Application of systematic adaptive cluster sampling for the assessment of black sea bass Centropristis striata abundance

Cullen, Daniel W.; Stevens, Bradley G.

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“…These include species like black sea bass Centropristis striata, tautog Tautoga onitis, and lobster Homarus americanus in the Delmarva region, and snapper Lutjanus spp., grouper Epinephelus spp., and porgy Calamus spp. in the South Atlantic Bight (Van Dolah, Wendt & Nicholson, 1987;Steimle & Figley, 1996;Able & Fahay, 1998;Cullen & Stevens, 2017). Additionally, Schweitzer & Stevens (2019) found fish abundance to positively correlate with sea whip coverage on artificial Delmarva reef habitats, and that sea whips were the only biogenic structure in the study significantly related to fish abundance.…”

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“…In the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (Delmarva) region of the MAB the sea whip Leptogorgia virgulata is a common component of natural and artificial hard-bottom reefs (Steimle & Zetlin, 2000;Cullen & Stevens, 2017;Schweitzer, Lipcius & Stevens, 2018;Schweitzer & Stevens, 2019). These corals can be found along the North American Atlantic coast, and have been observed at depths of 2-59 m (Bayer, 1961;Gotelli, 1988;Devictor & Morton, 2010;Packer et al, 2017).…”

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“…Growth rings are deposited into this axial rod and assumed to be annual, enabling age estimation (Grigg, 1974;Mitchell, Dardeau & Schroeder, 1993). Notably, the structural complexity provided by sea whips and the biotic community associated with them may make these octocorals a significant habitat for many commercially and recreationally valuable species (Van Dolah, Wendt & Nicholson, 1987;Ruppert & Fox, 1988;Steimle & Figley, 1996;Able & Fahay, 1998;Wicksten & Cox, 2011;Cullen & Stevens, 2017). These include species like black sea bass Centropristis striata, tautog Tautoga onitis, and lobster Homarus americanus in the Delmarva region, and snapper Lutjanus spp., grouper Epinephelus spp., and porgy Calamus spp.…”

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Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Colony complexity, age, and growth

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Stevens

2020

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Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata are a common structural component of both natural and artificial hard-bottom reef habitats in the mid-Atlantic region and may serve as essential habitat for commercially valuable species. However, they are slow-growing, easily damaged, and especially vulnerable to damage by passive fishing gear such as pots and traps. Despite their potential importance, until recently, sea whips have been generally understudied in this region. We examined the colony complexity, length, age, and growth of sea whips from four artificial reef sites in the mid-Atlantic region to gain a better understanding of their biology in the area. There were no significant differences in the bifurcation (Rb) and tributary to source (T/S) ratios between sites, with the Rb ≈3 for all sites, indicating similar complexity between sites. The total length distribution was 8.3 cm to 85.3 cm, and 50% of corals in the range of 34.2–56.4 cm. Age, estimated from annual growth ring counts, ranged from 2 to 15 y, with 50% of corals in the range of 6 to 8 y. The large proportion of middle-sized and middle-aged corals suggests episodic recruitment. Age-length keys showed the trend of age increasing with total coral length, and a von Bertalanffy growth model demonstrated size-dependent growth following the equation: E[L—t] (cm) = 86.1(1−e−0.14(t−1.44)). This is the first study providing such data for sea whips in the coastal mid-Atlantic region, and the baseline created will be a useful reference to study changes over time.

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Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Colony complexity, age, and growth

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2020

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“…In the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (Delmarva) region of the MAB the sea whip Leptogorgia virgulata is a common component of natural and artificial hard-bottom reefs (Steimle and Zetlin 2000;Cullen and Stevens 2017;Schweitzer et al 2018;Schweitzer and Stevens 2019). These corals can be found along the North American Atlantic coast, and have been observed at depths of 2-59 meters (Bayer 1961;Gotelli 1988;DeVictor and Morton 2010;Packer et al 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Growth rings are deposited into this axial rod and assumed to be annual, enabling age estimation (Grigg 1974;Mitchell et al 1993). Notably, the structural complexity provided by sea whips and the biotic community associated with them may make these corals a significant habitat for many commercially and recreationally valuable species (Van Dolah et al 1987;Ruppert and Fox 1988;Steimle and Figley 1996;Able and Fahay 1998;Wicksten and Cox 2011;Cullen and Stevens 2017). These include species like black sea bass Centropristis striata, tautog Tautoga onitis, and lobster Homarus americanus in the Delmarva region, and snapper Lutjanus spp., grouper Epinephelus spp., and porgy Calamus spp.…”

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Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata are a common structural component of both natural and artificial hard-bottom reef habitats in the mid-Atlantic region and may serve as essential habitat for commercially valuable species. However, they are slow-growing, easily damaged, and especially vulnerable to damage by passive fishing gear such as pots and traps. Despite their potential importance, until recently, sea whips are generally understudied in this region. We examined the colony complexity, length, age, and growth of sea whips from four artificial reef sites in the mid-Atlantic region to gain a better understanding of their biology in the area. There were no significant differences in the bifurcation (R b) and tributary to source (T/S) ratios between sites, with the R b ≈ 3 for all sites, indicating similar complexity between sites. The total length distribution was 8.3 cm to 85.3 cm, and 50% of corals in the range of 34.2-56.4 cm. Age, estimated from annual growth ring counts, ranged from 2 to 15 y, with 50% of corals in the range of 6 to 8 y. The large proportion of middle-sized and middle-aged corals suggests episodic recruitment. Age-length keys showed the trend of age increasing with total coral length, and a von Bertalanffy growth model demonstrated size-dependent growth following the equation: E[L|t] (cm) =86.1(1−e −0.14(t−1.44)). This is the first study providing such data for sea whips in the coastal mid-Atlantic region, and the baseline created will be a useful reference to study changes over time.

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Precision enhancement in variance estimation for complex environmental populations using adaptive cluster sampling

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Iftikhar

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Application of systematic adaptive cluster sampling for the assessment of black sea bass Centropristis striata abundance

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Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Colony complexity, age, and growth

Sea whip coral Leptogorgia virgulata in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Colony complexity, age, and growth

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Precision enhancement in variance estimation for complex environmental populations using adaptive cluster sampling

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