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Data for: Settling assays testing the substrate preference of larvae of the Cold-Water Coral Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa)

https://doi.org/10.5878/3dtz-9b23
The datasets are based on laboratory studies with larvae of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa) testing larval responses to nine different substrates. The experiment was run in standard micro well plates (6 wells per plate, 34 mm ø), with substrates pressed into a coral epoxy putty to level the surface. Larvae were filmed for 5 minutes as they were added to the wells. There were 3 replicate wells per substrate type and a total of 356 larvae (11–15 per well). The videos were then analyzed in the BORIS software where 8 defined behaviors were annotated to get time spent on each of the behaviors. We also counted the number of attached larvae in the wells. Dataset publication was supported by Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2).
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Data files

  • attached_binomial_data.xlsx
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  • BORIS_dataset_long.xlsx
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  • BORIS_dataset_wide.xlsx
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  • positive_behaviors.xlsx
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Documentation files

  • ReadMe_Assays.rtf
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Citation and access

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Principal's reference number:

  • 253088408

Data contains personal data:

No

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Data collection Observation

Mode of collection:

Observation

Description of the mode of collection:

Laboratory study of larval behaviors. Larvae of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum pertusum were video recorded for 5 minutes to observe their response to nine different substrates. The videos were then analyzed in the free software BORIS ( Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software, version 7.13.8) and 8 defined behaviors were annotated.

Time period(s) for data collection:

2023-04-03 - 2023-04-04

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  • Research data

Instrument

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Description of the instrument:

The camera was mounted on a stand with adjustable height.

Geographic coverage

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Geographic description:

Parental colonies that produced the larvae used in the experiment were collected at the Tisler reef in the Ytre Hvaler National Park, Norway, at coordinates 58°59.827'N, 10°57.594'E.

Administrative information

Responsible department/​unit:

Department of Marine Sciences

Contributor(s):

  • Marion Rossi - University of Tours, France
  • Paul Vonderscher - University of Tours, France

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Funding

Funding agency:

  • EU LIFE Nature and Biodiversity

Award number:

LIFE18 NAT/SE/000959

Award title:

Method development for cold-water coral reef habitat restoration with implementation in Kosterfjord- Väderöfjord, Sweden

Funding agency:

  • The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Funding information:

co-funder of the EU LIFE project LIFE18 NAT/SE/000959

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Strömberg, S. M., Rossi, M., Vonderscher, P., & Larsson, A. I. (2025). Settling assays testing the substrate preference of larvae of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa). Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1561433Opens in a new tab

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