SOP: Phenotypic Traits of Selectively Bred Coral in the Palm Islands

November 2021 to May 2022 field experiment assessing selectively bred Acropora hyacinthus coral. The standard operating procedure documents methods for measuring juvenile survival, growth, and color on reefs near Fantome Island. It was delivered as a milestone by the RRAP ECT 2.1 team to study trade-offs in inter-population and intra-population coral hybrids.

Use Cases

• Compare survival rates of inter-population versus intra-population coral hybrids based on the described field experiment.
• Analyze growth patterns of juvenile Acropora hyacinthus corals deployed on reefs based on the described measurement protocol.
• Assess phenotypic trade-offs in selectively bred corals based on the described traits of survival, growth, and color.

Strengths

• Procedure is linked to a specific, time-bound field experiment from November 2021 to May 2022.
• Focuses on three concrete phenotypic traits: survival, growth, and color of coral juveniles.
• Documents a controlled experiment involving 10 distinct coral families from specific crosses.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be directly machine-readable for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Standard operating procedure for a field experiment where gametes from specific adult coral colonies were crossed, juveniles were settled and deployed, then remeasured.

Time Range

November 2021 to May 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:36:38.024862; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fantome Island, Palm Islands, Australia