gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26793 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Williams, Dana E 305-767-3262 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 Unites States dana.williams@noaa.gov https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Williams, Dana E Website Research Gate Personal Page information pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:27 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) CRCP-Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation 2011 creation 2014 revision 2017 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 26793 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26793 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Fisheries Science Center Website About SEFSC information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST originator https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0161266 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HOme PageNCEI Accession 0161266 NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation in the Florida Keys from 2011-2013 (NCEI Accession 0161266) download tableDigital Cite as: Williams, Dana E.; Cameron, Caitlin; Bright, Alan J.; Miller, Margaret W. (2017). NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation in the Florida Keys from 2011-2013 (NCEI Accession 0161266). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0161266. Accessed [date]. Corallivorous snail feeding scars are a common source of tissue loss for the threatened coral Acropora palmata, accounting for roughly one quarter of tissue loss in monitored study plots averaged over seven years. Meanwhile, corallivory is one of the few major sources of partial mortality (contrasting with threats such as bleaching, disease, or storm disturbances) that may be locally managed. Thus we conducted a field experiment to explore both the effectiveness and feasibility of snail removal. Long-term monitoring plots on six reefs in the upper Florida Keys were assigned to one of three snail removal treatments: 1) removal from A. palmata only 2) removal from all host coral species 3) No-removal controls. During the initial removal in June 2011, 639 snails were removed from twelve 150m2 plots. Snails were removed 2 additional times during a seven month removal phase, and then counted at five surveys over the next 19 months to track recolonization. At the conclusion, snails were collected, measured and sexed. To determine the effectiveness and costs of predator removal as a conservation measure for elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata completed Williams, Dana E 305-767-3262 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 Unites States dana.williams@noaa.gov https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Williams, Dana E Website Research Gate Personal Page information pointOfContact Williams, Dana E 305-767-3262 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 Unites States dana.williams@noaa.gov https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dana_Williams3 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Williams, Dana E Website Research Gate Personal Page information custodian notPlanned https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0106/0161266/1.1/about/0161266_map.jpg NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation in the Florida Keys from 2011-2013 (NCEI Accession 0161266) .jpg 1091 201 Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Actions for Management and Recovery Evaluation of ESA listed Acropora spp. Status and Recovery Actions theme CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates> Mollusks > Gastropods EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation > Coral Predation EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Acropora palmata Coralliophila abbreviata theme ITIS 0161266 161266 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES CORAL REEF STUDIES Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) theme NODC PROJECT NAMES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Carysfort Reef (25N080W0013) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > French Reef (25N080W0022) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Sand Island (25N080W0036) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Carysfort Reef (25N080W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > French Reef (25N080W0022) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Key Largo Dry Rocks (25N080W0039) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Sand Island (25N080W0036) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Coastal Waters Of Florida place NODC SEA AREA NAMES coral reef surveys visual analysis instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Elkhorn Marine Biology Predator snail theme 2011-2013 temporal DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Acropora demographic monitoring project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: CRCP-Acropora palmata snail corallivore removal evaluation [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26793. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 26793 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/26793.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -80.5 -80.1 24.9 25.3 upper Florida Keys | Currentness: Ground Condition 2011 2013 -80.37327777778 -80.21055555556 25.01013888889 25.22194444444 Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South | Currentness: Ground Condition 2011 2013 false eng false Data Table coordinates.csv 2022-04-27 publication experimental_treatment_descriptions.csv 2022-04-27 publication snail_characteristics.csv 2022-04-27 publication counts.csv 2022-04-27 publication host_group_codes.csv 2022-04-27 publication .gz TAR NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/accession/download/161266 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 161266.1.1.tar.gz tar file containing all files in the accession download dataset Bias No known bias Most data recorded in situ on paper forms, then entered into spreadsheet by observer. Some data involved collecting specimens (snails). These were measured for total length and sexed. These data were subsequently entered into spreadsheet and analyzed Data are entered from field data sheets into ACCESS database Williams, Dana E 305-767-3262 dana.williams@noaa.gov processor