Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment

BLAGRRA VERSION 2
Rapid Surveys for Ecological Emergencies

The BLAGGRA Line Transects protocol is designed for rapidly assessing changes in total live stony coral color and cover during, and following, severe ecological perturbations like mass bleaching events, outbreaks of disease, oil spills or hurricanes. *Relevance to Managers:* Post-bleaching mortality can exceed that incurred during an actual bleaching event, especially when large, framebuilding species are affected. Being able to quickly survey many sites with easily trained staff or volunteers permits repeated sampling of large areas. The BLAGGRA Belt Transects (which is equivalent to the AGRRA Coral Surveys) protocol is an optional supplement in which more experienced surveyors survey the population-level effects of an ecological emergency. It is available in two versions: basic and (more) detailed. *Relevance to Researchers:* Species composition and size are known to affect the responses of reef corals to severe perturbations.
Needed for all Surveys
BLAGRRA Surveys & Gear-V2	download as Acrobat (PDF)
Needed for Line Transects
BLAGRRA Line Introduction	download as PowerPoint (PPS)
BLAGRRA Line Instructions & Underwater Datasheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
BLAGRRA Line Data Entry Instruction & Spreadsheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
Needed for Belt Transects
BLAGRRA Belt Introduction	download as PowerPoint (PPS)
BLAGRRA Basic Belt Instructions & Underwater Datasheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
BLAGRRA Basic Belt Data Entry Instruction & Spreadsheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
BLAGRRA Detailed Belt Instructions & Underwater Datasheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
BLAGRRA Detailed Belt Data Entry Instruction & Spreadsheet	download as Excel Worksheet (XLS)
From BLAGRRA Version 1
BLAGRRA-ITMENS Abstract	download as Adobe (PDF)
BLAGRRA Database (09-2006 Version)	download as WinZip (ZIP)
BLAGRRA Products (09-2006 Version)	download as WinZip (ZIP)
Send questions to info@agrra.org and completed data spreadsheets to data@agrra.org.

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Last updated: 06 December, 2006

Robert N. Ginsburg
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment
MGG-RSMAS, University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
USA

Email: info@agrra.org
URL: http://www.agrra.org/