2012 LTER ASM - MCR

Shifting symbiotic states and diversity patterns as an indicator of climate change

rgates — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:59:23 +0000

Poster Number:

364

Presenter/Primary Author:

Ruth Gates

Co-Authors:

Hollie M. Putnam

Co-Authors:

Denise M. Yost

Accumulating data strongly suggest that the fate of Scleractinians will be determined in part, by the composition of symbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium sp.) communities hosted by coral

Establishment and persistence of macroalgal phase shifts

samantha.davis — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:16:12 +0000

Poster Number:

361

Presenter/Primary Author:

Samantha Davis

Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems, and are currently threatened by an increasing frequency and magnitude of natural and anthropogenic perturbations.

Student Poster:

Yes

Nitrogen addition modulates the response of Hydrolithon onkodes to ocean acidification

rcarpenter — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:59:54 +0000

Poster Number:

339

Presenter/Primary Author:

Robert Carpenter

Co-Authors:

Maggie Johnson

Co-Authors:

Vince Moriarty

A growing body of evidence suggests that continued acidification of surface waters of the ocean will have significant negative impacts on calcifying organisms and this will be particularly importan

Effect of Sargassum pacificum on the calcification of juvenile Porites rus in elevated CO2 conditions

hhillard — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:10:31 +0000

Poster Number:

309

Presenter/Primary Author:

Heather Hillard

Co-Authors:

Robert C. Carpenter

Ocean acidification (OA), the decrease in the pH and carbonate ion concentration due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO₂, poses a severe threat to coral reefs worldwide as studies predict

Student Poster:

Yes

Effects of ocean acidification on bioerosion of burrowing bivalves in Moorea, French Polynesia.

lvalentino — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:58:06 +0000

Poster Number:

303

Presenter/Primary Author:

Lauren Valentino

Co-Authors:

Carpenter, Robert C.

Anthropogenic pCO₂ causing ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to decrease ocean surface pH by 0.14–0.35 units by 2100.

Student Poster:

Yes

Coral recruitment in Moorea: reef recovery in a new era of acid water and high temperature

pedmunds — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:09:55 +0000

Poster Number:

275

Presenter/Primary Author:

Peter Edmunds

Over the last 50 y, coral reefs have lost a large proportion of their coral cover through the actions of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The changes have been so extensive that many r

The Moorea Coral Reef LTER Site

sholbrook — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:56:05 +0000

Poster Number:

274

Presenter/Primary Author:

Sally Holbrook

Co-Authors:

Russell J. Schmitt

Co-Authors:

Robert C. Carpenter

Co-Authors:

Peter J. Edmunds

The Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER site, established in 2004, explores community and ecosystem effects of pulsed perturbations and slowly changing environmental drivers on coral reefs, ecologically a

Interaction of hydrodynamics and corallivory control growth of branching Acropora

hlenihan1 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:55:13 +0000

Poster Number:

239

Presenter/Primary Author:

Hunter Lenihan

Co-Authors:

James L. Hench

Coral community shifts are a common, recent phenomenon across reefs in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific, and have been related in time and space to catastrophic natural disturbances, especially storm

Sea level, current, and surface wave variability at the Moorea Coral Reef LTER site

lwashburn — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:22:37 +0000

Poster Number:

233

Presenter/Primary Author:

Libe Washburn

Co-Authors:

James L. Hench

Co-Authors:

James Leichter

Co-Authors:

Chris Gotschalk

As part of the Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research project we are examining the effects of sea level, surface gravity wave, and current variability on the coral reef ecosystem of Moorea

Resilience of Pacific Staghorn Coral is governed by a fish

rschmitt — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:00:03 +0000

Poster Number:

205

Presenter/Primary Author:

Russell Schmitt

Co-Authors:

Sally J. Holbrook

Co-Authors:

Andy J. Brooks

Co-Authors:

Michele K. Johnson

Thicket-forming staghorn corals provide essential habitat for fishes and invertebrates on tropical reefs worldwide, but they are highly vulnerable to disturbances.