scholarly journals Transport Patterns of Tropical Reef Fish Larvae by Spin-Off Eddies in the Straits of Florida

Oceanography ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Graber ◽  
Claire Limouzy-Paris
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Straits Of Florida ◽  
Tropical Reef ◽  
Transport Patterns

Predicting the vertical distributions of reef fish larvae in the Straits of Florida from environmental factors

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 1755-1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus B. Huebert ◽  
Su Sponaugle ◽  
Robert K. Cowen
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Environmental Variability ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Straits Of Florida ◽  
Diel Vertical Migrations ◽  
Vertical Distributions

Three seasons of vertically stratified ichthyoplankton sampling at the edge of the Florida Current revealed consistent accumulations of some coral reef fish larvae under taxon-specific environmental conditions. Environmental variability ranging from predictable (seasonal differences in temperature, diel changes in light, and vertical gradients in many variables) to stochastic (changes in wind-driven turbulence and patchiness of zooplankton) was used to model larval distributions. In five taxa, including the commercially important Epinephelini (groupers), relative larval densities were predicted with significant accuracy based entirely on sampling depth. Models yielding these predictions were cross-validated among all seasons, indicating that larval vertical distributions were remarkably unaffected by other environmental factors, while revealing strong behavioral preferences for specific ranges of hydrostatic pressure. Pomacentridae (damselfish) larvae consistently occupied shallower depths at night than during the day, demonstrating diel vertical migrations. At the community level, depth and season were two major factors structuring larval coral reef fish assemblages. Predictable vertical distributions of larvae in the Straits of Florida can facilitate modeling the same taxa elsewhere in the Western Central Atlantic.

scholarly journals What determines the growth of tropical reef fish larvae in the plankton: food or temperature?

2003 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
MG Meekan ◽  
JH Carleton ◽  
AD McKinnon ◽  
K Flynn ◽  
M Furnas
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Tropical Reef

Chemical cues from habitats and conspecifics guide sand-smelt Atherina presbyter larvae to reefs

2020 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 191-202
Author(s):  
P Vicente ◽  
S Martins-Cardoso ◽  
F Almada ◽  
EJ Gonçalves ◽  
AM Faria
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Temperate Reef ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
Reef Fish Species ◽  
Tropical Reef ◽  
Temperate Reef Fish ◽  
Temperate Fish

Chemical cues have been widely addressed as potential cues for fish larvae to orient, detect or remain close to suitable habitat. However, most studies to date have been on tropical reef species and have suggested a chemosensory-driven homing behaviour, with only few studies on temperate fish indicating a less conclusive response to chemical cues. We hypothesized that detection and response to chemical cues might provide an important mechanism maintaining the larvae of a temperate reef fish species (sand-smelt Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829), close to their natal reef. The ability to discriminate chemical cues from different rocky reefs, and natal and non-natal conspecifics was tested. Water and shoals of sand-smelt larvae were collected from 3 reefs, and larval preference was tested in a 2-choice flume chamber. Larvae preferred nearby reefs over natal reefs and discriminated and preferred conspecifics from their natal reef. Moreover, our results suggested that both cues are equally relevant, as the combination of reef cues with conspecifics was more attractive to sand-smelt than either cue in isolation. When conspecific and reef preferences were tested against each other, there was no longer a clear preference for either cue. Additional tests suggested that preference for conspecifics could be driven by either diet or habitat-related chemical cues. Chemical cues and the corresponding detection mechanisms likely play an important role in finding suitable habitat and increasing the fitness of temperate reef fish.

scholarly journals Vertical migrations of reef fish larvae in the Straits of Florida and effects on larval transport

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1653-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus B. Huebert ◽  
Robert K. Cowen ◽  
Su Sponaugle
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Larval Transport ◽  
Straits Of Florida

scholarly journals Temporal dynamics, residency and site fidelity of spawning aggregations of a herbivorous tropical reef fish Siganus sutor

2013 ◽  
Vol 475 ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
JP Bijoux ◽  
L Dagorn ◽  
G Berke ◽  
PD Cowley ◽  
M Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Spawning Aggregations ◽  
Tropical Reef

scholarly journals Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities

2007 ◽  
Vol 333 ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Feary ◽  
GR Almany ◽  
GP Jones ◽  
MI McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Tropical Reef

When to Press On or Turn Back: Dispersal Strategies for Reef Fish Larvae

2001 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Armsworth ◽  
Maurice K. James ◽  
Lance Bode
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Larvae

scholarly journals Terrestrial chemical cues help coral reef fish larvae locate settlement habitat surrounding islands

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle L. Dixson ◽  
Geoffrey P. Jones ◽  
Philip L. Munday ◽  
Morgan S. Pratchett ◽  
Maya Srinivasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Fish Larvae
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