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Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification data derived from coral core measurements for La Parguera Reef in Puerto Rico between 1991 and 2015 (NCEI Accession 0177878)
Abstract: This archive package contains long-term calcification data from coral cores extracted from La Parguera Reef in Puerto Rico as part of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program’s (CRCP’s) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Corals annually form bands within their skeletons that manifest as high-density lines perpendicular to their growth axes. By precisely measuring the spacing and density of these bands, scientists can obtain a record of linear extension and skeletal density, respectively. Linear extension and skeletal density are, in turn, used to calculate annual calcification. Cores are collected by diver, underwater, using a pneumatic drill rig. Once removed, the small (~5 cm diameter) lesions are plugged with epoxy, and the resulting cores are analyzed using computed tomography (CT). Coral core data included herein were collected at long-term monitoring sites by the Acidification Calcification and Coral Reef Ecosystems Team (ACCRETE), based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML).
Date received: 20181012
Start date: 19910101
End date: 20150806
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West boundary: -67.0507
East boundary: -67.0507
North boundary: 17.9535
South boundary: 17.9535
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Submitter: Dutra, Elizabeth
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
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Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: U6D37K
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Metadata version: 7
Keydate: 2018-11-02 18:40:29+00
Editdate: 2018-11-12 19:34:27+00