Bioluminescence and Vision on the Deep-Seafloor

Bioluminescence2015

Images and video of habitat and organisms from ROV dives under white light; images and video of organisms taken with low light cameras/ Medusa lander/lagoratory images of bioluminescence. Excel database of information about collected samples.

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Dataset Identifiers

Bioluminescence2015

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gov.noaa.ncei.oer:Bioluminescence2015

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Other Access	Online access information not available.
Distribution Formats	Format not available
Distributor	Distributor information not available
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Principal Investigator	Tamara Frank, Ph.D. Scientist, Chief Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography - Nova Southeastern University


Coverage Description	Cruise Start and End
Time Period	Unknown to Unknown;Unknown to Unknown
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West:-93.3 East:-87 South:26.25 North:29.3
Spatial Coverage Map


Documentation links not available.


Publication Dates	creation: 2021-02-11
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency	Not planned
Purpose	For this expedition we propose to extend this exploration on vision and bioluminescence in the deep-sea benthos to the Gulf of Mexico using the ROVGlobal Explorer, which has excellent imaging and collection capabilities. Images taken during the Okeanos Explorer 2012 Gulf of Mexico expedition suggest that there are numerous examples of these cnidarian/crustacean symbioses, leading to the intriguing possibility that they too may be selectively feeding on pelagic organisms that impact the benthic structures, a virtually unexplored type of benthic/pelagic coupling. We propose to significantly expand our exploration of deep-sea benthic bioluminescence, examine interactions between vision and bioluminescence, and characterize the communities of organisms in two relatively unknown deep-sea habitats that were briefly visited by the Okeanos Explorer ? one on the northern West Florida Escarpment, and one at the base of the West Florida Escarpment.
Use Limitations	Access Constraints: No access constraints Use Constraints: No use constraints.


Publishers	Publisher information not available.


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring Earth Science > Oceans > Aquatic Sciences
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/OAR/OER > Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords R/V PELICAN SHIPS ROV GLOBAL EXPLORER SUBMERSIBLE
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords UNDERWATER VIDEO CAMERA DIGITAL PHOTO CAMERA ADCP SCS NAVIGATION
Place keywords	Limits of Oceans and Seas Gulf of Mexico Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords GULF OF MEXICO
Keywords	Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Program Discovery Keywords expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration ocean exploration and research OER ocean literacy ocean research science scientific mission scientific research sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater


Use Constraints	No constraint information available
Fees	Fee information not available.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	R/V Pelican
Platform	R/V PELICAN

Last Modified: 2021-02-11

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