Dataset: lionfish growth

Name: Results of manipulative field study and controlled lab experiment on growth rates of juvenile lionfish on reefs with controlled abundances of Nassau grouper; Bahamas, 2010 (Lionfish Invasion project)
Published: 2013-05-06
Keywords: biota, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3939.1

Spatial Extent: N:23.76094 E:-76.12997 S:23.75047 W:-76.14035

Temporal Extent: 2010-06-19 - 2010-08-30

Project:

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

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)

Version:

Version Date:

2013-05-06

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Results of manipulative field study and controlled lab experiment on growth rates of juvenile lionfish on reefs with controlled abundances of Nassau grouper; Bahamas, 2010 (Lionfish Invasion project)

Abstract:

Results of manipulative field study and controlled lab experiment on growth rates of juvenile lionfish on reefs with controlled abundances of Nassau grouper; Bahamas, 2010.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2013-05-06	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3939.1	2019-11-06

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

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

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.

Data Files

File
lionfish_growth.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 41.71 KB) MD5:0cb0b90485e00ed257dab39e9ce165b1 Primary data file for dataset ID 3939

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

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

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
LSI_Reef_Surveys_09-12		2009-05-30	Tropical Marine Lab at Lee Stocking Island	Mark Hixon (Lead Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

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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