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USGS 2001 Buck Island National Monument Cryptic Fish Survey
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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., H.L. Jelks, and L.A. Rocha. 2010. USGS 2001 Buck Island National Monument Cryptic Fish Survey. U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653.Retrieved from http://www.usgs.gov/obis-usa/. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3946
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Jelks, Howard Availability: Restricted
The data are withheld from general circulation and disclosure but access may be obtained on a case-by-case basis through negotiation Notes:
Prior to use of these records in any analysis or report, Howard Jelks must be notified and if used the provenance of the original data must be acknowledged. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing USGS databases and acknowledge the use of the OBIS-USA facility. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS-USA. Description
Because cryptic fishes are difficult to accurately survey, they are undersampled components of coral reef habitats. Fifty-eight enclosed stations were sampled in shoreline, nearshore reef, lagoon, backreef, forereef, and bank/shelf habitats with an ichthyocide (rotenone) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in July-August 2001. Our samples included 228 fish species in 55 families, including 60 species previously unreported from St. Croix. more
Because cryptic fishes are difficult to accurately survey, they are undersampled components of coral reef habitats. Fifty-eight enclosed stations were sampled in shoreline, nearshore reef, lagoon, backreef, forereef, and bank/shelf habitats with an ichthyocide (rotenone) at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in July-August 2001. Our samples included 228 fish species in 55 families, including 60 species previously unreported from St. Croix. Fish assemblages varied across habitat zones with the shoreline assemblage the most distinct. Only 8% of the species were present in all habitats. The use of rotenone is controversial but important for obtaining reasonably complete inventories of reef fishes. For more information, see Smith-Vaniz, W.F., H.L. Jelks, and L.A. Rocha. 2006. Relevance of cryptic fishes in biodiversity assessments: a case study at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix. Bulletin of Marine Science 79:17-48. The objectives of the study were to: (1) present a base-line inventory of cryptic reef and shoreline fishes inhabiting shallow-water habitats at Buck Island Reef National Monument; (2) compare fish distributions and relative abundance patterns among the sampled habitats; (3) compare the results of ichthyocide (rotenone) sampling with independently conducted underwater visual censuses (UVC); and (4) discuss misconceptions about rotenone and suggest guidelines for its use in marine habitats. Scope Themes: Biology > Fish Keywords: Marine/Coastal Contributors
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Published in: OBIS-USA: US Ocean Biodiversity Informaton System, more Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2012-12-19
Information last updated: 2012-12-19
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