{"id":16703,"date":"2024-05-22T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=16703"},"modified":"2024-05-24T12:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:42:07","slug":"rescue-coral-reefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/rescue-coral-reefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College marine science professor awarded prestigious grant to help rescue coral reefs"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” 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max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The Caribbean king crab is considered a conservation species of interest by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”news_subhead” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Scientists are currently studying whether the Caribbean king crab can be a key factor in the effort to protect the reef systems in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea\u2014systems that have been under siege due to skyrocketing water temperatures and other effects of climate change.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ bottom_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Researchers work around the clock, often in the heat and humidity of the tropical outdoors. But help is on the way. Thanks to a recent $32,000 \u201cProtect Our Reefs\u201d License Plate Grant from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium<\/a>, Eckerd College Assistant Professor of Marine Science Philip Gravinese, Ph.D.<\/a>, and two of his students will spend more than two months in the Florida Keys this summer trying to find out if the crabs can, indeed, come to the rescue.<\/p>\n

The largest native crab species of the Atlantic, Caribbean king crabs can weigh up to 6 pounds and reach a length of more than 7 inches. But what\u2019s important about this species is that the dentition on the tips of a Caribbean king crab claw have evolved to be highly effective at harvesting algae. One of the consequences of warming seas is rampant algae growth, which can mean a death sentence for the reefs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe king crab is being considered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>\u2019s Mission: Iconic Reefs program as a conservation species of interest,\u201d Gravinese explains. \u201cThis is because the king crab consumes macroalgae from reefs, which then opens up space for corals to settle. NOAA and Mote are looking to outplant one million of these crabs in the future at Mission: Iconic Reefs sites<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_tablet=”32″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”16743″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Taylor Queen ’25<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ bottom_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”16745″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Assistant Professor of Marine Science Philip Gravinese (back), Taylor Queen ’25 (left) and Gillian Smith ’26 stand alongside one of their scientific posters in Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory. Photo by Penh Alicandro ’22<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\u201cBut we haven’t identified whether the king crab can also physiologically tolerate these warm seawater temperatures. Usually, you want to outplant these crabs during their earlier life stages which can be more sensitive to environmental extremes. We don\u2019t want them to be released and then die off because the water is too warm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gravinese admits that urchins, parrotfish and other marine animals eat algae. But those animals also tend to scrape away at the coral or its foundation; Caribbean king crabs don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

The Eckerd team will be stationed at Mote Marine\u2019s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland Key from May 22 to August 1. \u201cThe students will test the physiology of the female king crabs at a control temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit and an elevated \u2018climate change\u2019 scenario of 91 degrees Fahrenheit\u2014also similar to what we experienced during last summer\u2019s marine heat wave,\u201d Gravinese explains. \u201cTo test the physiological effects, we will quantify the females\u2019 lactate and protein levels. We will also determine how their metabolism may change as adults and during larval stages by determining how much oxygen they consume under these scenarios.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The research effort is important, not just for the environment. NOAA estimates that coral reefs in southeast Florida have an asset value of $8.5 billion\u2014generating $4.4 billion in local sales, $2 billion in local income, and over 70,000 jobs.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]To help offset research expenses, the Mote Marine Laboratory created its \u201cProtect Our Reefs\u201d specialty license plate program, which has helped supplement traditional coral reef research and restoration funding sources. Mote makes a substantial proportion of the proceeds from the sale of the plates available through POR grants to build partnerships that support research, education and conservation efforts. Since 2004, the Mote \u201dProtect Our Reefs\u201d Grants Program has reviewed 433 proposals, and grants have been awarded to 245 projects totaling more than $5.2 million.<\/p>\n

While working at the Mote lab, Gravinese will be joined by Taylor Queen, a rising-senior environmental studies<\/a> and marine science<\/a> student from Athens, Tennessee, and Gillian Smith, a rising-junior marine science student from Indianola, Iowa. Last summer, Taylor conducted similar research with Gravinese and other Eckerd students at the Mote lab, focusing on stone crabs.<\/p>\n

Taylor explains that NOAA is using the king crab to graze down the algae that grow on the coral. She and other researchers want to know how effective that is, and where the effort would be the most successful. \u201cThe end game,\u201d she says, \u201cis to know enough about the Caribbean king crab\u2019s behavior and physiology, especially under new climate conditions, to advise coral restoration efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor is writing her senior thesis about the research. \u201cIt\u2019s centered around three main research questions,\u201d she explains. \u201cHow chemical cues found in the crabs\u2019 natural environment affect their growth and survival as larvae. These cues include an algae cue, a predator cue, a control, and the cue of an adult Caribbean king crab.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy second question is looking at the survival and oxygen consumption of larvae under different ocean temperatures, which are modeled after the temperatures currently being seen in the Florida Keys. We\u2019re also looking at the hatching success of the females. My third question will be looking at how different ocean temperatures affect the swimming speed and behavior of the larvae. This can let us know how their population demographics may change as water temperatures increase.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\u201cLast summer everyone [at the lab] was in a panic,\u201d she recalls. \u201cWe saw mass bleaching of the coral and more algae growth. The reefs need all the help they can get right now.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ bottom_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Simply put, Gillian adds, \u201cThis research has a chance to protect the environment. And for us, we learn how to run our own research projects and gain confidence in our work. That\u2019s very important as we move ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students are dedicated, hardworking, \u201cand so vital to this project,\u201d Gravinese says. \u201cThey should be able to generate publishable results and gain valuable experience working at a professional lab at Mote. But it\u2019s work. We check the crabs in shifts; the larvae have to be taken care of and monitored \u2026 the animal care takes a lot of time and effort. And without the students\u2019 help, we wouldn\u2019t be able to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

“By funding this project, we are investing in the future health of our reefs, which depend on robust and diverse marine ecosystems,\u201d adds Kevin Claridge, vice president for Sponsored Research & Coastal Policy Programs<\/a> at Mote Marine Laboratory.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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