Habitat and endemism of recruits to shallow reef fish populations: Selection criteria for no-take MPAs in the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
"Temporal abundance and spatial distribution patterns are described for shallow (< 15 m-deep) reef fish populations at French Frigate Shoals (FFS) and Midway Atoll (Midway), two isolated oceanic atolls 800 km apart in the NW Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), du...
Predation, endemism, and related processess structuring shallow reef fish assemblages in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
"Data on distribution, abundance, and related patterns, reflecting key ecological processes such as predation, are herein summarized for the shallow-water (< 18-m) reef fishes of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). This summary is based on the re...
Ecological characteristics of coral patch reefs at Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
"Ecological aspects of coral patch reefs were studied from 1981 to 1985 in Welles Harbor, Midway Atoll. Water temperatures varied from 17oC in February to 28C in August. Sizes of reefs studied were described by mean area (59 m2), mean volume (52 m3), vert...
Spatial patterns of endemism in shallow-water reef fish populations of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
"The spatial distribution and magnitude of endemism in shallow-water (<18 m) reef fishes of the 10 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) are described in terms of occurrence, and numerical and biomass densities, using a series of diver-observation surve...
Resilience of predators to fishing pressure on coral patch reefs
"Numbers and biomass of piscivorous fish and their predation on other fish may often be high in undisturbed coral reef communities. The effects of such predation have sometimes been studied by removal of piscivores (either experimentally or by fishermen)....
Long-term effects of a ship-grounding on coral reef fish assemblages at Rose Atoll, American Samoa
Rose Atoll is a small, remote coral atoll in the central South Pacific that was impacted by a major ship grounding and associated contaminant spill in October 1993. Coral reef fish assemblages were quantitatively surveyed at the impacted site and compared...
Temporal variability of current-driven upwelling at Jarvis Island
"The temporal variability of upwelling on the western side of Jarvis Island, caused by the island blocking of free stream currents, is investigated using in situ and shipboard observations. Variations in upwelling are related to changes in the strength an...
Habitat and endemism of recruits to shallow reef fish populations: Selection criteria for no-take MPAs in the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve