Dataset: lionfish cleaner bottle expt

Name: Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project)
Published: 2013-04-03
Keywords: biota, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3907.1

Spatial Extent: N:24.81488 E:-76.32305 S:24.77438 W:-76.34968

Temporal Extent: 2012-08-09 - 2012-08-31

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:

Lillian J. Tuttle (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Version:

Version Date:

2013-04-03

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project)

Abstract:

Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project).

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2013-04-03	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3907.1	2019-10-28

Description

Results of an experiment conducted on Bahamian reefs in which clear plastic bottles were placed next to cleaning stations: one containing an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans; PTVO), one containing a graysby grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata; CECR), and one empty. Cleaner and client species observed during each experimental interval are reported.

Related Publications:
Tuttle, L.J. In preparation. Do invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) alter cleaning behavior on Bahamian coral reefs? (To be submitted to Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology).

Methods & Sampling

An experiment on Bahamian reefs was conducted in which cleaning stations were observed after placing clear-plastic bottles in random sequence next to the station: one with an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) inside, one with an ecologically similar native predator (graysby grouper, Cephalopholis cruentata), and one as an empty bottle control. For many 10-minute intervals at each of 6 cleaning stations, all cleaners and clients within 2 m of the bottle were recorded and their total lengths were estimated (to the nearest cm). The time spent cleaning or being cleaned was also recorded.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.
- Added lat and lon for each site from the metadata provided.
- Added full species names based on the species codes and metadata provided.
- Replaced blanks with 'none' in the species_code and species columns; replaced blanks with 'nd' (to indicate 'no data') in all other columns.
- 09-Jan-2018: removed embargo on dataset.

Data Files

File
lionfish_cleaner_bottle_expt.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 97.39 KB) MD5:07d684b61694109e85b17cc91ab17732 Primary data file for dataset ID 3907

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
Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012		2012-07-03	Cape_Eleuthera_Reefs	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 reef on which the trial was run.	text	site
lat	Latitude of the experiment site.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of the experiment site.	decimal degrees	lon
station_descrip	Identifying characteristics of cleaning station used in trial.	text	site_descrip
treatment	What the bottle contained during the observation period. CECR = Cephalopholis cruentata (gatsby grouper) PTVO = Pterois volitans (lionfish)	text	no_bcodmo_term
date	Date on which trial was run in mm/dd/YYYY format.	unitless	date
time_start	Time when observation period began; 24-hour clock. Converted from HH:MM:SS format to hours, minutes, and decimal minutes.	HHMM.mm	time_start
time_end	Time when observation period ended; 24-hour clock. Converted from HH:MM:SS format to hours, minutes, and decimal minutes.	HHMM.mm	time_end
time_elapsed	How long the observation period lasted, in minutes and seconds.	MM:SS	time_elapsed
sequence	Order in which the treatment was executed, in relation to other 2 treatments (either first="1", second="2", or third="3").	dimensionless	no_bcodmo_term
species_cleaner1	Name of first cleaner species observed.	text	species
species_code_cleaner1	Species code of first cleaner organism.	text (code)	taxon_code
len_tot_cleaner1	Estimated total length of first cleaner in centimeters.	cm	fish_len
species_cleaner2	Name of second cleaner species observed.	text	species
species_code_cleaner2	Species code of second cleaner organism.	text (code)	taxon_code
len_tot_cleaner2	Estimated total length of second cleaner in centimeters.	cm	fish_len
species_cleaner3	Name of third cleaner species observed.	text	species
species_code_cleaner3	Species code of third cleaner organism.	text (code)	taxon_code
len_tot_cleaner3	Estimated total length of third cleaner in centimeters.	cm	fish_len
species_client	Name of the client species.	text	species
species_code_client	Species code of client fish being cleaned by cleaner(s) in corresponding row.	text (code)	taxon_code
len_tot_client	Estimated total length of client in centimeters.	cm	fish_len
notes	Notes related to the observations or trial.	text	comment