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NCCOS Assessment: Chronic Turbidity Differentially Affects Physiological Processes in Two Threatened Caribbean, Atlantic Stony Coral Species from 2022-09-09 to 2022-12-06 (NCEI Accession 0292544)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 30, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset contains results from 12-week laboratory turbidity exposures on two species of threatened stony corals, Acropora cervicornis (ACER) and Orbicella faveolata (OFAV). Experiments were conducted between 9/13/2022 and 12/6/2022. We measured endpoints (tissue regeneration, total lipids, total soluble protein, dry weight, symbiont chlorophyll a fluorescence and zooxanthellae numbers in gastrodermal tissues) and compared corals exposed to artificial seawater (control) to artificial seawater with sediment at 15 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU). We also measured sediment particle sizes within the treatment solutions. Corals were imaged throughout the exposure trials to document changes over time. Raw data are in image (.tif) format with results documented in spreadsheet format.

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0292544 CORAL turbidity camera fluorometer microscope laboratory analyses NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 31314 Determining a Protective Turbidity Criterion for Coral, project number 31314 Numeric Data Sets > Water Quality EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Condition EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Coastal development EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Water Quality/Water Chemistry > Turbidity EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Coastal Change > Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Stressor Impacts and Mitigation > Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients Laboratory Experiment Acropora cervicorn Coral dry weight Coral energy reserves (total lipid and total soluble protein) Coral tissue regeneration Orbicella faveolata Sediment particle size analysis Stoney Croals Symbiont maximum quantum yield Zooxanthellae counts CAMERA > CAMERA FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS MICROSCOPES > MICROSCOPES Fluorescent imaging and ImageJ macro tool Hach 2100P turbidimeter Light microscope and Adobe Photoshop software Malvern Mastersizer Walz MAXI Imaging pulse amplitude modulating fluorometer balance solvent extractions COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Dade County > Miami (25N080W0018) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Florida Keys (24N081W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Florida Keys (24N081W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Miami (25N080W0018) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Waterbodies > Atlantic Ocean Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico BX2ATE

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