gov.noaa.nodc:NCCOS-SCTLD-Histology-Dry-Tortugas eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-06-02T13:39:12Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Assessment: Digitized histological slides for stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) development in Colpophylia natans, Montastrea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata, and Orbicella franskii colonies located in the Dry Tortugas, 2021-09-01 to 2022-09-01 2025-03-21 publication 2025-09-11 revision 2025-03-12 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/rsxk-4030 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:NCCOS-SCTLD-Histology-Dry-Tortugas NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Cheryl M. Woodley NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator J. Grace Klinges ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Āko'ako'a Reef Restoration Program gklinges@asu.edu principalInvestigator Cheryl M. Woodley NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) cheryl.woodley@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager nccos.data@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Dan Holstein Louisiana State University (LSU) collaborator Ashley Rossin Louisiana State University (LSU) collaborator Saunders, Janet NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Woodley, Cheryl M. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author McDonald, E. Murphy NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Klinges, Grace ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Āko'ako'a Reef Restoration Program author NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor Louisiana State University (LSU) contributor tableDigital This digitized histological slide collection includes tissue biopsies from wild colonies of Colpophylia natans (CNAT), Montastrea cavernosa (MCAV), Orbicella faveolata (OFAV), and Orbicella franskii (OFRA) located at three sites throughout the Dry Tortugas and collected at four time points to capture pre-disease and endemic disease states (September 2021, February 2022, June 2022, and August 2022). Slides were stained with either hematoxylin and eosin stains to highlight tissue morphology or Movat’s pentachrome stain to differentiate connective tissues (mucin, collagen, elastin, myosin). All slides were scanned on a digital slide scanner to a maximum magnification of 40x. All images are in an .svs format. This dataset only includes the raw histological slide collection and associated metadata from biopsied coral colonies. Results from the analysis of the histological slides will be available from partner labs in separate associated datasets. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a lethal disease that has been affecting Florida's coral reefs since 2014 whose etiology and etiological agent(s) are still unknown at the time of writing. The Dry Tortugas were one of the last Florida reefs to be infected, with the first sign of infection appearing in December 2021. This project was an extension of previous molecular work led by Dr. Grace Klinges (Mote Marine Laboratory) with the goal of pairing histological analysis and proteomic data to better understand SCTLD development as it arrives at a naive reef. Understanding the functional changes associated with disease progression during early onset will provide a foundation for developing new treatments and diagnostics for intervention and management of SCTLD and other coral diseases, and increase our understanding of how endemic diseases may be impacting the reef population in the long term. Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, Use of 'omics for coral restoration and disease intervention #31618 Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Partner: US National Park Service Partner: Mote Marine Laboratory Partner: Arizona State University, Āko'ako'a Restoration Program completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:NCCOS-SCTLD-Histology-Dry-Tortugas Preview graphic PNG 0302466 0306236 0306237 0307072 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-06-30 publication CORAL CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological imagery laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Louisiana State University NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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