From: John Morris - NOAA Affiliate <john.morris@noaa.gov>
Date: Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Questions about S2N Submission 32BR7L
To: Rebecca Wenker - NOAA Affiliate <rebecca.wenker@noaa.gov>

Hi Rebecca,

Thank you very much for getting back to me so quickly and your understanding about the turnaround time! The direct quote on the GCB checklist is "Data is archived in a publicly accessible repository with a DOI" so I do think they need a DOI rather than a data package URL. 

Here are the answers to your questions/comments:

Title:
The actual title of the manuscript is "The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef-dwelling Caribbean sponges." So maybe something along those lines with the inclusion of the type of data that is in the data package? The data includes sponge buoyant weight measurements and the pH conditions throughout the experiment. How about "The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef-dwelling Caribbean sponges, data package including buoyant weight measurements and tank pH conditions"

Abstract:
We evaluated the influence of diurnal carbonate chemistry variability on the bioerosion rates of two Caribbean sponges: the zooxanthellate Cliona varians and azooxanthellate Cliothosa delitrix. Sponge samples were exposed to four precisely-controlled pH treatments: contemporary static (8.05 plus or minus 0.00; mean pH plus or minus diurnal pH oscillation), contemporary variable (8.05 plus or minus 0.10), future OA static (7.80 plus or minus 0.00), and future OA variable (7.80 plus or minus 0.10). Tank pH conditions measured throughout the entirety of the experiment are provided in the "fullExperiment_pHData.xlsx" file. Significantly enhanced bioerosion rates, determined using buoyant weight measurements, were observed under more variable conditions in both the contemporary and OA scenarios for C. varians, whereas the same effect was only apparent under contemporary pH conditions for C. delitrix. Buoyant weight data is provided in the "Buoyant_Weight_Data_Submission.xlsx" file. 

Start Date: 
I was a bit unclear what dates to include here. I had put 5/14/2021 since that was the date the sponges were collected from Cheeca Rocks (coordinates included on the data package). However, as you pointed out, the experiment itself didn't start until 6/14/2021. Should the date included on the data package only represent the earliest date in the package (i.e., sponge collection date is irrelevant?). If so, you can change the start date to 6/14/2021. 

Data Files: 
Thank you for clarifying here! I was having a lot of trouble uploading files to the website because I either kept getting logged out because of an error or received messages that the files didn't upload properly. For example, when I submitted the package I got a message saying the "fullExperiment_pHData.xlsx" file did not upload and that I would have to send it to you directly. It appears that file did actually upload? 

Also, I realized I had uploaded the wrong buoyant weight data file at first which is why there are two there (I couldn't find a way to delete the first one). Please use the one titled "Buoyant_Weight_Data_Submission.xlsx"

Thank you again for all your help with this! Please let me know if you need any additional information or changes to proceed with the data archiving. I very much appreciate your willingness to move this along in a timely manner so that I can complete the manuscript revisions on time. 

Best,
John