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Maria island artificial reef fish data

Data describing post-recruit (adult) fish assemblages and the abundance of recruiting cryptobenthic species associated with 28 artificial reefs of different sizes and supporting different densities of transplanted kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off the west coast of Maria island. Adult assemblages were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes were assessed using SMURF (standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).

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Date (Creation)
2020-07-06
Citation identifier
doi:10.25959/5f14f4a5f340e

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2017-08-16
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
https://doi.org/10.25959/5f14f5f0f340f

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Shelamoff, Victor
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
ORCID ID >

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Layton, Cayne
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Cameron, Matthew
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Tatsumi, Masayuki
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Wright, Jeffrey
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Johnson, Craig
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
Credit
This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP130101113; (www.arc.gov.au) and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Status
Completed

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Shelamoff, Victor
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7004
Australia
ORCID ID >

Temporal resolution
P0Y1M0DT0H0M0S
Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

N
S
E
W


Temporal extent

Time period
2015-12-01 2016-12-31

Vertical element

Minimum value
5.5
Maximum value
7
Identifier
EPSG::5715
Name
MSL depth
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
Keywords (Theme)
  • habitat degradation
  • macroalgae
  • patch dynamics
  • eco-engineering
  • fragmentation
  • habitat matrix
  • structural complexity
  • restoration
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
  • EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
  • EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH
  • EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | COMMUNITY DYNAMICS | SPECIES RECRUITMENT
  • EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION
  • EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Keywords (Taxon)
  • Ecklonia radiata
  • Parablennius tasmnaianus
  • Forsterygion gymnotum
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Temperate Reef
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
  • Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
  • Community Ecology
AODN Platform Vocabulary
  • diver
Keywords (Theme)
  • patch size
  • kelp density
  • time of sampling
  • estimated biomass of adult fishes
  • adult fish abundance
  • density of adult fishes
  • species richness
  • total abundance of recruits
  • total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits
  • total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits
  • total abundance of recruits in January
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
  • Abundance of biota
  • Biotic taxonomic identification

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Linkage
http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png

License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

License Text

Other constraints
Cite data as: Shelamoff, V, Layton, C, Cameron, M, Tatsumi, M, Wright, J & Johnson, J (2020). Marina Island artificial reef fish data. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). doi:10.25959/5f14f5f0f340f
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Description
The size of the artificial reef in square metres
Name
patch size

Name
patch_size

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UMSQ
Name
Square metres
Description
refers to the density of Ecklonia radiata transplanted to each reef
Name
kelp density

Name
kelp_density

Name
number of kelp per square metre
Description
refers to the time when adult fish assemblages were assessed: early= spring 2015, middle= autumn: 2016, late= spring 2016.
Name
time of sampling

Name
time

Name
stage of the experiment (early, middle, late)
Description
refers to the estimated biomass of adult fish associated with each reef at each time. biomass was estimated based the average size of different fish species at a nearby sites.
Name
estimated biomass of adult fishes

Name
adult_biomass

Name
grams
Description
the abundance of adult fish associated with each reef at each time
Name
adult fish abundance

Name
adult_abundance

Identifier

Code
Abundance of biota
Name
count
Description
refers to the density of adult fish (abundance/reef area) associated with each reef at each time.
Name
density of adult fishes

Name
adult_density

Name
abundance per metre square
Description
refers to the species richness of fishes associated with each reef at each time
Name
species richness

Name
adult_richness

Identifier

Code
Biotic taxonomic identification
Name
number of species
Description
refers to the total number of cryptobenthic recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
Name
total abundance of recruits

Name
total_recruit

Name
abundance per SMURF
Description
refers to the total number of Parablennius tasmanianus recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
Name
total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits

Name
total_blenny_recruit

Name
abundance per SMURF
Description
refers to the total number of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef across four rounds of deployment
Name
total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits

Name
total_triplefin_recruit

Name
abundance per SMURF
Description
refers to the total number of cryptobenthic recruits collected in SMURFs on each reef from a single deployment round in January
Name
total abundance of recruits in January

Name
total_jan_recruit

Name
abundance per SMURF

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • CSV

OnLine resource
README - Fish community structure [.docx]

OnLine resource
README - Adult and recruiting fishes [.docx]

OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - Fish community structure [direct download CSV]

OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - Adult and recruiting fishes [direct download CSV]

Resource lineage

Statement
Adult fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes associated with the reefs were assessed using SMURF (Standard Monitoring Unit for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Platform

Identifier

Code
diver

Metadata

Metadata identifier
a650e314-c426-4845-b6ae-5ff107744fcc

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a650e314-c426-4845-b6ae-5ff107744fcc

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2021-03-30T00:05:36
Date info (Revision)
2021-03-30T00:05:36

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Keywords

adult fish abundance density of adult fishes eco-engineering estimated biomass of adult fishes fragmentation habitat degradation habitat matrix kelp density macroalgae patch dynamics patch size restoration species richness structural complexity time of sampling total abundance of Forsterygion gymnotum recruits total abundance of Parablennius tasmaninus recruits total abundance of recruits total abundance of recruits in January
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Abundance of biota Biotic taxonomic identification
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | COMMUNITY DYNAMICS | SPECIES RECRUITMENT EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS EARTH SCIENCE | HUMAN DIMENSIONS | HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION

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