The Effects of Combined Sea Temperature, Light, and Carbon Dioxide on Coral Bleaching, Settlement and Growth
The First Annual Combined Effects Think Tank to Support CREWS Modeling
[Complete Report - ~1.92MB, PDF Format]
![[Photo of think-tank group meeting at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas]](graphics/group_photo1.jpg)
Left to right: Joanie Kleypas, Derek Manzello, Cheryl Woodley, Caroline
Rogers, Danny Gleason, Mark Warner, Michael Lesser, Lisa Rodrigues, Todd
LaJeunesse, Andrea Grottoli, Mike Risk, Ilsa Kuffner, Jeff Absten, Melanie
McField, Kimberly Puglise, Ray Berkelmans, William Fitt, Erich Mueller,
William Skirving, Jules Craynock, Richard Zepp, Peter Glynn, Al Strong,
Chris Langdon, Jim Hendee, Chris Humphrey, Geoff Chilcoat.
Presentations:
- The Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS): Marine Environmental Monitoring to Support Research and Marine Sanctuary Management - James C. Hendee, Ph.D., NOAA/AOML
- Abundance and Diel Migrations Of Demersal Mesozooplankton And Small Reef Fishes And Their Trophodynamic Contribution to the Coral Reef Ecosystem: A Pilot Study -Peter B. Ortner, Ph.D. and Shailer R. Cummings, NOAA/AOML, Sharon L. Smith, Ph.D. and Peter Lane, UM/RSMAS, John Lamkin, Ph.D., Cynthia Yeung, Ph.D. and Dave Jones, NOAA/NMFS
- NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program and USCRTF’s Climate Change and Coral Bleaching - Alan E. Strong, Ph.D., NOAA/NESDIS/ORAD
- The Hydrodynamics Of A Coral Bleaching Event: The Role Of Satellite And CREWS Measurements - William Skirving, Ph.D., NOAA/NESDIS/ORAD
- A Decade of SEAKEYS Data: SST Trends and Patterns - Derek Manzello, NOAA/AOML
- Response of Corals to Solar Radiation and Temperature - Michael Lesser, Ph.D., Department of Zoology and Center for Marine Biology/University of New Hampshire
- The Sublethal Bleaching Response - William K. Fitt, Ph.D., Insititute of Ecology/University of Georgia
- Seasonal Fluctuations In Photosynthetic Performance In Reef Corals: Implications For Long-Term Monitoring And Coral Bleaching - Mark E. Warner, Ph.D., College of Marine Studies/ University of Delaware
- Zooxanthellae Typing And Seasonal Changes - Todd LaJeunesse, Todd LaJeunesse, Ph.D., Department of Botany/University of Georgia
- Effects Of Light On Coral Reproduction And Recruitment - Daniel F. Gleason, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
- Effects Of Solar Irradiance On Reef Coral Physiology And Recruitment - Ilsa B. Kuffner, Ph.D., Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies/ US Geological Survey
- Effect Of Bleaching On The Coral Host Total Lipid Content, Lipid Class Composition, And Skeletal Stable Isotopic Composition - Andréa G. Grottoli,Ph.D., Lisa J. Rodrigues and Carlos Juarez, Department of Earth and Environmental Science/University of Pennsylvania
- Determining Bleaching Thresholds: Separating The Effects Of Light And Temperature For Species-Specific Tolerance Limits - Ray Berkelmans, Ph.D., Australian Institute of Marine Science and the CRC Reef Research Centre
- Coral Bleaching And Light Attenuation: Can Elevated Turbidity Help Corals? - Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Mote Marine Laboratory/Center for Tropical Research
- Factors Influencing Geographic And Seasonal Variations In Light Exposure Of Coral Assemblages In The Florida Keys - Richard G. Zepp, Ph.D., US EPA
- Assessing the Health of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Florida Keys Using an Integrated Molecular Biomarker System - Cheryl M. Woodley, Ph.D., Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research/Hollings Marine Laboratory/NOAA/NOS
- Recruitment and Biodiversity Studies on ENSO-Impacted Coral Reefs in Panama - Peter W. Glynn, Ph.D., Marine Biology & Fisheries/University of Miami/RSMAS
- Field monitoring of the interactions between coral reef calcification and seawater chemistry - Joanie Kleypas, Ph.D., Climate & Global Dynamics/National Center for Atmospheric Research
- Effects of CO2 on coral growth and calcification - Chris Langdon, Ph.D., Biosphere 2 Center of Columbia University
- Coral Bleaching Issues: In support of CREWS station monitoring plans - Melanie McField, Ph.D., World Wildlife Fund, Philip and Patricia Kramer, University of Miami/RSMAS
- Land-based sources versus “Global Change”: striking a balance in evaluating stresses on modern coral reefs - Michael J. Risk, Ph.D., School of Geography and Geology/McMaster University
- Think Tank Conclusions (all authors)