Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

15 Sep, 08 AM - 31 Aug, 01 PM

We plan to collect corals from the north shore reef, bleach them, and then allow them to recover in filtered seawater while exposed to different coral-eating fish feces treatments. We will monitor survival, rate of recovery, and what symbiotic algae types they recover with. We will also collect coral eggs and sperm during Acropora coral spawning events and then expose coral babies in filtered seawater to feces from these same coral-eating fish. We will monitor how quickly the coral babies acquire symbiotic algae, their growth rates, survival, and what symbiotic algae types they acquire. We will place some of these coral babies out on the reef (attached to rebar) for up to 6 months to monitor their long term growth and survival. At the end of this period, the coral babies will be removed from the reef and sampled to determine their symbiotic algae types.

Visit #78948 @Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

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Under Project # 50603 | Research

Testing the effects of coral-eating fish feces on host symbiont acquisition and health

faculty - Rice University

Reservation Members(s)

Adrienne Correa Sep 15 - 27, 2022 (13 days)
Samantha Coy Sep 15 - Oct 4, 2022 (20 days)
Kara Titus Oct 1 - 25, 2022 (25 days)
Adrienne Correa Oct 22 - Nov 4, 2022 (14 days)
Alex Veglia Oct 15 - Nov 4, 2022 (21 days)
Carly Karrick Oct 1 - Nov 4, 2022 (35 days)
Taylor Walker Oct 1 - Nov 4, 2022 (35 days)
Joyah Watkins Oct 15 - Nov 4, 2022 (21 days)
Kara Titus Jul 24 - Aug 7, 2023 (15 days)
Group of 1 Undergraduate Student Jul 7 - Aug 18, 2023 (43 days)
Carly Karrick Jul 24 - Aug 31, 2023 (39 days)
Taylor Walker Jul 24 - Aug 31, 2023 (39 days)
Adrienne Correa Jul 24 - Aug 31, 2023 (39 days)

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Molecular Lab 1 Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2022
Compressor Room 1 Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2022
Ford Ranger 4x4 (White) 1 Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2022
Peugeot Ion 1 Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2022
Stabicraft 659 21ft Boat 1 Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2022