Transparency. Rigor. Reproducibility.
As part of the study on the relative abundance of Pocillopora sp. GitHub within the lagoon of Mo’orea (French Polynesia), the analysis of benthic composition is essential to better understand the abundance of Pocillopora in relation to the environmental conditions to which these organisms are exposed.
Coral spawning is a phenomenon known worldwide, affecting many coral species. However, certain aspects of this reproduction are not well understood, particularly the recruitment phase in species such as Pocillopora spp. Many studies have been conducted on Pocillopora acuta, but very few have been done on P. meandrina, P. verrucosa, P. tuahineensis, P. grandis and P. cf. effusa. Crucial for reef development, genetic mixing, habitat creation, and increasing reef complexity, the pre-competency and competency phases must be studied to complete the reproductive cycle of Pocillopora spp. In French Polynesia, Harnay et al. 2024 documented the reproduction of P. meandrina, P. verrucosa, P. tuahineensis, and P. cf. effusa for the first time, providing more insights and possibilities for increasing research on the settlement phases.
- Creation of POC Flow experiment project file/folder in drive call “Flow Jordan Experiment”.
- Select pictures and rename each of them by their identification number. All pictures are available on OSF file called “Flow Jordan Experiment”. Structure of the name identification (FLOW _ PT _ 17).
Sample ID problem and need to be fix.
- Sample called ***FLOW _ PG _16*** need to be rename as ***FLOW _ PT _ 16*** on the whirlpak and paper inside the whirlpak.
##Daily accomplishment
Unpacking suplies and starting to setup the PI Curve TPC station. Thinking about the plan and what do we need to do day per day to finish the filed trip in time.
As part of the project, we want to experiment with new tiles for coral recruitment, using new technologies such as 3D printers. All tiles are designed and printed by the Israel Institute of Technology. Composed of various components such as CaCO3 (DEFINE), PA12 (DEFINE). Their size will be 1.5cmX1.5cmX0.3cm.
As part of my PhD project on Settlement and post settlement challenges to successful recruitment for reef building corals the second chapter focused on the relative abundance of Pocillopora sp. within the Moorea lagoon. A characterization study of the calcareous skeleton by Haplotype (Johnston et al 2021) will be carried out. In addition to genetic identification, this study will enable us to understand the plasticity of each Haplotype as a function of its natural environment. It will also highlight the great interspecific diversity of Pocillopora sp. populations. Analysis of the fragments will be carried out at Haifa University using the SEM 3D Imagine technique (Goodbody-Gringley & Waletich, 2018; Doherty, Matthew et al. 2023)
#Map mapping with Allen Coral Atlas, Mapshaper and R ##Allen Coral Atlas
#Coral spawning observation
Dans la littérature, peut sont les papiers consacré à la reproduction des Pocillopora verrucosa, P.meandrina et P.grandis du à de nombreuses raison tels-que la taille des oeufs générant des problèmes et des diffcultés durant leurs analyses, sensibilité de leurs resistance en aquariums mais également dû à de nombreuses erreur d’identification. Les papiers sont principalement basé sur la grande barriere de corail Australienne (REF).
Making NoteBook post on Github step