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  Sponge ecology  -  2011  -  F. G. Walton Smith  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Joseph R. Pawlik, UNC_W Project Institution: UNC_W
Project ID: 102334 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 2/3/2010 3:22:00 PM Created By: Joseph R. Pawlik
Date Last Modified: 6/29/2010 10:43:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/BIO - 1029515 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: This renewal will test the ecosystem model of sponges on Caribbean reefs with three primary objectives. The first is to extend our investigations of top-down control of the sponge community. Using the World Resources Institute “Reefs at Risk” database as a guide, we will predict and compare the community structure of sponges and sponge predators on overfished vs. heavily protected reefs. The under-recognized importance of parrotfish predation on sponges will be studied using video-monitoring experiments. Allelopathic competitive interactions between sponges and corals will continue to be investigated using a modified gel-based field assay and diving-PAM fluorometry to determine the differential effects of sponge metabolites on coral photosynthesis and bleaching. The second objective is to better test a competing hypothesis that bottom-up processes, specifically the availability of picoplankton as food, control reef sponge communities. Predator-exclusion experiments will be conducted that decouple the effects of predation from sponge growth at picoplankton-rich and poor, deep and shallow reef sites. The third objective is to expand investigations of sponge life history trade-offs in resource allocation between chemical defense, growth and reproduction by examining differences in recruitment and succession among sponge communities of known age on the surfaces of artificial reefs. This component builds on our recent discovery of sponge community succession on the deck surface of the 155m long shipwreck Spiegel Grove off Key Largo, Florida, the sequence of which strongly corroborates a resource trade-off between chemical defenses and reproduction or growth.
Summary of Facility Requirements: Access to pristine reef sites in the Caribbean, particularly the Bahamas Islands, with appropriate permits for manipulative experiments and limited collections. Berths and dry lab space for 12 scientists. Wet lab space. 3 small boats, 4-5 boat engines, diving compressor.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1003532 Created By: Joseph R. Pawlik
Date Last Modified: 2/3/2010 3:22:00 PM Date Submitted: 2/3/2010 3:22:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2011 Ship/Facility: F. G. Walton Smith
Optimum Start Date: 7/1/2011 Dates to Avoid:  
 
 
Earliest Start Date:   Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date:   Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
14 0 0 0 14
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Proximity -- operations in the Bahamas Islands
UM has permits with Bahamas for collecting and experiments
Need long day length for experiments; fits schedule for faculty who teach
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Bahamas
Description of Op Area: Bahamas
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
Ending
Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? Yes Coastal States:
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

Are you or any member in your science party bringing in any science equipment items which are regulated for export by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
None None None
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
 

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Joseph R. Pawlik, UNC_W
# in Science Party 12 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
1
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements maximum use of Walton Smith
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Selected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

3 small boats with engines
diving compressor, pref. with nitrox capacity

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Unselected JasonUnselected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.

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