http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3907
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
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Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project)
2013-04-03
publication
2013-04-03
revision
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2019-10-28
publication
https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3907.1
Mark Hixon
Oregon State University
principalInvestigator
Lillian J. Tuttle
Oregon State University
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Cite this dataset as: Hixon, M., Tuttle, L. (2013) Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2013-04-03 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3907.1 [access date]
Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions Dataset Description: <p>Results of an experiment conducted on Bahamian reefs in which clear plastic bottles were placed next to cleaning stations: one containing an invasive lionfish (<em>Pterois volitans; </em>PTVO), one containing a graysby grouper (<em>Cephalopholis cruentata</em>; CECR), and one empty. Cleaner and client species observed during each experimental interval are reported.</p>
<p><strong>Related Publications</strong>:<br />
Tuttle, L.J. In preparation. Do invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) alter cleaning behavior on Bahamian coral reefs? (To be submitted to Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology).</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>An experiment on Bahamian reefs was conducted in which cleaning stations were observed after placing clear-plastic bottles in random sequence next to the station: one with an invasive lionfish (<em>Pterois volitans</em>) inside, one with an ecologically similar native predator (graysby grouper, <em>Cephalopholis cruentata</em>), and one as an empty bottle control. For many 10-minute intervals at each of 6 cleaning stations, all cleaners and clients within 2 m of the bottle were recorded and their total lengths were estimated (to the nearest cm). The time spent cleaning or being cleaned was also recorded.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-0851162 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=0851162
completed
Mark Hixon
Oregon State University
Department of Zoology 3029 Cordley Hall
Corvallis
OR
97331-2914
USA
hixonm@science.oregonstate.edu
pointOfContact
Lillian J. Tuttle
Oregon State University
Department of Zoology Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
97331
USA
tuttlel@science.oregonstate.edu
pointOfContact
asNeeded
Dataset Version: 1
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site
lat
lon
station_descrip
treatment
date
time_start
time_end
time_elapsed
sequence
species_cleaner1
species_code_cleaner1
len_tot_cleaner1
species_cleaner2
species_code_cleaner2
len_tot_cleaner2
species_cleaner3
species_code_cleaner3
len_tot_cleaner3
species_client
species_code_client
len_tot_client
notes
theme
None, User defined
site
latitude
longitude
site description
No BCO-DMO term
date
time_start
time_end
time_elapsed
species scientific name (binomial)
taxon_code
fish_len
comments
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012
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Deployment Activity
Eleuthera, Bahamas
place
Locations
otherRestrictions
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Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use.
Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish
http://hixon.science.oregonstate.edu/content/highlight-lionfish-invasion
Ecological Release and Resistance at Sea: Invasion of Atlantic Coral Reefs by Pacific Lionfish
<p>Invasive species are increasingly introduced by human activities to new regions of the world where those species have never existed previously. In the absence of natural enemies (predators, competitors, and diseases) from their homeland, invasives may have strong negative effects on invaded ecosystems, especially systems with fewer species ("ecological release"), and may even drive native species extinct. However, if native natural enemies can somehow control the invaders ("ecological resistance"), then ecological disruption can be prevented or at least moderated. Most of the many invasive species in the sea have been seaweeds and invertebrates, and the few documented invasive marine fishes have not caused major problems. However, this situation has recently changed in a stunning and ominous way. In the early 1990s, lionfish (<i>Pterois volitans</i>) from the Pacific Ocean were accidentally or intentionally released from aquaria to the ocean in the vicinity of Florida. Camouflaged by shape and color, protected by venomous spines, consuming native coral-reef fishes voraciously, and reproducing rapidly, lionfish have subsequently undergone a population explosion. They now range from the mid-Atlantic coast of the US to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas. Native Atlantic fishes have never before encountered this spiny, stealthy, efficient predator and seldom take evasive action. In fact, the investigator has documented that a single lionfish is capable of reducing the abundance of small fish on a small coral patch reef by nearly 80% in just 5 weeks. There is great concern that invasive lionfish may severely reduce the abundance of native coral-reef fishes important as food for humans (e.g., grouper and snapper in their juvenile stages) as well as species that normally maintain the integrity of coral reefs (e.g., grazing parrotfishes that can prevent seaweeds from smothering corals). There are far more species of coral-reef fish in the Pacific than the Atlantic, so this invasion may represent a case of extreme ecological release with minor ecological resistance. Dr. Hixon and colleagues will study the mechanisms of ecological release in lionfish, as well as examine potential sources of ecological resistance in the heavily invaded Bahamas. Because very little is known about the ecology and behavior of lionfish in their native Pacific range, he will also conduct comparative studies in both oceans, which may provide clues regarding the extreme success of this invasion. In the Bahamas, the investigator will document the direct and indirect effects on native species of the ecological release of lionfish, both as a predator and as a competitor. These studies will be conducted at various scales of time and space, from short-term experiments on small patch reefs, to long-term experiments and observations on large reefs. Whereas direct effects involve mostly changes in the abundance of native species, indirect effects can be highly variable. For example, lionfish may actually indirectly benefit some native species by either consuming or outcompeting the competitors of those natives. The project will explore possible ecological resistance to the invasion by determining whether any native Bahamian species are effective natural enemies of lionfish, including predators, parasites, and competitors of both juvenile and adult lionfish. Comparative studies of natural enemies, as well as lionfish ecology and behavior, in both the Atlantic and the Pacific may provide clues regarding the explosive spread of lionfish in the Atlantic.</p>
<p>Regarding broader impacts, this basic research will provide information valuable to coral-reef and fisheries managers fighting the lionfish invasion in the US, the Bahamas, and the greater Caribbean, especially if sources of native ecological resistance are identified. The study will fund the PhD research of U.S. graduate students, as well as involve assistance and participation by a broad variety of undergraduates and reef/fisheries managers, including women, minorities, native Bahamians, and native Pacific islanders. Participation in this project will promote education in marine ecology and conservation biology directly via Dr. Hixon's and graduate students' teaching and outreach activities, and indirectly via the experiences of undergraduate field assistants and various associates.</p>
Lionfish Invasion
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project
eng; USA
biota
oceans
Eleuthera, Bahamas
-76.34968
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24.77438
24.81488
2012-08-09
2012-08-31
Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Mariana Islands; Philippines
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Cleaner and host species observed on Bahamian reefs under varying experimental conditions in Eleuthera, Bahamas in 2012 (Lionfish Invasion project)
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33725.rdf
Name: site
Units: text
Description: <p>Name of reef on which the trial was run.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33726.rdf
Name: lat
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Latitude of the experiment site.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33727.rdf
Name: lon
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>Longitude of the experiment site.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33728.rdf
Name: station_descrip
Units: text
Description: <p>Identifying characteristics of cleaning station used in trial.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33729.rdf
Name: treatment
Units: text
Description: <p>What the bottle contained during the observation period.<br /><br />
CECR = Cephalopholis cruentata (gatsby grouper)<br /><br />
PTVO = Pterois volitans (lionfish)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33730.rdf
Name: date
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Date on which trial was run in mm/dd/YYYY format.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33731.rdf
Name: time_start
Units: HHMM.mm
Description: <p>Time when observation period began; 24-hour clock. Converted from HH:MM:SS format to hours, minutes, and decimal minutes.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33732.rdf
Name: time_end
Units: HHMM.mm
Description: <p>Time when observation period ended; 24-hour clock. Converted from HH:MM:SS format to hours, minutes, and decimal minutes.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33733.rdf
Name: time_elapsed
Units: MM:SS
Description: <p>How long the observation period lasted, in minutes and seconds.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33734.rdf
Name: sequence
Units: dimensionless
Description: <p>Order in which the treatment was executed, in relation to other 2 treatments (either first="1", second="2", or third="3").</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33735.rdf
Name: species_cleaner1
Units: text
Description: <p>Name of first cleaner species observed.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33736.rdf
Name: species_code_cleaner1
Units: text (code)
Description: <p>Species code of first cleaner organism.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33737.rdf
Name: len_tot_cleaner1
Units: cm
Description: <p>Estimated total length of first cleaner in centimeters.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33738.rdf
Name: species_cleaner2
Units: text
Description: <p>Name of second cleaner species observed.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33739.rdf
Name: species_code_cleaner2
Units: text (code)
Description: <p>Species code of second cleaner organism.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33740.rdf
Name: len_tot_cleaner2
Units: cm
Description: <p>Estimated total length of second cleaner in centimeters.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33741.rdf
Name: species_cleaner3
Units: text
Description: <p>Name of third cleaner species observed.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33742.rdf
Name: species_code_cleaner3
Units: text (code)
Description: <p>Species code of third cleaner organism.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33743.rdf
Name: len_tot_cleaner3
Units: cm
Description: <p>Estimated total length of third cleaner in centimeters.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33744.rdf
Name: species_client
Units: text
Description: <p>Name of the client species.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33745.rdf
Name: species_code_client
Units: text (code)
Description: <p>Species code of client fish being cleaned by cleaner(s) in corresponding row.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33746.rdf
Name: len_tot_client
Units: cm
Description: <p>Estimated total length of client in centimeters.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/33747.rdf
Name: notes
Units: text
Description: <p>Notes related to the observations or trial.</p>
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/1912/24723/1/dataset-3907_lionfish-cleaner-bottle-expt__v1.tsv
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https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3907.1
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<p>An experiment on Bahamian reefs was conducted in which cleaning stations were observed after placing clear-plastic bottles in random sequence next to the station: one with an invasive lionfish (<em>Pterois volitans</em>) inside, one with an ecologically similar native predator (graysby grouper, <em>Cephalopholis cruentata</em>), and one as an empty bottle control. For many 10-minute intervals at each of 6 cleaning stations, all cleaners and clients within 2 m of the bottle were recorded and their total lengths were estimated (to the nearest cm). The time spent cleaning or being cleaned was also recorded.</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
<p>BCO-DMO Processing Notes:<br />
- Modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions.<br />
- Added lat and lon for each site from the metadata provided.<br />
- Added full species names based on the species codes and metadata provided.<br />
- Replaced blanks with 'none' in the species_code and species columns; replaced blanks with 'nd' (to indicate 'no data') in all other columns.<br />
- 09-Jan-2018: removed embargo on dataset.</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
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7.x-1.1
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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Deployment: Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012
Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012
Cape_Eleuthera_Reefs
island
Eleuthera_Reef_Surveys_2012
Mark Hixon
Oregon State University
Cape_Eleuthera_Reefs
island