©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Effect of lionfish densities on native coral-reef fishes from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas during 2009-2012 (Biodiversity Loss Effects Lionfish project)
This was a field experiment conducted on artificial patch reefs to test for the effect of lionfish density on native fish abundance, diversity, and community structure. The experiment used 10 reefs which were manipulated so that 4 reefs had 0 lionfish on them (controls), and 6 each had a unique density of lionfish (average = 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, or 12 lionfish). Complete censuses of the native fish population on each reef were conducted weekly for 6-weeks during the summer recruitment season.
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Hixon, M. (2016) Effect of lionfish densities on native coral-reef fishes from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas during 2009-2012 (Biodiversity Loss Effects Lionfish project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2016-08-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.655301.1 [access date]
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