Lithophaga Mussel Bioerosion and Calcification Lab Measurements from Hawaii, 2019-2020

Lab-based measurements of carbonate substrate bioerosion and calcification using living date mussels (Lithophaga) collected outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawaiian Islands, from 2019-11-21 to 2020-01-08. The dataset was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, and involves weighing standardized calcium carbonate cores with and without mussels to assess mass loss.

Use Cases

• Quantifying bioerosion rates based on mass loss measurements of carbonate cores.
• Comparing calcification and erosion processes between treatment and control cores.
• Assessing the impact of Lithophaga mussels on reef substrate integrity based on laboratory experiment data.
• Modeling the threat of macroboring organisms to tropical and subtropical reef frameworks.

Strengths

• Data is from a controlled laboratory experiment with defined control cores.
• Measurements are based on standardized calcium carbonate cores (dead Porites lobata).
• Specific collection period from 2019-11-21 to 2020-01-08 is documented.
• Dataset originates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a single site (OAH-OCC-005) and a specific time period.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Laboratory experiment measuring mass loss of standardized calcium carbonate cores with and without living Lithophaga mussels.

Time Range

2019-11-21 to 2020-01-08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-06 00:12:04.583111; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Site OAH-OCC-005, outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean