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Final Oculina evaluation team report, Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA).
Title
Final Oculina evaluation team report, Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA).
Creator
Reed, John K., Koenig, Christopher C., Gilmore, R. G., Miller, M., Shepard, Andrew N., Werner, C.
Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007458
Subject Headings
Oculinidae, Corals--Habitat, Corals--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
SCLERACTINIAN CORAL COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS AND RECRUITMENT PATTERNS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Title
SCLERACTINIAN CORAL COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS AND RECRUITMENT PATTERNS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Creator
Haymaker, Caroline, Voss, Joshua D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Quantifying and understanding coral community dynamics, including recruitment, is critical for developing effective ecosystem management strategies, particularly in areas that have experienced significant coral losses such as Southeast Florida’s Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area. While several federal, state, and regional efforts effectively track annual changes in juvenile and adult coral colonies, few coral reef monitoring programs are designed to track new coral...
Show moreQuantifying and understanding coral community dynamics, including recruitment, is critical for developing effective ecosystem management strategies, particularly in areas that have experienced significant coral losses such as Southeast Florida’s Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area. While several federal, state, and regional efforts effectively track annual changes in juvenile and adult coral colonies, few coral reef monitoring programs are designed to track new coral recruitment. This study’s aims were to assess potential differences in community composition of adult and recruit stony corals in southeast Florida using phototransects, and to test the efficacy of eDNA approaches for monitoring coral recruitment. Replicate phototransects demonstrated significant differences in recruit density and community composition across sites. This photogrammetry approach was more applicable than eDNA and indicates that site specific management and restoration strategies in a regional context may be warranted for the study area.
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Date Issued
2022
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013946
Subject Headings
Corals--Florida, Scleractinia, Coral communities, Photogrammetry
Format
Document (PDF)
Community composition, structure, areal and trophic relationships of decapods associated with shallow- and deep-water Oculina Varicosa coral reefs: Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida, XXIV
Title
Community composition, structure, areal and trophic relationships of decapods associated with shallow- and deep-water Oculina Varicosa coral reefs: Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida, XXIV.
Creator
Reed, John K., Gore, R. H., Scotto, L. E., Wilson, Kim A.
Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174450
Subject Headings
Decapoda (Crustacea), Oculinidae, Crustacea--Florida, Scleractinia, Corals--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Benthic coral reef algal communities at and near ship grounding sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Title
Benthic coral reef algal communities at and near ship grounding sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Creator
Hanisak, M. Dennis, Overdorf, Laura S.
Date Issued
1998-01
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359251
Subject Headings
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Algae, Corals--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS OF STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE ON CORAL IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA USING 3D PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Title
CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS OF STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE ON CORAL IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA USING 3D PHOTOGRAMMETRY.
Creator
Combs, Ian R., Voss, Joshua D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Since 2014 stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has contributed substantially to declines of reef-building corals in Florida. Monthly surveys were conducted throughout the northern Florida reef tract to monitor the spread and impacts of SCTLD on a larger spatial scale. SCTLD disease prevalence was lower in Palm Beach County than in Broward or Martin County, but there were no significant changes in prevalence over time. To assess colony level impacts of the disease, this study optimized a...
Show moreSince 2014 stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has contributed substantially to declines of reef-building corals in Florida. Monthly surveys were conducted throughout the northern Florida reef tract to monitor the spread and impacts of SCTLD on a larger spatial scale. SCTLD disease prevalence was lower in Palm Beach County than in Broward or Martin County, but there were no significant changes in prevalence over time. To assess colony level impacts of the disease, this study optimized a 3D photogrammetry technique for fate-tracking infected Montastraea cavernosa coral colonies with a low-cost, rapid protocol that measured tissue area over three time points. Total colony area and healthy tissue area decreased significantly over time, while disease area did not significantly vary. Traditional coral surveys combined with the 3D photogrammetry method provide greater insights into the spatial/temporal dynamics and impacts of this disease on individual corals and reef populations than surveys alone.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013368
Subject Headings
Photogrammetry, Corals--Diseases, Scleractinia, Montastraea, Corals--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
ASSESSING CORAL RESTORATION FEASIBILITY IN THE FACE OF STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE ON FLORIDA’S CORAL REEF
Title
ASSESSING CORAL RESTORATION FEASIBILITY IN THE FACE OF STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE ON FLORIDA’S CORAL REEF.
Creator
Pantoni, Gabrielle S., Voss, Joshua D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Since the emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in 2014, 60% of live coral cover on Florida’s coral reefs have been lost. This study assessed the efficacy of outplanting microfragment colony arrays of three SCTLD-susceptible coral species (Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata, and Pseudodiploria clivosa) as remediation technique in two SCTLD-degraded reef areas, St. Lucie Reef and Palm Beach, in southeast Florida. After approximately 2 years, outplanted colonies at both...
Show moreSince the emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in 2014, 60% of live coral cover on Florida’s coral reefs have been lost. This study assessed the efficacy of outplanting microfragment colony arrays of three SCTLD-susceptible coral species (Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata, and Pseudodiploria clivosa) as remediation technique in two SCTLD-degraded reef areas, St. Lucie Reef and Palm Beach, in southeast Florida. After approximately 2 years, outplanted colonies at both reefs experienced ≥ 75 % survivorship, net positive growth rates, and fragment fusion, with some variation between species and across reefs. Additionally, outplanting SCTLD-susceptible species did not increase local disease prevalence and resulted in low disease prevalence on the outplanted colonies. The results from this study will be used to inform and optimize ongoing and future outplanting based coral restoration projects throughout Florida’s coral reefs and the wider Caribbean.
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Date Issued
2024
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014416
Subject Headings
Corals--Diseases, Corals--Florida, Coral reef restoration
Format
Document (PDF)
The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract.
Title
The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract.
Creator
Cook, Clayton B., Mueller, E. M., Ferrier, M. D., Annis, E. R.
Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007396
Subject Headings
Florida, Straits of, Reefs--Florida, Corals--Florida, Montastraea, Corals--Growth
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of coral stressors on St. Lucie reef: Florida’s northernmost coral reef
Title
Assessment of coral stressors on St. Lucie reef: Florida’s northernmost coral reef.
Creator
Beal, Jeff, Voss, Joshua, Edge, Sara, Cohen, Lisa
Date Issued
2012-02
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360203
Subject Headings
Corals Effect of stress on, Corals--Florida, Coral reef ecology
Format
Document (PDF)