Reefs were surveyed near the Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera Bahamas during the summer of 2012 as part of the project "Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish" and "Mechanisms and Consequences of Fish Biodiversity Loss on Atlantic Coral Reefs Caused by Invasive Pacific Lionfish" (NSF OCE-0851162 & OCE-1233027).
Dataset | Brief Description |
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lionfish and goby counts | Counts of Elacatinus gobies on Bahamian reefs with controlled lionfish densities. |
lionfish cleaner bottle expt | Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions |
fairy basslet baseline density | Fairy basslet counts and density prior to manipulation at reefs near Eleuthera, Bahamas. |
predator surveys Eleuthera | Size of predators observed during dedicated reef predator searches at Eleuthera, Bahamas. |
fairy basslet census Eleuthera | Fairy basslet censuses at Eleuthera, Bahamas. |
lionfish collections Eleuthera | Record of lionfish collected near Eleuthera, Bahamas during 2012. |
lionfish sightings Eleuthera | Record of lionfish sighted near Eleuthera, Bahamas during 2012. |
lionfish density effect on behavior | Lionfish behavior observed during study of effect of density on lionfish behavior. |
lionfish density effect on movement | Lionfish movements to/from reefs observed during study of effect of density on lionfish behavior. |
Initial behavior of lionfish at different prey densities | Initial lionfish behaviors at different densities of local lionfish and prey fish. |
Behavior of focal lionfish at different prey densities | Focal lionfish behaviors at different densities of local lionfish and prey fish. |
Lionfish movement between reefs and seagrass | The number of lionfish that moved between reefs and seagrass. |
Reef observations during lionfish behavior surveys | General information about lionfish density and envrionmental conditions of each site. |
Native prey fish surveys | Censuses of the native prey fish populations at the end of each survey. |
Species key | Species key for individuals surveyed in studies conducted by M. Hixon, C. Benkwitt, and T. Kindinger |
Effect of lionfish in main seagrass habitats | Effect of lionfish presence on native fish abundance in main reefs where lionfish resided. |
Effect of lionfish in seagrass satellite coral head habitats | Effect of lionfish presence on native fish abundance on satellite coral heads. |
Effect of lionfish in seagrass open area habitats | Effect of lionfish presence on native fish abundance in open areas. |
Effect of lionfish in standardized habitat units in seagrass | Effect of lionfish presence on native fish abundance in standardized habitat units. |