Environmental drivers of diurnal visits by transient predatory fishes to Caribbean patch reefs

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dc.contributor.authorHarborne, A R
dc.contributor.authorSelwyn, J D
dc.contributor.authorLawson, J M
dc.contributor.authorGallo, M
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-2602en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-2602
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-2602http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-2602
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-21T20:45:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-21T20:45:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstractVideo cameras recorded the diurnal visitation rates of transient (large home range) piscivorous fishes to coral patch reefs in The Bahamas and identified 11 species. Visits by bar jack Caranx ruber, mutton snapper Lutjanus analis, yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus, barracuda Sphyraena barracuda and cero Scomberomorus regalis were sufficiently frequent to correlate with a range of biophysical factors. Patch-reef visitation rates and fish abundances varied with distance from shore and all species except S. regalis were seen more frequently inshore. This pattern is likely to be caused by factors including close proximity to additional foraging areas in mangroves and on fore-reefs and higher abundances close to inshore nursery habitats. Visitation rates and abundances of C. ruber, L. analis, O. chrysurus and S. regalis also varied seasonally (spring v. winter), possibly as fishes responded to temperature changes or undertook spawning migrations. The abundance of each transient predator species on the patch reefs generally exhibited limited diurnal variability, but L. analis was seen more frequently towards dusk. This study demonstrates that the distribution of transient predators is correlated spatially and temporally with a range of factors, even within a single lagoon, and these drivers are species specific. Transient predators are considered an important source of mortality shaping reef-fish assemblages and their abundance, in combination with the biomass of resident predators, was negatively correlated with the density of prey fishes. Furthermore, transient predators are often targeted by fishers and understanding how they utilize seascapes is critical for protecting them within reserves.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHarborne, A.R., Selwyn, J.D., Lawson, J.M. and Gallo, M., 2017. Environmental drivers of diurnal visits by transient predatory fishes to Caribbean patch reefs. Journal of Fish Biology, 90(1), pp.265-282.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13180
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/90294
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectthe bahamasen_US
dc.subjectbarracudaen_US
dc.subjectmangrovesen_US
dc.subjectmarine reservesen_US
dc.subjectsnapperen_US
dc.subjectvideo analysisen_US
dc.titleEnvironmental drivers of diurnal visits by transient predatory fishes to Caribbean patch reefsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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