Description
This project investigated the role that the mesophotic coral ecosystems (~60â100 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 Floridaâs reefs, it is important to identify, protect, and manage sources of larval reef species that can help sustain Floridaâs 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 Ridgeâs 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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Website | Unknown | Website listed for National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | Open resource |
| Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR) | Unknown | Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR) | Open resource |
| Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR) | Unknown | Pulley Ridge Decision Support Resource (DSR) | Open resource |
| Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM) | HTML | Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM) | Open resource |
| Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM) | HTML | Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM) | Open resource |
| National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Website | Unknown | Website listed for National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | Open resource |
| NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Unknown | NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Unknown | NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (supporting information) | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (supporting information) | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: 3D Connectivity Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: 3D Connectivity Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: ADCP Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: ADCP Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: Drifters | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: Drifters | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: CTD Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Oceanography: CTD Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Temperature Data | Unknown | Goldstein, E.D., E.K. DâAlessandro, 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Temperature Data | Unknown | Goldstein, E.D., E.K. DâAlessandro, 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Hydrodynamic Model Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Hydrodynamic Model Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Fish Biology Data | Unknown | Goldstein, E.D., E.K. DâAlessandro, 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 | Open resource |
| Modeling: Fish Biology Data | Unknown | Goldstein, E.D., E.K. DâAlessandro, 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 | Open resource |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Microsatellite data) | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Microsatellite data) | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2012 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2012 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2013 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2013 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2014 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2014 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2015 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| 2015 Cruise Data | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2013: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2014: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | HTML | Coral Ecosystem Connectivity 2015: From Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys | Open resource |
| NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge | Unknown | NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge | Open resource |
| NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge | Unknown | NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Science: Pulley Ridge | 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 | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Transcriptomic data) | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| Montastraea cavernosa genomics (Transcriptomic data) | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
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