Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

30 Oct, 01 PM - 09 Nov, 12 PM

This project will elaborate mechanisms that drive resiliency in corals by understanding how corals respond to environmental change within and across a generation. Given that severe disturbances and recovery are common throughout Moorea’s history, but may intensify in the future, identifying drivers of coral resistance and resilience in the face of these disturbances in paramount. We plan to sample surviving corals and compare their genetics to corals collected prior to the bleaching event of 2021. We will also assess the reproductive consequences of the bleaching event by examining egg reserves in coral colonies. Results from our project will identify reefs around the island that harbor coral individuals that are resilient to environmental stress. This will be important data for resource managers. This project is also in collaboration with the Moorea Coral Reef – Long Term Ecological Research program (MCR-LTER) which is funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF), although this project is funded by a separate grant funded by the NSF to assess mechanisms of recovery from coral bleaching in Moorea’s coral reefs. Our funding through NSF and our association with the MCR-LTER guarantee that our scientific findings and technical data will be broadly distributed and available to the public. We will make every effort possible to integrate our research into the community and intend to discuss our findings with local resource managers.

Visit #73115 @Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

Approved

Under Project # 43519 | Research

Studies of recovery from bleaching in Acropora hyancinthus

graduate_student - University of California, Santa Barbara

Reservation Members(s)

Kelly Speare Oct 31 - Nov 5, 2021 (6 days)
Marie Strader Oct 30 - Nov 9, 2021 (11 days)
Sarah Leinbach Oct 30 - Nov 9, 2021 (11 days)

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Bed in shared room 1 Oct 30 - Nov 9, 2021
Bed in shared room 1 Oct 30 - Nov 9, 2021
Studio Bungalow (Maito) 1 Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2021