Dataset: lionfish growth
Deployment: LSI_Reef_Surveys_09-12

Growth rates of juvenile lionfish on reefs with controlled abundances of Nassau grouper.

Lead Principal Investigator:

Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)

Scientist:

Timothy J Pusack (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish (Lionfish Invasion)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

06 May 2013

Version Date:

2013-05-06

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/455968/data

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Description

The investigators examined the interactions between invasive lionfish and native Nassau grouper using both a manipulative field study and a controlled lab experiment. This dataset, resulting from the field study, contains growth rates of juvenile lionfish (20-140 mm) on reefs with controlled abundances of native Nassau grouper.

Related Datasets from sub-project "Interactions between native Nassau grouper and invasive lionfish":
artificial and transplant reef census
grouper-lionfish refuge competition expt

Related Publications:
Pusack, TJ. Submitted. Evidence of bioltic resistance: native Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) mitigate predator effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic coral reefs. Ecological Applications.

Raymond WW, MA Albins, and TJ Pusack. In Review. Shelter competition between invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans) and native Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

During the summer of 2010, the investigators manipulated the abundance of Nassau grouper on 28 near-shore patch reefs and measured the growth and survival of juvenile (20-140 mm) lionfish. They also censused the community of small reef fishes (< 50 mm) to look for evidence of indirect effects that grouper might have mediated through lionfish.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Added lat and lon from the metadata provided.
- Replaced blanks with 'nd' ('no data').
- 09-Jan-2018: removed embargo from dataset.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0851162	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site	Name of the site.	nd	site
lat	Latitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the reef site.	decimal degrees	lon
grouper_abund	Number of Nassau grouper on each reef.	integer	count
lionfish_id	The identification number of each lionfish. See 'lionfish collections 2009-2011' dataset for information about individual.	dimensionless	no_bcodmo_term
location	Indicates the specfic patch reef in the matrix.	text	site_descrip
tag_elastomer	Indicates the side (L = left; R = right); Color (B = blue; R = red; G = green; Y = Yellow; O = orange); and location on the lionfish (C = caudal; UM = upper middle; UC = upper caudal; LC = lower caudal)	text	tagid
date	Indicates the date of each measurement in mm/dd/YYYY format.	unitless	date
month	2-digit month when measurement was taken.	mm (01 to 12)	month
day	2-digit day of month when measurement was taken.	dd (01 to 31)	day
year	4-digit year when measurement was taken in YYYY format.	unitless	year
present_or_absent	Whether or not the lionfish was present. P = lionfish was present on reef. A = lionfish was absent on reef.	P (present) or A (absent)	no_bcodmo_term
len_tot	Total length of lionfish in centimeters.	cm	fish_len
mass	Mass of the lionfish (dry weight).	grams	no_bcodmo_term
num_days	Total number of days up to that measurement.	integer	no_bcodmo_term
growth_rate	Growth rate of lionfish since last measurement in centimeters per day.	cm/day	no_bcodmo_term
notes	Any information including descriptions about behavoir or interesting observations.	text	comment

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Dataset: lionfish growth
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Dataset: lionfish growth
Deployment: LSI_Reef_Surveys_09-12