Abstract:

Here we describe microbial community dynamics in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) after a massive invertebrate mortality event occurred in the sanctuary. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing of filtered water samples collected from CTD stations within the FGBNMS, we characterized microbial community membership and structure within the water column to search for evidence of what may have caused the mortality event.

Suggested Citation:

Shawn Doyle, Emily Whitaker, Jason Sylvan. 2019. Microbial community dynamics in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) after the summer 2016 mass invertebrate mortality event, 2016-07-31 to 2016-08-01. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-3qsb-3n83

Publications:

Kealoha, A. K., Doyle, S. M., Shamberger, K. E. F., Sylvan, J. B., Hetland, R. D., & DiMarco, S. F. (2019). Localized hypoxia may have caused coral reef mortality at the Flower Garden Banks. Coral Reefs, 39(1), 119–132. doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01883-9

Purpose:

To search for evidence of what may have caused the 2016 mass invertebrate mortality event at the East Bank within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Data Parameters and Units:

SRA run info table provided from the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Location information and SRA accession numbers for raw sequence read located at NCBI.

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