162 coral seeding devices containing larvae from three thermal selection treatments were deployed across nine sites at Davies Reef. The dataset documents a field-based experiment testing the artificial selection of Acropora spathulata coral larval heat tolerance for restoration purposes. It was published via the Australian Ocean Data Network in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Compare coral larval survival rates based on thermal pre-selection treatment.
- Analyze the performance of coral recruits across different reef zones (back reef, lagoon, reef flank).
- Assess the potential for genetic bottlenecks in artificially selected coral cultures.
- Evaluate the efficacy of concrete settlement tiles and seeding devices for coral restoration deployment.
Strengths
- Describes a controlled field experiment with 162 deployed seeding devices across 9 distinct reef sites.
- Specifies three precise thermal treatment groups (27°C, 33°C, 35°C) applied to coral larvae.
- Provides exact geographic coordinates (Davies Reef, Bindal Sea Country) for sample collection and deployment.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single reef location.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field and laboratory experiment involving coral collection, larval heat stress testing, and reef deployment.
- Time Range
- Sample collection in October 2023.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-23 02:38:35.294131; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Davies Reef, Bindal Sea Country, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.