Non-random habitat use by coral reef fish recruits in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
KC Garpe ◽  
MC Öhman
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Marine Park

scholarly journals Declining abundance of coral reef fish in a World-Heritage-listed marine park

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew A. Vanderklift ◽  
Russell C. Babcock ◽  
Fabio Boschetti ◽  
Michael D. E. Haywood ◽  
Richard D. Pillans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Hard Coral ◽  
Absolute Abundance ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Recreation Zone

Abstract One of the most robust metrics for assessing the effectiveness of protected areas is the temporal trend in the abundance of the species they are designed to protect. We surveyed coral-reef fish and living hard coral in and adjacent to a sanctuary zone (SZ: where all forms of fishing are prohibited) in the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park during a 10-year period. There were generally more individuals and greater biomass of many fish taxa (especially emperors and parrotfish) in the SZ than the adjacent recreation zone (RZ: where recreational fishing is allowed) — so log response ratios of abundance were usually positive in each year. However, despite this, there was an overall decrease in both SZ and RZ in absolute abundance of some taxa by up to 22% per year, including taxa that are explicitly targeted (emperors) by fishers and taxa that are neither targeted nor frequently captured (most wrasses and butterflyfish). A concomitant decline in the abundance (measured as percentage cover) of living hard coral of 1–7% per year is a plausible explanation for the declining abundance of butterflyfish, but declines in emperors might be more plausibly due to fishing. Our study highlights that information on temporal trends in absolute abundance is needed to assess whether the goals of protected areas are being met: in our study, patterns in absolute abundance across ten years of surveys revealed trends that simple ratios of abundance did not.

Initial and mid-term impacts of cyclone Erica on coral reef fish communities and habitat in the South Lagoon Marine Park of New Caledonia

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 1229-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Wantiez ◽  
Olivier Chateau ◽  
Soazig Le Mouellic
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Live Coral ◽  
The South ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Density And Biomass

The cyclone Erica (Class 5) hit the South Lagoon Marine Park of New Caledonia on 14 March 2003, in the midst of a survey conducted on coral reef fish and habitat of Larégnère and Crouy reefs. Such perturbation was exceptional for the area. Nine stations had already been sampled (8–11 March 2003) when the cyclone hit the reefs. These stations were sampled again just after the cyclone (23 March–15 April 2003) and 20 months later (14–16 November 2004). Erica had a significant initial impact on habitat characteristics. The fragile coral forms cover (branching, tubular and foliose) decreased significantly, resulting in a loss of habitat for the fish communities. Species richness and biomass of the commercial reef fish and the Chaetodontidae decreased just after Erica, but not the density. The species assemblage was modified on the stations with the lowest remaining live coral cover. The loss of shelter modified the behaviour of potential prey, which constituted unusual shoals and attracted predators. Twenty months after Erica, the habitat had not recovered and the broken coral colonies were transformed into rubble or colonized by algae. The nature of the mid-term impact on the fish communities was different and more significant than the initial impact. Species richness per station, density and biomass were significantly lower than before and just after Erica. This pattern was confirmed for all the main families, with the exception of Acanthuridae. A different fish assemblage was observed on all stations 20 months after Erica. Herbivorous species and benthic macro-invertebrate feeders associated with rubble replaced the coral associated species that characterized the assemblages before the cyclone. When a Class 5 cyclone affects an area where perturbations of such intensity are uncommon, its impact is immediate and the mid-term consequences are even more significant. A complete modification of the structure of the habitat and the fish assemblages is observed. The consecutive recovery should be a long process.

Seasonal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use in coral reef fish juveniles

2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mellin ◽  
M. Kulbicki ◽  
D. Ponton
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Juveniles

scholarly journals First comprehensive list of the coral reef fishes of Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ditch Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
A Site ◽  
Scientific Survey

A 573 species-long checklist of the fishes in this 50 km2 tropical marine park was created predominantly by combining an unpublished scientific survey from 1992 with a hobbyist’s large photograph collection from between 2006 and 2009. Of the Indo-Pacific region’s coral reef-associated fish species, 15.2% are found here. Drawn from 83 families, the most speciose are Pomacentridae (71), Gobiidae (68) and Lab-ridae (55). A regression formula using the Coral reef Fish Diversity Index (CFDI) for species seen in 1992 suggests the park hosts 464 species, compared with the CFDI-based estimate of 495 based only on da-ta collected between 2006 and 2009, and 596 for the combined Index. With only 62% of the Index’s species seen both in the earlier and later lists, the utility of the CFDI is questionable at a site or over a time-span like this.

scholarly journals Large‐scale, multidirectional larval connectivity among coral reef fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 6039-6054 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Williamson ◽  
Hugo B. Harrison ◽  
Glenn R. Almany ◽  
Michael L. Berumen ◽  
Michael Bode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Fish Populations ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Larval Connectivity
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