Dataset: damselfish response to lionfish
Deployment: Cayman_Reef_Surveys_10-11

Observations of damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) behavior in the presence of lionfish and other native fishes.
Lead Principal Investigator: 
Mark Hixon (Oregon State University, OSU)
Scientist: 
Tye L. Kindinger (Oregon State University, OSU)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Current State: 
Final no updates expected
Version: 
09 July 2013
Version Date: 
2013-07-09
Description

A field study was conducted to determine whether territorial aggression from three-spot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) could limit local populations of invasive lionfish. The investigators observed damselfish behavior in the presence of lionfish relative to when other native fishes were present.

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