Monitoring of reef fish aggregations and spawning aggregations on Riley's Hump, an MPA, and an examination of recruitment sources and sinks for the MPA
Assessing reef fish population recovery, SPAGs and lionfish impacts on prey and predator communities in the TER.
We continue monitoring (since 2003) of snapper grouper populations in the TER for a final two years. While we have observed recovery of spawning aggregations (SPAGs) of mutton snapper, knowledge of site fidelity of SPAGs is limited and continued data coll...
Preliminary evidence of increased spawning aggregations of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) at Riley's Hump two years after establishment of the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve.
In this note we describe the re-formation of a spawning aggregation of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis). A review of four consecutive years of survey data indicates that the aggregation may be increasing in size. Mutton snapper are distributed in the temp...
Assess/monitor affects of MPA status on reef fish populations and spawning aggregations in the Tortugas Ecological Reserves
"This project assessing the fisheries resources of the Rileys Hump area of the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve. The southern reserve was established specifically with the protection of mutton snapper spawning aggregations in mind, therefore it is import...
Coupling of passive and active acoustics to study grouper spawning aggregations in TER : final report to the CRCP FY2010
This project addresses the primary issue of reducing the adverse impacts of fishing by identifying and protecting coral reef fish spawning aggregation sites. Based on diver surveys and bathymetric analyses, we identified three potential spawning aggregati...
Epibenthic faunal community dynamics and seasonal species turnover in a deep-sea coral ecosystem
Deep-sea coral ecosystems represent oases of life in the deep ocean, often hosting abundant and diverse faunal communities. Although mounting evidence indicates that deep-sea benthic communities are highly dynamic and can change over scales of a few hours...
A passive acoustic survey of fish sound production at Riley's Hump within Tortugas South Ecological Reserve; implications regarding spawning and habitat use
"Passive acoustic recorders were used to monitor sound production indicative of the use of spawning habitat by groupers (Serranidae) at Rileys Hump, which is located in the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve (TSER), part of the Florida Keys National Marine...
An acoustic survey of grouper sound production at Riley's Hump, Torgugas South Ecological Reserve
Long-term passive acoustic recorders were used to monitor s pawning habitat use by grouper on Riley's Hump, a fish aggregation site located within the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve. Recordings were made at 10 minute intervals at up to seven sites duri...
Coral Translocation as a Method to Restore Impacted Deep-Sea Coral Communities
Corals and sponges in rocky deep-sea environments are foundation species postulated to enhance local diversity by increasing biogenic habitat heterogeneity and enriching local carbon cycling. These key groups are highly vulnerable to disturbances (e.g., t...
Monitoring of reef fish aggregations and spawning aggregations on Riley's Hump, an MPA, and an examination of recruitment sources and sinks for the MPA