Coral Bleaching in the Western Atlantic: A Quantitative Assessment

该奖项将为朗博士提供“快速反应资金”，用于对最近影响热带大西洋西部珊瑚礁的珊瑚白化现象进行一些初步研究。朗博士将领导一项合作努力，以(1)对热带大西洋西部漂白现象的程度进行总体评估，以便记录整个区域的发生模式；(2)在一年内组织对代表一系列珊瑚礁类型的四个特定区域(委内瑞拉、圣克罗伊群岛、佛罗里达群岛、巴哈马)的重复监测(根据区域内的地理、与大陆影响的接近程度、珊瑚礁发育程度)，(3)在四个地点建立珊瑚样本库，以衡量漂白和对照珊瑚群体的生长反应，(4)促进正在进行项目的其他地区(百慕大、巴拿马、波多黎各、哥伦比亚、圣约翰和美国)的重复评估，以及(5)在纽约州立大学布法罗分校的霍华德·拉斯克博士和诺瓦大学的理查德·道奇博士的协助下，对样带和环境数据进行分析。

The award will support Dr. Lang with "rapid response funding" to conduct some preliminary studies of the coral- bleaching phenomenon recently affecting reefs in the western tropical Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Lang will lead a collaborative effort to (1) give a general assessment of the extent of the bleaching phenomenon in the western tropical Atlantic in order to document the region wide patterns of occurrence; (2) organize the repeated monitoring over a year period of four specific (Venezuela, St. Croix USVI, Florida Keys, Bahamas) areas which represent a range of reef types (on the basis of geography within the region, proximity to continental influences, degree of reef development), (3) establish a base of coral samples at the four sites for measuring the growth responses of bleached and control coral colonies, (4) facilitate repetitive assessments in additional regions that have ongoing programs (Bermuda, Panama, Puerto Rico, Columbia, St. John USVI), and (5) conduct an analysis of transect and environmental data with the assistance of Dr. Howard Lasker (SUNY Buffalo) and Dr. Richard Dodge (Nova University).//