Collect data from six coral reefs in the Gulf of Chiriqui and Gulf of Panama that will be used to monitor coral abundance, coral calcification, and bioerosion in relation to oceanographic variability over the next three years.
Location
Pacific Panama, Tropical Eastern Pacific
Summary
Data is archived at Florida Institute of Technology
Info derived
Data on coral reef state through time (coral percent cover, etc), coral growth, bioerosion rates
Comments
Other Lead Organizations: Florida Institute of Technology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Northeastern University, and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Other Funding Sources: NSF
Other vessels: We will hire local vessels in the Gulf of Chiriqui and will use the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Anibal in the Gulf of Panama. All vessels will be operated by hired drivers from Panama.
