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 larvae for heat tolerance, conducted by the Reef Restoration and Adaption Program at AIMS. Data collection involved phenotyping and breeding colonies collected in October 2023, followed by larval exposure to Ambient (27°C), Sub-lethal (33°C), and lethal Selection (35°C) temperature treatments.
Use Cases
- Train models to predict coral larval survival based on thermal selection treatment.
- Analyze the trade-offs between artificial selection for heat tolerance and genetic bottleneck effects.
- Evaluate the field performance of coral recruits across different reef zones (back reef, lagoon, reef flank).
Strengths
- Experimental design includes three distinct thermal treatment groups (Ambient, Sub-lethal, Selection) with precise temperature controls.
- Field deployment involved 162 seeding devices across nine sites at Davies Reef, providing ecological context.
- Data is linked to specific, recent research protocols (Naugle et al. 2024, Denis et al. 2024) and permits (GBRMPA G21/38062.1).
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 (Davies Reef).
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field and laboratory experiment involving coral collection, larval heat stress testing, and deployment of seeding devices.
- Time Range
- October 2023 onward
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 10:18:00.525500; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Davies Reef, Bindal Sea Country, Great Barrier Reef (S18.81958°, E147.63129°)