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Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance

Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance
Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance
Large fishes often shelter beneath structures on coral reefs. While avoidance of UV radiation has been proposed as the main driver of this behaviour, sheltering behaviour has only been studied during the day and over short timeframes. Here we applied passive acoustic telemetry techniques to continuously monitor shelter usage patterns by large reef fishes over a period of 7 months. For three sweetlip species (Haemulidae), one snapper species (Lutjanidae) and one surgeonfish species (Acanthuridae), diurnal shelter use was remarkably consistent, with occupation of shelters throughout the day, and under all weather conditions, suggesting that factors other than UV avoidance may ...
0722-4028
1123-1132
Khan, Joanna A
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Goatley, Christopher
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Brandl, Simon J
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Tebbett, Sterling B
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Bellwood, David
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Brandl, Simon J
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Khan, Joanna A, Goatley, Christopher, Brandl, Simon J, Tebbett, Sterling B and Bellwood, David (2017) Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance. Coral Reefs, 36, 1123-1132. (doi:10.1007/s00338-017-1604-7).

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Abstract

Large fishes often shelter beneath structures on coral reefs. While avoidance of UV radiation has been proposed as the main driver of this behaviour, sheltering behaviour has only been studied during the day and over short timeframes. Here we applied passive acoustic telemetry techniques to continuously monitor shelter usage patterns by large reef fishes over a period of 7 months. For three sweetlip species (Haemulidae), one snapper species (Lutjanidae) and one surgeonfish species (Acanthuridae), diurnal shelter use was remarkably consistent, with occupation of shelters throughout the day, and under all weather conditions, suggesting that factors other than UV avoidance may ...

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Published date: 24 June 2017

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Local EPrints ID: 470215
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470215
DOI: doi:10.1007/s00338-017-1604-7
ISSN: 0722-4028
PURE UUID: fc99c39d-2087-4f03-b8c8-e38003b8c074
ORCID for Christopher Goatley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2930-5591

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Date deposited: 04 Oct 2022 16:50
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 04:14

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Author: Joanna A Khan
Author: Christopher Goatley ORCID iD
Author: Simon J Brandl
Author: Sterling B Tebbett
Author: David Bellwood

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