Download or read book A Cooperative Multi Agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reef fish populations are conspicuous and essential components of coral reef ecosystems in the south Florida region. Recent precipitous declines in these populations are believed to be due to severe habitat degradation as well as significant increases in recreational and commercial fishing. The monitoring methodologies described in this document are necessary for understanding how natural and man-made stressors are changing reef fish populations and communities. These stressors will continue to increase, and understanding the responses of populations and communities will be critical for their sustainable management.
Download or read book A Cooperative Multi Agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem Classic Reprint written by Marilyn E. Brandt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Cooperative Multi-Agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem Figures Tables Appendices x Executive Summary Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Rationale behind this Document and Reef Fish Monitoring 1 Fishing and Other Pressures on the Reef 2 Fishing Management 3 History 5 Measurable Objectives of Monitoring 7 Sampling Design 7 Rationale for Selecting This Sampling Design over Others 7 Sampling Domain 9 Sampling Frequency and Replication 9 Number and Location of Sampling Sites 9 Frequency and Timing of Sampling Level of Change that can be Detected for Sampling Being Instituted Field Methods Field Season Preparations and Equipment Setup. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Cooperative Multi agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document provides the background behind and descriptions of the protocols developed for a collaborative, multi-agency effort to monitor reef fish populations in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM-RSMAS), and the National Park Service (NPS). This collaborative effort is the culmination of nearly three decades of independent Florida Keys monitoring programs aimed at fish populations in the region"--Executive summary.
Download or read book A Cooperative Multi agency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document provides the background behind and descriptions of the protocols developed for a collaborative, multi-agency effort to monitor reef fish populations in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. Agencies involved include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA Fisheries), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM-RSMAS), and the National Park Service (NPS). This collaborative effort is the culmination of nearly three decades of independent Florida Keys monitoring programs aimed at fish populations in the region"--Executive summary.
Download or read book A Cooperative Multiagency Reef Fish Monitoring Protocol for the U S Virgin Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem written by David R. Bryan and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coral Reef Fishes written by Peter F. Sale and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. Concerns about the future health of coral reefs, and recognition that reefs and their fishes are economically important components of the coastal oceans of many tropical nations, have led to enormous growth in research directed at reef fishes. This book is much more than a simple revision of the earlier volume; it is a companion that supports and extends the earlier work. The included syntheses provides readers with the current highlights in this exciting science. * An up-to-date review of key research areas in reef fish ecology, with a bibliography including hundreds of citations, most from the last decade * Authoritative and provocative chapters written to suggest future research priorities * Includes discussions of regulation of fish populations, dispersal or site fidelity of larval reef fishes, sensory and motor capabilities of reef fish larvae, and complexities of management of reef species and communities
Download or read book The Opportunities and Challenges in Development of a Mult agency Program to Monitor and Access Reef Fish Populations in Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem written by Marilyn E. Brandt and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral disease is playing a significant role in structuring today's coral reef communities. While monitoring programs document declines associated with coral disease, there is a lack of tools that can test hypotheses of disease incidence and control. Here, we describe a modeling tool developed to test hypotheses about the spread and impact of white plague disease in diverse coral populations distributed across heterogeneous reef landscapes. The model Simulation of Infected Corals (SICO) was based on the dynamics of white plague over the course of 6 yr of monitoring on the forereefs of Little Cayman (Cayman Islands, British West Indies). A pattern-oriented modeling approach using a genetic algorithm was used to calibrate model parameters that describe disease introduction, transmissibility, and host susceptibility. Simulation patterns most accurately reflected patterns observed at study sites when disease was introduced at regular intervals and was transmissible within a limited area. Projecting forward in time, coral cover tended to drop precipitously until colonies were so sparse that disease transmission among colonies was rare. A sensitivity analysis of disease parameters indicated that the effect of changing disease parameters depended on the type of coral community, but that in communities dominated by susceptible species, local preventative measures were generally more effective than treatment measures in limiting disease impact..--(Abstract).
Download or read book Monitoring functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience a practical guide for coral reef managers in the Asia Pacific region written by Alison L. Green and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document provides practical advice to field practitioners based on an example from the Asia Pacific Region. Key functional groups of herbivores are identified, species are assigned to each functional group, and methods are provided for monitoring their abundance, biomass and size structure ... This document represents the first attempt to develop a monitoring program that is specifically designed to monitor key functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience. Even though it is based on the best available information, it is important to remember that the science underpinning these methods is still new and developing. Further research is now required to address knowledge gaps and refine monitoring methods"--Executive summary.
Download or read book Dynamics and Impact of the Coral Disease White Plague written by Marilyn E. Brandt and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reef fish populations are conspicuous and essential components of coral reef ecosystems, but monitoring strategies have historically varied across agencies in their objectives and designs. An unprecedented multi-agency reef fish monitoring effort involving NOAA Fisheries, the University of Miami, the National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was initiated across the Florida coral reef ecosystem in 2008. This collaboration builds directly upon a large-scale fisheries-independent survey that began in 1979. The methods are directed to address precipitous declines in fishery resources, understand variability in natural processes, and to evaluate new ecosystem-based management tools like MPAs. There is significant motivation to address the biological, political, economic, and legal issues of these objectives through a shared vision for monitoring and assessment. In this study, precise and cost-effective sampling was achieved by collaborative surveying across the heterogeneous reef landscape using a two-stage habitat-stratified random sampling design. The realized efficiencies and benefits of the multi-agency collaboration significantly outweighed the costs and difficulties encountered along the way.--(Abstract).
Download or read book National Artificial Reef Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Results of a Workshop on Coral Reef Research and Management in the Florida Keys written by James W. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monitoring Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas written by Clive R. Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishery independent Monitoring of Coral Reef Fishes and Macro invertebrates in the Dry Tortugas written by Jerald S. Ault and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This past summer a team of researchers led by Jerry Ault, University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM/RSMAS), surveyed reef fish populations in an area covering nearly 450 square nautical miles in the Dry Tortugas region of the Florida Keys. The Tortugas region contains: the Tortugas Ecological Reserve-North (Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary); the adjacent southern section of the Tortugas Bank that remains open to commercial and recreational fishing (Bank fishable); and, Dry Tortugas National Park, where commercial fishing has been banned since 1960. The Tortugas Ecological Reserve (Bank MPA -- marine protected area), which covers over 150 square nautical miles, is the largest 'no-take' marine zone in U.S. waters. In addition to UM/RSMAS, the team included scientists from NOAA Fisheries, National Park Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, NOVA Southeastern University, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington/National Undersea Research Center. In 20 operational days the 43-member team conducted 1,594 scientific dives for 37.5 days underwater where they mapped nine types of benthic habitats and recorded the abundance and size of about 275 fish species"--Executive summary.
Download or read book Methods for Ecological Monitoring of Coral Reefs written by Jos Hill and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery independent Baseline Assessment 2012 2014 Summary Report written by Kirk Kilfoyle and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reef fishes are important biologic, ecologic, and economic resources of the marine ecosystem which must be managed for sustainability. Until recently, there was no long-term monitoring program in place to assess the condition of reef fish resources of the northern Florida Reef Tract (FRT) (northern Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties). An assessment/monitoring plan for the northern portion of the Florida reef tract was designed through a joint cooperative effort by scientists at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSUOC). This report is a synoptic compilation of a three-year data collection from all partner agencies, and includes data from the 232, 324, and 308 sites or Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) sampled in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. The majority of the field work was accomplished through funding provided to NSUOC by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), with supplementary funding provided by FDEP-CRCP. Significant amounts of data were also collected by multiple Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) partner agencies that were able to dedicate their time and resources to the project. Field sampling for each year began in May and ran through October"--Executive summary.
Download or read book Baseline Data for Evaluating Reef Fish Populations in the Florida Keys 1979 1998 written by James Anthony Bohnsack and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Coastal Zone Management of Coral Reefs written by Kent Gustavson and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The applied research indicates that, to improve awareness, park education programs should be targeted specifically to the user groups primarily through outreach programs. Further, the Park's management programs should be highlighted, particularly the beneficial, tangible products and services (benefits) the Park provides to each user group... The closer the tie between reef conditions and business earnings, the greater the users' support for reef conservation." Coral reefs are sometimes referred to as "canaries of the sea" because of their early warning ability to show near-shore oceanic stress. Because of their biological diversity, they are also called "rainforests of the sea." Coral reefs are vital to the well being of millions of people. Coral reef managers and government officials trying to save their valuable national resources have turned to research on coral reefs for help. The research presented in this publication merits a great deal of notice because the output is useful for decision support and training tools in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). The work on cost-effectiveness analysis has developed integrated economic and ecological models, relying extensively on fuzzy logic procedures to model impacts and effects of interventions within the reef environment. By contrast, the marine system valuation work provides economic valuations of coral reefs, demonstrating the use of different modeling methods and treating key policy issues within this context. This publication will interest coastal zone experts and managers worldwide
