Regional versus latitudinal variation in the life‐history traits and demographic rates of a reef fish, Centropyge bispinosa , in the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks, Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Lowe ◽  
S.D. Payet ◽  
H. B. Harrison ◽  
J‐P.A. Hobbs ◽  
A.S. Hoey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Latitudinal Variation ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Demographic Rates ◽  
Coral Sea

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 Origins and Implications of a Primary Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreak in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Miller ◽  
Hugh Sweatman ◽  
Alistair Cheal ◽  
Mike Emslie ◽  
Kerryn Johns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Bleaching ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Coral Cover ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Precise Timing ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Flooding Events ◽  
Oceanographic Conditions

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is a major predator of hard corals. Repeated COTS outbreaks in the Cairns and Central sections of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have been responsible for greater declines in coral cover than any other type of disturbance, including cyclones, disease, and coral bleaching. Knowledge of the precise timing and location of primary outbreaks could reveal the initial drivers of outbreaks and so could indicate possible management measures. In the central GBR, COTS outbreaks appear to follow major flooding events, but despite many years of observations, no primary outbreak has ever been unequivocally identified in the central and northern GBR. Here we locate a primary outbreak of COTS on the southern GBR which is not correlated with flooding. Instead it appears to have been the result of a combination of life history traits of COTS and prevailing oceanographic conditions. The hydrodynamic setting implies that the outbreak could disperse larvae to other reefs in the region.

Oceanic inflow from the Coral Sea into the Great Barrier Reef

2002 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Brinkman ◽  
E. Wolanski ◽  
E. Deleersnijder ◽  
F. McAllister ◽  
W. Skirving
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Sea

Water circulation around Britomart Reef, Great Barrier Reef, during July 1979

1980 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 415 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Wolanski ◽  
M Jones
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Reef Flat ◽  
Water Circulation ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Trade Winds ◽  
Sea Breezes ◽  
Coral Sea ◽  
Sea Level Oscillations

Weather and currents at eight sites were measured and drogue trajectories obtained in July 1979 at Britomart Reef, a middle reef located at 18�16'S.,146� 38'E. in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef province. The longest current records (3 weeks) were obtained at two sites in passes between the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon where westerly currents modulated by tides were observed. Analysis of residuals also showed the importance of wind-driven secondary circulation. Non-tidal sea-level oscillations were very small. Shorter current records (1-10 days) at six sites in the lagoon and on the reef flat showed a predominant northerly flow, also modulated by tides and wind. A residual anticlockwise water circulation existed in the lagoon where flushing was controlled more by winds than by tides. The rise in sea level over the reef flat as a result of waves breaking was negligible. Temperature differences between air and water accounted for the cooling of the water column during the expedition. Constant south-east trade winds were experienced at the reef, while on land the wind was weaker. more variable, and often dominated by land-sea breezes.

scholarly journals On the surface circulation in the western Coral Sea and residence times in the Great Barrier Reef

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (C6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Séverine Choukroun ◽  
Peter V. Ridd ◽  
Richard Brinkman ◽  
Lachlan I. W. McKinna
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Residence Times ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Sea ◽  
Surface Circulation

scholarly journals Comparative demography of commercially important species of coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus and P. laevis , from Australia's great barrier reef and Coral Sea marine parks

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 1165-1176
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Payet ◽  
Jake R. Lowe ◽  
Bruce D. Mapstone ◽  
Morgan S. Pratchett ◽  
Tane H. Sinclair‐Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Coral Sea ◽  
Comparative Demography ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Plectropomus Leopardus

scholarly journals Correction to: The Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

2019 ◽  
pp. C1-C1
Author(s):  
Tom C. L. Bridge ◽  
Robin J. Beaman ◽  
Pim Bongaerts ◽  
Paul R. Muir ◽  
Merrick Ekins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Sea

Cross-shelf exchanges between the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef lagoon determined from a regional-scale numerical model

2015 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 150-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Schiller ◽  
Mike Herzfeld ◽  
Richard Brinkman ◽  
Farhan Rizwi ◽  
John Andrewartha
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef Lagoon ◽  
Coral Sea

scholarly journals Deep-Reef Fish Communities of the Great Barrier Reef Shelf-Break: Trophic Structure and Habitat Associations

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Sih ◽  
James Daniell ◽  
Thomas Bridge ◽  
Robin Beaman ◽  
Mike Cappo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Shelf Break ◽  
Benthic Habitat ◽  
Trophic Groups ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Deep Reef ◽  
Macro Algae

The ecology of habitats along the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) shelf-break has rarely been investigated. Thus, there is little understanding of how associated fishes interact with deeper environments. We examined relationships between deep-reef fish communities and benthic habitat structure. We sampled 48 sites over a large depth gradient (54–260 m) in the central GBR using Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations and multibeam sonar. Fish community composition differed both among multiple shelf-break reefs and habitats within reefs. Epibenthic cover decreased with depth. Deep epibenthic cover included sponges, corals, and macro-algae, with macro-algae present to 194 m. Structural complexity decreased with depth, with more calcified reef, boulders, and bedrock in shallower depths. Deeper sites were flatter and more homogeneous with softer substratum. Habitats were variable within depth strata and were reflected in different fish assemblages among sites and among locations. Overall, fish trophic groups changed with depth and included generalist and benthic carnivores, piscivores, and planktivores while herbivores were rare below 50 m. While depth influenced where trophic groups occurred, site orientation and habitat morphology determined the composition of trophic groups within depths. Future conservation strategies will need to consider the vulnerability of taxa with narrow distributions and habitat requirements in unique shelf-break environments.

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