Field manual for investigating coral disease outbreaks / C.M. Woodley [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Woodley, Cheryl M.

Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 80.

NOAA technical memorandum CRCP ; 6.

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 80

NOAA technical memorandum coral reef conservation program ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coral reef ecology--United States.

Coral reef ecology.

Coral reef conservation--United States.

Coral reef conservation.

Corals--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Corals.

Corals--Diseases--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [2008]

Summary:

"This manual was developed as an aid to provide context for outbreak investigations and to help train coral disease outbreak response teams so that coordinated response operations can be executed. Chapter 1 provides a rationale for the need to study coral disease and respond to disease outbreaks. Chapter 2 identifies elements critical in the advanced planning process and includes issues such as regulatory and permitting authorities, criteria for mounting a response, and logistical considerations. Chapter 3 is dedicated to describing ICS structure, the functional roles and responsibilities of response team members, and its operation as it has been adapted to Coral Disease Outbreak Investigations. Chapter 4 focuses on the methodologies for collecting field data, samples and preservation techniques to preserve sample integrity suitable for laboratory analyses. Since coral disease field investigations by their very nature requires underwater operations. Chapter 5 addresses safety precautions on the boat, by response divers and during field laboratory operations"--Preface

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed January 12, 2010).

"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in cooperation with Federal, State, Academic, non-profit Marine Laboratorie and industry partners."

"Coral Disease Health Consortium."

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, Rapid Response Team. Project ID: 1384-07. Principal Investigator: Cheryl Woodley.

"July 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-65).

OCLC:

403730259