ME005
Ecological Insights and Technological Advances in Coral Reef Monitoring, Diagnostics and Restoration
Session ID#: 255810
Session Description:
Coral reefs, hubs of ocean biodiversity, are in crisis. Interdisciplinary and innovative science is needed to better understand how reef ecosystems function, necessitating new integrated datasets over multiple sensing modalities and large spatiotemporal scales. The goal of this session is to explore and examine insights provided by current and new sensing of, and solutions for, coral reefs. We seek presentations that examine reef ecology, health, modeling, and observations that may include scales from satellites to microbes, reef physics and chemistry. We encourage talks that address solutions to support science-based resilience and restoration of reefs and their adjacent communities. This could include addressing early detection and diagnostics of coral reef changes to better understand the mechanisms and signatures of change. Technological advances including robotics, machine learning, acoustics, imaging, hydrodynamic modeling, microbial, eDNA and chemical sensors may be able to help us advance reef science and capture information that can augment traditional observations. Through this session we seek to bring together a broad spectrum of scientists, engineers and managers to discuss current advances in our understanding of coral reefs, and the current and emerging technologies that allow for an improved ability to assess and restore coral reef health and function.
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Index Terms:
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4217 Coastal processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4220 Coral reef systems [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
4294 Instruments and techniques [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
Student/Early Career Chair: Matthew Herman Long, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Chair: T Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
Co-chairs: Yogesh Girdhar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, United States, Colleen Hansel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole, United States and Weifeng Gordon Zhang, WHOI, Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, United States
Early Detection of Coral Stress Using Mucus Derived Microbial and Molecular Markers: A Non-Invasive Approach for Proactive Reef Conservation (1858063)
Dr. Vilas Phartade, PhD, National Institute of Oceanography, Biological Oceanography, Panjim, India and Chinnarajan Ravindran, National Institute of Oceanography, Biological Oceanography Division, Panaji, Goa, India
65536 Shades of Grey: How to quantify and minimise error in coral skeletal density estimates using X-ray µCT (1868131)
Leonardo Bertini1, Erica Hendy1, Rebecca Summerfield2, Vincent Fernandez3, Brett Clark4, Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone1, Felix Lucka5, Maximillian B. Kiss5 and Kenneth G. Johnson4, (1)University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, (2)DISIOR, Helsinki, Finland, (3)ESRF European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France, (4)Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, (5)Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam, Netherlands
First record of a second invasive octocoral species, Latissimia ningalooensis (Ekins, Benayahu & McFadden, 2022) in southern Puerto Rico (2014564)
Jose Munoz1, Daniel Toledo2, Catherine McFadden3, Nilda M Jimenez Marrero4, Alex J Veglia5, Ernesto Weil6 and Nikolaos V Schizas2, (1)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Marine Science, Mayaguez, United States, (2)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Marine Sciences, Mayaguez, United States, (3)Harvey Mudd College, Department of Biology, Claremont, United States, (4)Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, San Juan, United States, (5)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Biology, Mayaguez, United States, (6)Department of Marine Science, University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, United States
Unravelling the role of pink inflammations in shaping resilience of the coral Porites lutea (2015286)
Mr. Lawrance Irudayarajan, PhD, CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Biological Oceanography Division, Panaji, Goa, India and Chinnarajan Ravindran, National Institute of Oceanography, Biological Oceanography Division, Panaji, Goa, India
Trends of Long-Term Reef Benthos Cover in the Egyptian Red Sea (2025145)
Sara G Abbass1,2, Susana Marcela Simancas-Giraldo3, Ameris I. Contreras-Silvia1 and Hauke Reuter1,4, (1)Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany, (2)Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Port said University, Port said, Egypt, (3)Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany, (4)Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Thermal resilience of corals in the southern Egyptian Red Sea reefs (2028328)
Hadeer Ismail, Lecturer, Marine Science Department, Ismailia, Egypt, Muhammad Y Eldosoky Dr., Lecturer, Marine Science Department, Port Said, Egypt, Mahmoud H Hanafy Prof, Professor, Marine Science Department, Ismailia, Egypt and Muhammad Y Dosoky
Impact of wave exposure and habitat structural complexity on the reefscape ecology at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (2030495)
James Herlan, City University of New York, New York, NY, UNITED STATES, Phillip Stanikzenko, CUNY Brooklyn College, Biology, Brooklyn, United States, Ji Meng Loh, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States, Rolando Santos, Florida International University, Institute of Environment, Miami, United States, Art Gleason, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Stephen Gosnell, CUNY Baruch College, Department of Natural Sciences, New York, United States, W. Ryan James, Florida International University, Maimi, United States, Kyle C McDonald, City University of New York - City College, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, New York, United States, Clinton B. Edwards, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UC San Diego, La Jolla, United States, Alan Friedlander, National Geographic Society, Pristine Seas, Washington, D.C., United States and Carlos Gaymer, Universidad Católica del Norte, Applied Ecology and Biology, Coquimbo, Chile
A Combination of Morphological and Molecular Methods is Key to Characterizing Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats in Tropical Reef Ecosystems (2031830)
Jennifer L Salerno1, Emma Boyden1, Rosalina Stancheva Christova1 and Esther C Peters2, (1)George Mason University Fairfax, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center, Environmental Science and Policy, Woodbridge, United States, (2)George Mason University Fairfax, Environmental Science and Policy, Fairfax, United States
The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Cold-Water Corals: A Study on Lophelia pertusa using Paraffin Wax (2031990)
Anushka Rajagopalan1, Kristina Beck2, Sebastian Hennige2 and Murray Roberts3, (1)Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States, (2)University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (3)Mara Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Role of Heterotrophy in the Resilience of the Temperate Coral Oculina arbuscula to Ocean Acidification (2032225)
Alejandra Daniel, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, United States, Tyler Cyronak, Georgia Southern University, Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Statesboro, United States and Daniel Gleason, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, United States
Assessing the community structure and diversity of scleractinian corals on shallow reef flats in mu ko Surin, the Andaman Sea (2032541)
Wiphawan Aunkhongthong1, Laongdow Jungrak2, Charernmee Chamchoy1, Maneerat Sukkeaw1, Sittiporn Pengsakun1, Phatthira Karnpakob1, Wanlaya Klinthong1, Wichin - Suebpala1, Makamas Sutthacheep1 and Thamasak - Yeemin1, (1)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of biology, faculty of science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand
Juvenile coral communities on newly discovered underwater pinnacles in Krabi Province, the Andaman Sea (2032585)
Laongdow Jungrak1, Charernmee Chamchoy1, Wiphawan Aunkhongthong2, Wichin - Suebpala3, Sittiporn Pengsakun3, Wanlaya Klinthong3, Phatthira Karnpakob3, Makamas Sutthacheep3 and Thamasak - Yeemin1, (1)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of biology, faculty of science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand
Spatial variability in juvenile coral assemblages on shallow reef flats of the Andaman Sea, Thailand (2032849)
Charernmee Chamchoy1, Laongdow Jungrak1, Wiphawan Aunkhongthong2, Makamas Sutthacheep3, Wichin - Suebpala3, Sittiporn Pengsakun3, Wanlaya Klinthong3, Chanansiri Phutthaphibankun1 and Thamasak - Yeemin1, (1)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of biology, faculty of science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand
Diversity and density of macrobenthic invertebrates on the underwater pinnacles in Trat Province, the Eastern Gulf of Thailand (2032991)
Sittiporn Pengsakun1, Maneerat Sukkeaw1, Charernmee Chamchoy2, Laongdow Jungrak2, Wiphawan Aunkhongthong3, Makamas Sutthacheep1, Wichin - Suebpala1, Wanlaya Klinthong1 and Thamasak - Yeemin2, (1)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of biology, faculty of science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Bangkok, Thailand
Comparative analysis of coral community structure on underwater pinnacles in Trang province, the Andaman Sea (2033114)
Makamas Sutthacheep1, Thamasak - Yeemin2, Wiphawan Aunkhongthong3, Laongdow Jungrak2, Charernmee Chamchoy1, Wichin - Suebpala1, Sittiporn Pengsakun1, Wanlaya Klinthong1, Maneerat Sukkeaw1 and Chanansiri Phutthaphibankun2, (1)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of biology, faculty of science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Bangkok, Thailand
Pelagic Subsidies to Coral Reefs are Underestimated by Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll-a (2033408)
Gage Mele1, Luca Stirnimann1, Daffne Lopez-Sandoval2, Walter Rich1, Jessica Glanz1, Ghalih Althagafi1, David Atienza2, Nicole Burt1, Alessia Finini3, Mr. Eesaa Harris1, Danielle Spring4, Jordan C Vest1 and Michael D. Fox1, (1)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (2)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab (CMR), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (3)University of Milan - Bicocca, Milan, Italy, (4)Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor, United Kingdom
ITS2 Profiling of Symbiodiniaceae Reveals Symbiont Diversity and Stress Tolerance Potential in Lakshadweep Corals (2036012)
Karthika B, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, India, Abel Varghese, Fishery Survey of India, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and Anu Gopinath, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Department of Aquatic Environment Management, Kochi, India
Experimental Ground Truthing of the Effects of ‘Coral Microbiome Transplantation’ to Enhance Thermal Stress Tolerance (2036222)
Erik Francesco Ferrara1, Merlin Weichler2, Marlene Wall2, Giada Meraldi1, Lalita Putchim3, Supasit Boonphienphol4, Maren Ziegler1 and Anna Roik5,6, (1)Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Animal Ecology& Systematics, Giessen, Germany, (2)GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, (3)Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center (Eastern Gulf of Thailand), Bang Pakong, Thailand, (4)Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Phuket Marine Biological Center, Phuket, Thailand, (5)Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), Oldenburg, Germany, (6)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, OceanQuest, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Quantifying Coral Reef Carbonate Production Using Machine Learning Image Techniques Provides Comparable Estimates to In-Water Approaches (2037242)
Joseph Townsend1, Sivajyodee Sannassy Pilly2, Cut Aja Gita Alisa3, Tries Razak4, Ronan Roche5, John Turner5, Stephen Chan6, David J Kriegman6, Andreas J Andersson7, Christopher T Perry8, Ines D Lange9 and Travis Courtney10, (1)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Department of Marine Sciences, Mayaguez, United States, (2)University of Exeter, Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Exeter, United Kingdom, (3)Institut Pertanian Bogor University, Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor, Indonesia, (4)Institut Pertanian Bogor University, Bogor, Indonesia, (5)Bangor University, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor, United Kingdom, (6)University of California San Diego, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, La Jolla, United States, (7)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (8)University of Exeter, Geography, Exeter, United Kingdom, (9)University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, (10)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Department of Marine Science, Mayaguez, United States
Quantifying Metabolic Functioning of Coral Reefs: A Three-Year Study in Palau (2042000)
Alexandra Khrizman1, Elisabeth Boles1, Jenny Hamilton1, David Allen Mucciarone2, Stephen G Monismith2 and Robert B Dunbar2, (1)Stanford University, Oceans Department, Stanford, United States, (2)Stanford University, Oceans, Stanford, United States
Improving Photographic Assessments of Coral Whiteness with RAW Imaging and Standardized Reflectance Targets (2042079)
Makena Krause, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, Ceridwyn Hunter, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States and Eric J Hochberg, PhD, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, Bermuda
Coral Community Structure Across Temperature Regimes in the Lagoon of Moorea, French Polynesia (2043893)
Sadie Cwikiel1, Ms. Adelaide Dahl2, Samantha Stevenson1, Thomas Adam3 and Deron Burkepile4, (1)University of California Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Santa Barbara, United States, (2)University of California, Santa Barbara, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, United States, (3)University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, United States, (4)University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Community-scale coral climate resilience in Kāneʻohe Bay. (2044806)
Khalil Smith, Joshua R Hancock, Carlo Caruso, Spencer Miller, Hou In Lio, Hanalei Hoʻopai-Silva, Madeleine O Sherman, Camryn Steinle, Clarisse E S Sullivan, Kamalani Oshiro, Alyssa C Varela, Teagan Roome, Maile Villablanca, Cristina Cano, Cameron Lau, Puanani Dela Cruz, Kira Hughes and Crawford Drury, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, Honolulu, United States
Resilience in Restoration: Investigating Thermal Tolerance of Galápagos Corals During El Niño (2047662)
Ava Besecker, California State University Monterey Bay, Moss Landing Marine Labs, Seaside, United States, Margarita Brandt, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Quito, Ecuador, Nicolas Davalos, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States and Cheryl Logan, California State University Monterey Bay, Marine Science Department, Seaside, United States
In-situ Net Community Production (NCP) dynamics of coral reefs of New Caledonia measured using an underway Equilibrator Inlet Mass-spectrometer (EIMS) (2047857)
Alireza NA Merikhi, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, United States, Fanny Houlbreque, Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Noumea, New Caledonia, Sophie Bonnet, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, Marseille, France, Yajuan Lin, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Life Sciences, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, Zhiwen Zhong, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Life Sciences, Corpus Christi, United States and Nicolas Cassar, Duke University, Division of Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC, United States
Paired geo-ecological functional diversity of coral reefs supports atoll island resilience to climate impacts (2049030)
Haunani H Kane1, Sara Kahanamoku2, Kainalu Steward2, Kalae Millikan3, Kalina Heimuli4 and Cienna Paet5, (1)University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, United States, (2)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, (3)University of Portland, Department of Biology and Political Science, Portland, United States, (4)Kansas State University, Department of Environmental Science, Manhattan, United States, (5)Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, United States
