Description
Gold coral (Gerardia sp.) trees that were inspected years earlier on Pisces submersible dives were revisited and their change in size measured. The fishery for Gerardia operates using an estimate of average growth at 6mm/yr which would yield adult trees in a span of a few to several decades. In contrast independent radiometric studies suggest that large adult Gerardia colonies could be as much as a millenia old. The intent of this work was to revisit corals that had been inspected earlier and see if any appreciable growth could be seen. If not then the 6mm/yr estimate could be dismissed.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- before after comparison of growth
- deep coral
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- eop
- eop optical surveys
- esd
- fishery
- gerardia sp. precious coral
- gold coral
- growth rate
- legacy data set
- longevity
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- point data
- precious corals
- radiometric estimates
- submersible dives
- submersible dives.
- u.s. department of commerce