MCR LTER: Coral Reef: Coral bleaching with nitrogen and heat stress: 2016 data in support of Donovan et al. submitted to PNAS

During 2016, maximum water temperature in the lagoons of Moorea exceeded a threshold for
heat stress for 70 straight days from early February through mid-April. In early May 2016,
at the peak of accumulated heat stress, coral bleaching surveys were conducted to test the
hypothesis that bleaching prevalence and severity were correlated with differences in heat
stress and nutrient availability. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under
Grant No. OCE 16-37396 (and earlier awards) as well as a generous gift from the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian
Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en
Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2019). This work represents a
contribution of the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER Site.