/OER > Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Model
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Video
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Regional Ecosystem Science
NODC Platform Names Thesaurus M/V Spree
NODC Platform Names Thesaurus R/V F.G. Walton Smith
None Bio-physical Modeling
None Bioeconomics
None Community Structure
None Coral
None Habitat Characterization
None Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
None Physical Oceanography
None Population Connectivity
None Population Dynamics
None Population Genetics

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA > FLORIDA KEYS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region > Atlantic Ocean
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Dry Tortugas
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Florida Keys
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
NODC Sea Area Names Thesaurus Pulley Ridge

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Current/Wind Meters > > > DRIFTING BUOYS >
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Photon/Optical Detectors > Cameras > > CAMERA >
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > > > CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > > TRAPS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Trawls/Nets > > MOCNESS > MOCNESS Plankton Net

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > > ROV > Remotely Operated Vehicles
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS > >

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Presentation Form: Map, Table, Video, Other

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 762928
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 895903
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): PLoS ONE
URL: homepage
Contact Instructions:

PLoS ONE, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/

Distributor

CC ID: 895902
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Dryad Digital Repository
Email Address: help@datadryad.org
URL: Dryad Home Page
Contact Instructions:

Dryad, https://datadryad.org/stash/

Distributor

CC ID: 762929
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Distributor

CC ID: 762930
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 784712
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Gene Expression Omnibus (NIH NCBI GEO)
Email Address: geo@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
URL: Website Home Page
Contact Instructions:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/

Distributor

CC ID: 784694
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R)
Email Address: info@rvdata.us
URL: Website Home Page
Contact Instructions:

http://www.rvdata.us/

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 762931
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 762932
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Kimberly Puglise, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 762935
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Address: 1305 East West Highway, Rm 8110
Silver Spring, MD 20910
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
Contact Instructions:

Principal Investigator: Robert Cowen; Oregon State University

Additional Principal Investigators:

• George Haliwell, Ryan Smith; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

• Andy David, Stacey Harter, Heather Moe; NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center

• Louis Rocha; California Academy of Sciences

• Shirley Pomponi, Stephanie Farrington, M. Dennis Hanisak, John Reed, Joshua Voss; Florida Atlantic University-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT)

• Mahadev Bhat; Florida International University

• Amy Baco-Taylor, Felicia Coleman, Christopher C. Koenig, Christopher R. Malinowski; Florida State University

• Andrea Bernard, Mahmood Shivji; Nova Southeastern University

• Su Sponaugle; Oregon State University

• Arnoldo Valle-Levinson; University of Florida

• Peter Ortner, Andrew Baker, David Die, Esther Goldstein, Villy Kourafalou, Chris Mader, Josefina Olascoaga, Margie Oleksiak, Claire Paris, Rocio-Perez Portola, Xayamara Serrano, Ana Vaz; University of Miami, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)

• Lance Horn, Jason White, Glenn Taylor, Undersea Vehicles Program; University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 762937
W° Bound: -85
E° Bound: -79
N° Bound: 28
S° Bound: 23

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 762938
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-09
End: 2018-02

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Download from website
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 784698
Start Date: 2015-08-22
End Date: 2015-09-04
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.7284/906594
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File Name: 2015 Cruise Data
Description:

Hanisak, M.D. 2016. Cruise WS15234 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/906594
File Type (Deprecated): R2R Archived Data Accession

Distribution 2

CC ID: 784697
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End Date: 2014-08-28
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File Name: 2014 Cruise Data
Description:

Hanisak, M.D. 2015. Cruise WS1412 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/904902
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Distribution 3

CC ID: 895905
Start Date: 2014
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Download URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203732
Distributor: PLoS ONE (2019 - Present)
File Name: Montastraea cavernosa genomics (supporting information)
Description:

Studivan, M.S., G. Milstein, and J.D. Voss. 2019. Supporting information for "Montastraea cavernosa corallite structure demonstrates distinct morphotypes across shallow and mesophotic depth zones in the Gulf of Mexico." PLoS ONE, 14(3):e0203732. Supporting Information. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203732
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Distribution 4

CC ID: 784699
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Distributor: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Gene Expression Omnibus (NIH NCBI GEO) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Transcriptomic data)
Description:

Studivan, M.S., and J.D. Voss. 2019. Transcriptome-wide analysis of Montastraea cavernosa gene expression across shallow and mesophotic natural populations and a transplant experiment (NIH NCBI GEO Accession GSE107688). NIH NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus. Dataset.
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Distribution 5

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File Name: Oceanography: CTD Data
Description:

Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Cast Data from 2013-08-20 to 2014-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0190533). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/ha6m-s136
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Description:

Cowen, R. 2015. Cruise WS1312 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/904845
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File Name: Oceanography: ADCP Data
Description:

Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/anqp-1b45
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File Name: 2012 Cruise Data
Description:

Cowen, R. 2015. Cruise WS1213 on RV F.G. Walton Smith, Population Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge-South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem. Rolling Deck to Repository Program. Field Expedition Dataset. doi:10.7284/902464
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File Name: Oceanography: Drifters
Description:

Smith, R.H., V. Kourafalou, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2018. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Surface Drifting Buoy Position Data from 2012-08-08 to 2016-05-12 (NCEI Accession 0178107). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/fvpw-6337
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File Name: Modeling: Temperature Data
Description:

Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Temperature Time Series Data from 2012-07-20 to 2014-08-13 (NCEI Accession 0190271). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/hhjr-bm33
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Distribution 11

CC ID: 896420
Start Date: 2012-07-15
End Date: 2015-06-21
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/kcqd-p997
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Modeling: Fish Biology Data
Description:

Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) Population Demographic Data from 2012-07-15 to 2015-06-21 (NCEI Accession 0178639). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/kcqd-p997
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Distribution 12

CC ID: 855700
Start Date: 2012-01-01
End Date: 2015-12-31
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/hskq-8j11
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Modeling: Hydrodynamic Model Data
Description:

Kourafalou, V. and H. Kang. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Simulated Current Velocity and Temperature from Hydrodynamic Modeling (NCEI Accession 0178799). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/hskq-8j11
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Distribution 13

CC ID: 895904
Start Date: 2010
End Date: 2016
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tj146fn
Distributor: Dryad Digital Repository (2019 - Present)
File Name: Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Microsatellite data)
Description:

Studivan, M.S., and J.D. Voss. 2019. Data from: Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia. Dryad Digital Repository. Dataset. doi:10.5061/dryad.tj146fn
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Distribution 14

CC ID: 896421
Start Date: 2004-01-01
End Date: 2014-01-10
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/9gc5-x022
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Modeling: 3D Connectivity Data
Description:

Vaz, A.C., and C.B. Paris. 2019. Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Modeled 3D Connectivity Matrices from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys for Coral and Fish Species (NCEI Accession 0191355). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/9gc5-x022
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URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 784700
URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coral-ecosystem-connectivity-gulf-florida-keys/
Name: NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

URL 2

CC ID: 784701
URL: https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/regional/pulleyridge/
Name: NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge

URL 3

CC ID: 784702
URL: http://mesophotic.ccs.miami.edu/
Name: Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR)
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR)

URL 4

CC ID: 784703
URL: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/13pulleyridge/welcome.html
Name: Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

URL 5

CC ID: 784704
URL: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/14pulleyridge/welcome.html
Name: Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

URL 6

CC ID: 784705
URL: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/15pulleyridge/welcome.html
Name: Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys

URL 7

CC ID: 784706
URL: https://coastalmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu/research-projects/florida-keys/index.html
Name: Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM)
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM)

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

Project created 27 observed datasets and 12 derived datasets. For details, see Distribution Information.
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Model data were verified by observed data. For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Six years
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MS
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Six years
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

NCCOS IT Policy

Lineage

Sources

01. Andradi-Brown, D., J. Laverick, I. Bejarano, T. Bridge, P.L. Colin, G. Eyal, R. Jones, S. Kahng, J. Reed, T. Smith, H.L. Spalding, and E. Wood. 2016. Threats to mesophotic coral ecosystems and management options. In: E.K. Baker, Puglise, K.A. and Harris, P.T. (Eds.), Mesophotic coral ecosystems – A lifeboat for coral reefs? The United Nations Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal, Nairobi and Arendal, p 67-82. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

CC ID: 784713
Citation URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

02. Baker, E.K, K.A. Puglise, and P.T. Harris (Eds.). 2016. Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - A Lifeboat for Coral Reefs?. The United Nations Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal, Nairobi and Arendal, 98 p. ISBN: 978-82-7701-150-9. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

CC ID: 784714
Citation URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

03. Díaz, M.C., and S.A. Pomponi. 2018. New Poecilosclerida from mesophotic coral reefs and the deep-sea escarpment in the Pulley Ridge region, eastern Gulf of Mexico: Discorhabdella ruetzleri n. sp. (Crambeidae) and Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) vaceleti n. sp. (Hymedesmiidae). Zootaxa, 4466(1):229-237. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.17

CC ID: 784715
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.17

04. Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2016. Demographic and reproductive plasticity across depth distribution of a coral reef fish. Scientific Reports, 6:34077. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34077

CC ID: 784716
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34077

05. Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, and S. Sponaugle. 2017. Fitness consequences of habitat variability, trophic position, and energy allocation across the depth distribution of a coral-reef fish. Coral Reefs, 36(3):957-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-017-1587-4

CC ID: 784717
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-017-1587-4

06. Goldstein, E.D., E.K. D’Alessandro, J. Reed, and S. Sponaugle. 2016. Habitat availability and depth-driven population demographics regulate reproductive output of a coral reef fish. Ecosphere, 7(11):e01542. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542

CC ID: 784718
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542

07. Harter, S.L., H. Moe, J.K. Reed, and A.W. David. 2017. Fish assemblages associated with red grouper pits at Pulley Ridge, a mesophotic reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Fishery Bulletin, 115:419-432. http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1153/harter.pdf

CC ID: 784719
Citation URL: http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1153/harter.pdf

08. Holstein, D.M., C.B. Paris, A.C. Vaz, and T.B. Smith. 2016. Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia. Coral Reefs, 35(1):23-37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-015-1339-2

CC ID: 784720
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-015-1339-2

09. Kourafalou, V., Y. Androulidakis, M. Le Henaff, and H.S. Kang. 2017. The dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and interaction with the Loop Current/Florida Current system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(10):7897-7923. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC012928

CC ID: 784721
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC012928

10. Kourafalou, V.H., Y.S. Androulidakis, H. Kang, R.H. Smith, and A. Valle-Levinson. 2018. Physical connectivity between Pulley Ridge and Dry Tortugas coral reefs under the influence of the Loop Current/Florida Current system. Progress in Oceanography, 165:75-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.05.004

CC ID: 784724
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.05.004

11. Le Hénaff, M., and V.H. Kourafalou. 2016. Mississippi waters reaching South Florida reefs under no flood conditions: synthesis of observing and modeling system findings. Ocean Dynamics, 66:435-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-016-0932-4

CC ID: 784725
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-016-0932-4

12. Le Hénaff, M., V.H. Kourafalou, R. Dussurget, and R. Lumpkin. 2014. Cyclonic activity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico: characterization from along-track altimetry and in situ drifter trajectories. Progress in Oceanography, 120:120-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2013.08.002

CC ID: 784726
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2013.08.002

13. Olascoaga, M.J., P. Miron, C. Paris, P. Perez-Brunius, R. Perez-Portela, R.H. Smith, and A. Vaz. 2018. Connectivity of Pulley Ridge with remote locations as inferred from satellite-tracked drifter trajectories. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014057

CC ID: 784727
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014057

14. Pérez-Portela, R, A. Bumford, B. Coffman, S. Wedelich, M. Davenport, A. Fogg, M.K. Swenarton, F. Coleman, M.A. Johnston, D.L. Crawford, and M.F. Oleksiak. 2018. Genetic homogeneity of the invasive lionfish across the Northwestern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Scientific Reports, 8:5062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23339-w

CC ID: 784728
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23339-w

15. Reed, J. 2016. Mesophotic coral ecosystems examined: Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, USA. In: Baker, E.K, K.A. Puglise, and P.T. Harris (Eds.). Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems – A Lifeboat for Coral Reefs? The United Nations Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal, Nairobi and Arendal, pp. 23-25. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

CC ID: 784729
Citation URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7566

16. Richards, V.P, A.M. Bernard, K.A. Feldheim, and M.S. Shivji. 2016. Patterns of population structure and dispersal in the long-lived “redwood” of the coral reef, the giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta). Coral Reefs, 35(3):1097-1107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-016-1435-y

CC ID: 784730
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-016-1435-y

17. Serrano, X., I.B. Baums, K. O’Reilly, T.B. Smith, R.J. Jones, T.L. Shearer, F.L.D. Nunes, and A.C. Baker. 2014. Geographic differences in vertical connectivity in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa despite high levels of horizontal connectivity at shallow depths. Molecular Ecology, 23(17):4226-4240. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12861

CC ID: 784731
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12861

18. Serrano, X.M., I. Baums, T.B. Smith, R.J. Jones, T.L. Shearer, and A.C. Baker. 2016. Long-distance dispersal and vertical gene flow in the Caribbean brooding coral Porites astreoides. Scientific Reports, 6:21619. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21619

CC ID: 784733
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21619

19. Snyder, R., C.B. Paris, and A.C. Vaz. 2014. How much do marine connectivity fluctuations matter?. The American Naturalist, 184(4):523-30. https://doi.org/10.1086/677925

CC ID: 784734
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1086/677925

20. Sponaugle, S. 2015. Recruitment of coral reef fishes: linkages across stages. In: Mora, C. (Ed.), Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 28-33. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316105412.005

CC ID: 784735
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316105412.005

21. Studivan, M.S., and J.D. Voss. 2018. Population connectivity among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa corals in the Gulf of Mexico identifies potential for refugia. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1733-7

CC ID: 784736
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1733-7

22. Vaz, A.C., C.B. Paris, M.J. Olascoaga, V.H. Kourafalou, H. Kang, and J.K. Reed. 2016. The perfect storm: Match-mismatch of bio-physical events drives larval reef fish connectivity between Pulley Ridge mesophotic reef and the Florida Keys. Continental Shelf Research, 125:136-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.06.012

CC ID: 784737
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.06.012

23. Goldstein, E.D. 2016. Comparative demography of a coral reef fish: Vertical and horizontal spatial variability in Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) traits, survival, and reproduction [Ph.D. Dissertation]. Miami, FL: University of Miami. 191 p. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1546/

CC ID: 784738
Citation URL: http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1546/

24. Serrano, X.M. 2013. Horizontal vs. vertical connectivity in Caribbean reef corals: identifying potential sources of recruitment following disturbance [Ph.D. Dissertation]. Miami, FL: University of Miami. 153 p. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1101/

CC ID: 784739
Citation URL: http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1101/

25. Starnes, E.D. 2017. Effects of fishing gear area restriction and catch share programs on effort distribution in Pulley Ridge, Eastern Gulf of Mexico [M.S. Thesis]. Miami, FL: University of Miami. 182 p. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/688/

CC ID: 784740
Citation URL: http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/688/

26. Reed J.K., S. Farrington, A. David, S. Harter, H. Moe, L. Horn, G. Taylor, J. White, J. Voss, S. Pomponi, and D. Hanisak. 2017. Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge habitats and fish assemblages in the regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Technical Report 178. Fort Pierce, FL. 76 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17815

CC ID: 784741
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17815

27. Reed J.K., S. Farrington, S. Harter, A. David, H. Moe, and D. Hanisak. 2017. Characterization of the mesophotic benthic habitat and fish assemblages from ROV dives on Pulley Ridge during 2015 R/V Walton Smith cruise. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Technical Report 177. Fort Pierce, FL. 221 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17814

CC ID: 784742
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17814

28. Reed, J., S. Farrington, and D. Hanisak. 2016. Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge ecosystem habitats in the region of the Tortugas Ecological Reserves from ROV Dives during 2013 and 2014 R/V Walton Smith cruises. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Technical Report 176. Fort Pierce, FL. 138 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17812

CC ID: 784743
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17812

29. Reed, J., S. Farrington, S. Harter, H. Moe, D. Hanisak, and A. David. 2015. Characterization of the Mesophotic Benthic Habitat and Fish Assemblages from ROV Dives on Pulley Ridge and Tortugas during 2014 R/V Walton Smith Cruise. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Technical Report 157. Fort Pierce, FL. 133 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17810

CC ID: 784744
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17810

30. Reed, J., S. Farrington, H. Moe, S. Harter, D. Hanisak, and A. David. 2014. Characterization of the mesophotic benthic habitat and fish assemblages from ROV dives on Pulley Ridge and Tortugas during 2012 and 2013 R/V Walton Smith cruises. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Technical Report 147. Fort Pierce, FL. 51 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17808

CC ID: 784745
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17808

31. Reed, J., S. Farrington, D. Hanisak, and K.R. Rademacher. 2012. SEADESC I Report: 2012 Pulley Ridge Cruise, August 14–25, 2012, R/V Walton Smith and UNCW Superphantom ROV. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Fort Pierce, FL. 57 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17806

CC ID: 784746
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17806

32. Reed, J., D. Hanisak, S. Farrington, and K.R. Rademacher. 2012. Preliminary cruise report: 2012 Pulley Ridge Cruise, August 14–25, 2012, R/V Walton Smith and UNCW Superphantom ROV. NOAA CIOERT Cruise Report. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Miscellaneous Contribution 824. Fort Pierce, FL. 63 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17806#tabs-3

CC ID: 784747
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17806#tabs-3

33. Puglise, K.A., L.M. Hinderstein, J.C.A. Marr, M.J. Dowgiallo, and F.A. Martinez. 2009. Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Research Strategy: International Workshop to Prioritize Research and Management Needs for Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, Jupiter, Florida, 12-15 July 2008. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 98 and OAR OER 2. Silver Spring, MD. 24 pp. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/514

CC ID: 784748
Citation URL: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/514

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 784708
Description:

This study is directed at determining the connectivity of reef species living in Pulley Ridge, the deepest known photosynthetic coral reef off the continental U.S., to those in the Florida Keys, as well as describing the community structure and determining the economic value of Pulley Ridge’s mesophotic communities. Results from this study are intended for use by resource managers.

The project is divided into six separate groups: Physical Oceanography, Biological-physical Modeling, Population Genetics, Population Dynamics, Community Structure, and Bio-economics.

There are three research themes:

Understanding Connectivity: Four of the research groups are working to address the research objective focused on understanding population connectivity between Pulley Ridge and the Florida Keys. The Biological-physical Modeling group is split into modelers and larval fish biologists. The modelers require information on ocean currents from the Physical Oceanography group, biological data from the fish biologists within their own group, and information on adult fish growth and reproduction from the Population Dynamics group. These data are then used to develop a model to predict the degree of connectivity, which is then verified by information from the Population Genetics group.

Assessing Community Structure: To assess the community structure of mesophotic coral ecosystems, the Community Structure group provides for their diverse expertise with benthic organisms (corals, sponges, algae, invertebrates, and fishes) and with remote sampling tools (notably remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs). Information key to describing the full mesophotic community will be provided by the Population Dynamics group as they focus on adult fish such as groupers. The information from these two groups is then synthesized into Geographic Information System (GIS) maps showing the distribution and abundance of benthic organisms across Pulley Ridge.

Determining the Value of a Resource: The Bio-economics group will use information from the Community Structure group, as well as assimilate fisheries data, to evaluate the potential economic value of the different components of the mesophotic reef communities. They will do so not just from a fishery perspective, but also for tourism and ecosystem services (fundamental life-support processes upon which all organisms depend).

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Platforms

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