In situ swimming and settlement behaviour of larvae of an Indo-Pacific coral-reef fish, the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Pisces: Serranidae)

1999 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Leis ◽  
B. M. Carson-Ewart
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Trout ◽  
Plectropomus Leopardus ◽  
Settlement Behaviour

Reproductive periodicity and steroid hormone profiles in the sex-changing coral-reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus

Coral Reefs ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Frisch ◽  
M. I. McCormick ◽  
N. W. Pankhurst
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Plectropomus Leopardus

scholarly journals Larval traits carry over to affect post-settlement behaviour in a common coral reef fish

2016 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 903-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Dingeldein ◽  
J. Wilson White
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Larval Traits ◽  
Settlement Behaviour

In situ effects of human disturbances on coral reef-fish assemblage structure: temporary and persisting changes are reflected as a result of intensive tourism

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Albuquerque ◽  
Miguel Loiola ◽  
José de Anchieta C. C. Nunes ◽  
José Amorim Reis-Filho ◽  
Cláudio L. S. Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblage ◽  
Assemblage Structure ◽  
Fish Assemblage Structure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Human Disturbances ◽  
Behavioural Changes

Non-lethal human disturbances are often drivers of change in animal population and community structure. To gauge their severity, short-term behaviour (e.g. avoidance and habituation) has been argued to be a sensitive measure. However, many of these behavioural changes may occur only if disturbance-free habitat is readily accessible. In coral-reef fish, we tested whether human disturbances from intensive (i.e. loud music, swimming, snorkelling, splashing and fish feeding by numerous visitors) tourist visitations resulted in assemblage structure shifts led by short-term behaviour. We monitored fish assemblage before, during and after tourist visitations to monitor changes associated with behaviour. Additionally, we monitored two adjacent reefs not visited by tourists because of difficult approach by boat. We posited that if short-term benefits of relocating to disturbance-free habitat outweigh the costs of tolerating disturbances, fish assemblage structure should shift along with tourist visitation levels. By contrast, if sensitive species are unable or unwilling to relocate, we predicted greater levels of assemblage heterogeneity between the visited and control reefs. Our results showed that in situ human visitations led to significant shifts in assemblage structure, resulting from short-term behavioural changes. Additionally, we showed significant between-reefs differences, whereby control reefs were characterised by higher species richness, larger fish sizes and variations in relative trophic guild prevalence. Our results suggest that short-term relocations to adjacent disturbance-free reefs may not mitigate the effects of human disturbances.

In situ three‐dimensional video tracking of tagged individuals within site‐attached social groups of coral‐reef fish

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anael Engel ◽  
Yaela Reuben ◽  
Irina Kolesnikov ◽  
Dmitri Churilov ◽  
Ran Nathan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Video Tracking

scholarly journals Multivariate life-history indices of exploited coral reef fish populations used to measure the performance of no-take zones in a marine protected area

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin A Begg ◽  
Bruce D Mapstone ◽  
Ashley J Williams ◽  
Samantha Adams ◽  
Campbell R Davies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Fish Populations ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Life History Parameters ◽  
Coral Trout

We investigate the use of multivariate life-history indices to assess the performance of no-take zones with respect to ameliorating the impacts of harvest on exploited coral reef fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. A range of life-history parameters were estimated for the two major target species of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) line fishery, common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus), collected from five adjacent reefs (three of which were closed to all forms of fishing) in each of three geographically dispersed regions between 1995 and 1998. Life-history parameters were used to compare the status of populations on open and closed reefs over regions and years. Principal components (PC) analyses were used to effectively reduce the number of parameters to four significant PCs for each species, accounting for 84% and 94% of the total variation in the data for common coral trout and red throat emperor, respectively. We were able to clearly identify those populations that were sampled from reefs open or closed to fishing based on the multivariate descriptors of life-history parameters. The concurrent use of several life-history indices maximised our potential to differentiate changes related to no-take zones from background variation.

scholarly journals Maternal size, not age, influences egg quality of a wild, protogynous coral reef fish Plectropomus leopardus

2015 ◽  
Vol 529 ◽  
pp. 249-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
AB Carter ◽  
AG Carton ◽  
MI McCormick ◽  
AJ Tobin ◽  
AJ Williams
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Egg Quality ◽  
Maternal Size ◽  
Plectropomus Leopardus

Combination of trophic group habitat preferences determines coral reef fish assemblages

2018 ◽  
Vol 586 ◽  
pp. 141-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Suzuki ◽  
T Kawai ◽  
T Sakamaki
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Trophic Group
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