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Coral reef benthic and fish surveys in the Chagos Archipelago

James Cook University
Graham, Nick ; Pratchett, Morgan
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Surveys of 18 reef sites around the northern atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory. Benthic cover of corals and other organisms were quantified along with the abundance diversity and size of reef associated fishes.

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These surveys were conducted in 2010 by Nick Graham and Morgan Pratchett of James Cook University. At each of the 18 sites 4 replicate 50m transects were surveyed at both 9m and 3m depth. Coral and other benthic cover were surveyed using point intercept methodology, while fish were surveyed using 50*5m belt transect UVC. The location has been largely unfished and uninhabited since the early 1970’s. The data are being used to make comparisons to other reef systems across the Indian Ocean to assess this fairly pristine site to more degraded reefs elsewhere.

Created: 2012-06-26

Data time period: 10 02 2010 to 10 03 2010

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  • Associated with Graham, N.A.J., Purkis, S.J., and Harris, A. (2009) Diurnal, land-based predation on shore crabs by moray eels in the Chagos Archipelago. Coral Reefs, 28 (2). p. 397. ISSN 1432-0975
    uri : eprints.jcu.edu.au/5097/
  • Associated with Pratchett, M.S., Graham, N.A.J., Sheppard, C.R.C., and Mayes, B. (2010) Are infestations of Cymo melanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago? Coral Reefs, 29 (4). p. 941. ISSN 1432-0975
    uri : eprints.jcu.edu.au/15547/

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text: Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean, British Indian Ocean Territory.

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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies | coral bleaching | coral reef ecology | marine wilderness areas | reef fish assemblages |

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