[Coral-List] [Coral Reef research needs] Caribbean Regional Assessment of Marine/Coastal Research and Information Needs - University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant Program

Jasmine Seda j_seda at hotmail.com
Thu Oct 6 20:47:16 EDT 2011




Dear colleagues,

 

In response to the present resource management problems that
exist, the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant Program (UPRSG) has been
conducting a regional assessment to identify and prioritize critical areas of
research and information associated with the sustainable use of marine and
coastal resources that are applicable to the development of better management
strategies. The main goal of this project is
to develop a research and information plan for the U.S. oceanic and coastal
areas of the Caribbean region. Although the U.S. has main responsibilities centered in Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, our approach is truly regional,
as the natural, physical, governance, and conservation processes in the
Caribbean (considered here as a Large Marine Ecosystem) have a bearing on the
strategies and policies of the U.S. territories. Although UPRSG mostly tends to
the needs of the U.S. Caribbean, this effort requires a full understanding of
the entire region as a complex network of relationships and governance
strategies.

 

To
date, we have communicated with more than 100 scientists, managers, and experts
involved in marine-related activities (resource use and/or management) from
public/private organizations and agencies in the Caribbean. Please visit our
blog at http://seagrantpr.org/caribbean for extensive details on the
comments made by fellow colleagues on the research and information needed for
coral reefs and other marine-related ecosystems. We also encourage you to take
a look at our constantly expanding publication database (http://seagrantpr.org/caribbean/data) of over 900 references
linked to peer-reviewed articles, websites,
thesis/dissertations, documentations/reports, and manuals associated with
marine/coastal management and conservation in the Caribbean region from 1998 to
the present.

 

In addition, we are conducting an online questionnaire for those
managers, scientists and experts associated with marine and coastal activities
or research in the Caribbean region. If would like to complete our survey,
please send your full name and e-mail address to j_seda at hotmail.com. If you've already
received an invitation to participate, we appreciate your comments! We hope to
hear from you!

 

Best regards,

 

Jasmine Seda

Caribbean Regional Assessment, Project Assistant

University of Puerto Rico

Sea Grant Program

____________________________________________________________________________


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> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:00:25 +0000
> From: "Fautin, Daphne G" <fautin at ku.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re :  Coral Reef research needs
> To: Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>, Laetitia Plaisance
> 	<lplaisance at yahoo.com>, Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> 
> That is, I believe, the concept of ReefCheck.
> 
> 
> Daphne G. Fautin
> Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
> Curator, Natural History Museum (Biodiversity Institute)
> University of Kansas
> 1200 Sunnyside Avenue
> Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA
> 
> telephone 1-785-864-3062
> fax 1-785-864-5321
> skype user name daphne.fautin
> evo user name fautin
> website: invertebratezoology.biodiversity.ku.edu/home
> cv: www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/daphne.html
> 
>     database of hexacorals, including sea anemones
>        newest version released 19 August 2011
> hercules.kgs.ku.edu/Hexacoral/Anemone2/index.cfm
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml..noaa.gov] on behalf of Martin Moe [martin_moe at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:42 PM
> To: Laetitia Plaisance; Coral List
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re :  Coral Reef research needs
> 
> Hi Laetitia,
> 
> Thanks for posting the information on the ARMS program. I
> think that project provides very useful, scientifically valid information on
> biodiversity changes that could not be acquired in any other way. What I had in
> mind, however, was a series of basic surveys on a relatively small number of ?indicator
> species? that could be conducted frequently at an amateur level that would
> provide at least an indication of change over time that could not be acquired by
> an expensive scientific program. Of course the protocol would have to be developed by scientists who could identify what species would be most valuable to record and also establish the methodology for the surveys. I don?t know if it could be done or not, and
> if so, whether the information would be useful or not, but in these days of
> citizen scientist programs, An important offshoot of such a program would be to increase public awareness of the state of coral reefs and advance the idea that maybe something can be done to improve the condition of the reefs.. I thought the concept was worth advancing.
> Martin
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Laetitia Plaisance <lplaisance at yahoo.com>
> To: Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>; Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re : [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> 
> 
> Dear Martin,
> 
> One of the core projects of The Census Of Marine Life, Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems was to develop a standardized, quantitative way to measure reef diversity so that the results can be compared across localities and through time. After many years of experimenting different designs, we started using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) to sample reef diversity (mainly the cryptic fauna associated with coral reefs). You can find more information about the ARMS here: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/arms.php
> Processing these structures can be done either using morphology to count the number of species, or using molecular tools if access to a molecular lab is not a problem. The ARMS have proven to be very effective in detecting habitat differentiation and biogeographic patterns of biodiversity.
> You can find more information in the following article: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/3/4/581/ as well as an article to come the second week of October in the journal: PLoS.
> I am not sure this is would be of any help for the purpose you mentioned but I thought it was worth pointing it out.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Laetitia
> 
> 
> Laetitia Plaisance
> Marine Ecologist - Coral Reef Biodiversity Specialist
> 
> Skype: laetitia.plaisance
> Email: laetitia.plaisance at gmail.com
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laetitia-plaisance/2b/3b7/506
> ______________________________ _
> 
> Save Paper, save a Tree
> Think Before You Print !
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> De : Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>
> ? : andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>; Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Envoy? le : Mardi 4 Octobre 2011 18h49
> Objet : Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> 
> 
> 
> On important research needs? I think information on changing
> biodiversity, for good or ill, is critical knowledge for assessing current
> conditions and emerging biological and ecological trends on coral reefs,
> especially for evaluation of management and restoration initiatives. The
> expertize, time, effort and funding that goes into the exceptional work of the
> Center for Marine Science and NOAA?s National Undersea Research Center is not
> found in most coral reef areas. I wonder if it would be possible to design a
> relatively simple protocol for determining the presence and density of a small
> number of key organisms, taxonomic and/or ecological, that could be conducted
> quickly by individuals, students for example, familiar but not necessarily on
> an expert level with identification of coral reef organisms. The survey could
> be done several times a year and would produce at least a snapshot of
>  the
> change and rate of change of coral reef conditions. For example the survey could
> consist of a count of few non-cryptic species that would produce a rough ecological
> cross section of the life on the reef. It could be based taxonomically, 4
> species of coral, , 4 algae, 4 sponges, 4 mollusks, 4 crustaceans, 4 echinoderms,
> 4 fish; or ecologically, such as 4 plants,  4 filter feeders, 4 calcifiers, 4 plants, 4
> herbivores, 4 scavengers, 4 planktivores, and 4 predators. Photography would
> enhance the value of the survey. This is very rough, meant only to convey the
> germ of the concept, but it may allow development of a better understanding of
> how some reefs are changing over time that otherwise would not be known,
> especially in areas not frequently subject to scientific surveys.. Perhaps it
> already exists, REEF does a good job with fish, but if does exist, I?m not
> aware of it.
> Martin
>  Moe
> 
> ________________________________
> From: andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>
> To: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> 
> Julian, Arianna and all,
> I'd like to see more work on the hydrology of the coral reef- the hows and whys of coastal protection, beach accretion and boundary layers. Acropora palmata shallows of the Caribbean must block waves very differently than a stone groyne, for example. There is plenty of info & modelling on the engineered stones, but little on the natural perforated coral structures. Unfortunately these coral systems have been essentially missing for 20+ years, largely predating the computers the
>  models are built around. This speaks to connectivity, restoration/rehab, value and sea level rise.
> Andrew Ross
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: arianna bucci <ariannabucci at yahoo.it>
> To: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>; "Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa..gov" <Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> 
> Dear Julian
> 
> I hope that when you talk about "connectivity" you are also referring to connectivity between different,
>  interconnected habitats to achieve a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the fluxes of materials and energy flow. In this context, I would strongly suggest you to put in your list the study of coral reefs as a part of a system, including the adjacent watersheds, coastal systems, littoral fringe and the adjacent oceanic watermasses.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Arianna Bucci, PhD
> Centre d'Estudis Avan?ats de Blanes (CSIC), Spain; Visiting Researche Fellow, University of Malaya, Malaysia
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> Da: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>
> A: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Inviato: Mercoled? 28 Settembre 2011 19:57
> Oggetto: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> 
> Hi
>  listers
> 
> 
> 
> If I were to put together a list of the most important research needs in
> coral reef science and management, what should be on the list? What are the
> most pressing or important areas that need to be looked at? In my ignorance,
> some areas that stand out are:
> 
> 
> 
> -          Resilience
> 
> -          Connectivity
> 
> -          Economics
> 
> -          Rehabilitation
> 
> -          Climate change/acidification.
> 
> 
> 
> But I am sure listers can improve greatly on this list. I would appreciate
> your thoughts.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Julian Hyde
> 
> General Manager
> 
> Reef Check Malaysia Bhd
> 
> 03 2161 5948
> 
> www.reefcheck.org.my
> 
> Follow us on Facebook at www..facebook.com/rcmalaysia
> 
> 
> 
> "The bottom line of the
>  Millenium Asessment findings is that human actions
> are depleting Earth's natural capital, putting such strain on the
> environment that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future
> generations can no longer be taken for granted."
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 14:04:53 -0600
> From: Helder Perez <helder.perez at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re : Coral Reef research needs
> To: "Fautin, Daphne G" <fautin at ku.edu>
> Cc: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> Hi Daphe, Listers,
> 
> The AGRRA protocol (www.agrra.org) also focus on certain species to assess
> the health of a reef system. It includes species from various taxa such as
> the Queen conch, the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, and even the newcomer
> Lionfish.
> 
> Now, to get back to the original question... I believe that the *coral reef
> research needs* depend on the outcome each person or team hopes for. The
> pressing questions that an evolutionary biologist would like to answer will
> undoubtedly differ from those of a national park manager or an environmental
> economist. So, the quest for an *ultimate question* about coral reefs,
> although entertaining, it's fruitless. Furthermore, asking what question is
> more important than others is also misleading, for the original engine of
> science is curiosity.
> 
> Finally, I think climate change (ocean acidification, sea level rise,
> increase of sea surface temperature, and the resulting plankton loss) is key
> to coral reef survival. It is in fact, the ultimate threat to coral reefs.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Helder I. P?rez
> 
> 
> On 6 October 2011 12:00, Fautin, Daphne G <fautin at ku.edu> wrote:
> 
> > That is, I believe, the concept of ReefCheck.
> >
> >
> > Daphne G. Fautin
> > Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
> > Curator, Natural History Museum (Biodiversity Institute)
> > University of Kansas
> > 1200 Sunnyside Avenue
> > Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA
> >
> > telephone 1-785-864-3062
> > fax 1-785-864-5321
> > skype user name daphne.fautin
> > evo user name fautin
> > website: invertebratezoology.biodiversity.ku.edu/home
> > cv: www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/daphne.html
> >
> >    database of hexacorals, including sea anemones
> >       newest version released 19 August 2011
> > hercules.kgs.ku.edu/Hexacoral/Anemone2/index.cfm
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov[coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.
> > .noaa.gov] on behalf of Martin Moe [martin_moe at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:42 PM
> > To: Laetitia Plaisance; Coral List
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re :  Coral Reef research needs
> >
> > Hi Laetitia,
> >
> > Thanks for posting the information on the ARMS program. I
> > think that project provides very useful, scientifically valid information
> > on
> > biodiversity changes that could not be acquired in any other way. What I
> > had in
> > mind, however, was a series of basic surveys on a relatively small number
> > of ?indicator
> > species? that could be conducted frequently at an amateur level that would
> > provide at least an indication of change over time that could not be
> > acquired by
> > an expensive scientific program. Of course the protocol would have to be
> > developed by scientists who could identify what species would be most
> > valuable to record and also establish the methodology for the surveys. I
> > don?t know if it could be done or not, and
> > if so, whether the information would be useful or not, but in these days of
> > citizen scientist programs, An important offshoot of such a program would
> > be to increase public awareness of the state of coral reefs and advance the
> > idea that maybe something can be done to improve the condition of the
> > reefs.. I thought the concept was worth advancing.
> > Martin
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Laetitia Plaisance <lplaisance at yahoo.com>
> > To: Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>; Coral List <
> > coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 4:48 PM
> > Subject: Re : [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> >
> >
> > Dear Martin,
> >
> > One of the core projects of The Census Of Marine Life, Census of Coral Reef
> > Ecosystems was to develop a standardized, quantitative way to measure reef
> > diversity so that the results can be compared across localities and through
> > time. After many years of experimenting different designs, we started using
> > Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) to sample reef diversity
> > (mainly the cryptic fauna associated with coral reefs). You can find more
> > information about the ARMS here: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/arms.php
> > Processing these structures can be done either using morphology to count
> > the number of species, or using molecular tools if access to a molecular lab
> > is not a problem. The ARMS have proven to be very effective in detecting
> > habitat differentiation and biogeographic patterns of biodiversity.
> > You can find more information in the following article:
> > http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/3/4/581/ as well as an article to come the
> > second week of October in the journal: PLoS.
> > I am not sure this is would be of any help for the purpose you mentioned
> > but I thought it was worth pointing it out.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Laetitia
> >
> >
> > Laetitia Plaisance
> > Marine Ecologist - Coral Reef Biodiversity Specialist
> >
> > Skype: laetitia.plaisance
> > Email: laetitia.plaisance at gmail.com
> >
> > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laetitia-plaisance/2b/3b7/506
> > ______________________________ _
> >
> > Save Paper, save a Tree
> > Think Before You Print !
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > De : Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>
> > ? : andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>; Coral List <
> > coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Envoy? le : Mardi 4 Octobre 2011 18h49
> > Objet : Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> >
> >
> >
> > On important research needs? I think information on changing
> > biodiversity, for good or ill, is critical knowledge for assessing current
> > conditions and emerging biological and ecological trends on coral reefs,
> > especially for evaluation of management and restoration initiatives. The
> > expertize, time, effort and funding that goes into the exceptional work of
> > the
> > Center for Marine Science and NOAA?s National Undersea Research Center is
> > not
> > found in most coral reef areas. I wonder if it would be possible to design
> > a
> > relatively simple protocol for determining the presence and density of a
> > small
> > number of key organisms, taxonomic and/or ecological, that could be
> > conducted
> > quickly by individuals, students for example, familiar but not necessarily
> > on
> > an expert level with identification of coral reef organisms. The survey
> > could
> > be done several times a year and would produce at least a snapshot of
> >  the
> > change and rate of change of coral reef conditions. For example the survey
> > could
> > consist of a count of few non-cryptic species that would produce a rough
> > ecological
> > cross section of the life on the reef. It could be based taxonomically, 4
> > species of coral, , 4 algae, 4 sponges, 4 mollusks, 4 crustaceans, 4
> > echinoderms,
> > 4 fish; or ecologically, such as 4 plants,  4 filter feeders, 4 calcifiers,
> > 4 plants, 4
> > herbivores, 4 scavengers, 4 planktivores, and 4 predators. Photography
> > would
> > enhance the value of the survey. This is very rough, meant only to convey
> > the
> > germ of the concept, but it may allow development of a better understanding
> > of
> > how some reefs are changing over time that otherwise would not be known,
> > especially in areas not frequently subject to scientific surveys.. Perhaps
> > it
> > already exists, REEF does a good job with fish, but if does exist, I?m not
> > aware of it.
> > Martin
> >  Moe
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>
> > To: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> >
> > Julian, Arianna and all,
> > I'd like to see more work on the hydrology of the coral reef- the hows and
> > whys of coastal protection, beach accretion and boundary layers. Acropora
> > palmata shallows of the Caribbean must block waves very differently than a
> > stone groyne, for example. There is plenty of info & modelling on the
> > engineered stones, but little on the natural perforated coral structures.
> > Unfortunately these coral systems have been essentially missing for 20+
> > years, largely predating the computers the
> >  models are built around. This speaks to connectivity, restoration/rehab,
> > value and sea level rise.
> > Andrew Ross
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: arianna bucci <ariannabucci at yahoo.it>
> > To: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>;
> > "Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa..gov" <Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> >
> > Dear Julian
> >
> > I hope that when you talk about "connectivity" you are also referring to
> > connectivity between different,
> >  interconnected habitats to achieve a comprehensive and integrated
> > understanding of the fluxes of materials and energy flow. In this context, I
> > would strongly suggest you to put in your list the study of coral reefs as a
> > part of a system, including the adjacent watersheds, coastal systems,
> > littoral fringe and the adjacent oceanic watermasses.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Arianna Bucci, PhD
> > Centre d'Estudis Avan?ats de Blanes (CSIC), Spain; Visiting Researche
> > Fellow, University of Malaya, Malaysia
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Da: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>
> > A: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Inviato: Mercoled? 28 Settembre 2011 19:57
> > Oggetto: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> >
> > Hi
> >  listers
> >
> >
> >
> > If I were to put together a list of the most important research needs in
> > coral reef science and management, what should be on the list? What are the
> > most pressing or important areas that need to be looked at? In my
> > ignorance,
> > some areas that stand out are:
> >
> >
> >
> > -          Resilience
> >
> > -          Connectivity
> >
> > -          Economics
> >
> > -          Rehabilitation
> >
> > -          Climate change/acidification.
> >
> >
> >
> > But I am sure listers can improve greatly on this list. I would appreciate
> > your thoughts.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Julian Hyde
> >
> > General Manager
> >
> > Reef Check Malaysia Bhd
> >
> > 03 2161 5948
> >
> > www.reefcheck.org.my
> >
> > Follow us on Facebook at www..facebook.com/rcmalaysia
> >
> >
> >
> > "The bottom line of the
> >  Millenium Asessment findings is that human actions
> > are depleting Earth's natural capital, putting such strain on the
> > environment that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future
> > generations can no longer be taken for granted."
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coral-List mailing list
> > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coral-List mailing list
> > Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:18:28 -0400
> From: Barbara Kojis <bkojis at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re :  Coral Reef research needs
> To: <martin_moe at yahoo.com>, <lplaisance at yahoo.com>,
> 	<coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> I believe that Reef Check (http://www.reefcheck.org/) does a good job of doing this.  They have been doing surveys of fish, corals, and other invertebrates around the world using indicator species and other indicators.  
> 
> Dr. Barbara Kojis 
> St. Thomas, USVI 00803 
> 
>  > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 13:42:51 -0700
> > From: martin_moe at yahoo.com
> > To: lplaisance at yahoo.com; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Re :  Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > Hi Laetitia,
> > 
> > Thanks for posting the information on the ARMS program. I
> > think that project provides very useful, scientifically valid information on
> > biodiversity changes that could not be acquired in any other way. What I had in
> > mind, however, was a series of basic surveys on a relatively small number of ?indicator
> > species? that could be conducted frequently at an amateur level that would
> > provide at least an indication of change over time that could not be acquired by
> > an expensive scientific program. Of course the protocol would have to be developed by scientists who could identify what species would be most valuable to record and also establish the methodology for the surveys. I don?t know if it could be done or not, and
> > if so, whether the information would be useful or not, but in these days of
> > citizen scientist programs, An important offshoot of such a program would be to increase public awareness of the state of coral reefs and advance the idea that maybe something can be done to improve the condition of the reefs. I thought the concept was worth advancing.  
> > Martin
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: Laetitia Plaisance <lplaisance at yahoo.com>
> > To: Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>; Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 4:48 PM
> > Subject: Re : [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Martin,
> > 
> > One of the core projects of The Census Of Marine Life, Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems was to develop a standardized, quantitative way to measure reef diversity so that the results can be compared across localities and through time. After many years of experimenting different designs, we started using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) to sample reef diversity (mainly the cryptic fauna associated with coral reefs). You can find more information about the ARMS here: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/arms..php
> > Processing these structures can be done either using morphology to count the number of species, or using molecular tools if access to a molecular lab is not a problem. The ARMS have proven to be very effective in detecting habitat differentiation and biogeographic patterns of biodiversity.
> > You can find more information in the following article: http://www.mdpi..com/1424-2818/3/4/581/ as well as an article to come the second week of October in the journal: PLoS.
> > I am not sure this is would be of any help for the purpose you mentioned but I thought it was worth pointing it out.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Laetitia
> > 
> > 
> > Laetitia Plaisance
> > Marine Ecologist - Coral Reef Biodiversity Specialist
> > 
> > Skype: laetitia.plaisance
> > Email: laetitia.plaisance at gmail.com
> > 
> > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laetitia-plaisance/2b/3b7/506
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > De : Martin Moe <martin_moe at yahoo.com>
> > ? : andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>; Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Envoy? le : Mardi 4 Octobre 2011 18h49
> > Objet : Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On important research needs? I think information on changing
> > biodiversity, for good or ill, is critical knowledge for assessing current
> > conditions and emerging biological and ecological trends on coral reefs,
> > especially for evaluation of management and restoration initiatives. The
> > expertize, time, effort and funding that goes into the exceptional work of the
> > Center for Marine Science and NOAA?s National Undersea Research Center is not
> > found in most coral reef areas. I wonder if it would be possible to design a
> > relatively simple protocol for determining the presence and density of a small
> > number of key organisms, taxonomic and/or ecological, that could be conducted
> > quickly by individuals, students for example, familiar but not necessarily on
> > an expert level with identification of coral reef organisms. The survey could
> > be done several times a year and would produce at least a snapshot of
> >  the
> > change and rate of change of coral reef conditions. For example the survey could
> > consist of a count of few non-cryptic species that would produce a rough ecological
> > cross section of the life on the reef. It could be based taxonomically, 4
> > species of coral, , 4 algae, 4 sponges, 4 mollusks, 4 crustaceans, 4 echinoderms,
> > 4 fish; or ecologically, such as 4 plants,  4 filter feeders, 4 calcifiers, 4 plants, 4
> > herbivores, 4 scavengers, 4 planktivores, and 4 predators. Photography would
> > enhance the value of the survey. This is very rough, meant only to convey the
> > germ of the concept, but it may allow development of a better understanding of
> > how some reefs are changing over time that otherwise would not be known,
> > especially in areas not frequently subject to scientific surveys.. Perhaps it
> > already exists, REEF does a good job with fish, but if does exist, I?m not
> > aware of it.
> > Martin
> >  Moe
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: andrew ross <andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com>
> > To: Coral List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > Julian, Arianna and all,
> > I'd like to see more work on the hydrology of the coral reef- the hows and whys of coastal protection, beach accretion and boundary layers. Acropora palmata shallows of the Caribbean must block waves very differently than a stone groyne, for example. There is plenty of info & modelling on the engineered stones, but little on the natural perforated coral structures. Unfortunately these coral systems have been essentially missing for 20+ years, largely predating the computers the
> >  models are built around. This speaks to connectivity, restoration/rehab, value and sea level rise.
> > Andrew Ross
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: arianna bucci <ariannabucci at yahoo.it>
> > To: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>; "Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa..gov" <Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > Dear Julian
> > 
> > I hope that when you talk about "connectivity" you are also referring to connectivity between different,
> >  interconnected habitats to achieve a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the fluxes of materials and energy flow. In this context, I would strongly suggest you to put in your list the study of coral reefs as a part of a system, including the adjacent watersheds, coastal systems, littoral fringe and the adjacent oceanic watermasses. 
> > 
> > 
> > Best regards, 
> > Arianna Bucci, PhD
> > Centre d'Estudis Avan?ats de Blanes (CSIC), Spain; Visiting Researche Fellow, University of Malaya, Malaysia  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > Da: "Julian @ Reefcheck Malaysia" <julian at reefcheck.org.my>
> > A: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Inviato: Mercoled? 28 Settembre 2011 19:57
> > Oggetto: [Coral-List] Coral Reef research needs
> > 
> > Hi
> >  listers
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > If I were to put together a list of the most important research needs in
> > coral reef science and management, what should be on the list? What are the
> > most pressing or important areas that need to be looked at? In my ignorance,
> > some areas that stand out are: 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -          Resilience
> > 
> > -          Connectivity
> > 
> > -          Economics
> > 
> > -          Rehabilitation
> > 
> > -          Climate change/acidification.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > But I am sure listers can improve greatly on this list. I would appreciate
> > your thoughts.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks and regards,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Julian Hyde
> > 
> > General Manager
> > 
> > Reef Check Malaysia Bhd
> > 
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> > 
> > www.reefcheck.org.my
> > 
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> > 
> > 
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> >  Millenium Asessment findings is that human actions
> > are depleting Earth's natural capital, putting such strain on the
> > environment that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future
> > generations can no longer be taken for granted."
> > 
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