Stability of a coral reef fish community following a catastrophic storm

Walsh, William J.

doi:10.1007/bf00304732

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“…The fate of these fishes is unknown: they may have died or have moved to other parts of the same reef or into deeper water where suitable shelter and habitat could still be found (e.g. Kaufman 1983, Walsh 1983). This did not apply in the CL sector because the higher substrate complexity of these reefs meant that they were able to provide shelter and habitat, despite the loss of living coral.…”

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Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Emslie¹,

Cheal²,

Sweatman³

et al. 2008

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

111

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Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Emslie¹,

Cheal²,

Sweatman³

et al. 2008

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

111

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“…Information concerning the effects of storms on the diverse fish faunas of coral reefs and in temperate seas mainly deals with the mortality and migration to deeper areas of fishes after the passage of major storms (Walsh, 1983;Harmelin-Vivien and Laboute, 1986;and references therein). Information on the adverse effects of wave action on nesting activity for marine fishes is scarce.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of wave action on nesting activity in the littoral five-spotted wrasse, <i>Symphodus roissali</i>, (Labridae), in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Raventós¹

2004

Sci. Mar.

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SUMMARY: The nesting activity of the littoral five-spotted wrasse, Symphodus roissali, was investigated near Blanes (northwestern Mediterranean Sea). Males construct and defend several nests over the entire reproductive period while females spawn asynchronously in these nests. Nesting activity continued from around the end of March to the end of June in the case of the study population. Nesting intensity, nesting success and nest destruction varied between years and sites. Differences between the numbers of nests that survive the nesting cycle and those that are destroyed can be related to environmental conditions, primarily wave height. Sufficiently protracted periods (> 1 week) of favourable sea conditions allow nests to survive and complete their cycle.Key words: labrid fishes, wave action, nesting success, nest destruction, Mediterranean Sea. RESUMEN: EL EFECTO DEL OLEAJE SOBRE LA ACTIVIDAD NIDIFICADORA DEL LÁBRIDO DE LITORAL PLANCHITA SYMPHODUS ROIS-SALI (LABRIDAE), EN EL MEDITERRÁNEO NOROCCIDENTAL. -La actividad nidificadora del lábrido de litoral Planchita, Symphodus roissali, fue investigada cerca de Blanes, en el Mediterráneo Noroccidental. Los machos construyen y defienden varios nidos a lo largo del período reproductor en los cuales las hembras ponen sus huevos. La actividad nidificadora se extiende desde cerca de finales de Marzo hasta finales de Junio para la población objeto de estudio. La intensidad nidificadora, el éxito nidificador y la destrucción de nidos varió entre años y entre estaciones de muestreo. Las diferencias en el número de nidos que sobreviven con los que son destruidos pueden ser relacionadas con las condiciones ambientales, principalmente con la altura de ola. Períodos de tiempo suficientemente largos (>1 semana) con condiciones de mar favorables permiten que los nidos sobrevivan y completen sus ciclos.Palabras clave: lábridos, efecto del oleaje, éxito nidificador, destrucción de nidos,

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“…With only the exception of fish species diversity on the dead coral reef, our results provide further confirmation of these findings. Walsh (1983) investigated the immediate impact of a catastrophic storm on coral reef fish communities at Kona, Hawaii. The resulting longer-term changes in community structure showed quite different results from our observations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Long-term effects of destruction of hermatypic corals by Acanthaster plana infestation on reef fish communities at Iriomote Island, Japan

Sano¹,

Shimizu²,

Nose³

1987

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

174

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Long-term changes in structure of fish communities on coral reefs infested by the coralfeeding starfish Acanthasterplanci were determined using 20 mZ visual transects. We censused a living coral reef consisting mainly of staghorn Acropora spp. at Saluyama Bay and a dead coral reef with low structural complexlty of coral branches (about 2 yr after A. planci infestation) at Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island (Ryukyu Islands, Japan) in September 1984. Two yr later, we recensused the dead coral reef, which had changed into a flat plain of unstructured coral rubble ('rubble reef'). Mean numbers of species and individuals per transect severely decreased in the following order of reef types: (1) living reef (1984). (2) dead reef (1984), and (3) rubble reef (1986). Correlated with these decreases in numbers were several patterns: (1) coral-polyp feeders completely &sappeared on both dead and rubble reefs, probably due to absence of food; (2) numbers of resident species and individuals decreased on the dead reef, perhaps due to decrease in living space or shelter associated with the reduction in structural complexity of coral branches; and (3) numbers of species and individuals of both resident and visitor fishes declined on the unstructured rubble reef, likely due to shortage of living space and food.

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Stability of a coral reef fish community following a catastrophic storm

Cited by 89 publications

References 38 publications

Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Effects of wave action on nesting activity in the littoral five-spotted wrasse, <i>Symphodus roissali</i>, (Labridae), in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Long-term effects of destruction of hermatypic corals by Acanthaster plana infestation on reef fish communities at Iriomote Island, Japan

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