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Relationships between reef fish communities, water and habitat quality on coral reefs
(2006)
Rapid urban and industrial development is causing water quality deterioration in coastal marine environments. Sediment and nutrient inputs increase water turbidity, limiting light availability and reducing the photosynthetic ...
Distribution patterns of reef fishes in southwest Puerto Rico, relative to structural habitat, cross-shelf location, and ontogenetic stage
(2006)
This work applies a Cross-Shelf Habitat (CSH) framework to delineate habitat usage patterns
for twenty-eight species from five families of common reef fishes (Acanthuridae, Serranidae,
Haemulidae, Lutjanidae, Scaridae) ...
Acoustically monitoring coral reef fishes to determine short-term spatial and temporal movement and habitat utilization patterns
(2009-03)
The spatial and temporal movement and habitat utilization patterns of coral reef fishes
were quantified using acoustic telemetry on 16 coral reef fish taken from 9 species across 5
families. Fish were caught in traps and ...
The management and feeding ecology of the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in Puerto Rico
(2016)
Since the mid-1980s, two Indo-Pacific lionfishes, Pterois volitans and P. miles, have established a significant presence in the Western North Atlantic, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The first documented ...
The movement of white grunts (Haemulon plumierii) relative to habitat and boundaries at various spatial and temporal scales
(2011)
The relationship between the distribution, abundance, and movement of fishes to
the abundance and arrangement of habitats constitutes a fundamental basis for
ecosystem-based management. Defining nursery areas, essential ...
Slow recovery of reef fish populations in an isolated marine reserve
(2018-12-12)
Geographic isolation is an important yet underappreciated factor affecting marine reserve performance. Isolation, in combination with other factors, may preclude recruit subsidies, thus slowing recovery when base populations ...
Use of passive acoustic recordings to quantify abundance relationship from courtship associated sounds of the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) at spawning aggregation sites in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
(2015)
The Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus, has been overfished to commercial extinction, such that many aggregations have diminished or disappeared throughout the Caribbean. Groupers produce sound, and the objective of this ...
Assessing the effects of Mona Island marine protected area on coral reef fishes
(2011)
No-take marine reserves or no-take zones (NTZ) have become an effective tool for restoring
marine populations threatened by overfishing by allowing populations to recover from excessive
extraction. In 2004, a NTZ was ...
Habitat characteristics as determinants of shelf edge fish communities, with emphasis on Scarid populations, off La Parguera, PR
(2010)
Shelf edge reefs provide valuable habitat to a wide variety of marine organisms. Yet,
because of their depth and highly sloping bottom these areas are not understood with respect
to fish habitat relationships and even ...
Passive acoustics as an indicator of red hind, Epinephelus guttatus, density at a spawning aggregation
(2012)
Annual spawning aggregations of red hind, Epinephelus guttatus, form at predictable
times and locations, and have historically succumbed to overfishing. Monitoring the status and
restoration of aggregations is essential ...