Time Series Program: a comprehensive set of spatially explicit time series measurements was designed and implemented (during Year 1) to describe decadal trends in the reef ecosystem and forcing functions on a landscape scale.
   

   Interdisciplinary Working Groups: MCR investigators, postdocs and graduate students self-assembled into three, interdisciplinary working groups to enhance collaboration and integration.
   

   Process-Oriented Field Studies: a series of process-oriented field studies motivated by our initial focused questions have been initiated to explore gaps in our understanding of physical and biological processes and events that affect structure, function and dynamics of the reef ecosystem of Moorea; additional integration is achieved by focusing on common model systems.
   

   Ecological Modeling and Synthesis: quantitative modeling approaches are being developed to address our focus on the biological basis for variation in performance of stony corals; additionally, a collaborative meta-analysis project has been initiated.
   

   Information Management System: a web-accessible, EML-compliant information management system has been designed and implemented.