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Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas from 2009-2012 (Lionfish Invasion project) (NCEI Accession 0278121)

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This dataset contains biological and survey - biological data collected at Tropical Marine Lab at Lee Stocking Island during deployment LSI_Reef_Surveys_09-12 in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2011-07-11 to 2011-08-31. These data include species and taxon_code. These data were collected by Kurt Ingeman and Mark Hixon of Oregon State University as part of the "Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish (Lionfish Invasion)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2019-10-31.

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Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas

Dataset Description:
Record of predators observed during reef surveys at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas during July and August 2011. (Part of sub-project titled, "Lionfish effects on fairy basslet population dynamics".)

To quantify to what extent patterns in prey mortality have changed since the arrival of lionfish, the investigators replicated an in situ field manipulation of prey density that was originally conducted prior to the invasion using the same study sites. A controlled field experiment was conducted at two reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas, inhabited by 16 local populations of fairy basslet: eight with artificially enhanced recruitment versus eight with natural recruitment. Ledges were paired by habitat structure and one ledge from each pair was randomly assigned to receive artificially increased density of new basslet recruits, with the other in each pair left as a control.
  • Cite as: Hixon, Mark; Ingeman, Kurt (2023). Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas from 2009-2012 (Lionfish Invasion project) (NCEI Accession 0278121). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278121. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2011-07-11 to 2011-08-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -76.136
East: -76.107
South: 23.805
North: 23.805
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  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Hixon, M., Ingeman, K. (2013) Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas from 2009-2012 (Lionfish Invasion project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2013-04-29. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3929.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-05-13
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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Data Update Frequency As needed
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Acquisition Description:
Using the same methods as Webster (2003), the investigators artificially enhanced basslet recruitment by capturing new settlers (<2 cm total length) with dip nets and transferring them to new populations far from their natal reefs. Censuses commenced 24 hours after recruit manipulationsand continued weekly for two months. At the end of the eight week study period, the investigators calculated net per capita loss (the proportional change in abundance from the beginning to the end of the experiment) for each population.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Hixon, Mark; Ingeman, Kurt (2023). Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas from 2009-2012 (Lionfish Invasion project) (NCEI Accession 0278121). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278121. Accessed [date].
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  • Cite as: Hixon, Mark; Ingeman, Kurt (2023). Predators observed at reefs near Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas from 2009-2012 (Lionfish Invasion project) (NCEI Accession 0278121). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278121. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-05-13T04:09:29Z - NCEI Accession 0278121 v1.1 was published.
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Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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