Brief description
Data describing post-recruit (adult) fish assemblages and the abundance of recruiting cryptobenthic species associated with 28 artificial reefs of different sizes and supporting different densities of transplanted kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off the west coast of Maria island. Adult assemblages were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes were assessed using SMURF (standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).Lineage
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Statement: Adult fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes associated with the reefs were assessed using SMURF (Standard Monitoring Unit for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).
Notes
CreditThis study was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP130101113; (www.arc.gov.au) and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Created: 2020-07-06
Data time period: 2015-12-01 to 2016-12-31
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Subjects
Abundance of biota |
Biological Sciences |
Biotic taxonomic identification |
Community Ecology |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | COMMUNITY DYNAMICS | SPECIES RECRUITMENT |
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS |
EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION |
Ecology |
Ecklonia radiata |
Forsterygion gymnotum |
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
Parablennius tasmnaianus |
Temperate Reef |
adult fish abundance |
biota |
density of adult fishes |
diver |
eco-engineering |
estimated biomass of adult fishes |
fragmentation |
habitat degradation |
habitat matrix |
kelp density |
macroalgae |
patch dynamics |
patch size |
restoration |
species richness |
structural complexity |
time of sampling |
total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits |
total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits |
total abundance of recruits |
total abundance of recruits in January |
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Other Information
(README - Fish community structure [.docx])
(README - Adult and recruiting fishes [.docx])
(DATA ACCESS - Fish community structure [direct download CSV])
(DATA ACCESS - Adult and recruiting fishes [direct download CSV])
Identifiers
- DOI : 10.25959/5F14F5F0F340F
- DOI : 10.25959/5F14F4A5F340E
- global : a650e314-c426-4845-b6ae-5ff107744fcc
- global : d29fa59e-203f-42a8-b0a7-cf77fde7b88a