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Virgin Islands National Park Coral Transplant Study
Entry ID: VINPCoralTransplantStudy

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Summary
Abstract: In a pilot project in the Caribbean (Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands), storm-produced fragments of Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis, and Porites porites were collected from donor reefs and transplanted to nearby degraded reefs. Sixty coral fragments were attached to dead-coral substrate (usually upright Acropora palmata skeletons), at similar depths from which they had been collected (1 to 3.5 m), using nylon cable ties. Seventy-five intact colonies were designated as reference colonies. Study colonies were assessed at 6-month intervals for 2 years (1999-2001) and annually thereafter (through 2009).

Purpose: The primary research objective was to evaluate the feasibility of using storm-produced coral fragments as the source of coral transplants to enhance degraded reefs.

Supplemental Information

See http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/coral-transplant/ for information regarding study. Site includes link to publication: Garrison, V., Ward, G. 2008. Storm-generated coral fragments – A viable source of transplants for reef rehabilitation. Biological Conservation 141: 3089-3100.

Data was published May 18, 2010 on the OBIS-USA web site and is available at http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa.

Record Count 908, Taxa Count 3
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 18.37   S: 18.35   E: -64.73   W: -64.79

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Garrison, V.H.
Dataset Title: Virgin Islands National Park Coral Transplant Study
Dataset Release Date: 2010
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Southeast Ecological Science Center
Data Presentation Form: database
Online Resource: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-05-26
Stop Date: 2009-04-04
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Use Constraints Prior to use of these records in any analysis or report, Ginger Garrison must be notified and if used the provenance of the original data must be acknowledged. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing USGS databases and acknowledge the use of the OBIS-USA facility. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS-USA.
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UNITED STATES REGIONAL OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (OBIS) NODE Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/
Dataset ID: VINPCoralTransplantStudy

Data Center Personnel
Name: PHILIP GOLDSTEIN
Phone: 303-887-6043
Email: Philip.Goldstein at Colorado.edu
Distribution
Distribution Format: Text
Fees: None
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GINGER GARRISON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: Ginger_Garrison at usgs.gov
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-20

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