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NSF Award(s) OCE-0417412 (View all sites)

The Moorea Coral Reef LTER is located on the island of Moorea 15 km northwest of the main island of Tahiti, French Polynesia. Moorea is a high, 1.2 million year old volcanic island surrounded by a well developed coral reef and lagoon system.
Contact Information
Site Contacts
Principal Investigator: Russell Schmitt
Primary Contact: Andrew Brooks
Information Mgr: Mary Gastil-Buhl
Education Contact: Michele Kissinger
Address:
Marine Science Institute
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150
Phone: 805 893-7670
Fax: 805 893-3777
Email: brooks@msi.ucsb.edu
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Site History
The Moorea Coral Reef LTER was established in September 2004.
Research Topics
The science themes that form the nucleus of the Moorea Coral Reef LTER program include the: (1) biological bases for variation in ecological performance of stony corals (the foundational group); (2) population dynamics of key groups; (3) food web and nutrient dynamics; and (4) maintenance and functional consequences of diversity. Two additional research components cut across these themes: (a) an explicit focus on physical – biological coupling over multiple scales; and (b) physical and ecological models to synthesize field results and obtain generality. Identified issues within each thematic area will be explored through focused, process-oriented studies and by long-term experiments and monitoring of key abiotic conditions, ecosystem functions, and community and population attributes of major functional groups.
Institutional Affliations Research Sites
  • National Science Foundation
  • Long Term Ecological Research
  • International Long Term Ecological Research
  • University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Coral Reef Environmental Observatory Network
  • Taiwan Ecological Research Network
  • California State University, Northridge
  • Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement
Site Coordinates
Lat: -17.490 Long. -149.833
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