Acropora Cervicornis Data Coordination Hub, an Open Access Database for Evaluating Genet Performance

Authors

Patrick M. Kiel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association; University of Miami
Nathan Formel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association; University of Miami; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Mike Jankulak, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association; University of Miami
Andrew C. Baker, University of Miami
Ross Cunning, John G. Shedd Aquarium
Dave Gilliam, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Carly Kenkel, University of Southern California
Chris Langdon, University of Miami
Diego Lirman, University of Miami
Caitlin Lustic, The Nature Conservancy - Florida
Kerry Maxwell, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Alison L. Moulding, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office
Amelia Moura, Coral Restoration Foundation
Erinn M. Muller, Mote Marine Laboratory
Stephanie Schopmeyer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
R. Scott Winters, Coral Restoration Foundation
Ian Enochs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2023

Publication Title

Bulletin of Marine Science

ISSN

0007-4977

Volume

99

Issue/No.

2

First Page

119

Last Page

136

Abstract

Once one of the predominant reef-building corals in the region, Acropora cervicornis is now a focal species of coral restoration efforts in Florida and the western Caribbean. Scientists and restoration practitioners have been independently collecting phenotypic data on genets of A. cervicornis grown in restoration nurseries. While these data are important for understanding the intraspecific response to varying environmental conditions, and thus the potential genetic contribution to phenotypic variation, in isolation these observations are of limited use for large-scale, multi- institution restoration efforts that are becoming increasingly necessary. Here, we present the Acropora cervicornis Data Coordination Hub, a web-accessible relational database to align disparate datasets to compare genet-specific performance. In this data descriptor, we release data for 248 genets evaluated across 38 separate traits. We present a framework to align datasets with the ultimate goal of facilitating informed, data-driven restoration throughout the Caribbean.

Comments

AcDC was developed by NOAA AOML’s Coral Program with funds from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, Project #31254.

Data Availability: https:\\github.com/pkiel/AcDC

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

NSUWorks Citation

Patrick M. Kiel, Nathan Formel, Mike Jankulak, Andrew C. Baker, Ross Cunning, Dave Gilliam, Carly Kenkel, Chris Langdon, Diego Lirman, Caitlin Lustic, Kerry Maxwell, Alison L. Moulding, Amelia Moura, Erinn M. Muller, Stephanie Schopmeyer, R. Scott Winters, and Ian Enochs. 2023. Acropora Cervicornis Data Coordination Hub, an Open Access Database for Evaluating Genet Performance .Bulletin of Marine Science , (2) : 119 -136. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/1361.

DOI

10.5343/bms.2022.0064