NOAA's Acropora cervicornis Data Coordination hub (AcDC) is an online database and web tool to align disparate datasets to understand intraspecific variation in genets held within coral restoration nurseries. This repository stores the framework of the database, Shiny web tool, and all data in text files for ease of use. If you would like to contribute to AcDC, please navigate to the AcDC app to learn how to submit your data.
The available code and data may not be the most up to date, with the latest version available at NOAA AOML.
Once one of the predominant reef-building corals in the region, Acropora cervicornis is now a focal species of coral restoration efforts in Florida and the western Caribbean. Scientists and restoration practitioners have been independently collecting phenotypic data on genets of A. cervicornis grown in restoration nurseries. While these data are important for understanding the intraspecific response to varying environmental conditions, and thus the potential genetic contribution to phenotypic variation, in isolation these observations are of limited use for large-scale, multi-institution restoration efforts that are becoming increasingly necessary. Here, we present the Acropora cervicornis Data Coordination Hub, a web-accessible relational database to align disparate datasets to compare genet-specific performance. In this data descriptor, we release data for 248 genets evaluated across 38 separate traits. We present a framework to align datasets with the goal of facilitating informed, data-driven restoration throughout the Caribbean.
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