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Complex Habitat & Resources

Complex Habitat & Resources

Complex habitat and resources reflects the complex architecture of sessile, plant-like organisms, such as octocoral and sponges, which provides shelter and protection for small fish and other invertebrates from predators. Nursery habitat, in particular, is essential for juvenile fish and invertebrates.

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Anemones & zooanthids are cnidarians very similar to coral, but are not characteristic reef builders. Complex habitat and resources reflects the complex architecture of sessile, plant-like organisms, such as octocoral and sponges, which provides shelter and protection for small fish and other invertebrates from predators. Contact Uses, such as biological additions, physical damage, and biological harvesting, are activities in which humans create pressures through direct contact with the ecosystem. Coral is a colonial marine animal consisting of polyps. Cultural services are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, recreational opportunities, aesthetic experiences, sense of place, and educational and research opportunities. Culture sectors contribute to the social, emotional, and intellectual well-being of the community. Discharges are the intentional or unintentional distribution of chemicals, debris, or other pollution, into the environment as a consequence of human activities. Ecosystem monitoring and restoration refers to responses to directly alter the condition of the reef ecosystem through restoration or remediation activities, setting limits on degradation through biological criteria or water quality criteria, or improving knowledge through monitoring, mapping, and scientific research. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems . Existence value is the economic value or meaning humans place in a particular area, resource or organism simply for existing, separate from any derived use value. Finfish and shellfish stock are fish (e.g., groupers and snappers) and invertebrates (e.g., lobster, crab, conch, octopus, squid, and bivalves) that are harvested for human consumption as seafood. Fish are cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates that breathe through gills and usually have scales. The Fishing Sector includes the harvesting of fish for food and recreation. The Food and Raw Materials sector includes groups that harvest natural resources from the earth, including agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, forestry, mining, and the oil and gas industry. An Invertebrate is any animal that lacks a backbone. Landscape Changes are alterations of the natural landscape through human activities, including coastal development, shoreline armoring, impervious surfaces, deforestation, or soil disturbance, which can alter water flow patterns and lead to pollutant runoff into coastal systems. Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics � mainly between latitudes 25� N and 25� S. Marine products are non-food goods derived from reefs that promote human well-being (e.g, aquarium fish or ornamental resources) and human health (e.g., pharmaceuticals and cosmetics). Marine vertebrates are aquatic animals with a backbone, such as sea turtles, whales, dolphins and marine birds. Octocorals are thick and fleshy, colonial marine animals resembling stony corals in polyp size, but lacking calcium carbonite skeletons. The Reef Ecosystem includes a suite of abiotic variables that form the physical and chemical environment. Pressures are human activities that create stress on the environment. Provisioning services are the products or ecosystem goods obtained from ecosystems, including seafood, genetic and biochemical resources, pharmaceuticals, ornamental resources, and water resources. Aesthetic & recreational value pertains to the value derived from the visual beauty and recreational opportunities provided by a natural ecosystem, including an assemblage of diverse, healthy, colorful, or unique species. The state of the Reef Ecosystem is the condition, in terms of quantity and quality, of the abiotic and biotic components including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Reef Habitat is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the benthic components of the reef ecosystem. Reef Inhabitants are all of the motile components of the reef ecosystem, including fish, invertebrates, marine reptiles and mammals, and are quantified by their abundance, distribution, and condition. Reef Life is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the biological components of the coral reef ecosystem. Responses are actions taken by groups or individuals in society and government to prevent, compensate, ameliorate or adapt to changes in Ecosystem Services or their perceived value. Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow in marine, fully-saline environments. Socio-Economic Drivers include the sectors that fulfill human needs for Food & Raw Materials, Water, Shelter, Health, Culture, and Security, and the Infrastructure that supports the sectors. Sponges are sessile colonial animals with soft porous bodies supported by a fibrous skeletal framework. Scleractinian, or stony corals, are marine animals with hard skeletons composed of calcium carbonate. Supporting services are ecological processes that indirectly benefit humans by maintaining a functional ecosystem for the production of other ecosystem goods and services. Tourism & Recreation sectors operate facilities and provide services for the varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of residents and tourists. Tunicates, or Valuation is the process of estimating the worth, merit, or desirability of benefits derived from ecosystems. A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally.

CMap Description

Reef habitat formed in particular by coral and sponges provides complex habitat and resources for fish and invertebrates. Nearby wetlands, including mangroves and seagrasses, provide essential nursery habitat for many species of reef fish and invertebrates. Fish and invertebrates that congregate in reef habitat ultimately benefit humans through the provision of goods, such as seafood, recreational opportunities, and biodiversity that contribute to the cultural identity of coastal communities. Many of the sectors that indirectly benefit from reef habitat, including commercial and recreational fishing, tourism, and recreation, also create pressures on the reef, particularly through harvesting and physical damage. Valuation methods and scientific monitoring and research can be used to quantify the contribution of reef habitat to more direct benefits, such as quantity of finfish and shellfish stock.

Citations

Citation Year Study Location Study Type Database Topics
Principe, P., P. Bradley, S. Yee, W. Fisher, E. Johnson, P. Allen, and D. Campbell. 2012. Quantifying Coral Reef Ecosystem Services. EPA/600/R-11/206, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. 2012 Global Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Beach & Land Formation; Carbon Storage & Cycling; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corporate Responses; Cultural Policies; Cultural Protections; Cultural Services; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Mangroves; Monetary Valuation; Ornamental Jewelry & Art; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Provisioning Services; Regulating Services; Seagrasses; Shoreline Protection; Supporting Services; Tourism & Recreation; Valuation
Adam, TC; Schmitt, RJ; Holbrook, SJ; Brooks, AJ; Edmunds, PJ; Carpenter, RC; Bernardi, G. 2011. Herbivory, Connectivity, and Ecosystem Resilience: Response of a Coral Reef to a Large-Scale Perturbation. PLoS One 6. 2011 Global; South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; India; Caribbean Algae; Climate; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Adams, AJ; Hill, JE; Samoray, C. 2011. Characteristics of spawning ground fidelity by a diadromous fish: a multi-year perspective. Environmental Biology of Fishes 92:403-411. 2011 South & Central America; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Mexico GIS & Maps Beaches & Nature Parks; Fish
Alvarez-Filip, L; Dulvy, NK; Cote, IM; Watkinson, AR; Gill, JA. 2011. Coral identity underpins architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs. Ecological Applications 21:2223-2231. 2011 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Stony Coral
Alvarez-Filip, L; Gill, JA; Dulvy, NK; Perry, AL; Watkinson, AR; Cote, IM. 2011. Drivers of region-wide declines in architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs 30:1051-1060. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Andrews, AH; Natanson, LJ; Kerr, LA; Burgess, GH; Cailliet, GM. 2011. Bomb radiocarbon and tag-recapture dating of sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Fishery Bulletin 109:454-465. 2011 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Mexico Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector
Arias-Gonzalez, JE; Nunez-Lara, E; Rodriguez-Zaragoza, FA; Legendre, P. 2011. Reefscape proxies for the conservation of Caribbean coral reef biodiversity. Ciencias Marinas 37:87-96. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Model; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Arnold, SN; Steneck, RS. 2011. Settling into an Increasingly Hostile World: The Rapidly Closing "Recruitment Window" for Corals. PLoS One 6. 2011 South & Central America; Florida; Belize; Caribbean Algae; Coralline Algae; Marine Worms; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Bannister, RJ; Hoogenboom, MO; Anthony, KRN; Battershill, CN; Whalan, S; Webster, NS; de Nys, R. 2011. Incongruence between the distribution of a common coral reef sponge and photosynthesis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 423:95-100. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Cyanobacteria; Light; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Primary Production; Sponges
Bejarano, S; Mumby, PJ; Sotheran, I. 2011. Predicting structural complexity of reefs and fish abundance using acoustic remote sensing (RoxAnn). Marine Biology 158:489-504. 2011 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Beukers-Stewart, BD; Beukers-Stewart, JS; Jones, GP. 2011. Behavioural and developmental responses of predatory coral reef fish to variation in the abundance of prey. Coral Reefs 30:855-864. 2011 Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral
Blackwood, JC; Hastings, A; Mumby, PJ. 2011. A model-based approach to determine the long-term effects of multiple interacting stressors on coral reefs. Ecological Applications 21:2722-2733. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Ocean Acidity; Sea Temperatures; Special Use Permitting; Storms & Hurricanes; Water Depth & Sea Level; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Bongaerts, P; Riginos, C; Hay, KB; van Oppen, MJH; Hoegh-Guldberg, O; Dove, S. 2011. Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Bravo, M; Astudillo, JC; Lancellotti, D; Luna-Jorquera, G; Valdivia, N; Thiel, M. 2011. Rafting on abiotic substrata: properties of floating items and their influence on community succession. Marine Ecology Progress Series 439:1-U26. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources
Bridge, TCL; Done, TJ; Beaman, RJ; Friedman, A; Williams, SB; Pizarro, O; Webster, JM. 2011. Topography, substratum and benthic macrofaunal relationships on a tropical mesophotic shelf margin, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 30:143-153. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Octocoral; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Bridge, TCL; Done, TJ; Friedman, A; Beaman, RJ; Williams, SB; Pizarro, O; Webster, JM. 2011. Variability in mesophotic coral reef communities along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 428:63-75. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Light; Octocoral
Burke, C; Thomas, T; Lewis, M; Steinberg, P; Kjelleberg, S. 2011. Composition, uniqueness and variability of the epiphytic bacterial community of the green alga Ulva australis. ISME Journal 5:590-600. 2011 Model Algae; Coralline Algae
Campbell, SJ; Kartawijaya, T; Sabarini, EK. 2011. Connectivity in reef fish assemblages between seagrass and coral reef habitats. Aquatic Biology 13:65-77. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Seagrasses
Castro-Perez, JM; Gonzalez, GA; Arias-Gonzalez, JE. 2011. Characterizing spatial and temporal reef fisheries in Chinchorro Bank Biosphere Reserve, northern Mesoamerican Reef System. Hidrobiologica 21:197-209. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Chong-Seng, KM; Cole, AJ; Pratchett, MS; Willis, BL. 2011. Selective feeding by coral reef fishes on coral lesions associated with brown band and black band disease. Coral Reefs 30:473-481. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Pathogens; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Cole, AJ; Pratchett, MS. 2011. Effects of juvenile coral-feeding butterflyfishes on host corals. Coral Reefs 30:623-630. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Stony Coral
Condie, SA; Mansbridge, JV; Cahill, ML. 2011. Contrasting local retention and cross-shore transports of the East Australian Current and the Leeuwin Current and their relative influences on the life histories of small pelagic fishes. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 58:606-615. 2011 Australia
Cowman, PF; Bellwood, DR. 2011. Coral reefs as drivers of cladogenesis: expanding coral reefs, cryptic extinction events, and the development of biodiversity hotspots. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:2543-2562. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Cullen-Unsworth, LC; Pretty, J; Smith, DJ. 2011. Developing community-derived indicators of economic status in the coral triangle: A management support tool. Ocean and Coastal Management 54:446-454. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Housing; Marine Protected Areas
Dale, JJ; Wallsgrove, NJ; Popp, BN; Holland, KN. 2011. Nursery habitat use and foraging ecology of the brown stingray Dasyatis lata determined from stomach contents, bulk and amino acid stable isotopes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 433:221-236. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Apex Fish Predators; Nutrients; Special Use Permitting
Darmaillacq, AS; Dickel, L; Rahmani, N; Shashar, N. 2011. Do Reef Fish, Variola louti and Scarus niger, Perform Amodal Completion? Evidence From a Field Study. Journal Of Comparative Psychology 125:273-277. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Eme, J; Dabruzzi, TF; Bennett, WA. 2011. Thermal responses of juvenile squaretail mullet (Liza vaigiensis) and juvenile crescent terapon (Terapon jarbua) acclimated at near-lethal temperatures, and the implications for climate change. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399:35-38. 2011 Indonesia Fish; Mangroves; Sea Temperatures; Seagrasses; Wholesale & Retail Trade
Emslie, MJ; Pratchett, MS; Cheal, AJ. 2011. Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 30:461-471. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Pathogens; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Enochs, IC; Toth, LT; Brandtneris, VW; Afflerbach, JC; Manzello, DP. 2011. Environmental determinants of motile cryptofauna on an eastern Pacific coral reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 438:105-U127. 2011 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Sudan Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Ercilla, G; Casas, D; Vazquez, JT; Iglesias, J; Somoza, L; Juan, C; Medialdea, T; Leon, R; Estrada, F; Garcia-Gil, S; Farran, ML; Bohoyo, F; Garcia, M; Maestro, A. 2011. Imaging the recent sediment dynamics of the Galicia Bank region (Atlantic, NW Iberian Peninsula). Marine Geophysical Research 32:99-126. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Water Depth & Sea Level
Fabricius, KE; Langdon, C; Uthicke, S; Humphrey, C; Noonan, S; De'ath, G; Okazaki, R; Muehllehner, N; Glas, MS; Lough, JM. 2011. Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations. Nature Climate Change 1:165-169. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Papua New Guinea Field Study & Monitoring; Model CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Ocean Acidity; Seagrasses; Sediment; Stony Coral
Farmer, NA; Ault, JS. 2011. Grouper and snapper movements and habitat use in Dry Tortugas, Florida. Marine Ecology Progress Series 433:169-184. 2011 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish
Field, IC; Meekan, MG; Speed, CW; White, W; Bradshaw, CJA. 2011. Quantifying movement patterns for shark conservation at remote coral atolls in the Indian Ocean. Coral Reefs 30:61-71. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indian Ocean; India Apex Fish Predators; Marine Protected Areas
Folpp, H; Lowry, M; Gregson, M; Suthers, IM. 2011. Colonization And Community Development Of Fish Assemblages Associated With Estuarine Artificial Reefs. Pages 55-67 in 9th International Conference on Artificial Reefs and Related Aquatic Habitats (CARAH). SAO PAULO. 2011 Australia Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Genzano, G; Giberto, D; Bremec, C. 2011. Benthic survey of natural and artificial reefs off Mar del Plata, Argentina, southwestern Atlantic. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 39:553-566. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Cuba Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Octocoral; Recreational Fishing; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Goater, S; Derne, B; Weinstein, P. 2011. Critical Issues in the Development of Health Information Systems in Supporting Environmental Health: A Case Study of Ciguatera. Environmental Health Perspectives 119:585-590. 2011 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Review Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Health Policies; Pathogens; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Goatley, CHR; Bellwood, DR. 2011. The Roles of Dimensionality, Canopies and Complexity in Ecosystem Monitoring. PLoS One 6. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Hotel & Food Services; Stony Coral
Graham, NAJ; Nash, KL; Kool, JT. 2011. Coral reef recovery dynamics in a changing world. Coral Reefs 30:283-294. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars
Grol, MGG; Nagelkerken, I; Bosch, N; Meesters, EH. 2011. Preference of early juveniles of a coral reef fish for distinct lagoonal microhabitats is not related to common measures of structural complexity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 432:221-233. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Nutrients; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral
Grol, MGG; Nagelkerken, I; Rypel, AL; Layman, CA. 2011. Simple ecological trade-offs give rise to emergent cross-ecosystem distributions of a coral reef fish. Oecologia 165:79-88. 2011 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Guillemot, N; Kulbicki, M; Chabanet, P; Vigliola, L. 2011. Functional Redundancy Patterns Reveal Non-Random Assembly Rules in a Species-Rich Marine Assemblage. PLoS One 6. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gullstrom, M; Berkstrom, C; Ohman, MC; Bodin, M; Dahlberg, M. 2011. Scale-dependent patterns of variability of a grazing parrotfish (Leptoscarus vaigiensis) in a tropical seagrass-dominated seascape. Marine Biology 158:1483-1495. 2011 Indian Ocean; India Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Haas, AF; Nelson, CE; Kelly, LW; Carlson, CA; Rohwer, F; Leichter, JJ; Wyatt, A; Smith, JE. 2011. Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity. PLoS One 6. 2011 Australia; Cuba Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Pathogens; Plankton; Primary Production; Stony Coral; Turf Algae
Hearn, CJ. 2011. Perspectives in coral reef hydrodynamics. Coral Reefs 30:1-9. 2011 Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Guam Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Horoszowski-Fridman, YB; Izhaki, I; Rinkevich, B. 2011. Engineering of coral reef larval supply through transplantation of nursery-farmed gravid colonies. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399:162-166. 2011
Howell, KL; Holt, R; Endrino, IP; Stewart, H. 2011. When the species is also a habitat: Comparing the predictively modelled distributions of Lophelia pertusa and the reef habitat it forms. Biological Conservation 144:2656-2665. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Model; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Octocoral; Substrate
Huang, YCA; Hsieh, HJ; Huang, SC; Meng, PJ; Chen, YS; Keshavmurthy, S; Nozawa, Y; Chen, CA. 2011. Nutrient enrichment caused by marine cage culture and its influence on subtropical coral communities in turbid waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 423:83-93. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Taiwan Index or Indicator Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral
Huijbers, CM; Nagelkerken, I; Govers, LL; van de Kerk, M; Oldenburger, JJ; de Brouwer, JHF. 2011. Habitat type and schooling interactively determine refuge-seeking behavior in a coral reef fish throughout ontogeny. Marine Ecology Progress Series 437:241-251. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Igulu, MM; Nagelkerken, I; Fraaije, R; van Hintum, R; Ligtenberg, H; Mgaya, YD. 2011. The potential role of visual cues for microhabitat selection during the early life phase of a coral reef fish (Lutjanus fulviflamma). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 401:118-125. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Ilves, KL; Kellogg, LL; Quattrini, AM; Chaplin, GW; Hertler, H; Lundberg, JG. 2011. Assessing 50-Year Change In Bahamian Reef Fish Assemblages: Evidence For Community Response To Recent Disturbance? Bulletin of Marine Science 87:567-588. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Bahamas; India; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Invasive Species; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral
Johansen, JL; Jones, GP. 2011. Increasing ocean temperature reduces the metabolic performance and swimming ability of coral reef damselfishes. Global Change Biology 17:2971-2979. 2011 Global Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Temperatures; Seawater Flow; Small Herbivorous Fish
Johnson, MK; Holbrook, SJ; Schmitt, RJ; Brooks, AJ. 2011. Fish communities on staghorn coral: effects of habitat characteristics and resident farmerfishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 91:429-448. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Jud, ZR; Layman, CA; Lee, JA; Arrington, DA. 2011. Recent invasion of a Florida (USA) estuarine system by lionfish Pterois volitans/P. miles. Aquatic Biology 13:21-26. 2011 South & Central America; Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Docks & Marinas; Fish; Invasive Species; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Tourism & Recreation
Jung, CA; Swearer, SE. 2011. Identification of discrete and ecologically relevant types of ichthyo-habitat at two spatial scales for process-based marine planning. Aquatic Biology 12:187-196. 2011 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Kayal, M; Lenihan, HS; Pau, C; Penin, L; Adjeroud, M. 2011. Associational refuges among corals mediate impacts of a crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreak. Coral Reefs 30:827-837. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral
Kimirei, IA; Nagelkerken, I; Griffioen, B; Wagner, C; Mgaya, YD. 2011. Ontogenetic habitat use by mangrove/seagrass-associated coral reef fishes shows flexibility in time and space. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 92:47-58. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Tanzania; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Kohn, YY; Clements, KD. 2011. Pelagic larval duration and population connectivity in New Zealand triplefin fishes (Tripterygiidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 91:275-286. 2011 Complex Habitat & Resources
Krajewski, JP; Floeter, SR. 2011. Reef fish community structure of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Equatorial Western Atlantic): the influence of exposure and benthic composition. Environmental Biology of Fishes 92:25-40. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Krajewski, JP; Floeter, SR; Jones, GP; Leite, FPP. 2011. Patterns of variation in behaviour within and among reef fish species on an isolated tropical island: influence of exposure and substratum. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91:1359-1368. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Kreyling, J; Bittner, T; Jaeschke, A; Jentsch, A; Steinbauer, MJ; Thiel, D; Beierkuhnlein, C. 2011. Assisted Colonization: A Question of Focal Units and Recipient Localities. Restoration Ecology 19:433-440. 2011 Complex Habitat & Resources; Landscape Conservation & Restoration
Krueger, BH; Chaloupka, MY; Leighton, PA; Dunn, JA; Horrocks, JA. 2011. Somatic growth rates for a hawksbill turtle population in coral reef habitat around Barbados. Marine Ecology Progress Series 432:269-276. 2011 Bahamas Model; Rate functions; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Last, PR; White, WT. 2011. Biogeographic patterns in the Australian chondrichthyan fauna. Journal of Fish Biology 79:1193-1213. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Pacific Ocean; New Caledonia; Indonesia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Laurance, WF; Dell, B; Turton, SM; Lawes, MJ; Hutley, LB; McCallum, H; Dale, P; Bird, M; Hardy, G; Prideaux, G; Gawne, B; McMahon, CR; Yu, R; Hero, JM; Schwarzkop, L; Krockenberger, A; Douglas, M; Silvester, E; Mahony, M; Vella, K; Saikia, U; Wahren, CH;. 2011. The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points. Biological Conservation 144:1472-1480. 2011 Australia Carbon Storage & Cycling; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Wetlands
Leahy, SM; McCormick, MI; Mitchell, MD; Ferrari, MCO. 2011. To fear or to feed: the effects of turbidity on perception of risk by a marine fish. Biology Letters 7:811-813. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lecchini, D. 2011. Visual and chemical cues in habitat selection of sepioid larvae. Comptes Rendus - Biologies 334:911-915. 2011 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Octopus & Squid; Skeletal Coral
Lenihan, HS; Holbrook, SJ; Schmitt, RJ; Brooks, AJ. 2011. Influence of corallivory, competition, and habitat structure on coral community shifts. Ecology 92:1959-1971. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Sediment; Stony Coral
Linden, B; Rinkevich, B. 2011. Creating stocks of young colonies from brooding coral larvae, amenable to active reef restoration. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 398:40-46. 2011 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Climate; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Lirman, D; Schopmeyer, S; Manzello, D; Gramer, LJ; Precht, WF; Muller-Karger, F; Banks, K; Barnes, B; Bartels, E; Bourque, A; Byrne, J; Donahue, S; Duquesnel, J; Fisher, L; Gilliam, D; Hendee, J; Johnson, M; Maxwell, K; McDevitt, E; Monty, J; Rueda, D; Ru. 2011. Severe 2010 Cold-Water Event Caused Unprecedented Mortality to Corals of the Florida Reef Tract and Reversed Previous Survivorship Patterns. PLoS One 6. 2011 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Lobel, PS. 2011. Transport of reef lizardfish larvae by an ocean eddy in Hawaiian waters. Dynamics of Atmosphere and Oceans 52:119-130. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Louhi, P; Ovaska, M; Maki-Petays, A; Erkinaro, J; Muotka, T. 2011. Does fine sediment constrain salmonid alevin development and survival? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68:1819-1826. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Magallon-Gayon, E; Briones-Fourzan, P; Lozano-Alvarez, E. 2011. Does size always matter? Mate choice and sperm allocation in Panulirus guttatus, a highly sedentary, habitat-specialist spiny lobster. Behaviour 148:1333-1358. 2011 Lab Study; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Makowski, C; Keyes, P. 2011. Using the Benthic Ecological Assessment for Marginal Reefs (BEAMR) Method to Quantify Nearshore Reef Conditions in the Southeast Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Coastal Research 27:428-440. 2011 South & Central America; Florida; Mexico Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Stony Coral
Mateo, I; Durbin, E; Appeldoorn, R; Adams, A; Juanes, F; Durant, D. 2011. Inferred Growth Of Juvenile French Grunts, Haemulon Flavolineatum, And Schoolmaster, Lutjanus Apodus, In Mangrove And Seagrass Habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 87:339-350. 2011 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico; Study Location; Caribbean Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
McAdoo, BG; Ah-Leong, JS; Bell, L; Ifopo, P; Ward, J; Lovell, E; Skelton, P. 2011. Coral reefs as buffers during the 2009 South Pacific tsunami, Upolu Island, Samoa. Earth-Science Reviews 107:147-155. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Samoa Field Study & Monitoring Fish; Fishing Sector; Nutrients; Shoreline Protection; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate; Supporting Services; Tourism & Recreation
McMahon, KW; Berumen, ML; Mateo, I; Elsdon, TS; Thorrold, SR. 2011. Carbon isotopes in otolith amino acids identify residency of juvenile snapper (Family: Lutjanidae) in coastal nurseries. Coral Reefs 30:1135-1145. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama; Caribbean Fish; Mangroves; Nutrients; Piscivorous Fish; Plankton; Seagrasses; Wetlands
Meager, JJ; Schlacher, TA; Green, M. 2011. Topographic complexity and landscape temperature patterns create a dynamic habitat structure on a rocky intertidal shore. Marine Ecology Progress Series 428:1-12. 2011 Model Arthropods; Complex Habitat & Resources; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Milazzo, M; Palmeri, A; Falcon, JM; Badalamenti, F; Garcia-Charton, JA; Sinopoli, M; Chemello, R; Brito, A. 2011. Vertical distribution of two sympatric labrid fishes in the Western Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic rocky subtidal: local shore topography does matter. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 32:521-531. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Planktivorous Fish; Substrate
Milione, M; Southgate, P. 2011. Environmental Conditions And Culture Method Effects On Growth And Survival Of Juvenile Winged Pearl Oyster, Pteria Penguin. Journal of Shellfish Research 30:223-229. 2011 South & Central America; Mexico
Miller, BM; McDonnell, LH; Sanders, DJ; Lewtas, KLM; Turgeon, K; Kramer, DL. 2011. Locomotor compensation in the sea: body size affects escape gait in parrotfish. Animal Behaviour 82:1109-1116. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish
Moura, RL; Francini, RB; Chaves, EM; Minte-Vera, CV; Lindeman, KC. 2011. Use of riverine through reef habitat systems by dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu) in eastern Brazil. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 95:274-278. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Nakamura, R; Ando, W; Yamamoto, H; Kitano, M; Sato, A; Nakamura, M; Kayanne, H; Omori, M. 2011. Corals mass-cultured from eggs and transplanted as juveniles to their native, remote coral reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 436:161-168. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Japan Lab Study Stony Coral; Substrate
Nanjo, K; Nakamura, Y; Horinouchi, M; Kohno, H; Sano, M. 2011. Predation risks for juvenile fishes in a mangrove estuary: A comparison of vegetated and unvegetated microhabitats by tethering experiments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 405:53-58. 2011 Australia; Japan Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Naumann, MS; Orejas, C; Wild, C; Ferrier-Pages, C. 2011. First evidence for zooplankton feeding sustaining key physiological processes in a scleractinian cold-water coral. Journal of Experimental Biology 214:3570-3576. 2011 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Ocean Acidity; Plankton; Stony Coral
Nelson, CE; Alldredge, AL; McCliment, EA; Amaral-Zettler, LA; Carlson, CA. 2011. Depleted dissolved organic carbon and distinct bacterial communities in the water column of a rapid-flushing coral reef ecosystem. ISME Journal 5:1374-1387. 2011 Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Plankton
Oldfield, RG. 2011. Aggression and Welfare in a Common Aquarium Fish, the Midas Cichlid. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 14:340-360. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Complex Habitat & Resources
Pittman, SJ; Brown, KA. 2011. Multi-Scale Approach for Predicting Fish Species Distributions across Coral Reef Seascapes. PLoS One 6. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean Model; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Landuse Management; Marine Protected Areas
Pratchett, MS; Bay, LK; Gehrke, PC; Koehn, JD; Osborne, K; Pressey, RL; Sweatman, HPA; Wachenfeld, D. 2011. Contribution of climate change to degradation and loss of critical fish habitats in Australian marine and freshwater environments. Marine and Freshwater Research 62:1062-1081. 2011 Australia; India Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Ocean Acidity; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Water Depth & Sea Level; Wetlands
Radford, CA; Stanley, JA; Simpson, SD; Jeffs, AG. 2011. Juvenile coral reef fish use sound to locate habitats. Coral Reefs 30:295-305. 2011 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Reece, JS; Bowen, BW; Smith, DG; Larson, A. 2011. Comparative phylogeography of four Indo-Pacific moray eel species (Muraenidae) reveals comparable ocean-wide genetic connectivity despite five-fold differences in available adult habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 437:269-277. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Richlen, ML; Lobel, PS. 2011. Effects of depth, habitat, and water motion on the abundance and distribution of ciguatera dinoflagellates at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 421:51-66. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; India; Pacific Ocean; Johnston Atoll; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton
Rincon-Diaz, MP; Diez, CE; van Dam, RP; Sabat, AM. 2011. Effect of Food Availability on the Abundance of Juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Inshore Aggregation Areas of the Culebra Archipelago, Puerto Rico. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 10:213-221. 2011 Puerto Rico Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Rodriguez-Zaragoza, FA; Cupul-Magana, AL; Galvan-Villa, CM; Rios-Jara, E; Ortiz, M; Robles-Jarero, EG; Lopez-Uriarte, E; Arias-Gonzalez, JE. 2011. Additive partitioning of reef fish diversity variation: a promising marine biodiversity management tool. Biodiversity and Conservation 20:1655-1675. 2011 South & Central America; Mexico Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Ros, AFH; Lusa, J; Meyer, M; Soares, M; Oliveira, RF; Brossard, M; Bshary, R. 2011. Does access to the bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus affect indicators of stress and health in resident reef fishes in the Red Sea? Hormones and Behavior 59:151-158. 2011 Egypt Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Substrate
Sjoo, GL; Mork, E; Andersson, S; Melander, I. 2011. Differences in top-down and bottom-up regulation of macroalgal communities between a reef crest and back reef habitat in Zanzibar. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 91:511-518. 2011 South & Central America; Tanzania; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Primary Production; Special Use Permitting
Smith, SG; Ault, JS; Bohnsack, JA; Harper, DE; Luo, JG; McClellan, DB. 2011. Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition. Fisheries Research 109:25-41. 2011 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector
Smith, SG; Swanson, DW; Chiappone, M; Miller, SL; Ault, JS. 2011. Probability sampling of stony coral populations in the Florida Keys. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 183:121-138. 2011 Florida Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral
Smith, TM; Hindell, JS; Jenkins, GP; Connolly, RM; Keough, MJ. 2011. Edge effects in patchy seagrass landscapes: The role of predation in determining fish distribution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399:8-16. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seagrasses
Soffker, M; Sloman, KA; Hall-Spencer, JM. 2011. In situ observations of fish associated with coral reefs off Ireland. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 58:818-825. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Octocoral; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Speed, CW; Meekan, MG; Field, IC; McMahon, CR; Stevens, JD; McGregor, F; Huveneers, C; Berger, Y; Bradshaw, CJA. 2011. Spatial and temporal movement patterns of a multi-species coastal reef shark aggregation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 429:261-U618. 2011 Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Palmyra Atoll Apex Fish Predators
Stella, JS; Pratchett, MS; Hutchings, PA; Jones, GP. 2011. Coral-Associated Invertebrates: Diversity, Ecological Importance And Vulnerability To Disturbance. Oceanography and Marine Biology: Annual Review 49:43-104. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Storlazzi, CD; Fregoso, TA; Golden, NE; Finlayson, DP. 2011. Sediment dynamics and the burial and exhumation of bedrock reefs along an emergent coastline as elucidated by repetitive sonar surveys: Northern Monterey Bay, CA. Marine Geology 289:46-59. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Model; GIS & Maps Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Sediment; Storms & Hurricanes; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Water Depth & Sea Level
Strubin, C; Steinegger, M; Bshary, R. 2011. On Group Living and Collaborative Hunting in the Yellow Saddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus). Ethology 117:961-969. 2011 Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish
Teresa, FB; Romero, RD; Casatti, L; Sabino, J. 2011. Fish as Indicators of Disturbance in Streams Used for Snorkeling Activities in a Tourist Region. Environmental Management 47:960-968. 2011 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Tourism & Recreation
Thacker, CE; Thompson, AR; Roje, DM. 2011. Phylogeny and evolution of Indo-Pacific shrimp-associated gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:168-176. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
van Oppen, MJH; Bongaerts, P; Underwood, JN; Peplow, LM; Cooper, TF. 2011. The role of deep reefs in shallow reef recovery: an assessment of vertical connectivity in a brooding coral from west and east Australia. Molecular Ecology 20:1647-1660. 2011 South & Central America; Australia; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Stony Coral
Verges, A; Vanderklift, MA; Doropoulos, C; Hyndes, GA. 2011. Spatial Patterns in Herbivory on a Coral Reef Are Influenced by Structural Complexity but Not by Algal Traits. PLoS One 6. 2011 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Small Herbivorous Fish
Vila-Nova, DA; Bender, MG; Carvalho, A; Ferreira, CEL; Floeter, SR. 2011. The Use of Non-reef Habitats by Brazilian Reef Fish Species: Considerations for the Design of Marine Protected Areas. Natureza and Conservacao 9:79-86. 2011 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Seagrasses
Wham, DC; Pettay, DT; LaJeunesse, TC. 2011. Microsatellite loci for the host-generalist "zooxanthella" Symbiodinium trenchi and other Clade D Symbiodinium. Conservation Genetics Resources 3:541-544. 2011 Palau Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Zooxanthellae
White, JW; Samhouri, JF. 2011. Oceanographic coupling across three trophic levels shapes source-sink dynamics in marine metacommunities. Oikos 120:1151-1164. 2011 US Virgin Islands; Bahamas Model Planktivorous Fish; Plankton
Williams, GJ; Knapp, IS; Aeby, GS; Davy, SK. 2011. Spatial and temporal patterns of scleractinian coral, soft coral, and zoanthid disease on a remote, near-pristine coral reef (Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 94:89-100. 2011 South & Central America; Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; India; Palmyra Atoll; Caribbean Anemones & Zooanthids; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Pathogens; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Wright, KJ; Higgs, DM; Leis, JM. 2011. Ontogenetic and interspecific variation in hearing ability in marine fish larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 424:1-13. 2011 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Yahya, SAS; Gullstrom, M; Ohman, MC; Jiddawi, NS; Andersson, MH; Mgaya, YD; Lindahl, U. 2011. Coral bleaching and habitat effects on colonisation of reef fish assemblages: An experimental study. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 94:16-23. 2011 Tanzania Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Zuidema, C; Plate, R; Dikou, A. 2011. To preserve or to develop? East Bay dredging project, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands. Journal of Coastal Conservation 15:555-563. 2011 Turks and Caicos Algae; Beaches & Nature Parks; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Monetary Valuation; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Tourism & Recreation; Turf Algae; Valuation
Andersson, M. H. and M. C. Ohman. 2010. Fish and sessile assemblages associated with wind-turbine constructions in the Baltic Sea. Marine and Freshwater Research 61:642-650. 2010 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates
Andrefouet, S. and L. Wantiez. 2010. Characterizing the diversity of coral reef habitats and fish communities found in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: The strategy developed for Lagoons of New Caledonia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 61:612-620. 2010 New Caledonia Index or Indicator; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Cultural Policies; Fish
Arnold, S. N., R. S. Steneck, and P. J. Mumby. 2010. Running the gauntlet: inhibitory effects of algal turfs on the processes of coral recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 414:91-105. 2010 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Coralline Algae; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Worms; Pathogens; Plankton; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Bannister, R. J., C. N. Battershill, and R. de Nys. 2010. Demographic variability and long-term change in a coral reef sponge along a cross-shelf gradient of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Freshwater Research 61:389-396. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Barbour, A. B., M. L. Montgomery, A. A. Adamson, E. Diaz-Ferguson, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Mangrove use by the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:291-294. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Bahamas Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Invasive Species; Large Herbivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves
Becker, A., P. D. Cowley, and A. K. Whitfield. 2010. Use of remote underwater video to record littoral habitat use by fish within a temporarily closed South African estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 391:161-168. 2010 South Africa Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Fish
Bejarano, S., P. J. Mumby, J. D. Hedley, and I. Sotheran. 2010. Combining optical and acoustic data to enhance the detection of Caribbean forereef habitats. Remote Sensing of Environment 114:2768-2778. 2010 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Water Depth & Sea Level
Bittick, S. J., N. D. Bilotti, H. A. Peterson, and H. L. Stewart. 2010. Turbinaria ornata as an herbivory refuge for associate algae. Marine Biology 157:317-323. 2010 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Bongaerts, P., C. Riginos, T. Ridgway, E. M. Sampayo, M. J. H. van Oppen, N. Englebert, F. Vermeulen, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2010. Genetic Divergence across Habitats in the Widespread Coral Seriatopora hystrix and Its Associated Symbiodinium. PLoS One 5:e10871. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Borsa, P., A. Collet, L. Carassou, D. Ponton, and W. J. Chen. 2010. Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial genotyping identifies emperors and large-eye breams (Teleostei: Lethrinidae) from New Caledonia and reveals new large-eye bream species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 38:370-389. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; New Caledonia Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Resource Use Management
Boswell, K. M., R. J. D. Wells, J. H. Cowan, and C. A. Wilson. 2010. Biomass, Density, And Size Distributions Of Fishes Associated With A Large-Scale Artificial Reef Complex In The Gulf Of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 86:879-889. 2010 South & Central America; Mexico Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Oil & Gas Rigs
Brokovich, E., T. Ben-Ari, S. Kark, M. Kiflawi, G. Dishon, D. Iluz, and N. Shashar. 2010. Functional changes of the visual system of the damselfish Dascyllus marginatus along its bathymetric range. Physiology & Behavior 101:413-421. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Light; Planktivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Buhl-Mortensen, L., A. Vanreusel, A. J. Gooday, L. A. Levin, I. G. Priede, P. Buhl-Mortensen, H. Gheerardyn, N. J. King, and M. Raes. 2010. Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 31:21-50. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Collins, C. J., C. I. Fraser, A. Ashcroft, and J. M. Waters. 2010. Asymmetric dispersal of southern bull-kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) adults in coastal New Zealand: testing an oceanographic hypothesis. Molecular Ecology 19:4572-4580. 2010 Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Crabbe, M. J. C. 2010. Topography and spatial arrangement of reef-building corals on the fringing reefs of North Jamaica may influence their response to disturbance from bleaching. Marine Environmental Research 69:158-162. 2010 Global; South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Jamaica; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Crowe, S. E., P. T. Gayes, R. F. Viso, D. C. Bergquist, P. C. Jutte, and R. F. Van Dolah. 2010. Impact of the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site on nearby hard bottom reef habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:679-691. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Fish; Ports & Harbors; Sediment; Shipping, Storage, & Warehousing; Sponges
Cvitanovic, C. and A. S. Hoey. 2010. Benthic community composition influences within-habitat variation in macroalgal browsing on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Freshwater Research 61:999-1005. 2010 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Small Herbivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
De Raedemaecker, F., A. Miliou, and R. Perkins. 2010. Fish community structure on littoral rocky shores in the Eastern Aegean Sea: Effects of exposure and substratum. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 90:35-44. 2010 Fish
Dell'Angelo, B., B. Sabelli, M. Taviani, and A. Bonfitto. 2010. New data on the Polyplacophora of Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean) (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Archiv fur Molluskenkunde 139:35-43. 2010 Australia; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs
DeMartini, E. E., T. W. Anderson, J. C. Kenyon, J. P. Beets, and A. M. Friedlander. 2010. Management implications of juvenile reef fish habitat preferences and coral susceptibility to stressors. Marine and Freshwater Research 61:532-540. 2010 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Model Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Sediment; Stony Coral
D'Onghia, G., P. Maiorano, L. Sion, A. Giove, F. Capezzuto, R. Carlucci, and A. Tursi. 2010. Effects of deep-water coral banks on the abundance and size structure of the megafauna in the Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 57:397-411. 2010 Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
dos Santos, L. N., D. S. Brotto, and I. R. Zalmon. 2010. Fish responses to increasing distance from artificial reefs on the Southeastern Brazilian Coast. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 386:54-60. 2010 Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Small Herbivorous Fish
Edgar, G. J., S. A. Banks, M. Brandt, R. H. Bustamante, A. Chiriboga, S. A. Earle, L. E. Garske, P. W. Glynn, J. S. Grove, S. Henderson, C. P. Hickman, K. A. Miller, F. Rivera, and G. M. Wellington. 2010. El Nino, grazers and fisheries interact to greatly elevate extinction risk for Galapagos marine species. Global Change Biology 16:2876-2890. 2010 Global Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Fleshy Macroalgae; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish
Edwards, A. J., editor. 2010. Reef rehabilitation manual. The Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management Program, St Lucia, Australia. 2010 Global; Australia Algae; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Climate; Mitigation; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration; Zooxanthellae
Emslie, M. J., M. S. Pratchett, A. J. Cheal, and K. Osborne. 2010. Great Barrier Reef butterflyfish community structure: the role of shelf position and benthic community type. Coral Reefs 29:705-715. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Octocoral; Stony Coral
Estes, J. A., M. T. Tinker, and J. L. Bodkin. 2010. Using Ecological Function to Develop Recovery Criteria for Depleted Species: Sea Otters and Kelp Forests in the Aleutian Archipelago. Conservation Biology 24:852-860. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Deforestation & Devegetation; Sea Urchins
Finney, J. C., D. T. Pettay, E. M. Sampayo, M. E. Warner, H. A. Oxenford, and T. C. LaJeunesse. 2010. The Relative Significance of Host-Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium. Microbial Ecology 60:250-263. 2010 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Light
Fitzsimons, J. D., S. Brown, L. Brown, D. Honeyfield, J. He, and J. E. Johnson. 2010. Increase in lake trout reproduction in Lake Huron following the collapse of alewife: Relief from thiamine deficiency or larval predation? Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 13:73-84. 2010 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Foden, J., S. I. Rogers, and A. P. Jones. 2010. Recovery of UK seabed habitats from benthic fishing and aggregate extraction-towards a cumulative impact assessment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 411:259-270. 2010 Europe; England Review; Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Sediment; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Ford, J. R., R. J. Williams, A. M. Fowler, D. R. Cox, and I. M. Suthers. 2010. Identifying critical estuarine seagrass habitat for settlement of coastally spawned fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 408:181-193. 2010 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Seagrasses
Friedlander, A. M., S. A. Sandin, E. E. DeMartini, and E. Sala. 2010. Spatial patterns of the structure of reef fish assemblages at a pristine atoll in the central Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 410:219-231. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Kingman Reef Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Fuiman, L. A., M. G. Meekan, and M. I. McCormick. 2010. Maladaptive behavior reinforces a recruitment bottleneck in newly settled fishes. Oecologia 164:99-108. 2010 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton
Gagliano, M., M. I. McCormick, J. A. Moore, and M. Depczynski. 2010. The basics of acidification: baseline variability of pH on Australian coral reefs. Marine Biology 157:1849-1856. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Ocean Acidity; Small Herbivorous Fish
Garcia-Sais, J. R. 2010. Reef habitats and associated sessile-benthic and fish assemblages across a euphotic-mesophotic depth gradient in Isla Desecheo, Puerto Rico. Coral Reefs 29:277-288. 2010 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Sponges; Stony Coral
Gayle, P., B. Charpentier, O. Spence, and A. Levrel. 2010. The Jamaican CARICOMP Site using a temporal data set to assist in managing coastal resources. Revista de Biologia Tropical 58:63-69. 2010 Jamaica Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Stony Coral
Geange, S. W. 2010. Effects of larger heterospecifics and structural refuge on the survival of a coral reef fish, Thalassoma hardwicke. Marine Ecology Progress Series 407:197-207. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources
Geange, S. W. and A. C. Stier. 2010. Priority effects and habitat complexity affect the strength of competition. Oecologia 163:111-118. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gheerardyn, H., M. De Troch, M. Vincx, and A. Vanreusel. 2010. Diversity and community structure of harpacticoid copepods associated with cold-water coral substrates in the Porcupine Seabight (North-East Atlantic). Helgoland Marine Research 64:53-62. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Guillemot, N., P. Chabanet, and O. Le Pape. 2010. Cyclone effects on coral reef habitats in New Caledonia (South Pacific). Coral Reefs 29:445-453. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; New Caledonia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Octocoral; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Hammerschlag, N. and J. E. Serafy. 2010. Nocturnal fish utilization of a subtropical mangrove-seagrass ecotone. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 31:364-374. 2010 Apex Fish Predators; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Harper, S. J. M., C. R. Bates, H. M. Guzman, and J. M. Mair. 2010. Acoustic mapping of fish aggregation areas to improve fisheries management in Las Perlas Archipelago, Pacific Panama. Ocean and Coastal Management 53:615-623. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Landuse Management
Henry, L. A., A. J. Davies, and J. M. Roberts. 2010. Beta diversity of cold-water coral reef communities off western Scotland. Coral Reefs 29:427-436. 2010 Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Hinderstein, L. M., J. C. A. Marr, F. A. Martinez, M. J. Dowgiallo, K. A. Puglise, R. L. Pyle, D. G. Zawada, and R. Appeldoorn. 2010. Theme section on "Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Characterization, Ecology, and Management". Coral Reefs 29:247-251. 2010 Cuba Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Resource Use Management; Sponges
Hobbs, J. P. A., G. P. Jones, and P. L. Munday. 2010. Rarity and extinction risk in coral reef angelfishes on isolated islands: interrelationships among abundance, geographic range size and specialisation. Coral Reefs 29:1-11. 2010 Global; Indian Ocean; India Complex Habitat & Resources
Huntington, B. E., M. Karnauskas, E. A. Babcock, and D. Lirman. 2010. Untangling Natural Seascape Variation from Marine Reserve Effects Using a Landscape Approach. PLoS One 5:e12327. 2010 South & Central America; Belize GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Jones, D. L., J. F. Walter, E. N. Brooks, and J. E. Serafy. 2010. Connectivity through ontogeny: fish population linkages among mangrove and coral reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:245-258. 2010 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish
Kahng, S. E., J. R. Garcia-Sais, H. L. Spalding, E. Brokovich, D. Wagner, E. Weil, L. Hinderstein, and R. J. Toonen. 2010. Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reefs 29:255-275. 2010 Global; South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Kiessling, W., C. Simpson, and Michael Foote. 2010. Reefs as cradles of evolution and sources of biodiversity in the Phanerozoic. Science 327:196-198. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Kingsford, M. J. and I. J. Carlson. 2010. Patterns of distribution and movement of fishes, Ophthalmolepis lineolatus and Hypoplectrodes maccullochi, on temperate rocky reefs of south eastern Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 88:105-118. 2010 Australia Model Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Knudby, A., E. LeDrew, and A. Brenning. 2010. Predictive mapping of reef fish species richness, diversity and biomass in Zanzibar using IKONOS imagery and machine-learning techniques. Remote Sensing of Environment 114:1230-1241. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Kopp, D., Y. Bouchon-Navaro, M. Louis, D. Mouillot, and C. Bouchon. 2010. Juvenile Fish Assemblages in Caribbean Seagrass Beds: Does Nearby Habitat Matter? Journal of Coastal Research 26:1133-1141. 2010 South & Central America; Caribbean Index or Indicator Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Kuffner, I. B., R. Grober-Dunsmore, J. C. Brock, and T. D. Hickey. 2010. Biological community structure on patch reefs in Biscayne National Park, FL, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 164:513-531. 2010 Remote Sensing Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Physical Variables; Storms & Hurricanes
Laidig, T. E. 2010. Influence of ocean conditions on the timing of early life history events for blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) off California. Fishery Bulletin 108:442-449. 2010 Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Water Depth & Sea Level
Lebata-Ramos, M. J. H. L., K. Okuzawa, R. J. Maliao, J. B. R. Abroguena, M. D. N. Dimzon, E. F. C. Doyola-Solis, and T. U. Dacles. 2010. Growth and survival of hatchery-bred giant clams (Tridacna gigas) in an ocean nursery in Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines. Aquaculture International 18:19-33. 2010 Philippines
Lecchini, D., S. C. Mills, C. Brie, R. Maurin, and B. Banaigs. 2010. Ecological determinants and sensory mechanisms in habitat selection of crustacean postlarvae. Behavioral Ecology 21:599-607. 2010 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral
Levy, G., L. Shaish, A. Haim, and B. Rinkevich. 2010. Mid-water rope nursery Testing design and performance of a novel reef restoration instrument. Ecological Engineering 36:560-569. 2010 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Wetland & Reef Restoration
Lirman, D., A. Bowden-Kerby, S. Schopmeyer, B. Huntington, T. Thyberg, M. Gough, T. Gough, R. Gough, and Y. Gough. 2010. A window to the past: documenting the status of one of the last remaining 'megapopulations' of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis in the Dominican Republic. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20:773-781. 2010 South & Central America; Dominican Republic; Caribbean Algae; Coastal Development; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Worms; Pathogens; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Lirman, D., N. Gracias, B. Gintert, A. C. R. Gleason, G. Deangelo, M. Dick, E. Martinez, and R. P. Reid. 2010. Damage and recovery assessment of vessel grounding injuries on coral reef habitats by use of georeferenced landscape video mosaics. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 8:88-97. 2010 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses; Storms & Hurricanes; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Lirman, D., T. Thyberg, J. Herlan, C. Hill, C. Young-Lahiff, S. Schopmeyer, B. Huntington, R. Santos, and C. Drury. 2010. Propagation of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: methods to minimize the impacts of fragment collection and maximize production. Coral Reefs 29:729-735. 2010 South & Central America; Caribbean Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Lorentsen, S. H., K. Sjotun, and D. Gremillet. 2010. Multi-trophic consequences of kelp harvest. Biological Conservation 143:2054-2062. 2010 Norway Field Study & Monitoring Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Marine Birds
Lozada-Troche, C., D. L. Ballantine, and H. Ruiz. 2010. Cresia opalescens gen. et sp nov (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Cryptogamie Algologie 31:293-303. 2010 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Lozano-Alvarez, E., P. Briones-Fourzan, L. Alvarez-Filip, H. M. Weiss, F. Negrete-Soto, and C. Barradas-Ortiz. 2010. Influence of shelter availability on interactions between Caribbean spiny lobsters and moray eels: implications for artificial lobster enhancement. Marine Ecology Progress Series 400:175-185. 2010 South & Central America; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Mateo, I., E. G. Durbin, R. S. Appeldoorn, A. J. Adams, F. Juanes, R. Kingsley, P. Swart, and D. Durant. 2010. Role of mangroves as nurseries for French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum and schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus assessed by otolith elemental fingerprints. Marine Ecology Progress Series 402:197-212. 2010 US Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Maynard, J. A., K. R. N. Anthony, S. Afatta, N. Dahl-Tacconi, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2010. Making a Model Meaningful to Coral Reef Managers in a Developing Nation: a Case Study of Overfishing and Rock Anchoring in Indonesia. Conservation Biology 24:1316-1326. 2010 Indonesia Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Small Herbivorous Fish
Mbije, N. E. J., E. Spanier, and B. Rinkevich. 2010. Testing the first phase of the 'gardening concept' as an applicable tool in restoring denuded reefs in Tanzania. Ecological Engineering 36:713-721. 2010 Tanzania Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Hydrocoral; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
McCook, L. J., T. Ayling, M. Cappo, J. H. Choat, R. D. Evans., D. M. De Freitas, M. Heupel, T. P. Hughes, G. P. Jones, B. Mapstone, H. Marsh, M. Mills, F. J. Molloy, C. R. Pitcher, R. L. Pressey, G. R. Russ, S. Sutton, H. Sweatman, R. Tobin, D. R. Wachenfeld, and D. H. Williamson. 2010. Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: a globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [earlyedition]. 2010 Global; Australia Review Apex Fish Predators; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Landuse Management; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies
McKenna, S. A. and P. Etnoyer. 2010. Rapid Assessment of Stony Coral Richness and Condition on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS One 5:e10749. 2010 South & Central America; Antilles; Cuba; Caribbean Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Oil & Gas Tankers; Pathogens; Sponges; Stony Coral
McMurray, S. E., T. P. Henkel, and J. R. Pawlik. 2010. Demographics of increasing populations of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys. Ecology 91:560-570. 2010 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Pathogens; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Medeiros, P. R., A. T. Souza, and M. I. Ilarri. 2010. Habitat use and behavioural ecology of the juveniles of two sympatric damselfishes (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) in the south-western Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 77:1599-1615. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Medeiros, P. R., R. G. Grempel, A. T. Souza, M. I. Ilarri, and R. S. Rosa. 2010. Non-random reef use by fishes at two dominant zones in a tropical, algal-dominated coastal reef. Environmental Biology of Fishes 87:237-246. 2010 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Moore, C. H., E. S. Harvey, and K. Van Niel. 2010. The application of predicted habitat models to investigate the spatial ecology of demersal fish assemblages. Marine Biology 157:2717-2729. 2010 Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Mouchka, M. E., I. Hewson, and C. D. Harvell. 2010. Coral-Associated Bacterial Assemblages: Current Knowledge and the Potential for Climate-Driven Impacts. Integrative And Comparative Biology 50:662-674. 2010 Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Model Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cyanobacteria; Microorganisms; Pathogens; Ports & Harbors
Munday, P. L., D. L. Dixson, M. I. McCormick, M. Meekan, M. C. O. Ferrari, and D. P. Chivers. 2010. Replenishment of fish populations is threatened by ocean acidification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107:12930-12934. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Ocean Acidity
Murchie, K. J., E. Schwager, S. J. Cooke, A. J. Danylchuk, S. E. Danylchuk, T. L. Goldberg, C. D. Suski, and D. P. Philipp. 2010. Spatial ecology of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in tidal creeks and coastal waters of Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes 89:95-104. 2010 Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring Apex Fish Predators; Coastal Development; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas
Niggl, W. and C. Wild. 2010. Spatial distribution of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. within fringing coral reef environments of the Northern Red Sea: implications for its life cycle. Helgoland Marine Research 64:281-287. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Invasive Species; Mangroves; Nutrients; Seagrasses
Nip, T. H. M. and C. K. Wong. 2010. Juvenile Fish Assemblages in Mangrove and Non-Mangrove Soft-Shore Habitats in Eastern Hong Kong. Zoological Studies 49:760-778. 2010 Beaches & Nature Parks; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Salinity; Sediment; Water Depth & Sea Level
Pereira, P. H. C., B. P. Ferreira, and S. M. Rezende. 2010. Community structure of the ichthyofauna associated with seagrass beds (Halodule wrightii) in Formoso River estuary - Pernambuco, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 82:617-628. 2010 Index or Indicator Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Perez-Matus, A. and J. S. Shima. 2010. Disentangling the effects of macroalgae on the abundance of temperate reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 388:1-10. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Pimentel, C. R. and J. C. Joyeux. 2010. Diet and food partitioning between juveniles of mutton Lutjanus analis, dog Lutjanus jocu and lane Lutjanus synagris snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in a mangrove-fringed estuarine environment. Journal of Fish Biology 76:2299-2317. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Plaza, G., S. Katayama, and M. Omori. 2010. Daily patterns of settlement and individual growth rates of young-of-the-year of the rockfish Sebastes inermis in a Sargassum bed. Fisheries Research 103:48-55. 2010 Japan Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Plankton
Pratchett, M. S. 2010. Changes in coral assemblages during an outbreak of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995-1999). Coral Reefs 29:717-725. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Rabaut, M., L. Van de Moortel, M. Vincx, and S. Degraer. 2010. Biogenic reefs as structuring factor in Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice) nursery. Journal of Sea Research 64:102-106. 2010 Fish; Marine Worms; Sediment
Radford, C. A., J. A. Stanley, C. T. Tindle, J. C. Montgomery, and A. G. Jeffs. 2010. Localised coastal habitats have distinct underwater sound signatures. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:21-29. 2010 Beaches & Nature Parks; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Rasalato, E., V. Maginnity, and J. M. Brunnschweiler. 2010. Using local ecological knowledge to identify shark river habitats in Fiji (South Pacific). Environmental Conservation 37:90-97. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Fiji Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Housing; Resource Use Management; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Renema, W. 2010. Is increased calcarinid (foraminifera) abundance indicating a larger role for macro-algae in Indonesian Plio-Pleistocene coral reefs? Coral Reefs 29:165-173. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Renken, H., P. J. Mumby, I. Matsikis, H. J. Edwards. 2010. Effects of physical environmental conditions on the patch dynamics of Dictyota pulchella and Lobophora variegata on Caribbean coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 403. 2010 South & Central America; Caribbean Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae
Reynolds, B. F., S. P. Powers, and M. A. Bishop. 2010. Application of Acoustic Telemetry to Assess Residency and Movements of Rockfish and Lingcod at Created and Natural Habitats in Prince William Sound. PLoS One 5:e12130. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Rochette, S., E. Rivot, J. Morin, S. Mackinson, P. Riou, and O. Le Pape. 2010. Effect of nursery habitat degradation on flatfish population: Application to Solea solea in the Eastern Channel (Western Europe). Journal of Sea Research 64:34-44. 2010 Europe Model; GIS & Maps Fish; Fishing Sector; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Roelfsema, C. and S. Phinn. 2010. Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 4:43527. 2010 Fiji Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Seagrasses
Rousseau, Y., R. Galzin, and J. P. Marechal. 2010. Impact of hurricane Dean on coral reef benthic and fish structure of Martinique, French West Indies. Cybium 34:243-256. 2010 South & Central America; Martinique; Caribbean Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Storms & Hurricanes
Salomon, A. K., S. K. Gaichas, N. T. Shears, J. E. Smith, E. M. P. Madin, and S. D. Gaines. 2010. Key Features and Context-Dependence of Fishery-Induced Trophic Cascades. Conservation Biology 24:382-394. 2010 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector
Scheibling, R. E. and A. Metaxas. 2010. Mangroves And Fringing Reefs As Nursery Habitats For The Endangered Caribbean Sea Star Oreaster Reticulatus. Bulletin of Marine Science 86:133-148. 2010 South & Central America; Belize; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges
Serrano, X., M. Grosell, and J. E. Serafy. 2010. Salinity selection and preference of the grey snapper Lutjanus griseus: field and laboratory observations. Journal of Fish Biology 76:1592-1608. 2010 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Salinity; Special Use Permitting
Shaish, L., G. Levy, G. Katzir, and B. Rinkevich. 2010. Coral Reef Restoration (Bolinao, Philippines) in the Face of Frequent Natural Catastrophes. Restoration Ecology 18:285-299. 2010 Global; Philippines Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Salinity; Storms & Hurricanes; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Shaish, L., G. Levy, G. Katzir, and B. Rinkevich. 2010. Employing a highly fragmented, weedy coral species in reef restoration. Ecological Engineering 36:1424-1432. 2010 Philippines Field Study & Monitoring Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Slater, M. J. and A. G. Carton. 2010. Sea cucumber habitat differentiation and site retention as determined by intraspecific stable isotope variation. Aquaculture Research 41:e695-e702. 2010 Agriculture; Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Nutrients; Sediment
Slater, M. J. and A. G. Jeffs. 2010. Do benthic sediment characteristics explain the distribution of juveniles of the deposit-feeding sea cucumber Australostichopus mollis? Journal of Sea Research 64:241-249. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Nutrients; Sediment
Smith, T. B., J. Blondeau, R. S. Nemeth, S. J. Pittman, J. M. Calnan, E. Kadison, and J. Gass. 2010. Benthic structure and cryptic mortality in a Caribbean mesophotic coral reef bank system, the Hind Bank Marine Conservation District, US Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs 29:289-308. 2010 Global; South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Pathogens; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Speed, C. W., I. C. Field, M. G. Meekan, and C. J. A. Bradshaw. 2010. Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management. Marine Ecology Progress Series 408:275-U305. 2010 Global Field Study & Monitoring Apex Fish Predators; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Salinity
Stanley, J. A., C. A. Radford, and A. G. Jeffs. 2010. Induction of settlement in crab megalopae by ambient underwater reef sound. Behavioral Ecology 21:113-120. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Stier, A. C., C. S. McKeon, C. W. Osenberg, and J. S. Shima. 2010. Guard crabs alleviate deleterious effects of vermetid snails on a branching coral. Coral Reefs 29:1019-1022. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Nutrients; Seastars; Sediment; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Teixeira, S. F., Y. F. Duarte, and B. P. Ferreira. 2010. Reproduction of the fish Lutjanus analis (mutton snapper; Perciformes: Lutjanidae) from Northeastern Brazil. Revista de Biologia Tropical 58:791-800. 2010 Cuba Index or Indicator Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Titschack, J., M. Zuschin, C. Spotl, and C. Baal. 2010. The giant oyster Hyotissa hyotis from the northern Red Sea as a decadal-scale archive for seasonal environmental fluctuations in coral reef habitats. Coral Reefs 29:1061-1075. 2010 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Tkachenko, K. S. and K. Soong. 2010. Protection of Habitat Types: A Case Study of the Effectiveness of a Small Marine Reserve and Impacts of Different Habitats on the Diversity and Abundance of Coral Reef Fishes. Zoological Studies 49:195-210. 2010 Taiwan Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Toller, W., A. O. Debrot, M. J. A. Vermeij, and P. C. Hoetjes. 2010. Reef Fishes of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles: Assemblage Structure across a Gradient of Habitat Types. PLoS One 5:e9207. 2010 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Index or Indicator Algae; Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Unsworth, R. K. F. and L. C. Cullen. 2010. Recognising the necessity for Indo-Pacific seagrass conservation. Conservation Letters 3:63-73. 2010 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Climate; Fishing Sector; Seagrasses
Vroom, P. S. and C. L. Braun. 2010. Benthic composition of a healthy subtropical reef: baseline species-level cover, with an emphasis on algae, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. PLoS One 5:e9733. 2010 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Ocean Acidity; Stony Coral; Substrate
Wen, C. K. C., M. S. Pratchett, K. T. Shao, K. P. Kan, and B. K. K. Chan. 2010. Effects of habitat modification on coastal fish assemblages. Journal of Fish Biology 77:1674-1687. 2010 Taiwan Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Shoreline Protection; Small Herbivorous Fish
White, J. W., J. F. Samhouri, A. C. Stier, C. L. Wormald, S. L. Hamilton, and S. A. Sandin. 2010. Synthesizing mechanisms of density dependence in reef fishes: behavior, habitat configuration, and observational scale. Ecology 91:1949-1961. 2010 Review; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Wilding, T. A., E. J. L. Palmer, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2010. Comparison of three methods for quantifying topographic complexity on rocky shores. Marine Environmental Research 69:143-151. 2010 Complex Habitat & Resources
Wilson, S. K., M. Adjeroud, D. R. Bellwood, M. L. Berumen, D. Booth, Y. M. Bozec, P. Chabanet, A. Cheal, J. Cinner, M. Depczynski, D. A. Feary, M. Gagliano, N. A. J. Graham, A. R. Halford, B. S. Halpern, A. R. Harborne, A. S. Hoey, S. J. Holbrook, G. P. Jones, M. Kulbiki, and Letourneu. 2010. Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology 213:894-900. 2010 Global Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Ocean Acidity
Wilson, S. K., M. Depczynski, R. Fisher, T. H. Holmes, R. A. O'Leary, and P. Tinkler. 2010. Habitat Associations of Juvenile Fish at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia: The Importance of Coral and Algae. PLoS One 5:e15185. 2010 Australia Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Wilson, S. K., R. Fisher, M. S. Pratchett, N. A. J. Graham, N. K. Dulvy, R. A. Turner, A. Cakacaka, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2010. Habitat degradation and fishing effects on the size structure of coral reef fish communities. Ecological Applications 20:442-451. 2010 Fiji Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Seastars
Witt, M. J., A. McGowan, J. M. Blumenthal, A. C. Broderick, S. Gore, D. Wheatley, J. White, and B. J. Godley. 2010. Inferring vertical and horizontal movements of juvenile marine turtles from time-depth recorders. Aquatic Biology 8:169-177. 2010 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Yamada, H. 2010. Age and growth during immature stages of the mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus in waters around Ishigaki Island, southern Japan. Fisheries Science 76:445-450. 2010 Australia; Japan Index or Indicator Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Yniguez, A. T., J. W. McManus, and L. Collado-Vides. 2010. Capturing the dynamics in benthic structures: environmental effects on morphology in the macroalgal genera Halimeda and Dictyota. Marine Ecology Progress Series 411:17-U40. 2010 Florida Model; Index or Indicator Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae; Nutrients
Aburto-Oropeza, O., I. Dominguez-Guerrero, J. Cota-Nieto, and T. Plomozo-Lugo. 2009. Recruitment and ontogenetic habitat shifts of the yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) in the Gulf of California. Marine Biology 156:2461-2472. 2009 Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Special Use Permitting
Alexander, T. J., N. Barrett, M. Haddon, and G. Edgar. 2009. Relationships between mobile macroinvertebrates and reef structure in a temperate marine reserve. Marine Ecology Progress Series 389:31-44. 2009 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Invertebrates; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins
Alvarez-Filip, L., N. K. Dulvy, J. A. Gill, I. M. Cote, and A. R. Watkinson. 2009. Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276:3019-3025. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Stony Coral
Alvarez-Filip, L., N.K. Dulvy, J.A. Gill, I.M. Cote, A.R. Watkinson. 2009. Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Stony Coral
Anderson, T. J., C. Syms, D. A. Roberts, and D. F. Howard. 2009. Multi-scale fish-habitat associations and the use of habitat surrogates to predict the organisation and abundance of deep-water fish assemblages. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 379:34-42. 2009 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Sediment
Andersson, M. H., M. Berggren, D. Wilhelmsson, and M. C. Ohman. 2009. Epibenthic colonization of concrete and steel pilings in a cold-temperate embayment: a field experiment. Helgoland Marine Research 12-Jan. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Docks & Marinas; Fish; Oil & Gas Rigs; Tunicates
Andersson, M. H., M. Berggren, D. Wilhelmsson, and M. C. Ohman. 2009. Epibenthic colonization of concrete and steel pilings in a cold-temperate embayment: a field experiment. Helgoland Marine Research 63:249-260. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Docks & Marinas; Fish; Oil & Gas Rigs; Tunicates
Baker, R. and M. Sheaves. 2009. Overlooked small and juvenile piscivores dominate shallow-water estuarine "refuges" in tropical Australia. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 85:618-626. 2009 Australia Model Fish
Baker, R. and M. Sheaves. 2009. Refugees or ravenous predators: detecting predation on new recruits to tropical estuarine nurseries. Wetlands Ecology and Management 17:317-330. 2009 Australia Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Bertelsen, R. D., M. J. Butler, W. F. Herrnkind, and J. H. Hunt. 2009. Regional characterisation of hard-bottom nursery habitat for juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) using rapid assessment techniques. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:299-312. 2009 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Algae; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Octocoral; Seagrasses; Sponges; Stony Coral
Bonin, M. C., M. Srinivasan, G. R. Almany, and G. P. Jones. 2009. Interactive effects of interspecific competition and microhabitat on early post-settlement survival in a coral reef fish. Coral Reefs 28:265-274. 2009 Papua New Guinea Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
BONNET, X., F. BRISCHOUX, D. PEARSON, and P. RIVALAN. 2009. Beach rock as a keystone habitat for amphibious sea snakes. Environmental Conservation 9-Jan. 2009 New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Tourism & Recreation
Burford, M. O. 2009. Demographic history, geographical distribution and reproductive isolation of distinct lineages of blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus), a marine fish with a high dispersal potential. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:1471-1486. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Burke, J. S., W. J. Kenworthy, and L. L. Wood. 2009. Ontogenetic patterns of concentration indicate lagoon nurseries are essential to common grunts stocks in a Puerto Rican bay. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 81:533-543. 2009 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Index or Indicator Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Sediment
Callaway, A., J. Smyth, C. J. Brown, R. Quinn, M. Service, and D. Long. 2009. The impact of scour processes on a smothered reef system in the Irish Sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 84:409-418. 2009 Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Sediment
Camargo, C., J. H. Maldonado, E. Alvarado, R. Moreno-Sanchez, S. Mendoza, N. Manrique, A. Mogollon, J. D. Osorio, A. Grajales, and J. A. Sanchez. 2009. Community involvement in management for maintaining coral reef resilience and biodiversity in southern Caribbean marine protected areas. Biodiversity and Conservation 18:935-956. 2009 South & Central America; Oman; Caribbean Index or Indicator Algae; Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Ceccherelli, G., S. Pinna, and N. Sechi. 2009. Evaluating the effects of protection on Paracentrotus lividus distribution in two contrasting habitats. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 81:59-64. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins
Chapman, D. D., E. A. Babcock, S. H. Gruber, J. D. Dibattista, B. R. Franks, S. A. Kessel, T. Guttridge, E. K. Pikitch, and K. A. Feldheim. 2009. Long-term natal site-fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island. Molecular Ecology 18:3500-3507. 2009 Bahamas Apex Fish Predators; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas
Chaves, L. D. T. and C. Monteiro-Neto. 2009. Comparative analysis of rocky reef fish community structure in coastal islands of south-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89:609-619. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates
Cinner, J. E., T. R. McClanahan, N. A. J. Graham, M. S. Pratchett, S. K. Wilson, and J. B. Raina. 2009. Gear-based fisheries management as a potential adaptive response to climate change and coral mortality. Journal of Applied Ecology 46:724-732. 2009 Kenya; Papua New Guinea Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Cinner, J. E., T. R. McClanahan, N. A. J. Graham, M. S. Pratchett, S. K. Wilson, and J.-B. Raina. 2009. Gear-based fisheries management as a potential adaptive response to climate change and coral mortality. Journal of Applied Ecology 46:724-732. 2009 Kenya; Papua New Guinea Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Clark, R., C. Jeffrey, K. Woody, Z. Hillis-Starr, and M. Monaco. 2009. Spatial and temporal patterns of coral bleaching around buck island reef national monument, st croix, U.S. virgin ISLANDS. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:167-182. 2009 US Virgin Islands Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Hydrocoral; Octocoral; Stony Coral
Clark, R., C. Jeffrey, K. Woody, Z. Hillis-Starr, and M. Monaco. 2009. Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Coral Bleaching Around Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, Us Virgin Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:167-182. 2009 US Virgin Islands Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Hydrocoral; Octocoral; Stony Coral
Coleman, M. A., B. M. Gillanders, and S. D. Connell. 2009. Dispersal and gene flow in the habitat-forming kelp, Ecklonia radiata: relative degrees of isolation across an east-west coastline. Marine and Freshwater Research 60:802-809. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources
Cooley, S. R. and S. C. Doney. 2009. Anticipating ocean acidification's economic consequences for commercial fisheries. Environmental Research Letters 4:24007. 2009 Review; Lab Study Calcium Carbonate Deposition; CO2; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Molluscs; Ocean Acidity; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses
Cooper, T. F., J. P. Gilmour, and K. E. Fabricius. 2009. Bioindicators of changes in water quality on coral reefs: review and recommendations for monitoring programmes. Coral Reefs 18-Jan. 2009 Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Nutrients; Sediment; Stony Coral
de Paiva, A. C. G., M. F. V. Lima, J. R. B. de Souza, and M. E. de Araujo. 2009. Spatial distribution of the estuarine ichthyofauna of the Rio Formoso (Pernambuco, Brazil), with emphasis on reef fish. Zoologia 26:266-278. 2009 Fish; Salinity; Sediment; Special Use Permitting
de Voogd, N. J., L. E. Becking, and D. F. R. Cleary. 2009. Sponge community composition in the Derawan Islands, NE Kalimantan, Indonesia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 396:169-180. 2009 Java; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Surface & Groundwater Flow
DeMartini, E. E., B. J. Zgliczynski, R. C. Boland, and A. M. Friedlander. 2009. Influences of wind-wave exposure on the distribution and density of recruit reef fishes at Kure and Pearl and Hermes Atolls, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Environmental Biology of Fishes 85:319-332. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seawater Flow; Skeletal Coral
Dorenbosch, M., M. G. G. Grol, A. De Groene, G. Van Der Velde, and I. Nagelkerken. 2009. Piscivore assemblages and predation pressure affect relative safety of some back-reef habitats for juvenile fish in a Caribbean bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 379:181-196. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Dumas, P., A. Bertaud, C. Peignon, M. Leopold, and D. Pelletier. 2009. A "quick and clean" photographic method for the description of coral reef habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 368:161-168. 2009 Cuba; New Caledonia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Sediment; Substrate
Dumas, P., A. Bertaud, C. Peignon, M. Leopold, and D. Pelletier. 2009. A \quick and clean\" photographic method for the description of coral reef habitats". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 368:161-168. 2009 Cuba; New Caledonia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Sediment; Substrate
Dunn, D. C. and P. N. Halpin. 2009. Rugosity-based regional modeling of hard-bottom habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 377:1-11. 2009 Model; Index or Indicator; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector
Fava, F., M. Ponti, A. Scinto, B. Calcinai, and C. Cerrano. 2009. Possible effects of human impacts on epibenthic communities and coral rubble features in the marine Park of Bunaken (Indonesia). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 85:151-156. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Housing; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Fernandez, T. V., G. D'Anna, F. Badalamenti, and A. Perez-Ruzafa. 2009. Effect of simulated macroalgae on the fish assemblage associated with a temperate reef system. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 376:7-16. 2009 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Fernandez-Jover, D., P. Sanchez-Jerez, J. T. Bayle-Sempere, P. Arechavala-Lopez, L. Martinez-Rubio, J. A. L. Jimenez, and F. J. M. Lopez. 2009. Coastal fish farms are settlement sites for juvenile fish. Marine Environmental Research 68:89-96. 2009 Index or Indicator Aquaculture; Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton
Forsman, Z. H. and C. Birkeland. 2009. Porites randalli: a new coral species (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from American Samoa. Zootaxa 51-59. 2009 Samoa; American Samoa Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Fry, G., D. A. Milton, T. Van Der Velde, I. Stobutzki, R. Andamari, Badrudin, and B. Sumiono. 2009. Reproductive dynamics and nursery habitat preferences of two commercially important Indo-Pacific red snappers Lutjanus erythropterus and L-malabaricus. Fisheries Science 75:145-158. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indonesia Piscivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral
Gallaway, B. J., S. T. Szedlmayer, and W. J. Gazey. 2009. A life history review for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico with an evaluation of the importance of offshore petroleum platforms and other artificial reefs. Reviews in Fisheries Science 17:48-67. 2009 South & Central America; Mexico Review Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrate Harvest; Oil & Gas Rigs; Piscivorous Fish
Gimenez, L. 2009. Uncertainty relationships in the estimation of settlement rates of mobile marine organisms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 377:103-111. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Goldstein, J. S. and M. J. Butler. 2009. Behavioral enhancement of onshore transport by postlarval Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus). Limnology and Oceanography 54:1669-1678. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Substrate
Gomelyuk, V. E. 2009. Fish assemblages composition and structure in three shallow habitats in north Australian tropical bay, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89:449-460. 2009 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish
Graham, N. A. J., S. K. Wilson, M. S. Pratchett, N. V. C. Polunin, and M. D. Spalding. 2009. Coral mortality versus structural collapse as drivers of corallivorous butterflyfish decline. Biodiversity and Conservation 12-Jan. 2009 Indian Ocean; Seychelles; Chagos Archipelago; India Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Mitigation; Skeletal Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Guinan, J., A. J. Grehan, M. F. J. Dolan, and C. Brown. 2009. Quantifying relationships between video observations of cold-water coral cover and seafloor features in rockall trough, west of Ireland. Marine Ecology Progress Series 375:125-138. 2009 Model; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research
Harter, S. L., M. M. Ribera, A. N. Shepard, and J. K. Reed. 2009. Assessment of fish populations and habitat on Oculina bank, a deep-sea coral marine protected area off eastern Florida. Fishery Bulletin 107:195-206. 2009 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish
Haugaasen, T. and C. A. Peres. 2009. Interspecific primate associations in Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests. Primates 50:239-251. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources
Hoare, A. and C. P. Tsokos. 2009. Statistical analysis and modeling of coral reef habitats. Nonlinear Analysis-theory Methods & Applications 71:E1360-E1369. 2009 Florida Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Hoey, A. S. and D. R. Bellwood. 2009. Limited Functional Redundancy in a High Diversity System: Single Species Dominates Key Ecological Process on Coral Reefs. Ecosystems 12:1316-1328. 2009 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Small Herbivorous Fish
Howard, K. G., B. D. Schumacher, and J. D. Parrish. 2009. Community structure and habitat associations of parrotfishes on Oahu, Hawaii. Environmental Biology of Fishes 12-Jan. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Recreational Fishing; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Huebert, K. B. and S. Sponaugle. 2009. Observed and simulated swimming trajectories of late-stage coral reef fish larvae off the Florida Keys. Aquatic Biology 7:207-216. 2009 Florida Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Hunter, W. R. and M. D. J. Sayer. 2009. The comparative effects of habitat complexity on faunal assemblages of northern temperate artificial and natural reefs. ICES Journal of Marine Science 66:691-698. 2009 Cuba Index or Indicator Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates
Irving, A. D. and J. D. Witman. 2009. Positive effects of damselfish override negative effects of urchins to prevent an algal habitat switch. Journal of Ecology 97:337-347. 2009 Global Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Jones, G. P., G. R. Russ, P. F. Sale, and R. S. Steneck. 2009. Theme section on "Larval connectivity, resilience and the future of coral reefs"". Coral Reefs 28:303-305. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources
Kamal, A. H. and M. A. A. Khan. 2009. Coastal and estuarine resources of Bangladesh: management conservation issues. Maejo International Journal Of Science And Technology 3:313-342. 2009 Discharges; Fish; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Nutrients; Plankton; Salinity; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Kiessling, W. 2009. Geologic and Biologic Controls on the Evolution of Reefs. Annual Review Of Ecology Evolution And Systematics 40:173-192. 2009 Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Kinney, M. J. and C. A. Simpfendorfer. 2009. Reassessing the value of nursery areas to shark conservation and management. Conservation Letters 2:53-60. 2009 GIS & Maps Apex Fish Predators; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector
Kleypas, J. A. and K. K. Yates. 2009. Coral reefs and ocean acidification. Oceanography 22:108-117. 2009 Algae; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Ocean Acidity; Seagrasses; Shoreline Protection
Kruck, N. C., C. A. Chargulaf, U. Saint-Paul, and I. R. Tibbetts. 2009. Early post-settlement habitat and diet shifts and the nursery function of tidepools during Sillago spp. recruitment in Moreton Bay, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 384:207-219. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Recreational Fishing; Seagrasses; Tourism & Recreation
Krumholz, J. and C. Jadot. 2009. Demonstration of a New Technology for Restoration of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in High-Energy Environments. Marine Technology Society Journal 43:64-72. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring Mangroves; Storms & Hurricanes
Kubis, S., M. Chaloupka, L. Ehrhart, and M. Bresette. 2009. Growth rates of juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas from three ecologically distinct foraging habitats along the east central coast of Florida, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 389:257-269. 2009 South & Central America; Florida; Costa Rica; India; Mexico Model; Rate functions Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Kuffner, I. B., R. Grober-Dunsmore, J. C. Brock, and T. D. Hickey. 2009. Biological community structure on patch reefs in Biscayne National Park, FL, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 19-Jan. 2009 Remote Sensing Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Physical Variables; Storms & Hurricanes
Langhamer, O. and D. Wilhelmsson. 2009. Colonisation of fish and crabs of wave energy foundations and the effects of manufactured holes - A field experiment. Marine Environmental Research 68:151-157. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean; Europe Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Shoreline Protection
Leakey, C. D. B., M. J. Attrill, and M. F. Fitzsimons. 2009. Multi-element otolith chemistry of juvenile sole (Solea solea), whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Thames Estuary and adjacent coastal regions. Journal of Sea Research 61:268-274. 2009 Europe
Lecchini, D. and D. Poignonec. 2009. Spatial variability of ontogenetic patterns in habitat associations by coral reef fishes (Moorea lagoon - French Polynesia). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 82:553-556. 2009 Fish
Lecchini, D., J. Million, Y. Nakamura, and R. Galzin. 2009. How does shoreline development impact the recruitment patterns of coral reef fish juveniles (Moorea Island, French Polynesia)? Ichthyological Research 5-Jan. 2009 Japan Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Lee, J. S. F. and B. A. Berejikian. 2009. Structural complexity in relation to the habitat preferences, territoriality, and hatchery rearing of juvenile China rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus). Environmental Biology of Fishes 84:411-419. 2009 China Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Leis, J. M., R. F. Piola, A. C. Hay, C. Wen, and K. P. Kan. 2009. Ontogeny of behaviour relevant to dispersal and connectivity in the larvae of two non-reef demersal, tropical fish species. Marine and Freshwater Research 60:211-223. 2009 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Leitao, F., M. N. Santos, K. Erzini, and C. C. Monteiro. 2009. Diplodus spp. assemblages on artificial reefs: Importance for near shore fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16:88-99. 2009 Artificial Habitat; Banks, Credit, & Securities; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Lemberget, T., M. I. McCormick, and D. T. Wilson. 2009. Environmental influences on the replenishment of lizardfish (family Synodontidae) in Caribbean Panama. Coral Reefs 14-Jan. 2009 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Light
Lewis, C. F., S. L. Slade, K. E. Maxwell, and T. R. Matthews. 2009. Lobster trap impact on coral reefs: effects of wind-driven trap movement. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 43:271-282. 2009 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Ling, S. D. and C. R. Johnson. 2009. Population dynamics of an ecologically important range-extender: Kelp beds versus sea urchin barrens. Marine Ecology Progress Series 374:113-125. 2009 Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Sea Urchins
Llopiz, J. K. and R. K. Cowen. 2009. Variability in the trophic role of coral reef fish larvae in the oceanic plankton. Marine Ecology Progress Series 381:259-272. 2009 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Plankton; Small Herbivorous Fish
Luo, J. G., J. E. Serafy, S. Sponaugle, P. B. Teare, and D. Kieckbusch. 2009. Movement of gray snapper Lutjanus griseus among subtropical seagrass, mangrove, and coral reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 380:255-269. 2009 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Luo, J., J. E. Serafy, S. Sponaugle, P. B. Teare, and D. Kieckbusch. 2009. Movement of gray snapper Lutjanus griseus among subtropical seagrass, mangrove, and coral reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 380:255-269. 2009 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
MacNeil, M. A., N. A. J. Graham, N. V. C. Polunin, M. Kulbicki, R. Galzin, M. Harmelin-Vivien, and S. P. Rushton. 2009. Hierarchical drivers of reef-fish metacommunity structure. Ecology 90:252-264. 2009 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Makowski, C., S. E. Prekel, M. J. Lybolt, and R. M. Baron. 2009. The Benthic Ecological Assessment for Marginal Reefs (BEAMR) method. Journal of Coastal Research 25:515-522. 2009 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Mamauag, S. S., P. M. Alino, R. O. M. Gonzales, and M. R. Deocadez. 2009. Patterns of Demersal Fish Distribution Derived from Line Fishing Experiment in Calauag Bay, Philippines. Philippine Agricultural Scientist 92:370-387. 2009 Philippines Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish
Masuda, R. 2009. Ontogenetic changes in the ecological function of the association behavior between jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus and jellyfish. Hydrobiologia 616:269-277. 2009 Japan Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Miller, M. J., J. Powell, and K. Tsukamoto. 2009. Observation of a Large Metamorphosing Leptocephalus in a Coral Reef Habitat at Sangeang Island, Indonesia. Zoological Studies 48:107-107. 2009 Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources
Monaco, M. E., A. M. Friedlander, C. Caldow, S. D. Hile, C. Menza, and R. H. Boulon. 2009. Long-term monitoring of habitats and reef fish found inside and outside the US Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument: A comparative assessment. Caribbean Journal of Science 45:338-347. 2009 US Virgin Islands Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Stony Coral
Moore, C. G., C. R. Bates, J. M. Mair, G. R. Saunders, D. B. Harries, and A. R. Lyndon. 2009. Mapping serpulid worm reefs (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) for conservation management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19:226-236. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Aquaculture; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Marine Worms; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Munday, P. L., D. L. Dixson, J. M. Donelson, G. P. Jones, M. S. Pratchett, G. V. Devitsina, and K. B. Doving. 2009. Ocean acidification impairs olfactory discrimination and homing ability of a marine fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106:1848-1852. 2009 Climate; CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Ocean Acidity
Munday, P.L., J. M. Leis, J. M. Lough, C. B. Paris, M. J. Kingsford, M. L. Berumen, J. Lambrechts. 2009. Climate change and coral reef connectivity. Coral Reefs 23:379-395. 2009 Global Review; Model Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Ocean Acidity; Plankton; Sea Temperatures
Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, M. Sano, and T. Shibuno. 2009. The effects of distance from coral reefs on seagrass nursery use by 5 emperor fishes at the southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Fisheries Science 75:1401-1408. 2009 Japan Fish; Seagrasses
Nakamura, Y., T. Shibuno, D. Lecchini, and Y. Watanabe. 2009. Habitat selection by emperor fish larvae. Aquatic Biology 6:61-65. 2009 Japan Lab Study Fish; Seagrasses; Substrate
Nakamura, Y., T. Shibuno, D. Lecchini, T. Kawamura, and Y. Watanabe. 2009. Spatial variability in habitat associations of pre- and post-settlement stages of coral reef fishes at Ishigaki Island, Japan. Marine Biology 156:2413-2419. 2009 Japan Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Nelson, W. A. 2009. Calcified macroalgae - critical to coastal ecosystems and vulnerable to change: a review. Marine and Freshwater Research 60:787-801. 2009 Global Review Agriculture; Algae; Aquaculture; CO2; Coastal Development; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Ocean Acidity; Sediment
Nemeth, M. and R. Appeldoorn. 2009. The Distribution of Herbivorous Coral Reef Fishes within Fore-reef Habitats: the Role of Depth, Light and Rugosity. Caribbean Journal of Science 45:247-253. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nielsen, J. G., S. W. Ross, and D. M. Cohen. 2009. Atlantic occurrence of the genus Bellottia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 45-57. 2009 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Philippines; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources
Nishimura, K. and N. Hoshino. 2009. The evolutionary pattern of early life history in water currents. Evolutionary Ecology 23:207-221. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Fish; Plankton
Nothdurft, L. D. and G. E. Webb. 2009. Clypeotheca, a new skeletal structure in scleractinian corals: A potential stress indicator. Coral Reefs 28:143-153. 2009 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Pathogens
Nyunja, J., M. Ntiba, J. Onyari, K. Mavuti, K. Soetaert, and S. Bouillon. 2009. Carbon sources supporting a diverse fish community in a tropical coastal ecosystem (Gazi Bay, Kenya). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 83:333-341. 2009 Kenya Algae; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Mangroves; Nutrients; Seagrasses
Paddack, M. J., J. D. Reynolds, C. Aguilar, R. S. Appeldoorn, J. Beets, E. W. Burkett, P. M. Chittaro, K. Clarke, R. Esteves, A. C. Fonseca, G. E. Forrester, A. M. Friedlander, J. Garcia-Sais, G. Gonzalez-Sanson, L. K.B. Jordan, D. B. McClellan, M. W. Miller, P. P. Molloy, P. J. Mumby, I. Nagelkerken, M. Nemeth, R. Navas-Camacho, J. Pitt, N. V.C. Polunin, M. C. Reyes-Nivia, D. R. Robertson, A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, E. Salas, S. R. Smith, R. E. Spieler, M. A. Steele, I. D. Williams, C. L. Wormald, A. R. Watkinson, and I. M. Cote. 2009. Recent region-wide declines in Caribbean Reef Fish Abundance. Current Biology 19:590-595. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Papastamatiou, Y. P., C. G. Lowe, J. E. Caselle, and A. M. Friedlander. 2009. Scale-dependent effects of habitat on movements and path structure of reef sharks at a predator-dominated atoll. Ecology 90:996-1008. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Palmyra Atoll Model Apex Fish Predators
Pattrick, P. and N. A. Strydom. 2009. Swimming abilities of wild-caught, late-stage larvae of Diplodus capensis and Sarpa salpa (Pisces: Sparidae) from temperate South Africa. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 85:547-554. 2009 South Africa Lab Study Fish; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Payne, N. L. and B. M. Gillanders. 2009. Assemblages of fish along a mangrove-mudflat gradient in temperate Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 60:1-13. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Mangroves
Poupin, J. and M. C. Malay. 2009. Identification of a Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804) species-complex, with description of a new species from French Polynesia (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae). Zoosystema 31:209-232. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Reunion Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Powter, D. M. and W. Gladstone. 2009. Habitat-mediated use of space by juvenile and mating adult port jackson sharks, heterodontus portusjacksoni, in Eastern Australia. Pacific Science 63:14-Jan. 2009 Australia Apex Fish Predators
Pratchett, M. S., T. J. Schenk, M. Baine, C. Syms, and A. H. Baird. 2009. Selective coral mortality associated with outbreaks of Acanthaster planci L. in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea. Marine Environmental Research 67:230-236. 2009 Papua New Guinea Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Stony Coral
Puillandre, N., E. E. Strong, P. Bouchet, M. C. Boisselier, A. Couloux, and S. Samadi. 2009. Identifying gastropod spawn from DNA barcodes: possible but not yet practicable. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1311-1321. 2009 New Caledonia; Philippines Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs
Riley, J. W. and J. E. Marsden. 2009. Predation on emergent lake trout fry in Lake Champlain. Journal of Great Lakes Research 35:175-181. 2009 Fish; Fishing Sector
Ross, S. W. and A. M. Quattrini. 2009. Deep-sea reef fish assemblage patterns on the Blake Plateau (Western North Atlantic Ocean). Marine Ecology 30:74-92. 2009 Global; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Ross, S. W. and A. M. Quattrini. 2009. Deep-sea reef fish assemblage patterns on the Blake Plateau(Western North Atlantic Ocean). Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 30:74-92. 2009 Global; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Rummer, J. L., N. A. Fangue, H. L. Jordan, B. N. Tiffany, K. J. Blansit, S. Galleher, A. Kirkpatrick, A. A. Kizlauskas, C. M. Pomory, and W. A. Bennett. 2009. Physiological tolerance to hyperthermia and hypoxia and effects on species richness and distribution of rockpool fishes of Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas National Park. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 371:155-162. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Sampayo, E. M., S. Dove, and T. C. Lajeunesse. 2009. Cohesive molecular genetic data delineate species diversity in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium. Molecular Ecology 18:500-519. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Microorganisms; Zooxanthellae
Schaffler, J. J., C. S. Reiss, and C. M. Jones. 2009. Spatial variation in otolith chemistry of Atlantic croaker larvae in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Marine Ecology Progress Series 382:185-195. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Fish; Salinity
Scharer-Umpierre, M. 2009. USING LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY TO DESCRIBE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY FOR CORAL REEF FISHES. PhD Dissertation. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. 2009 Puerto Rico Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Schmitt, R. J., S. J. Holbrook, A. J. Brooks, and J. C. P. Lape. 2009. Intraguild predation in a structured habitat: distinguishing multiple-predator effects from competitor effects. Ecology 90:2434-2443. 2009 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Schobernd, C. M. and G. R. Sedberry. 2009. Shelf-edge and upper-slope reef fish assemblages in the south atlantic bight: Habitat characteristics, spatial variation, and reproductive behavior. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:67-92. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Shafir, S., S. Abady, and B. Rinkevich. 2009. Improved sustainable maintenance for mid-water coral nursery by the application of an anti-fouling agent. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 368:124-128. 2009 Aquaculture; Nutrients; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Sheaves, M. 2009. Consequences of ecological connectivity: the coastal ecosystem mosaic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 391:107-115. 2009 Nutrients; Wetlands
Sih, J. and J. Chouw. 2009. Fish And Whips: Use Of Gorgonians As A Habitat By The Large Whipcoral Goby, Bryaninops Amplus (Larson). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 145-157. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Hotel & Food Services; Octocoral
Sokolow, S. 2009. Effects of a changing climate on the dynamics of coral infectious disease: a review of the evidence. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 87:5-18. 2009 Global Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Ocean Acidity; Pathogens; Storms & Hurricanes; Water Depth & Sea Level
Steneck, R. S., C. B. Paris, S. N. Arnold, M. C. Ablan-Lagman, A. C. Alcala, M. J. Butler, L. J. McCook, G. R. Russ, and P. F. Sale. 2009. Thinking and managing outside the box: Coalescing connectivity networks to build region-wide resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reefs 28:367-378. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Fishing Sector
Tavares, R. 2009. Analysis Of Abundance, Distribution And Length Of Sharks Caught By Artisanal Fishery In The Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela. Interciencia 34:463-470. 2009 Venezuela Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector
Teixeira, T. P., L. M. Neves, and F. G. Araujo. 2009. Effects of a nuclear power plant thermal discharge on habitat complexity and fish community structure in Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil. Marine Environmental Research 68:188-195. 2009 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharge Limitations; Discharges; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae
Tittensor, D. P., A. R. Baco, P. E. Brewin, M. R. Clark, M. Consalvey, J. Hall-Spencer, A. A. Rowden, T. Schlacher, K. I. Stocks, and A. D. Rogers. 2009. Predicting global habitat suitability for stony corals on seamounts. Journal of Biogeography 36:1111-1128. 2009 Global; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Model; GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Tuya, F., T. Wernberg, and M. S. Thomsen. 2009. Habitat structure affect abundances of labrid fishes across temperate reefs in south-western Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 86:311-319. 2009 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Underwood, J. N. 2009. Characterisation of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci in a coral reef fish (Chromis margaritifer). Conservation Genetics Resources 1:491-493. 2009 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Unsworth, R. K. F., S. L. Garrard, P. S. De Leon, L. C. Cullen, D. J. Smith, K. A. Sloman, and J. J. Bell. 2009. Structuring of Indo-Pacific fish assemblages along the mangrove-seagrass continuum. Aquatic Biology 5:85-95. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses
Uyarra, M. C., A. R. Watkinson, and I. M. Cote. 2009. Managing dive tourism for the sustainable use of coral reefs: Validating diver perceptions of attractive site features. Environmental Management 43:16-Jan. 2009 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Sea Turtles; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Vargas-Angel, B. 2009. Coral health and disease assessment in the U.S. pacific remote ISLAND areas. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:211-227. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll Complex Habitat & Resources; Pathogens; Stony Coral
Vargas-Angel, B. 2009. Coral Health And Disease Assessment In The Us Pacific Remote Island Areas. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:211-227. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll Complex Habitat & Resources; Pathogens; Stony Coral
Veron, J. E. N., O. Hoegh-Guldberg, T. M. Lenton, J. M. Lough, D. O. Obura, P. Pearce-Kelly, C. R. C. Sheppard, M. Spaldin, M. G. Stafford-Smith, and A. D. Rogers. 2009. The coral reef crisis: the critical importance of <350 ppm CO2. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58:1428-1436. 2009 Global Algae; Climate; CO2; Coralline Algae; Fish; Ocean Acidity; Sea Temperatures
Villegas-Sanchez, C. A., L. A. Abitia-Cardenas, F. J. Gutierrez-Sanchez, and F. Galvan-Magana. 2009. Rocky-reef fish assemblages at San Jose Island, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 80:169-179. 2009 South & Central America; Mexico Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Walker, B. K., L. K. B. Jordan, and R. E. Spieler. 2009. Relationship of reef fish assemblages and topographic complexity on southeastern florida coral reef habitats. Journal of Coastal Research 53:39-48. 2009 Florida Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Weis, J. S., P. Weis, J. MacDonald, and L. Pearson. 2009. Rapid changes in fish utilization of mangrove habitat in Western Madagascar. Wetlands Ecology and Management 17:345-354. 2009 Madagascar Apex Fish Predators; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
White, T. A., S. Stefanni, J. Stamford, and A. R. Hoelzel. 2009. Unexpected panmixia in a long-lived, deep-sea fish with well-defined spawning habitat and relatively low fecundity. Molecular Ecology 18:2563-2573. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Wilson, S. K., A. M. Dolman, A. J. Cheal, M. J. Emslie, M. S. Pratchett, and H. P. A. Sweatman. 2009. Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28:14-Mar. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Wilson, S. K., A. M. Dolman, A. J. Cheal, M. J. Emslie, M. S. Pratchett, and H. P. A. Sweatman. 2009. Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28:3-14. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Wismer, S., A. S. Hoey, and D. R. Bellwood. 2009. Cross-shelf benthic community structure on the Great Barrier Reef: Relationships between macroalgal cover and herbivore biomass. Marine Ecology Progress Series 376:45-54. 2009 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Fish; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Woodby, D., D. Carlile, and L. Hulbert. 2009. Predictive modeling of coral distribution in the Central Aleutian Islands, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 397:227-240. 2009 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Octocoral; Substrate; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Yap, H. T. 2009. Local changes in community diversity after coral transplantation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 374:33-41. 2009 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Zawada, D. G. and J. C. Brock. 2009. A Multiscale Analysis of Coral Reef Topographic Complexity Using Lidar-Derived Bathymetry. Journal of Coastal Research 25:6-15. 2009 Florida Model; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Zhao, Y., M. L. Jones, B. J. Shuter, and E. F. Roseman. 2009. A biophysical model of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) explains interannual variations in recruitment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:114-125. 2009 Model; Index or Indicator
Zieger, S., T. Stieglitz, and S. Kininmonth. 2009. Mapping reef features from multibeam sonar data using multiscale morphometric analysis. Marine Geology 264:209-217. 2009 Australia GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources
Zuschin, M. and S. Mayrhofer. 2009. Brachiopods from cryptic coral reef habitats in the northern Red Sea. Facies 10-Jan. 2009 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sediment
Addison, P. F. E., R. S. Koss, and T. D. O'Hara. 2008. Recreational use of a rocky intertidal reef in Victoria: Implications for ecological research and management. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 15:169-179. 2008 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Education & Outreach; Tourism & Recreation; Trampling
Afonso, P., J. Fontes, T. Morato, K. N. Holland, and R. S. Santos. 2008. Reproduction and spawning habitat of white trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex, in the Azores, central north Atlantic. Scientia Marina 72:373-381. 2008 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector
Airoldi, L., D. Balata, M.W. Beck. 2008. The Gray Zone: Relationships between habitat loss and marine diversity and their applications in conservation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 366:8-15. 2008 Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Wetlands
Alkendi, M. Y. and M. Chandler. 2008. A successful stakeholder partnership - The Dolphin Energy experience coral reef habitats of the Arabian Gulf. Pages 2039-2047 in Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2008 - \In Search of Sustainable Excellence\"". 2008 Global; Qatar GIS & Maps Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cultural Policies; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Resource Use Management; Whales & Dolphins
Andrefouet, S. 2008. Coral reef habitat mapping using remote sensing: A user vs producer perspective. Implications for research, management and capacity building. Journal of Spatial Science 53:113-129. 2008 GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Funding & Donations; Funding & Incentives
Ballantine, D. L. and H. Ruiz. 2008. Botryocladia iridescens sp. nov. (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 29:293-302. 2008 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Baronio, M. D. A. and D. J. Bucher. 2008. Artificial crevice habitats to assess the biodiversity of vagile macro-cryptofauna of subtidal rocky reefs. Marine and Freshwater Research 59:661-670. 2008 Australia Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Bartholomew, A. and R. L. Shine. 2008. Space size relative to prey width (Sp/Py) influences macrofaunal colonization of artificial structures. Marine Ecology Progress Series 358:95-102. 2008 United Arab Emirates Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms
Bartholomew, A., J. A. Bohnsack, S. G. Smith, J. S. Ault, D. E. Harper, and D. B. McClellan. 2008. Influence of marine reserve size and boundary length on the initial response of exploited reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA. Landscape Ecology 23:55-65. 2008 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish
Beger, M. and H. P. Possingham. 2008. Environmental factors that influence the distribution of coral reef fishes: Modeling occurrence data for broad-scale conservation and management. Marine Ecology Progress Series 361:13-Jan. 2008 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Bernardi, G., Y. R. Alva-Campbell, J. L. Gasparini, and S. R. Floeter. 2008. Molecular ecology, speciation, and evolution of the reef fish genus Anisotremus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48:929-935. 2008 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama; China; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Briones-Fourzan, P. and E. Lozano-Alvarez. 2008. Coexistence of congeneric spiny lobsters on coral reefs: Differences in conspecific aggregation patterns and their potential antipredator benefits. Coral Reefs 27:275-287. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Brokovich, E., S. Einbinder, N. Shashar, M. Kiflawi, and S. Kark. 2008. Descending to the twilight-zone: Changes in coral reef fish assemblages along a depth gradient down to 65 m. Marine Ecology Progress Series 371:253-262. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Plankton; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Cardona-Maldonado, M. A. 2008. Assessment of coral reef community structure using water optical properties. Masters Thesis. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico). 2008 Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Light; Nutrients; Octocoral; Pathogens; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Case, J. E., M. W. Westneat, and C. D. Marshall. 2008. Feeding biomechanics of juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Experimental Biology 211:3826-3835. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Cleary, D. F. R., L. De Vantier, Giyanto, L. Vail, P. Manto, N. J. De Voogd, P. G. Rachello-Dolmen, Y. Tuti, A. Budiyanto, J. Wolstenholme, B. W. Hoeksema, and Suharsono. 2008. Relating variation in species composition to environmental variables: A multi-taxon study in an Indonesian coral reef complex. Aquatic Science 70:419-431. 2008 Java; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Sea Urchins; Sediment; Stony Coral
Clynick, B. G., C. W. McKindsey, and P. Archambault. 2008. Distribution and productivity of fish and macroinvertebrates in mussel aquaculture sites in the Magdalen islands (Quebec, Canada). Aquaculture 283:203-210. 2008 Index or Indicator Aquaculture; Artificial Habitat; Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seagrasses
Consoli, P., T. Romeo, U. Giongrandi, and F. Andaloro. 2008. Differences among fish assemblages associated with a nearshore vermetid reef and two other rocky habitats along the shores of Cape Milazzo (northern Sicily, central Mediterranean Sea). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 88:401-410. 2008 United Kingdom Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector
Cordes, E. E., M. P. McGinley, E. L. Podowski, E. L. Becker, S. Lessard-Pilon, S. T. Viada, and C. R. Fisher. 2008. Coral communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 55:777-787. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
De Goeij, J. M., L. Moodley, M. Houtekamer, N. M. Carballeira, and F. C. Van Duyl. 2008. Tracing 13C-enriched dissolved and particulate organic carbon in the bacteria-containing coral reef sponge Halisarca caerulea: Evidence for DOM feeding. Limnology and Oceanography 53:1376-1386. 2008 Cuba Complex Habitat & Resources; Encrusting Sponges; Microorganisms; Sponges; Substrate
De Loma, T. L., C. W. Osenberg, J. S. Shima, Y. Chancerelle, N. Davies, A. J. Brooks, and R. Galzin. 2008. A framework for assessing impacts of marine protected areas in Moorea (French Polynesia). Pacific Science 62:431-441. 2008 Global Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Small Herbivorous Fish
De Mendonca-Neto, J. P., C. Monteiro-Neto, and L. E. Moraes. 2008. Reef fish community structure on three islands of Itaipu, Southeast Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 6:267-274. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
De Paiva, A. C. G., P. D. T. D. C. Chaves, and M. E. De Araujo. 2008. Trophic organization and structure of shallow water ichthyofauna in a tropical estuary [Estrutura e organizacão trofica da ictiofauna de aguas rasas em um estuario tropical]. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25:647-661. 2008 Fish; Mangroves; Plankton; Primary Production; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
DeMartini, E. E., A. M. Friedlander, S. A. Sandin, and E. Sala. 2008. Differences in fish-assemblage structure between fished and unfished atolls in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 365:199-215. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Kiribati Index or Indicator Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Nutrients; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Dixson, D. L., G. P. Jones, P. L. Munday, S. Planes, M. S. Pratchett, M. Srinivasan, C. Syms, and S. R. Thorrold. 2008. Coral reef fish smell leaves to find island homes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275:2831-2839. 2008 Papua New Guinea Lab Study Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Housing
Drew, C. A. and D. B. Eggleston. 2008. Juvenile fish densities in Florida Keys mangroves correlate with landscape characteristics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 362:233-243. 2008 Florida Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Mangroves
Edgar, G. J. 2008. Shallow water Tanaidae (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) of Australia. Zootaxa Jan-92. 2008 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources
Emslie, M. J., A. J. Cheal, H. Sweatman, and S. Delean. 2008. Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 371:177-190. 2008 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Entrambasaguas, L., A. Perez-Ruzafa, J. A. Garcia-Charton, B. Stobart, and J. J. Bacallado. 2008. Abundance, spatial distribution and habitat relationships of echinoderms in the Cabo Verde Archipelago (eastern Atlantic). Marine and Freshwater Research 59:477-488. 2008 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Sea Urchins
Faunce, C. H. and J. E. Serafy. 2008. Selective use of mangrove shorelines by snappers, grunts, and great barracuda. Marine Ecology Progress Series 356:153-162. 2008 Apex Fish Predators; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish
Fernholm, B. and A. M. Quattrini. 2008. A new species of hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) associated with deep-sea coral habitat in the western North Atlantic. Copeia 126-132. 2008 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gagliano, M., M. Depczynski, S. D. Simpson, and J. A. Y. Moore. 2008. Dispersal without errors: Symmetrical ears tune into the right frequency for survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275:527-534. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gelcich, S., N. Godoy, L. Prado, and J. C. Castilla. 2008. Add-on conservation benefits of marine territorial user rights fishery policies in central Chile. Ecological Applications 18:273-281. 2008 Oman Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Economic Markets & Policies; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Marine Protected Areas
Graham, N. A. J., T. R. McClanahan, M. A. MacNeil, S. K. Wilson, N. V. C. Polunin, S. Jennings, P. Chabanet, S. Clark, M. D. Spalding, Y. Letourneur, L. Bigot, R. Galzin, M. C. Ohman, K. C. Garpe, A. J. Edwards, and C. R. C. Sheppard. 2008. Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems. PLoS One 3. 2008 Global; Indian Ocean; India Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Green, D. H., P. J. Edmunds, and R. C. Carpenter. 2008. Increasing relative abundance of Porites astreoides on Caribbean reefs mediated by an overall decline in coral cover. Marine Ecology Progress Series 359:10-Jan. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Grober-Dunsmore, R., T. K. Frazer, J. P. Beets, W. J. Lindberg, P. Zwick, and N. A. Funicelli. 2008. Influence of landscape structure on reef fish assemblages. Landscape Ecology 23:37-53. 2008 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Grol, M. G. G., M. Dorenbosch, E. M. G. Kokkelmans, and I. Nagelkerken. 2008. Mangroves and seagrass beds do not enhance growth of early juveniles of a coral reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 366:137-146. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Plankton; Seagrasses
Gullstrom, M., M. Bodin, P. G. Nilsson, and M. C. Ohman. 2008. Seagrass structural complexity and landscape configuration as determinants of tropical fish assemblage composition. Marine Ecology Progress Series 363:241-255. 2008 Indian Ocean; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Seagrasses; Water Depth & Sea Level
Hiff, J. 2008. T/B Morris J. Berman oil spill: Restoration projects overview. Pages 145-150 in International Oil Spill Conference - IOSC 2008, Proceedings. 2008 Puerto Rico Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Petroleum Spills; Sediment
Hirst, A. J. 2008. Surrogate measures for assessing cryptic faunal biodiversity on macroalgal-dominated subtidal reefs. Biological Conservation 141:211-220. 2008 GIS & Maps Algae; Arthropods; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research
Holbrook, S. J., R. J. Schmitt, and A. J. Brooks. 2008. Resistance and resilience of a coral reef fish community to changes in coral cover. Marine Ecology Progress Series 371:263-271. 2008 Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Huijbers, C. M., E. M. Mollee, and I. Nagelkerken. 2008. Post-larval French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) distinguish between seagrass, mangrove and coral reef water: Implications for recognition of potential nursery habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357:134-139. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Lara, M. R., D. L. Jones, Z. Chen, J. T. Lamkin, and C. M. Jones. 2008. Spatial variation of otolith elemental signatures among juvenile gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) inhabiting southern Florida waters. Marine Biology 153:235-248. 2008 Florida Field Study & Monitoring Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Leitao, F., M. N. Santos, K. Erzini, and C. C. Monteiro. 2008. Fish assemblages and rapid colonization after enlargement of an artificial reef off the Algarve coast (Southern Portugal). Marine Ecology 29:435-448. 2008 Artificial Habitat; Commercial Fisheries; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Leitao, F., M. N. Santos, K. Erzini, and C. C. Monteiro. 2008. The effect of predation on artificial reef juvenile demersal fish species. Marine Biology 153:1233-1244. 2008 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Lenihan, H. S., M. Adjeroud, M. J. Kotchen, J. L. Hench, and T. Nakamura. 2008. Reef structure regulates small-scale spatial variation in coral bleaching. Marine Ecology Progress Series 370:127-141. 2008 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level
Lidz, B. H., J. C. Brock, and D. B. Nagle. 2008. Utility of shallow-water ATRIS images in defining biogeologic processes and self-similarity in skeletal scleractinia, Florida reefs. Journal of Coastal Research 24:1320-1338. 2008 Global; Florida Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Lisney, T. J., K. E. Yopak, J. C. Montgomery, and S. P. Collin. 2008. Variation in brain organization and cerebellar foliation in chondrichthyans: Batoids. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 72:262-282. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources
Littman, R. A., M. J. H. van Oppen, and B. L. Willis. 2008. Methods for sampling free-living Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae) and their distribution and abundance at Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 364:48-53. 2008 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Zooxanthellae
Lucieer, V. and H. Pederson. 2008. Linking morphometric characterisation of rocky reef with fine scale lobster movement. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 63:496-509. 2008 Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas
Macia, S. and M. P. Robinson. 2008. Habitat-dependent growth in a Caribbean sea urchin Tripneustes ventricosus: The importance of food type. Helgoland Marine Research 62:303-308. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses
Masuda, R., Y. Yamashita, and M. Matsuyama. 2008. Jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus juveniles use jellyfish for predator avoidance and as a prey collector. Fisheries Science 74:276-284. 2008 Japan Complex Habitat & Resources
McMenamin, M. A. S. 2008. Early Cambrian sponge spicules from the Cerro Clemente and Cerro Rajon, Sonora, Mexico. Geologica Acta 6:363-367. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
McMurray, S. E., J. E. Blum, and J. R. Pawlik. 2008. Redwood of the reef: Growth and age of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys. Marine Biology 155:159-171. 2008 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Mendonca-Neto, J. P., C. E. L. Ferreira, L. C. T. Chaves, and R. C. Pereira. 2008. Influence of Palythoa caribaeorum (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) zonation on site-attached reef fishes. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 80:494-513. 2008 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Index or Indicator Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Mislan, K. A. S. and R. C. Babcock. 2008. Survival and behaviour of juvenile red rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, on rocky reefs with varying predation pressure and habitat complexity. Marine and Freshwater Research 59:246-253. 2008 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish
Morton, J. K., M. E. Platell, and W. Gladstone. 2008. Differences in feeding ecology among three co-occurring species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) on rocky reefs of temperate Australia. Marine Biology 154:577-592. 2008 Australia; Cuba Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Planktivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral; Special Use Permitting
Mumby, P. J., K. Broad, D. R. Brumbaugh, C. P. Dahlgren, A. R. Harborne, A. Hastings, K. E. Holmes, C. V. Kappel, F. Micheli, and J. N. Sanchirico. 2008. Coral reef habitats as surrogates of species, ecological functions, and ecosystem services. Conservation Biology 22:941-951. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Stony Coral
Mumby, P.J., A. Hastings. 2008. The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology 45:854-862. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Deforestation & Devegetation; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Small Herbivorous Fish; Storms & Hurricanes
Munday, P. L., G. P. Jones, M. S. Pratchett, and A. J. Williams. 2008. Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes. Fish and Fisheries 9:261-285. 2008 Global Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Sea Temperatures
Nagelkerken, I. and C. H. Faunce. 2008. What makes mangroves attractive to fish? Use of artificial units to test the influence of water depth, cross-shelf location, and presence of root structure. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 79:559-565. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Water Depth & Sea Level
Nakamura, T. and H. Yamasaki. 2008. Flicker light effects on photosynthesis of symbiotic algae in the reef-building coral Acropora digitifera (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Pacific Science 62:341-350. 2008 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Primary Production; Stony Coral
Nakamura, Y. and M. Tsuchiya. 2008. Spatial and temporal patterns of seagrass habitat use by fishes at the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76:345-356. 2008 Japan Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, T. Shibuno, Y. Tanaka, T. Miyajima, I. Koike, H. Kurokura, and M. Sano. 2008. Evidence of ontogenetic migration from mangroves to coral reefs by black-tail snapper Lutjanus fulvus: Stable isotope approach. Marine Ecology Progress Series 355:257-266. 2008 Japan Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish
Oh, C.-O., R. Ditton, and J. Stoll. 2008. The economic value of scuba-diving use of natural and artificial reef habitats. Society and Natural Resources 21:455-468. 2008 Cuba Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Monetary Valuation; Non-Monetary Valuation; Tourism & Recreation
Ortiz, D. M. and B. N. Tissot. 2008. Ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by reef-fish in a Marine Protected Area network: A multi-scaled remote sensing and in situ approach. Marine Ecology Progress Series 365:217-232. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Oxenford, H. A., R. Roach, A. Brathwaite, L. Nurse, R. Goodridge, F. Hinds, K. Baldwin, and C. Finney. 2008. Quantitative observations of a major coral bleaching event in Barbados, Southeastern Caribbean. Climatic change 87:435-449. 2008 Global; South & Central America; Caribbean Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources
Paerl, R. W., R. A. Foster, B. D. Jenkins, J. P. Montoya, and J. P. Zehr. 2008. Phylogenetic diversity of cyanobacterial narB genes from various marine habitats. Environmental Microbiology 10:3377-3387. 2008 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Pacific Ocean Complex Habitat & Resources; Cyanobacteria; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Plankton
Palandro, D. A., S. Andrefouet, C. Hu, P. Hallock, F. E. Muller-Karger, P. Dustan, M. K. Callahan, C. Kranenburg, and C. R. Beaver. 2008. Quantification of two decades of shallow-water coral reef habitat decline in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary using Landsat data (1984-2002). Remote Sensing of Environment 112:3388-3399. 2008 Global; South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources
Powter, D. M. and W. Gladstone. 2008. Habitat preferences of Port Jackson sharks, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, in the coastal waters of Eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 129:151-165. 2008 Australia Apex Fish Predators; Seagrasses
Prada, M. C., R. S. Appeldoorn, and J. A. Rivera. 2008. Improving coral reef habitat mapping of the Puerto Rico insular shelf using side scan sonar. Marine Geodesy 31:49-73. 2008 Puerto Rico GIS & Maps Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Sediment
Pratchett, M. S., M. L. Berumen, M. J. Marnane, J. V. Eagle, and D. J. Pratchett. 2008. Habitat associations of juvenile versus adult butterflyfishes. Coral Reefs 27:541-551. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish
Purkis, S. J., N. A. J. Graham, and B. M. Riegl. 2008. Predictability of reef fish diversity and abundance using remote sensing data in Diego Garcia (Chagos Archipelago). Coral Reefs 27:167-178. 2008 Indian Ocean; Chagos Archipelago; India Field Study & Monitoring; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Pyle, R. L., J. L. Earle, and B. D. Greene. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa 31-Mar. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Palau; Vanuatu; Fiji Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Internet & Telecommunications; Small Herbivorous Fish
Rabaut, M., U. Braeckman, F. Hendrickx, M. Vincx, and S. Degraer. 2008. Experimental beam-trawling in Lanice conchilega reefs: Impact on the associated fauna. Fisheries Research 90:209-216. 2008 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Marine Worms; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Radford, C. A., A. G. Jeffs, C. T. Tindle, and J. C. Montgomery. 2008. Temporal patterns in ambient noise of biological origin from a shallow water temperate reef. Oecologia 156:921-929. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Ramon, M. L., P. A. Nelson, E. De Martini, W. J. Walsh, and G. Bernardi. 2008. Phylogeography, historical demography, and the role of post-settlement ecology in two Hawaiian damselfish species. Marine Biology 153:1207-1217. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Johnston Atoll Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Rees, E. I. S., W. G. Sanderson, A. S. Y. Mackie, and R. H. F. Holt. 2008. Small-scale variation within a Modiolus modiolus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) reef in the Irish Sea. III. Crevice, sediment infauna and epifauna from targeted cores. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 88:151-156. 2008 United Kingdom Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs; Sediment
Renema, W. 2008. Habitat selective factors influencing the distribution of larger benthic foraminiferal assemblages over the Kepulauan Seribu. Marine Micropaleontology 68:286-298. 2008 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Rinkevich, B. 2008. Management of coral reefs: We have gone wrong when neglecting active reef restoration. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1821-1824. 2008 Global Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Marine Protected Areas; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Rioja-Nieto, R. and C. Sheppard. 2008. Effects of management strategies on the landscape ecology of a Marine Protected Area. Ocean and Coastal Management 51:397-404. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Substrate
Rogers, S. I., P. J. Somerfield, M. Schratzberger, R. Warwick, T. A. D. Maxwell, and J. R. Ellis. 2008. Sampling strategies to evaluate the status of offshore soft sediment assemblages. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:880-894. 2008 Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Marine Worms; Sediment
Rosa, R., H. M. Dierssen, L. Gonzalez, and B. A. Seibel. 2008. Ecological biogeography of cephalopod molluscs in the Atlantic Ocean: Historical and contemporary causes of coastal diversity patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17:600-610. 2008 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Model Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Primary Production
Russell, D. J. and A. J. McDougall. 2008. Reproductive biology of mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) in northeastern Queensland, Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 42:219-232. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Recreational Fishing; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Tourism & Recreation
Santos, L. N., F. G. Araujo, and D. S. Brotto. 2008. Artificial structures as tools for fish habitat rehabilitation in a neotropical reservoir. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:896-908. 2008 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invasive Species
Scheibling, R. E. and M. C. Robinson. 2008. Settlement behaviour and early post-settlement predation of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 365:59-66. 2008 Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Shaish, L., G. Levy, E. Gomez, and B. Rinkevich. 2008. Fixed and suspended coral nurseries in the Philippines: Establishing the first step in the \gardening concept\" of reef restoration". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 358:86-97. 2008 Philippines Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Shibuno, T., Y. Nakamura, M. Horinouchi, and M. Sano. 2008. Habitat use patterns of fishes across the mangrove-seagrass-coral reef seascape at Ishigaki Island, southern Japan. Ichthyological Research 55:218-237. 2008 Japan Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Simpson, S. D., M. G. Meekan, A. Jeffs, J. C. Montgomery, and R. D. McCauley. 2008. Settlement-stage coral reef fish prefer the higher-frequency invertebrate-generated audible component of reef noise. Animal Behaviour 75:1861-1868. 2008 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Unsworth, R. K. F., P. S. De Leon, S. L. Garrard, J. Jompa, D. J. Smith, and J. J. Bell. 2008. High connectivity of Indo-Pacific seagrass fish assemblages with mangrove and coral reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353:213-224. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Valles, H., D. L. Kramer, and W. Hunte. 2008. Temporal and spatial patterns in the recruitment of coral-reef fishes in Barbados. Marine Ecology Progress Series 363:257-272. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Vanderklift, M. A. and T. Wernberg. 2008. Detached kelps from distant sources are a food subsidy for sea urchins. Oecologia 157:327-335. 2008 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses
Verweij, M. C., I. Nagelkerken, I. Hans, S. M. Ruseler, and P. R. D. Mason. 2008. Seagrass nurseries contribute to coral reef fish populations. Limnology and Oceanography 53:1540-1547. 2008 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Nutrients; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Wade, N. M., R. Melville-Smith, B. M. Degnan, and M. R. Hall. 2008. Control of shell colour changes in the lobster, Panulirus cygnus. Journal of Experimental Biology 211:1512-1519. 2008 Australia Model Aquaculture; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Special Use Permitting; Substrate
Walker, B. K., B. Riegl, and R. E. Dodge. 2008. Mapping coral reef habitats in Southeast Florida using a combined technique approach. Journal of Coastal Research 24:1138-1150. 2008 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment
Wedding, L. M. and A. Friedlander. 2008. Determining the influence of seascape structure on coral reef fishes in Hawaii using a geospatial approach. Marine Geodesy 31:246-266. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Wedding, L. M., A. M. Friedlander, M. McGranaghan, R. S. Yost, and M. E. Monaco. 2008. Using bathymetric lidar to define nearshore benthic habitat complexity: Implications for management of reef fish assemblages in Hawaii. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:4159-4165. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Wells, R. J. D., J. H. Cowan Jr., W. F. Patterson III, and C. J. Walters. 2008. Effect of trawling on juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) habitat selection and life history parameters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:2399-2411. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrate Harvest; Piscivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Wells, R. J. D., K. M. Boswell, J. H. Cowan Jr., and W. F. Patterson III. 2008. Size selectivity of sampling gears targeting red snapper in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 89:294-299. 2008 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Whiting, S. D. 2008. Movements and distribution of dugongs (Dugong dugon) in a macro-tidal environment in northern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 56:215-222. 2008 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources
Wilson, S. K., R. Fisher, M. S. Pratchett, N. A. J. Graham, N. K. Dulvy, R. A. Turner, A. Cakacaka, N. V. C. Polunin, and S. P. Rushton. 2008. Exploitation and habitat degradation as agents of change within coral reef fish communities. Global Change Biology 14:2796-2809. 2008 Global; Fiji Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Work, T.M., G. S. Aeby, J. E. Maragos. 2008. Phase shift from a coral to a corallimorph-dominated reef associated with a shipwreck on Palmyra atoll. PLoS One 3:e2989. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Palmyra Atoll Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species
Aburto-Oropeza, O., E. Sala, G. Paredes, A. Mendoza, and E. Ballesteros. 2007. Predictability of reef fish recruitment in a highly variable nursery habitat. Ecology 88:2220-2228. 2007 South & Central America; Mexico Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Climate; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Fleshy Macroalgae; Nutrients; Piscivorous Fish
Aguilar-Perera, A. and R. S. Appeldoorn. 2007. Variation in juvenile fish density along the mangrove-seagrass-coral reef continuum in SW Puerto Rico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 348:139-148. 2007 Puerto Rico Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Alfaro, M. E., F. Santini, and C. D. Brock. 2007. Do reefs drive diversification in marine teleosts? Evidence from the pufferfish and their allies (order tetraodontiformes). Evolution 61:2104-2126. 2007 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish
Allen, J. D. and R. D. Podolsky. 2007. Uncommon diversity in developmental mode and larval form in the genus Macrophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Marine Biology 151:85-97. 2007 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Plankton
Alquezar, R. and W. Boyd. 2007. Development of rapid, cost effective coral survey techniques: Tools for management and conservation planning. Journal of Coastal Conservation 11:105-119. 2007 Global; Australia Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Amar, K. O. and B. Rinkevich. 2007. A floating mid-water coral nursery as larval dispersion hub: Testing an idea. Marine Biology 151:713-718. 2007 Global Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Aquaculture; Nutrients; Zooxanthellae
Balata, D., L. Piazzi, and L. Benedetti-Cecchi. 2007. Sediment disturbance and loss of beta diversity on subtidal rocky reefs. Ecology 88:2455-2461. 2007 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Sediment
Ballantine, D. L., G. W. Saunders, and H. Ruiz. 2007. Halichrysis corallinarius sp. nov. (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Phycological Research 55:240-248. 2007 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Japan; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Beaumont, J. 2007. Concrete ideas for inshore fisheries. Planet Earth 30-31. 2007 Oman; Europe Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector
Briones-Fourzan, P., E. Lozano-Alvarez, F. Negrete-Soto, and C. Barradas-Ortiz. 2007. Enhancement of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters: An evaluation of changes in multiple response variables with the addition of large artificial shelters. Oecologia 151:401-416. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seagrasses
Brokovich, E., S. Einbinder, S. Kark, N. Shashar, and M. Kiflawi. 2007. A deep nursery for juveniles of the zebra angelfish Genicanthus caudovittatus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 80:6-Jan. 2007 Fish
Brooke, S. and R. Stone. 2007. Reproduction of deep-water hydrocorals (family Stylasteridae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Bulletin of Marine Science 81:519-532. 2007 Cuba Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Hydrocoral; Octocoral; Sponges
Burgess, S. C., M. J. Kingsford, and K. P Black. 2007. Influence of tidal eddies and wind on the distribution of presettlement fishes around One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 341:233-242. 2007 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Camilli, R., O. Pizarro, and L. Camilli. 2007. Rapid swath mapping of reef ecology and associated water column chemistry in the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama. in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama; Pacific Ocean GIS & Maps Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Primary Production
Caruso, J. H., S. W. Ross, K. J. Sulak, and G. R. Sedberry. 2007. Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) off the south-eastern United States. Journal of Fish Biology 70:1015-1026. 2007 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral
Chapman, D. D., E. K. Pikitch, E. A. Babcock, and M. S. Shivji. 2007. Deep-diving and diel changes in vertical habitat use by Caribbean reef sharks Carcharhinus perezi. Marine Ecology Progress Series 344:271-275. 2007 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Marine Protected Areas
Claro, R., K. Cantelar, F. P. Amargos, and J. P. Garcia-Arteaga. 2007. Changes in fish communities of coral reefs at Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba [Cambios en las comunidades de peces de los arrecifes coralinos del Archipielago Sabana-Camaguey, Cuba]. Revista de Biologia Tropical 55:537-547. 2007 Cuba Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Nutrients; Stony Coral; Substrate
Collier, J. S. and S. R. Humber. 2007. Time-lapse side-scan sonar imaging of bleached coral reefs: A case study from the Seychelles. Remote Sensing of Environment 108:339-356. 2007 Seychelles Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level
Conway, K. W., J. V. Barrie, and M. Krautter. 2007. Complex deep shelf habitat: Sponge reefs in the Pacific Northwest. Special Paper - Geological Association of Canada 265-275. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Sponges; Water Depth & Sea Level
Crona, B. I. and P. Ronnback. 2007. Community structure and temporal variability of juvenile fish assemblages in natural and replanted mangroves, Sonneratia alba Sm., of Gazi Bay, Kenya. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 74:44-52. 2007 Indian Ocean; Kenya; India Commercial Fisheries; Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves
Cruz, R., R. Lalana, M. Baez-Hidalgo, and R. Adriano. 2007. Gregarious behaviour of juveniles of the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) in artificial shelters. Crustaceana 80:577-595. 2007 Cuba Finfish Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
DeMartini, E. E. and T. W. Anderson. 2007. Habitat associations and aggregation of recruit fishes on Hawaiian coral reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 81:139-152. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Dorenbosch, M., W. C. E. P. Verberk, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2007. Influence of habitat configuration on connectivity between fish assemblages of Caribbean seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 334:103-116. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Dumas, P., M. Kulbicki, S. Chifflet, R. Fichez, and J. Ferraris. 2007. Environmental factors influencing urchin spatial distributions on disturbed coral reefs (New Caledonia, South Pacific). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 344:88-100. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Sediment
Dytham, C. and S. D. Simpson. 2007. Elevated mortality of fish larvae on coral reefs drives the evolution of larval movement patterns. Marine Ecology Progress Series 346:255-264. 2007 Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Ellis, T., J. McNames, L. Zurk, J. Lotz, and J.-L. Ecochard. 2007. Echosounder depth tracking with the extended kalman filter. in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 2007 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Faunce, C. H. and J. E. Serafy. 2007. Nearshore habitat use by gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) and bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus): Environmental gradients and ontogenetic shifts. Bulletin of Marine Science 80:473-495. 2007 Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Ports & Harbors; Seagrasses; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Friedlander, A. M., E. Brown, and M. E. Monaco. 2007. Defining reef fish habitat utilization patterns in Hawaii: Comparisons between marine protected areas and areas open to fishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 351:221-233. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii GIS & Maps Algae; Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Gagliano, M., M. I. McCormick, and M. G. Meekan. 2007. Survival against the odds: Ontogenetic changes in selective pressure mediate growth-mortality trade-offs in a marine fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274:1575-1582. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton
Garpe, K. 2007. Effects of habitat structure on tropical fish assemblages. PhD Dissertation. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm. 2007 South & Central America; Belize Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Seagrasses
Gladstone, W. 2007. Selection of a spawning aggregation site by Chromis hypsilepis (Pisces: Pomacentridae): habitat structure, transport potential, and food availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 351:235-247. 2007 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Golbuu, Y. and R. H. Richmond. 2007. Substratum preferences in planula larvae of two species of scleractinian corals, Goniastrea retiformis and Stylaraea punctata. Marine Biology 152:639-644. 2007 Guam Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Graham, N. A. J., S. K. Wilson, S. Jennings, N. V. C. Polunin, J. Robinson, J. P. Bijoux, and T. M. Daw. 2007. Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems. Conservation Biology 21:1291-1300. 2007 Indian Ocean; Seychelles; India Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas
Gribble, N. A., T. J. Wassenberg, and C. Burridge. 2007. Factors affecting the distribution of commercially exploited penaeid prawns (shrimp) (Decapod:Penaeidae) across the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fisheries Research 85:174-185. 2007 Australia Model; Index or Indicator Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sediment; Water Depth & Sea Level
Griffiths, D. and C. Harrod. 2007. Natural mortality, growth parameters, and environmental temperature in fishes revisited. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64:249-255. 2007 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Haussermann, V. and G. Forsterra. 2007. Extraordinary abundance of hydrocorals (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Stylasteridae) in shallow water of the Patagonian fjord region. Polar Biology 30:487-492. 2007 Cuba Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Hydrocoral
Hoover, C. A., M. Slattery, and A. G. Marsh. 2007. Gene expression profiling of two related soft corals, Sinularia polydactyla and S. maxima, and their putative hybrid at different life-history stages. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 2:135-143. 2007 Guam Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral
Johnson, D. W. 2007. Habitat complexity modifies post-settlement mortality and recruitment dynamics of a marine fish. Ecology 88:1716-1725. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Special Use Permitting; Substrate
Kahng, S. E. and C. D. Kelley. 2007. Vertical zonation of megabenthic taxa on a deep photosynthetic reef (50-140 m) in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii. Coral Reefs 26:679-687. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species; Octocoral
Karuppanapandian, T., T. Karuppudurai, and A. K. Kumaraguru. 2007. A preliminary study on the environmental condition of the coral reef habitat. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 4:371-378. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharge Limitations; Discharges; Housing
Knudby, A., E. LeDrew, and C. Newman. 2007. Progress in the use of remote sensing for coral reef biodiversity studies. Progress in Physical Geography 31:421-434. 2007 Global Review; Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Substrate
Kuffner, I. B., J. C. Brock, R. Grober-Dunsmore, V. E. Bonito, T. D. Hickey, and C. W. Wright. 2007. Relationships between reef fish communities and remotely sensed rugosity measurements in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA. 78:71-82. 2007 Florida Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Physical Variables
Lecchini, D., S. Planes, and R. Galzin. 2007. The influence of habitat characteristics and conspecifics on attraction and survival of coral reef fish juveniles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 341:85-90. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Ledlie, M. H., N. A. J. Graham, J. C. Bythell, S. K. Wilson, S. Jennings, N. V. C. Polunin, and J. Hardcastle. 2007. Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs. Coral Reefs 26:641-653. 2007 Seychelles Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Small Herbivorous Fish
LeFebvre, M. J. 2007. Zooarchaeological analysis of prehistoric vertebrate exploitation at the Grand Bay Site, Carriacou, West Indies. Coral Reefs 26:931-944. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest
Leis, J. M., K. J. Wright, and R. N. Johnson. 2007. Behaviour that influences dispersal and connectivity in the small, young larvae of a reef fish. Marine Biology 153:103-117. 2007 Australia Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lesser, M. P. and C. D. Mobley. 2007. Bathymetry, water optical properties, and benthic classification of coral reefs using hyperspectral remote sensing imagery. Coral Reefs 26:819-829. 2007 Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research
Lirman, D. and P. Fong. 2007. Is proximity to land-based sources of coral stressors an appropriate measure of risk to coral reefs? An example from the Florida Reef Tract. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:779-791. 2007 Florida Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Nutrients; Stony Coral
Longenecker, K. 2007. Devil in the details: High-resolution dietary analysis contradicts a basic assumption of reef-fish diversity models. Copeia 543-555. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Lozano-Alvarez, E., P. Briones-Fourzan, A. Osorio-Arciniegas, F. Negrete-Soto, and C. Barradas-Ortiz. 2007. Coexistence of congeneric spiny lobsters on coral reefs: Differential use of shelter resources and vulnerability to predators. Coral Reefs 26:361-373. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Lucieer, V. L. 2007. The application of automated segmentation methods and fragmentation statistics to characterise rocky reef habitat. Journal of Spatial Science 52:81-91. 2007 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources
Macia, S., M. P. Robinson, and A. Nalevanko. 2007. Experimental dispersal of recovering Diadema antillarum increases grazing intensity and reduces macroalgal abundance on a coral reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 348:173-182. 2007 South & Central America; Jamaica; Caribbean Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Mallela, J. 2007. Coral reef encruster communities and carbonate production in cryptic and exposed coral reef habitats along a gradient of terrestrial disturbance. Coral Reefs 26:775-785. 2007 Algae; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Marine Worms; Non-point Source Runoff; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Mapstone, B. D., N. L. Andrew, Y. Chancerelle, and B. Salvat. 2007. Mediating effects of sea urchins on interactions among corals, algae and herbivorous fish in the Moorea lagoon, French Polynesia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 332:143-153. 2007 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Mellin, C., M. Kulbicki, and D. Ponton. 2007. Seasonal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use in coral reef fish juveniles. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 75:481-491. 2007 New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Monaco, M. E., A. M. Friedlander, C. Caldow, J. D. Christensen, C. Rogers, J. Beets, J. Miller, and R. Boulon. 2007. Characterising reef fish populations and habitats within and outside the US Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument: A lesson in marine protected area design. Fisheries Management and Ecology 14:33-40. 2007 US Virgin Islands Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Stony Coral
Mosk, V., N. Thomas, N. S. Hart, J. C. Partridge, L. D. Beazley, and J. Shand. 2007. Spectral sensitivities of the seahorses Hippocampus subelongatus and Hippocampus barbouri and the pipefish Stigmatopora argus. Visual Neuroscience 24:345-354. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton; Seagrasses
Nagelkerken, I. 2007. Are non-estuarine mangroves connected to coral reefs through fish migration? Bulletin of Marine Science 80:595-607. 2007 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Nagelkerken, I. and C. H. Faunce. 2007. Colonisation of artificial mangroves by reef fishes in a marine seascape. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 75:417-422. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Nakamura, Y., H. Kawasaki, and M. Sano. 2007. Experimental analysis of recruitment patterns of coral reef fishes in seagrass beds: Effects of substrate type, shape, and rigidity. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 71:559-568. 2007 Japan Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Natural Resources Conservation Service, editor. 2007. Native Plants for Coastal Dune Restoration: What, When, and How for Florida. US Department of Agriculture. 2007 Florida; Puerto Rico; Australia; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Invasive Species; Shoreline Protection
Nunes, J. D. A. C. C., L. D. C. T. Chaves, R. Maia-Nogueira, and C. L. S. Sampaio. 2007. Association between juvenile reef fish and the Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea on north-eastern Brazilian coastal reefs. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87:761-762. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Octopus & Squid
Page, H. M., J. E. Dugan, D. M. Schroeder, M. M. Nishimoto, M. S. Love, and J. C. Hoesterey. 2007. Trophic links and condition of a temperate reef fish: Comparisons among offshore oil platform and natural reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 344:245-256. 2007 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invasive Species; Invertebrates; Oil & Gas Rigs
Pawlik, J. R., S. E. McMurray, and T. P. Henkel. 2007. Abiotic factors control sponge ecology in Florida mangroves. Marine Ecology Progress Series 339:93-98. 2007 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Salinity; Sponges
Pittman, S. J., J. D. Christensen, C. Caldow, C. Menza, and M. E. Monaco. 2007. Predictive mapping of fish species richness across shallow-water seascapes in the Caribbean. Ecological Modelling 204:9-21. 2007 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses; Water Depth & Sea Level
Pollux, B. J. A., W. C. E. P. Verberk, M. Dorenbosch, E. Cocheret De La Moriniere, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2007. Habitat selection during settlement of three Caribbean coral reef fishes: Indications for directed settlement to seagrass beds and mangroves. Limnology and Oceanography 52:903-907. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Powers, M. J., C. H. Peterson, H. C. Summerson, and S. P. Powers. 2007. Macroalgal growth on bivalve aquaculture netting enhances nursery habitat for mobile invertebrates and juvenile fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 339:109-122. 2007 Algae; Aquaculture; Artificial Habitat; Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Marine Worms; Seagrasses
Puglisi, M. P., S. Engel, P. R. Jensen, and W. Fenical. 2007. Antimicrobial activities of extracts from Indo-Pacific marine plants against marine pathogens and saprophytes. Marine Biology 150:531-540. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Microorganisms; Pathogens; Seagrasses
Radford, C. A., A. G. Jeffs, and J. C. Montgomery. 2007. Directional swimming behavior by five species of crab postlarvae in response to reef sound. Bulletin of Marine Science 80:369-378. 2007 Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Ramirez-Gutierrez, M., M. Tapia-Garcia, E. Ramos-Santiago, and R. Ulloa. 2007. Fish community structure in San Agustin Bay, Huatulco, Mexico. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 80:419-430. 2007 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish
Relini, G., M. Relini, G. Palandri, S. Merello, and E. Beccornia. 2007. History, ecology and trends for artificial reefs of the Ligurian sea, Italy. Hydrobiologia 580:193-217. 2007 Algae; Artificial Habitat; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Funding & Donations; Funding & Incentives; Invasive Species; Seagrasses; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Retzel, A., A. D. Hansen, and P. Gronkjaer. 2007. Otolith growth of Springer's demoiselle, Chrysiptera springeri (Pomacentridae, Allen & Lubbock), on a protected and non-protected coral reef. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 23:568-572. 2007 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Rilov, G., W. F. Figueira, S. J. Lyman, and L. B. Crowder. 2007. Complex habitats may not always benefit prey: Linking visual field with reef fish behavior and distribution. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329:225-238. 2007 Florida Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Octocoral; Small Herbivorous Fish
Rios-Lara, V., S. Salas, B.-P. Javier, and P.I.- Ayora. 2007. Distribution patterns of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) at Alacranes reef, Yucatan: Spatial analysis and inference of preferential habitat. Fisheries Research 87:35-45. 2007 South & Central America; Mexico GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Rooper, C. N., J. L. Boldt, and M. Zimmermann. 2007. An assessment of juvenile Pacific Ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) habitat use in a deepwater nursery. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 75:371-380. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sponges
Ross, P. M., S. F. Thrush, J. C. Montgomery, J. W. Walker, and D. M. Parsons. 2007. Habitat complexity and predation risk determine juvenile snapper (Pagrus auratus) and goatfish (Upeneichthys lineatus) behaviour and distribution. Marine and Freshwater Research 58:1144-1151. 2007 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Sediment
Ross, S. W. and A. M. Quattrini. 2007. The fish fauna associated with deep coral banks off the southeastern United States. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 54:975-1007. 2007 Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Rutzler, K., S. Duran, and C. Piantoni. 2007. Adaptation of reef and mangrove sponges to stress: Evidence for ecological speciation exemplified by Chondrilla caribensis new species (Demospongiae, Chondrosida). Marine Ecology 28:95-111. 2007 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Salinity; Sediment; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Sanchez, J. A., C. Aguilar, D. Dorado, and N. Manrique. 2007. Phenotypic plasticity and morphological integration in a marine modular invertebrate. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7. 2007 South & Central America; Bahamas; Belize; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral
Scaps, P., V. Denis, S. Berhimpon, and F. Runtukahu. 2007. High mushroom coral biodiversity (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) in the region of Pulisan (north-eastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia) [Forte biodiversite en coraux-champignons (scleractiniaires: Fungiides) dans la region de pulisan (nord-est de l'ile de sulawe. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 132:87-110. 2007 Global; Cuba; China; Indonesia Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Substrate
Scopelitis, J., S. Andrefouet, and C. Largouet. 2007. Modelling coral reef habitat trajectories: evaluation of an integrated timed automata and remote sensing approach. Ecological Modelling 205:59-80. 2007 New Caledonia Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Selgrath, J. C., K. A. Hovel, and R. A. Wahle. 2007. Effects of habitat edges on American lobster abundance and survival. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 353:253-264. 2007 England Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seagrasses; Sediment
Shears, N. T. 2007. Biogeography, community structure and biological habitat types of subtidal reefs on the South Island West Coast, New Zealand. Science for Conservation Jan-53. 2007 GIS & Maps Algae; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Invertebrates; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins; Sponges
Siciliano, D. and R. C. Olsen. 2007. Using high resolution multispectral imaging to map Pacific coral reefs in support of UNESCO's World Heritage Central Pacific project. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 6749. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Kiribati Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources
Smith, L. W. and C. Birkeland. 2007. Effects of intermittent flow and irradiance level on back reef Porites corals at elevated seawater temperatures. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 341:282-294. 2007 Samoa; American Samoa Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Seawater Flow; Stony Coral
Smith, L. W., D. Barshis, and C. Birkeland. 2007. Phenotypic plasticity for skeletal growth, density and calcification of Porites lobata in response to habitat type. Coral Reefs 26:559-567. 2007 Samoa; American Samoa Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Sousa, W. P., P. G. Kennedy, B. J. Mitchell, and B. M. Ordonez L. 2007. Supply-side ecology in mangroves: Do propagule dispersal and seedling establishment explain forest structure? Ecological Monographs 77:53-76. 2007 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Water Depth & Sea Level
Sumaila, U.R., William W. L. Cheung and Louise The. 2007. Rebuilding Hong Kong's marine fisheries: an evaluation of management options. FCRR 2007, Vol. 15(3), Fisheries Centre, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. 2007 Columbia; China Agriculture; Artificial Habitat; Banks, Credit, & Securities; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fisheries & Hunting Policies; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Tupper, M. 2007. Identification of nursery habitats for commercially valuable humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus and large groupers (Pisces: Serranidae) in Palau. Marine Ecology Progress Series 332:189-199. 2007 Palau Algae; Coastal Development; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Shipping, Storage, & Warehousing; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Wholesale & Retail Trade
Valentine-Rose, L. M., J. A. Cherry, J. J. Culp, K. E. Perez, J. B. Pollock, D. A. Arrington, and C. A. Layman. 2007. Floral and faunal differences between fragmented and unfragmented Bahamian tidal creeks. Wetlands 27:702-718. 2007 Bahamas Fish; Invertebrates; Mangroves; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Wetlands
Vermeij, M. J. A., P. R. Frade, R. I. R. Jacinto, A. O. Debrot, and R. P. M. Bak. 2007. Effects of reproductive mode on habitat-related differences in the population structure of eight Caribbean coral species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 351:91-102. 2007 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Verweij, M. C. and I. Nagelkerken. 2007. Short and long-term movement and site fidelity of juvenile Haemulidae in back-reef habitats of a Caribbean embayment. Hydrobiologia 592:257-270. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Verweij, M. C., I. Nagelkerken, K. E. M. Hol, A. H. J. B. Van Den Beld, and G. Van Der Velde. 2007. Space use of Lutjanus apodus including movement between a putative nursery and a coral reef. Bulletin of Marine Science 81:127-138. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Walker, S. J., T. A. Schlacher, and M. A. Schlacher-Hoenlinger. 2007. Spatial heterogeneity of epibenthos on artificial reefs: Fouling communities in the early stages of colonization on an East Australian shipwreck. Marine Ecology 28:435-445. 2007 Australia Model Artificial Habitat; Coastal Defense; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Large Ships; Military; Sediment; Sponges; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Water Depth & Sea Level
Wetherbee, B. M., S. H. Gruber, and R. S. Rosa. 2007. Movement patterns of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris within Atol das Rocas, Brazil: A nursery characterized by tidal extremes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343:283-293. 2007 Apex Fish Predators; Mangroves; Seagrasses
White, J. W. 2007. Spatially correlated recruitment of a marine predator and its prey shapes the large-scale pattern of density-dependent prey mortality. Ecology Letters 10:1054-1065. 2007 South & Central America; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Plankton
Wilding, T. A., C. A. Rose, and M. J. Downie. 2007. A novel approach to measuring subtidal habitat complexity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 353:279-286. 2007 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources
Wilson, S.K., N.A.J. Graham, and N.V.C. Polunin. 2007. Appraisal of visual assessments of habitat complexity and benthic composition on coral reefs. Marine Biology 151:1069-1076. 2007 Seychelles Complex Habitat & Resources
Zapata, F. A. and D. Ross Robertson. 2007. How many species of shore fishes are there in the Tropical Eastern Pacific? Journal of Biogeography 34:38-51. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Adams, A. J., C. P. Dahlgren, G. T. Kellison, M. S. Kendall, C. A. Layman, J. A. Ley, I. Nagelkerken, and J. E. Serafy. 2006. Nursery function of tropical back-reef systems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 318:287-301. 2006 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Aguilar-Perera, A., M. Scharer, and M. Nemeth. 2006. Occurrence of Juvenile Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus (Teleostei: Serranidae), off Mona Island, Puerto Rico: Considerations of recruitment potential. Caribbean Journal of Science 42:264-267. 2006 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Arias-Gonzalez, J. E., T. J. Done, C. A. Page, A. J. Cheal, S. Kininmonth, and J. R. Garza-Perez. 2006. Towards a reefscape ecology: Relating biomass and trophic structure of fish assemblages to habitat at Davies Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 320:29-41. 2006 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Armstrong, R. A. and H. Singh. 2006. Remote sensing of deep hermatypic coral reefs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands using the Seabed autonomous underwater vehicle. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 6360. 2006 US Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico Index or Indicator; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Sponges
Armstrong, R. A., H. Singh, J. Torres, R. S. Nemeth, A. Can, C. Roman, R. Eustice, L. Riggs, and G. Garcia-Moliner. 2006. Characterizing the deep insular shelf coral reef habitat of the Hind Bank marine conservation district (US Virgin Islands) using the Seabed autonomous underwater vehicle. Continental Shelf Research 26:194-205. 2006 US Virgin Islands; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Ashworth, J. S., O. E. Bruce, and M. El Hellw. 2006. Fish assemblages of Red Sea backreef biotopes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 16:593-609. 2006 Egypt Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Briones-Fourzan, P., M. Perez-Ortiz, and E. Lozano-Alvarez. 2006. Defense mechanisms and antipredator behavior in two sympatric species of spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus and P. guttatus. Marine Biology 149:227-239. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Brock, J. C., C. W. Wright, I. B. Kuffner, R. Hernandez, and P. Thompson. 2006. Airborne lidar sensing of massive stony coral colonies on patch reefs in the northern Florida reef tract. Remote Sensing of Environment 104:31-42. 2006 Florida Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Brokovich, E., A. Baranes, and M. Goren. 2006. Habitat structure determines coral reef fish assemblages at the northern tip of the Red Sea. Ecological Indicators 6:494-507. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Buitrago, J., J. Capelo, J. Gutierrez, M. Rada, R. Hernandez, and S. Grune. 2006. Living macromolluscs from a paleo-reef region on the northeastern Venezuelan continental shelf. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 66:634-642. 2006 South & Central America; Venezuela; Caribbean Discharges; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Carraro, R. and W. Gladstone. 2006. Habitat preferences and site fidelity of the ornate Wobbegong shark (Orectolobus ornatus) on rocky reefs of New South Wales. Pacific Science 60:207-223. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Clua, E., P. Legendre, L. Vigliola, F. Magron, M. Kulbicki, S. Sarramegna, P. Labrosse, and R. Galzin. 2006. Medium scale approach (MSA) for improved assessment of coral reef fish habitat. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 333:219-230. 2006 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Cruz, R., R. Lalana, E. Perera, M. Baez-Hidalgo, and R. Adriano. 2006. Large scale assessment of recruitment for the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, aquaculture industry. Crustaceana 79:1071-1096. 2006 Cuba Algae; Aquaculture; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Pathogens
Dicken, M. L., M. J. Smale, and A. J. Booth. 2006. Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus along the coast of South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 28:603-616. 2006 South Africa Apex Fish Predators
Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff. 2006. Reef fish community structure in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Panama): Living on a relatively stable rocky reef environment. Helgoland Marine Research 60:287-305. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton; Salinity; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Dorenbosch, M., M. G. G. Grol, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2006. Different surrounding landscapes may result in different fish assemblages in East African seagrass beds. Hydrobiologia 563:45-60. 2006 Indian Ocean; Tanzania; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Dorenbosch, M., M. G. G. Grol, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2006. Seagrass beds and mangroves as potential nurseries for the threatened Indo-Pacific humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus and Caribbean rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia. Biological Conservation 129:277-282. 2006 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; India; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Planktivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Einbinder, S., A. Perelberg, O. Ben-Shaprut, M. H. Foucart, and N. Shashar. 2006. Effects of artificial reefs on fish grazing in their vicinity: Evidence from algae presentation experiments. Marine Environmental Research 61:110-119. 2006 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Forsman, Z. H., B. Rinkevich, and C. L. Hunter. 2006. Investigating fragment size for culturing reef-building corals (Porites lobata and P. compressa) in ex situ nurseries. Aquaculture 261:89-97. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Aquaculture; Sea Urchins; Stony Coral
Garla, R. C., D. D. Chapman, B. M. Wetherbee, and M. Shivji. 2006. Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: The potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground. Marine Biology 149:189-199. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Apex Fish Predators; Marine Protected Areas
Garla, R. C., D. D. Chapman, M. S. Shivji, B. M. Wetherbee, and A. F. Amorim. 2006. Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at two oceanic insular marine protected areas in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Fisheries Research 81:236-241. 2006 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Designate Protected Species; Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Substrate
Garpe, K. C., S. A. S. Yahya, U. Lindahl, and M. C. Ohman. 2006. Long-term effects of the 1998 coral bleaching event on reef fish assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series 315:237-247. 2006 Global Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Gomez, E. D. and S. S. Mingoa-Licuanan. 2006. Achievements and lessons learned in restocking giant clams in the Philippines. Fisheries Research 80:46-52. 2006 Philippines Aquarium & Pet Trade; Bivalves; Collaboration & Partnering
Graham, N. A. J., S. K. Wilson, S. Jennings, N. V. C. Polunin, J. P. Bijoux, and J. Robinson. 2006. Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103:8425-8429. 2006 Seychelles Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Gratwicke, B., C. Petrovic, and M. R. Speight. 2006. Fish distribution and ontogenetic habitat preferences in non-estuarine lagoons and adjacent reefs. Environmental Biology of Fishes 76:191-210. 2006 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Caribbean Review; GIS & Maps Algae; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Mangroves; Octocoral; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Harborne, A. R., P. J. Mumby, F. Micheli, C. T. Perry, C. P. Dahlgren, K. E. Holmes, and D. R. Brumbaugh. 2006. The functional value of Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats to ecosystem processes. Advances in Marine Biology 50:57-189. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Review; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Mangroves; Mitigation; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses; Stony Coral
Hawkins, J. P., C. M. Roberts, C. Dytham, C. Schelten, M. M. Nugues. 2006. Effects of habitat characteristics and sedimentation on performance of marine reserves in St. Lucia. Biological Conservation 127:487-499. 2006 South & Central America; St. Lucia; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Sediment; Small Herbivorous Fish
Heemstra, P. C., K. Hissmann, H. Fricke, M. J. Smale, and J. Schauer. 2006. Fishes of the deep demersal habitat at Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) Island, Western Indian Ocean. South African Journal of Science 102:444-460. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Henry, L.-A., E. L. R. Kenchington, T. J. Kenchington, K. G. MacIsaac, C. Bourbonnais-Boyce, and D. C. Gordon Jr. 2006. Impacts of otter trawling on colonial epifaunal assemblages on a cobble bottom ecosystem on Western Bank (northwest Atlantic). Marine Ecology Progress Series 306:63-78. 2006 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Octocoral; Sponges; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage; Tunicates
Hoeke, R., R. Brainard, R. Moffitt, and M. Merrifield. 2006. The role of oceanographic conditions and reef morphology in the 2002 coral bleaching event in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 489-503. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Holzwarth, S. R., E. E. DeMartini, R. E. Schroeder, B. J. Zgliczynski, and J. L. Laughlin. 2006. Sharks and jacks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from towed-diver surveys 2000-2003. Atoll Research Bulletin 257-279. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii GIS & Maps Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources
Johnson, D. W. 2006. Predation, habitat complexity, and variation in density-dependent mortality of temperate reef fishes. Ecology 87:1179-1188. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Johnson-Roberson, M., S. Kumar, O. Pizarro, and S. Willams. 2006. Stereoscopic imaging for coral segmentation and classification. in OCEANS 2006. 2006 Complex Habitat & Resources; Pipelines
Jones, G. P., L. Santana, L. J. McCook, and M. I. McCormick. 2006. Resource use and impact of three herbivorous damselfishes on coral reef communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 328:215-224. 2006 Papua New Guinea Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Karplus, I., R. Katzenstein, and M. Goren. 2006. Predator recognition and social facilitation of predator avoidance in coral reef fish Dascyllus marginatus juveniles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 319:215-223. 2006 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Kelmo, F., M. J. Attrill, and M. B. Jones. 2006. Mass mortality of coral reef ascidians following the 1997/1998 El Nino event. Hydrobiologia 555:231-240. 2006 Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources
Kenyon, J. C. and R. E. Brainard. 2006. Second recorded episode of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 505-523. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Kenyon, J. C., R. E. Brainard, R. K. Hoeke, F. A. Parrish, and C. B. Wilkinson. 2006. Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of Benthic Reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Coastal Management 34:339-349. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources
Khalaf, M. A., F. A. Al-Horani, S. A. Al-Rousan, and R. S. Manasrah. 2006. Community structure of the family Pomacentridae along the Jordanian coast, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Zoology in the Middle East 37:47-62. 2006 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Kobayashi, M. and A. Hattori. 2006. Spacing pattern and body size composition of the protandrous anemonefish Amphiprion frenatus inhabiting colonial host anemones. Ichthyological Research 53:6-Jan. 2006 Japan Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
L. Ballantine, D. and H. Ruiz. 2006. Peyssonnelia imbricata sp. nov. (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 49:431-437. 2006 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves
Lecchini, D., Y. Nakamura, J. Grignon, and M. Tsuchiya. 2006. Evidence of density-independent mortality in a settling coral reef damselfish, Chromis viridis. Ichthyological Research 53:298-300. 2006 Japan Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Lee, S. C. 2006. Habitat complexity and consumer-mediated positive feedbacks on a Caribbean coral reef. Oikos 112:442-447. 2006 South & Central America; Jamaica; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Lindberg, W. J., T. K. Frazer, K. M. Portier, F. Vose, J. Loftin, D. J. Murie, D. M. Mason, B. Nagy, and M. K. Hart. 2006. Density-dependent habitat selection and performance by a large mobile reef fish. Ecological Applications 16:731-746. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish
Lingo, M. E. and S. T. Szedlmayer. 2006. The influence of habitat complexity on reef fish communities in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes 76:71-80. 2006 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Longenecker, K., R. A. Dollar, and M. K. Cahoon. 2006. Increasing taxonomic resolution in dietary analysis of the Hawaiian monk seal. Atoll Research Bulletin 103-113. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Lo-Yat, A., M. G. Meekan, J. H. Carleton, and R. Galzin. 2006. Large-scale dispersal of the larvae of nearshore and pelagic fishes in the tropical oceanic waters of French Polynesia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325:195-203. 2006 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Madin, J. S. and S. R. Connolly. 2006. Ecological consequences of major hydrodynamic disturbances on coral reefs. Nature 444:477-480. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Storms & Hurricanes
Makowski, C., J. A. Seminoff, and M. Salmon. 2006. Home range and habitat use of juvenile Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) on shallow reef habitats in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Marine Biology 148:1167-1179. 2006 Global; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles; Sponges
Martin, G. B. and M. J. Wuenschel. 2006. Effect of temperature and salinity on otolith element incorporation in juvenile gray snapper Lutjanus griseus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 324:229-239. 2006 Model Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Salinity
Morgan, S. K. and S. A. Lourie. 2006. Threatened fishes of the world: Hippocampus comes cantor 1850 (Syngnathidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 75:311-313. 2006 Global; Thailand; Malaysia; Vietnam; Indonesia; Philippines Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Biomedical Research Policies; Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Seagrasses; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Mumby, P. J. 2006. Connectivity of reef fish between mangroves and coral reefs: algorithms for the design of marine reserves at seascape scales. Biological Conservation 128:215-222. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses
Mumby, P. J. 2006. The impact of exploiting grazers (Scaridae) on the dynamics of Caribbean coral reefs. Ecological Applications 16:747-769. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Coastal Defense; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Storms & Hurricanes
Mumby, P. J., J. D. Hedley, K. Zychaluk, A. R. Harborne, and P. G. Blackwell. 2006. Revisiting the catastrophic die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum on Caribbean coral reefs: Fresh insights on resilience from a simulation model. Ecological Modelling 196:131-148. 2006 South & Central America; Florida; Jamaica; Caribbean Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Pathogens; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Overholtzer-McLeod, K. L. 2006. Consequences of patch reef spacing for density-dependent mortality of coral-reef fishes. Ecology 87:1017-1026. 2006 Global; Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Special Use Permitting
Page, H. M., J. E. Dugan, C. S. Culver, and J. C. Hoesterey. 2006. Exotic invertebrate species on offshore oil platforms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325:101-107. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Anemones & Zooanthids; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species; Oil & Gas Rigs
Pante, E., M. Adjeroud, P. Dustan, L. Penin, and M. Schrimm. 2006. Spatial patterns of benthic invertebrate assemblages within atoll lagoons: Importance of habitat heterogeneity and considerations for marine protected area design in French Polynesia. Aquatic Living Resource 19:207-217. 2006 Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Marine Protected Areas; Molluscs; Stony Coral
Perkol-Finkel, S., N. Shashar, and Y. Benayahu. 2006. Can artificial reefs mimic natural reef communities? The roles of structural features and age. Marine Environmental Research 61:121-135. 2006 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Anemones & Zooanthids; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tunicates
Raes, M. and A. Vanreusel. 2006. Microhabitat type determines the composition of nematode communities associated with sediment-clogged cold-water coral framework in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 53:1880-1894. 2006 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Sponges
Ramade, F. and H. Roche. 2006. Pollutant effects on coral reefs ecosystems [Effets des polluants sur les ecosystemes recifaux]. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 61:Mar-33. 2006 Global Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish Harvest; Mangroves; Primary Production; Sediment; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Rotjan, R. D. and S. M. Lewis. 2006. Parrotfish abundance and selective corallivory on a Belizean coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 335:292-301. 2006 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Sargent, P. S., R. S. Gregory, and D. C. Schneider. 2006. Density responses of subarctic coastal marine fish and crabs to artificial reefs. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:348-360. 2006 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Cuba Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Shafir, S., J. Van Rijn, and B. Rinkevich. 2006. Steps in the construction of underwater coral nursery, an essential component in reef restoration acts. Marine Biology 149:679-687. 2006 Aquaculture; Nutrients; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Sherman, C. D. H., D. J. Ayre, and K. J. Miller. 2006. Asexual reproduction does not produce clonal populations of the brooding coral Pocillopora damicornis on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 25:18-Jul. 2006 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Smith-Vaniz, W. F., H. L. Jelks, and L. A. Rocha. 2006. Relevance of cryptic fishes in biodiversity assessments: A case study at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix. Bulletin of Marine Science 79:17-48. 2006 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Stamski, R. E. and M. E. Field. 2006. Characterization of sediment trapped by macroalgae on a Hawaiian reef flat. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 66:211-216. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae; Nutrients; Sediment
Stephens, S. A., N. Broekhuizen, A. B. Macdiarmid, C. J. Lundquist, L. McLeod, and R. Haskew. 2006. Modelling transport of larval New Zealand abalone (Haliotis iris) along an open coast. Marine and Freshwater Research 57:519-532. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Toller, W. 2006. An investigation of anchor damage to the Frederiksted Reef System: Impacts to substrate, benthic communities, and reef fish assemblages. Disivision of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Frederiksted, USVI. 2006 US Virgin Islands Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Calcareous Macroalgae; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Substrate; Turf Algae
Walsh, H. J., K. E. Marancik, and J. A. Hare. 2006. Juvenile fish assemblages collected on unconsolidated sediments of the southeast United States continental shelf. Fishery Bulletin 104:256-277. 2006 Complex Habitat & Resources; Recreational Fishing; Salinity; Sediment; Tourism & Recreation; Water Depth & Sea Level
Williams, J. D. and C. B. Boyko. 2006. A new species of Tomlinsonia Turquier, 1985 (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Trypetesidae) in hermit crab shells from the Philippines, and a new parasite species of Hemioniscus Buchholz, 1866 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Hemioniscidae). Zoosystema 28:285-305. 2006 Madagascar; Philippines Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Wilson, S. K., N. A. J. Graham, M. S. Pratchett, G. P. Jones, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2006. Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: Are reef fishes at risk or resilient? Global Change Biology 12:2220-2234. 2006 Global Review Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Worheide, G. 2006. Low variation in partial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial sequences in the coralline demosponge Astrosclera willeyana across the Indo-Pacific. Marine Biology 148:907-912. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Wulff, J. L. 2006. Resistance vs recovery: Morphological strategies of coral reef sponges. Functional Ecology 20:699-708. 2006 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes
Yokota, L. and R. P. Lessa. 2006. A nursery area for sharks and rays in Northeastern Brazil. Environmental Biology of Fishes 75:349-360. 2006 Apex Fish Predators; Substrate
[No author name available]. 2005. News: Mock ship grounding and oil spill in Florida keys National Marine Sanctuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50. 2005 Florida Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Petroleum Spills; Security Policies
Al-Rousan, S. A., M. Y. Rasheed, M. A. Khalaf, and M. I. Badran. 2005. Ecological and geochemical characteristics of bottom habitats at the northern Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. Chemistry and Ecology 21:227-239. 2005 Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Echinoderms; Fish; Nutrients; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses; Sediment; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Arce, J. A. 2005. REMOTE SENSING OF BENTHIC HABITATS IN SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. Master's Thesis. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. 2005 Puerto Rico Remote Sensing Climate; Mangroves; Nutrients; Salinity; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Tourism & Recreation; Water Depth & Sea Level
Atilla, N., J. W. Fleeger, and C. M. Finelli. 2005. Effects of habitat complexity and hydrodynamics on the abundance and diversity of small invertebrates colonizing artificial substrates. Journal of Marine Research 63:1151-1172. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Marine Worms; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Ault, J. S., J. A. Bohnsack, S. G. Smith, and J. Luo. 2005. Towards sustainable multispecies fisheries in the Florida, USA, coral reef ecosystem. Bulletin of Marine Science 76:595-622. 2005 Florida Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish
Auster, P. J. 2005. Are deep-water corals important habitats for fishes? Pages 747-760 in Freiwald, A. and J. M. Roberts, editors. Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-Verlag. 2005 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Landscape Conservation & Restoration
Badran, M. I. and M. K. Al Zibdah. 2005. Environmental quality of Jordanian coastal surface sediment, Gulf of Aqaba, red sea. Ambio 34:615-620. 2005 Beaches & Nature Parks; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Hotel & Food Services; Nutrients; Plankton; Sediment; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Ballantine, D. L. and H. Ruiz. 2005. Two Peyssonnelia species (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico including Peyssonnelia flavescens sp. nov. Phycologia 44:328-334. 2005 Puerto Rico Complex Habitat & Resources
Bello-Pineda, J., M. A. Liceaga-Correa, H. Hernandez-Nunez, and R. Ponce-Hernandez. 2005. Using aerial video to train the supervised classification of Landsat TM imagery for coral reef habitats mapping. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 105:145-164. 2005 Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources
Benkendorff, K. 2005. Intertidal molluscan and echinoderm diversity at Althorpe Island and Innes National Park, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 129:145-157. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Molluscs
Berumen, M. L., M. S. Pratchett, and M. I. McCormick. 2005. Within-reef differences in diet and body condition of coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series 287:217-227. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Bozec, Y.-M., S. Doledec, and M. Kulbicki. 2005. An analysis of fish-habitat associations on disturbed coral reefs: Chaetodontid fishes in New Caledonia. Journal of Fish Biology 66:966-982. 2005 New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Echinoderms; Fish; Sea Urchins; Stony Coral
Briones-Fourzan, P. and E. Lozano-Alvarez. 2005. Seasonal variations in chemical response to conspecific scents in the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39:383-390. 2005 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Brown, C. J. 2005. Epifaunal colonization of the Loch Linnhe artificial reef: Influence of substratum on epifaunal assemblage structure. Biofouling 21:73-85. 2005 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources
Ceccarelli, D. M., G. P. Jones, and L. J. McCook. 2005. Foragers versus farmers: Contrasting effects of two behavioural groups of herbivores on coral reefs. Oecologia 145:445-453. 2005 Papua New Guinea Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Chabanet, P., M. Adjeroud, S. Andrefouet, Y.-M. Bozec, J. Ferraris, J.-A. Garcia-Charton, and M. Schrimm. 2005. Human-induced physical disturbances and their indicators on coral reef habitats: A multi-scale approach. Aquatic Living Resource 18:215-230. 2005 Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Coastal Development; Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Chateau, O. and L. Wantiez. 2005. Comparison of coral reef fish communities between two fished and one protected reefs in New Caledonia South Lagoon Marine Park [Comparaison de la structure des communautes de poissons coralliens d'interet commercial entre une reserve marine et deux zo. Cybium 29:159-174. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii; New Caledonia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Chiappone, M., H. Dienes, D. W. Swanson, and S. L. Miller. 2005. Impacts of lost fishing gear on coral reef sessile invertebrates in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Biological Conservation 121:221-230. 2005 Florida Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Hydrocoral; Octocoral; Recreational Fishing; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage; Waterborne Discharges
Chittaro, P. M., P. Usseglio, and P. F. Sale. 2005. Variation in fish density, assemblage composition and relative rates of predation among mangrove, seagrass and coral reef habitats. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72:175-187. 2005 South & Central America; Caribbean Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Chittaro, P. M., P. Usseglio, B. J. Fryer, and P. F. Sale. 2005. Using otolith microchemistry of Haemulon flavolineatum (French Grunt) to characterize mangroves and coral reefs throughout Turneffe Atoll, Belize: Difficulties at small spatial scales. Estuaries 28:373-381. 2005 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves
Conklin, E. J. and J. E. Smith. 2005. Abundance and spread of the invasive red algae, Kappaphycus spp., in Kane'ohe Bay, Hawai'i and an experimental assessment of management options. Biological Invasions 7:1029-1039. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Dekker, A. G., M. Wettle, and V. E. Brando. 2005. Coral reef habitat mapping using MERIS: Can MERIS detect coral bleaching? European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 375-382. 2005 Global Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Skeletal Coral
Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff. 2005. Reef fish community structure in Bocas del Toro (Caribbean, Panama): Gradients in habitat complexity and exposure. Caribbean Journal of Science 41:613-637. 2005 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Plankton; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Dorenbosch, M., M. G. G. Grol, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2005. Distribution of coral reef fishes along a coral reef-seagrass gradient: Edge effects and habitat segregation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 299:277-288. 2005 Indian Ocean; India Fish; Seagrasses
Dorenbosch, M., M. G. G. Grol, M. J. A. Christianen, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2005. Indo-Pacific seagrass beds and mangroves contribute to fish density and diversity on adjacent coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 302:63-76. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; Tanzania; Comoros; India Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Downing, N., R. Buckley, B. Stobart, L. Leclair, and K. Teleki. 2005. Reef fish diversity at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, during the five years following the 1998 coral bleaching event. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 363:257-261. 2005 Indian Ocean; Seychelles; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Water Depth & Sea Level
Ed Parnell, P., C. E. Lennert-Cody, L. Geelen, L. D. Stanley, and P. K. Dayton. 2005. Effectiveness of a small marine reserve in southern California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 296:39-52. 2005 Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Education & Outreach; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Edwards, R. A. and S. D. A. Smith. 2005. Subtidal assemblages associated with a geotextile reef in south-east Queensland, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 56:133-142. 2005 Australia Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Physical Variables
Engel, S. and J. R. Pawlik. 2005. Interactions among Florida sponges. I. Reef habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 303:133-144. 2005 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Espinoza, M. and E. Salas. 2005. Structure of reef fish communities in Catalinas Islands and Ocotal beach, North Pacific of Costa Rica [Estructura de las comunidades de peces de arrecife en las Islas Catalinas y playa Ocotal, Pacifico Norte de Costa Rica]. Revista de Biologia Tropical 53:523-536. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Fielder, D. G. 2005. Increasing predation through walleye fingerling stocking: A recovery tool for Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Pages 105-112 in American Fisheries Society Symposium. 2005 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Fish; Fishing Sector; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Freitas, C. E. C., M. Petrere, and W. Barrella. 2005. Natural and artificially-induced habitat complexity and freshwater fish species composition. Fisheries Management and Ecology 12:63-67. 2005 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Fulton, C. J., D. R. Bellwood, and P. C. Wainwright. 2005. Wave energy and swimming performance shape coral reef fish assemblages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 272:827-832. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Shoreline Protection
Garrity, S. D., S. C. Levings, and K. A. Burns. 2005. Chronic oiling and long-term effects of the 1986 galeta spill on fringing mangroves. Page 1041 in 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005. 2005 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Bivalves; Mangroves; Petroleum Spills; Point Source Discharges; Seagrasses; Sediment; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Gascuel, D., Y.-M. Bozec, E. Chassot, A. Colomb, and M. Laurans. 2005. The trophic spectrum: Theory and application as an ecosystem indicator. ICES Journal of Marine Science 62:443-452. 2005 New Caledonia; Europe Model; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas
Gratwicke, B. and M. R. Speight. 2005. Effects of habitat complexity on Caribbean marine fish assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series 292:301-310. 2005 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Caribbean Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses; Substrate
Gratwicke, B. and M. R. Speight. 2005. The relationship between fish species richness, abundance and habitat complexity in a range of shallow tropical marine habitats. Journal of Fish Biology 66:650-667. 2005 US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Hattori, A. 2005. High mobility of the protandrous anemonefish Amphiprion frenatus: Nonrandom pair formation in limited shelter space. Ichthyological Research 52:57-63. 2005 Japan Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Hixon, M. A. and G. P. Jones. 2005. Competition, predation, and density-dependent mortality in demersal marine fishes. Ecology 86:2847-2859. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Hoese, D. F. and C. D. Roberts. 2005. A new species of the eleotrid genus Thalasseleotris (Teleostei: Gobioidei) from New Zealand coastal waters. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 35:417-431. 2005 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources
Hudson, J. H. and E. C. Franklin. 2005. Structural reef restoration and coral transplantation to the R/V Columbus Iselin grounding site in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. in Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS, 2005. 2005 Florida Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Ports & Harbors; Storms & Hurricanes; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Jones, A. C., J. E. Blum, and J. R. Pawlik. 2005. Testing for defensive synergy in Caribbean sponges: Bad taste or glass spicules? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 322:67-81. 2005 South & Central America; Caribbean Lab Study; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Encrusting Sponges; Fish; Mangroves; Planktivorous Fish; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Kato, N. 2005. Median and paired fin controllers for biomimetic marine vehicles. Pages 238-252 in Applied Mechanics Reviews. 2005 Review; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
King, M. C. and K. F. Beazley. 2005. Selecting focal species for marine protected area network planning in the Scotia-Fundy region of Atlantic Canada. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15:367-385. 2005 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Index or Indicator Marine Protected Areas; Whales & Dolphins
Lapointe, B. E., P. J. Barile, M. M. Littler, D. S. Littler, B. J. Bedford, and C. Gasque. 2005. Macroalgal blooms on southeast Florida coral reefs: I. Nutrient stoichiometry of the invasive green alga Codium isthmocladum in the wider Caribbean indicates nutrient enrichment. Harmful Algae 4:1092-1105. 2005 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species; Nutrients
Lecchini, D. 2005. Spatial and behavioural patterns of reef habitat settlement by fish larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 301:247-252. 2005 Guam Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lecchini, D. and R. Galzin. 2005. Spatial repartition and ontogenetic shifts in habitat use by coral reef fishes (Moorea, French Polynesia). Marine Biology 147:47-58. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lecchini, D., J. Shima, B. Banaigs, and R. Galzin. 2005. Larval sensory abilities and mechanisms of habitat selection of a coral reef fish during settlement. Oecologia 143:326-334. 2005 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Lecchini, D., S. Planes, and R. Galzin. 2005. Experimental assessment of sensory modalities of coral-reef fish larvae in the recognition of their settlement habitat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58:18-26. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Leis, J. M. and M. M. Lockett. 2005. Localization of reef sounds by settlement-stage larvae of coral-reef fishes (Pomacentridae). Bulletin of Marine Science 76:715-724. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Makowski, C., R. Slattery, and M. Salmon. 2005. \Shark fishing\": A method for determining the abundance and distribution of sea turtles at shallow reef habitats". Herpetological Review 36:36-38. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Sea Turtles
Mangan, M. T., M. L. Brown, and T. R. St. Sauver. 2005. Yellow perch use of introduced spawning habitat. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 20:381-388. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate; Wetlands
Marsden, J. E., B. J. Ellrott, R. M. Claramunt, J. L. Jonas, and J. D. Fitzsimons. 2005. A comparison of lake trout spawning, fry emergence, and habitat use in lakes Michigan, Huron, and Champlain. Journal of Great Lakes Research 31:492-508. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources
McIlwain, J. L. 2005. Monitoring the arrival of puerulus stage, spiny lobster (Panulirus cygnus) to juvenile habitat at Ningaloo reef, Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science 77:297-303. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Meyer, C. G. and K. N. Holland. 2005. Movement patterns, home range size and habitat utilization of the bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis (Acanthuridae) in a Hawaiian marine reserve. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:201-210. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Mishra, D. R., S. Narumalani, D. Rundquist, and M. Lawson. 2005. High-resolution ocean color remote sensing of benthic habitats: A case study at the Roatan Island, Honduras. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 43:1592-1603. 2005 Honduras Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses; Water Depth & Sea Level
Morgan, I. E. and D. L. Kramer. 2005. Determinants of social organization in a coral reef fish, the blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72:443-453. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nagelkerken, I., K. Vermonden, O. C. C. Moraes, A. O. Debrot, and W. P. Nagelkerken. 2005. Changes in coral reef communities and an associated reef fish species, Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepede), after 30 years on Curacao (Netherlands Antilles). Hydrobiologia 549:145-154. 2005 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Nero, V. L. and K. S. Sealey. 2005. Characterization of tropical near-shore fish communities by coastal habitat status on spatially complex island systems. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:437-444. 2005 Bahamas Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Nunez-Lara, E., J. E. Arias-Gonzalez, and P. Legendre. 2005. Spatial patterns of Yucatan reef fish communities: testing models using a multi-scale survey design. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 324:157-169. 2005 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Oldfield, R. G. 2005. Genetic, abiotic and social influences on sex differentiation in cichlid fishes and the evolution of sequential hermaphroditism. Fish and Fisheries 6:93-110. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources
Ordines, F., J. Moranta, M. Palmer, A. Lerycke, A. Suau, B. Morales-Nin, and A. M. Grau. 2005. Variations in a shallow rocky reef fish community at different spatial scales in the western Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 304:221-233. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Tourism & Recreation
Parsons, D. M. and D. B. Eggleston. 2005. Indirect effects of recreational fishing on behavior of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 303:235-244. 2005 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Riegl, B. M. and S. J. Purkis. 2005. Detection of shallow subtidal corals from IKONOS satellite and QTC View (50, 200 kHz) single-beam sonar data (Arabian Gulf; Dubai, UAE). Remote Sensing of Environment 95:96-114. 2005 Model; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment
Rohmann, S. O., J. J. Hayes, R. C. Newhall, M. E. Monaco, and R. W. Grigg. 2005. The area of potential shallow-water tropical and subtropical coral ecosystems in the United States. Coral Reefs 24:370-383. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Sediment
Rotjan, R. D. and S. M. Lewis. 2005. Selective predation by parrotfishes on the reef coral Porites astreoides. Marine Ecology Progress Series 305:193-201. 2005 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Stony Coral
Russ, G. R., B. Stockwell, and A. C. Alcala. 2005. Inferring versus measuring rates of recovery in no-take marine reserves. Marine Ecology Progress Series 292:12-Jan. 2005 Philippines Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector
Russell, D. J. and A. J. McDougall. 2005. Movement and juvenile recruitment of mangrove jack, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål), in northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 56:465-475. 2005 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Sadovy, Y. 2005. Trouble on the reef: The imperative for managing vulnerable and valuable fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 6:167-185. 2005 Global Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Funding & Donations; Funding & Incentives; Live Collection
Sandin, S. A. and S. W. Pacala. 2005. Fish aggregation results in inversely density-dependent predation on continuous coral reefs. Ecology 86:1520-1530. 2005 Antilles Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Special Use Permitting
Santavy, D. L., J. K. Summers, V. D. Engle, and L. C. Harwell. 2005. The condition of coral reefs in South Florida (2000) using coral disease and bleaching as indicators. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 100:129-152. 2005 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Pathogens; Turf Algae
Santos, M. N., C. C. Monteiro, and G. Lasserre. 2005. Observations and trends on the intra-annual variation of the fish assemblages on two artificial reefs in Algarve coastal waters (southern Portugal). Scientia Marina 69:415-426. 2005 Index or Indicator Artificial Habitat; Fish
Semmens, B. X., D. R. Brumbaugh, and J. A. Drew. 2005. Interpreting space use and behavior of blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus, in the context of habitat, density, and intra-specific interactions. Environmental Biology of Fishes 74:99-107. 2005 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Shine, R. 2005. All at sea: Aquatic life modifies mate-recognition modalities in sea snakes (Emydocephalus annulatus, Hydrophiidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57:591-598. 2005 New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms
Siblik, M. and G. Bryda. 2005. Brachiopods from the Upper Triassic reef habitats of the Northern Calcareous Alps (Dachstein Limestone, Hochschwab, Austria). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 111:413-437. 2005 Complex Habitat & Resources
Simmons, S. A., R. K. Zimmer, and C. A. Zimmer. 2005. Life in the lee: Local distributions and orientations of honeycomb worms along the California coast. Journal of Marine Research 63:623-643. 2005 Field Study & Monitoring Beaches & Nature Parks; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates
Sluka, R. D. 2005. Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) abundance and size structure among coral reef habitats in Maldives. Atoll Research Bulletin 189-198. 2005 Maldives Complex Habitat & Resources; Planktivorous Fish
Smale, M. J. 2005. The diet of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 27:331-335. 2005 South Africa Apex Fish Predators; Octopus & Squid; Substrate
Stoletzki, N. and B. Schierwater. 2005. Genetic and color morph differentiation in the Caribbean sea anemone Condylactis gigantea. Marine Biology 147:747-754. 2005 South & Central America; Jamaica; Caribbean Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources
Turner, J. and R. Klaus. 2005. Coral reefs of the Mascarenes, Western Indian Ocean. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 363:229-250. 2005 Indian Ocean; Mauritius; India GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Water Depth & Sea Level
Weil, E., J. L. Torres, and M. Ashton. 2005. Population characteristics of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 17 years after the mass mortality event. Revista de biología tropical 219-231. 2005 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses
Weis, J. S. and P. Weis. 2005. Use of intertidal mangrove and sea wall habitats by coral reef fishes in the Wakatobi Marine Park, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53:119-124. 2005 Indonesia Apex Fish Predators; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
White, A. T., R.-L. Eisma-Osorio, and S. J. Green. 2005. Integrated coastal management and marine protected areas: Complementarity in the Philippines. Ocean and Coastal Management 48:948-971. 2005 Philippines Field Study & Monitoring; Model Banks, Credit, & Securities; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Willmott, M. E., K. D. Clements, and R. M. G. Wells. 2005. The influence of diet and gastrointestinal fermentation on key enzymes of substrate utilization in marine teleost fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 317:97-108. 2005 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Wilson, S. K., S. Street, and T. Sato. 2005. Discarded queen conch (Strombus gigas) shells as shelter sites for fish. Marine Biology 147:179-188. 2005 South & Central America; Turks and Caicos; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Snails & Conch
Adams, A. J. and J. P. Ebersole. 2004. Processes influencing recruitment inferred from distributions of coral reef fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 75:153-174. 2004 US Virgin Islands Fish; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish
Almany, G. R. 2004. Differential effects of habitat complexity, predators and competitors on abundance of juvenile and adult coral reef fishes. Oecologia 141:105-113. 2004 Bahamas Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Almany, G. R. 2004. Does increased habitat complexity reduce predation and competition in coral reef fish assemblages? Oikos 106:275-284. 2004 Bahamas Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Anderson, M. J. and R. B. Millar. 2004. Spatial variation and effects of habitat on temperate reef fish assemblages in northeastern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 305:191-221. 2004 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Andrews, K. S. and T. W. Anderson. 2004. Habitat-dependent recruitment of two temperate reef fishes at multiple spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 277:231-244. 2004 Complex Habitat & Resources
Attrill, M. J., F. Kelmo, and M. B. Jones. 2004. Impact of the 1997-98 El Nino event on the coral reef-associated echinoderm assemblage from northern Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Climate Research 26:151-158. 2004 Global Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Light; Sea Urchins
Balazs, G. H. and M. Chaloupka. 2004. Spatial and temporal variability in somatic growth of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) resident in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Marine Biology 145:1043-1059. 2004 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Caribbean Model; Rate functions Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Ballantine, D. L., H. Ruiz, and N. E. Aponte. 2004. Notes on the benthic marine algae of Puerto Rico VIII. Additions to the flora. Botanica Marina 47:335-340. 2004 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Cayman Islands; Venezuela; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae
Baron, R. M., L. K. B. Jordan, and R. E. Spieler. 2004. Characterization of the marine fish assemblage associated with the nearshore hardbottom of Broward County, Florida, USA. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 60:431-443. 2004 Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Index or Indicator Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Brock, J. C., C. W. Wright, T. D. Clayton, and A. Nayegandhi. 2004. LIDAR optical rugosity of coral reefs in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Coral Reefs 23:48-59. 2004 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Bruce, N. L. 2004. Hadromastax dinamoraze sp. nov., the first occurrence of the family Hadromastacidae Bruce and Muller, 1991 (Isopoda, Crustacea, Limnoriidea) in the Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History 38:3113-3122. 2004 Indian Ocean; Mauritius; India Complex Habitat & Resources
Chittaro, P. M. 2004. Fish-habitat associations across multiple spatial scales. Coral Reefs 23:235-244. 2004 US Virgin Islands Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Chittaro, P. M., B. J. Fryer, and P. F. Sale. 2004. Discrimination of French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum, Desmarest, 1823) from mangrove and coral reef habitats using otolith microchemistry. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 308:169-183. 2004 South & Central America; Bahamas; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves
Cocheret De La Moriniere, E., I. Nagelkerken, H. Van Der Meij, and G. Van Der Velde. 2004. What attracts juvenile coral reef fish to mangroves: Habitat complexity or shade? Marine Biology 144:139-145. 2004 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Cocito, S. 2004. Bioconstruction and biodiversity: Their mutual influence [Bioconstruccion y biodiversidad: su influencia mutua]. Scientia Marina 68:137-144. 2004 Australia; Bahamas Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Salinity
Crabbe, M. J. C., S. Karaviotis, and D. J. Smith. 2004. Monitoring growth of hard corals as performance indicators for coral reefs. Journal of Biological Education 38:113-117. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii; Jamaica; Indonesia Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Sediment; Stony Coral
Craig, M. T., F. J. Fodrie, and P. A. Hastings. 2004. The nearshore fish assemblage of the Scripps Coastal Reserve, San Diego, California. Coastal Management 32:341-351. 2004 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Fish; Special Use Permitting
Dalyell, T. 2004. Westminster diary. New Scientist 181:49. 2004 Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Fish
DeMartini, E. E. 2004. Habitat and endemism of recruits to shallow reef fish populations: Selection criteria for no-take MPAs in the NWHI coral reef ecosystem reserve. Bulletin of Marine Science 74:185-205. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Dinsdale, E. A. and V. J. Harriott. 2004. Assessing Anchor Damage on Coral Reefs: A Case Study in Selection of Environmental Indicators. Environmental Management 33:126-139. 2004 Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources
Doherty, P. J., V. Dufour, R. Galzin, M. A. Hixon, M. G. Meekan, and S. Planes. 2004. High mortality during settlement is a population bottleneck for a tropical surgeonfish. Ecology 85:2422-2428. 2004 Model Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Small Herbivorous Fish
Dorenbosch, M., M. C. Van Riel, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2004. The relationship of reef fish densities to the proximity of mangrove and seagrass nurseries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 60:37-48. 2004 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Dorenbosch, M., M. C. Verweij, I. Nagelkerken, N. Jiddawi, and G. Van Der Velde. 2004. Homing and daytime tidal movements of juvenile snappers (Lutjanidae) between shallow-water nursery habitats in Zanzibar, western Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes 70:203-209. 2004 Indian Ocean; Tanzania; India Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Duval, M. A., D. N. Rader, K. C. Lindeman. 2004. Linking habitat protection and marine protected area programs to conserve coral reefs and associated back reef habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 75:321-334. 2004 Field Study & Monitoring Coastal Development; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Special Use Permitting
Eggleston, D. B., C. P. Dahlgren, and E. G. Johnson. 2004. Fish density, diversity, and size-structure within multiple back reef habitats of key west national wildlife refuge. Bulletin of Marine Science 75:175-204. 2004 GIS & Maps Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Garcia-Charton, J. A., A. Perez-Ruzafa, P. Sanchez-Jerez, J. T. Bayle-Sempere, O. Renones, and D. Moreno. 2004. Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity, habitat structure, and the effect of marine reserves on Western Mediterranean rocky reef fish assemblages. Marine Biology 144:161-182. 2004 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish
Garza-Perez, J. R., A. Lehmann, and J. E. Arias-Gonzalez. 2004. Spatial prediction of coral reef habitats: Integrating ecology with spatial modeling and remote sensing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 269:141-152. 2004 South & Central America; Caribbean Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Guidetti, P. and F. Boero. 2004. Desertification of Mediterranean rocky reefs caused by date-mussel, Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca: Bivalvia), fishery: Effects on adult and juvenile abundance of a temperate fish. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48:978-982. 2004 Bivalves; Fish; Molluscs; Substrate
Guidetti, P., S. Fraschetti, A. Terlizzi, and F. Boero. 2004. Effects of desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery on littoral fish assemblages along rocky coasts of southeastern Italy. Conservation Biology 18:1417-1423. 2004 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Molluscs; Primary Production; Small Herbivorous Fish
Guzman, H. M. and A. Tewfik. 2004. Population characteristics and co-occurrence of three exploited decapods (Panulirus argus, P. guttatus and Mithrax spinosissimus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Journal of Shellfish Research 23:575-580. 2004 Panama; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Halpern, B. S. 2004. Are mangroves a limiting resource for two coral reef fishes? Marine Ecology Progress Series 272:93-98. 2004 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Hawkins, J. P. and C. M. Roberts. 2004. Effects of Artisanal Fishing on Caribbean Coral Reefs. Conservation Biology 18:215-226. 2004 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Jamaica; Caribbean Algae; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Heil, C. A., K. Chaston, A. Jones, P. Bird, B. Longstaff, S. Costanzo, and W. C. Dennison. 2004. Benthic microalgae in coral reef sediments of the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 23:336-343. 2004 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cyanobacteria; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Sediment; Zooxanthellae
Hoedemakers, K. and J. Batllori. 2004. Fish otoliths from the early and middle Miocene of the Penedes (Catalunya, Spain). Batalleria 12:105-134. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Spain Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves
Jokiel, P. L., E. K. Brown, A. Friedlander, S. K. Rodgers, and W. R. Smith. 2004. Hawai'i Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics in reef coral communities. Pacific Science 58:159-174. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Non-point Source Runoff; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Stony Coral
Jolley, S. J., S. R. Freeman, A. C. Barnicoat, G. M. Phillips, R. J. Knipe, A. Pather, N. P. C. Fox, D. Strydom, M. T. G. Birch, I. H. C. Henderson, and T. W. Rowland. 2004. Structural controls on Witwatersrand gold mineralisation. Journal of Structural Geology 26:1067-1086. 2004 Model; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment
Kamukuru, A. T., Y. D. Mgaya, and M. C. Ohman. 2004. Evaluating a marine protected area in a developing country: Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania. Ocean and Coastal Management 47:321-337. 2004 Tanzania Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Kaunda-Arara, B. and G. A. Rose. 2004. Effects of marine reef National Parks on fishery CPUE in coastal Kenya. Biological Conservation 118:13-Jan. 2004 Kenya Model Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Seagrasses
Kim, E., H. R. Lasker, M. A. Coffroth, and K. Kim. 2004. Morphological and genetic variation across reef habitats in a broadcast-spawning octocoral. Hydrobiologia 423-432. 2004 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral
Kolian, S. and A. Walker. 2004. Louisiana is losing critical reef habitat and job opportunities. Sea Technology 45:31-34. 2004 Agriculture; Aquaculture; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Oil & Gas Rigs; Pathogens; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Pipelines; Tourism & Recreation
Lapid, E. D., J. Wielgus, and N. E. Chadwick-Furman. 2004. Sweeper tentacles of the brain coral Platygyra daedalea: Induced development and effects on competitors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 282:161-171. 2004 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Hydrocoral; Stony Coral
Lord-Boring, C., I. J. Zelo, and Z. J. Nixon. 2004. Abandoned vessels: Impacts to coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves in the US Caribbean and pacific territories with implications for removal. Marine Technology Society Journal 38:26-28. 2004 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Security Policies; Storms & Hurricanes
Mateo, I. and W. J. Tobias. 2004. Survey of nearshore fish communities on tropical backreef lagoons on the southeastern coast of St. Croix. Caribbean Journal of Science 40:327-342. 2004 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral
McCormick, M. I. and A. S. Hoey. 2004. Larval growth history determines juvenile growth and survival in a tropical marine fish. Oikos 106:225-242. 2004 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
McManus, J. W. and J. F. Polsenberg. 2004. Coral-algal phase shifts on coral reefs: Ecological and environmental aspects. Progress in Oceanography 60:263-279. 2004 Review; Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Nutrients; Pathogens; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Meester, G. A., A. Mehrotra, J. S. Ault, and E. K. Baker. 2004. Designing marine reserves for fishery management. Management Science 50:1031-1043. 2004 Global; Florida Model Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Mendez Casariego, A., E. Schwindt, and O. Iribarne. 2004. Evidence of habitat structure-generated bottleneck in the recruitment process of the SW Atlantic crab Cyrtograpsus angulatus. Marine Biology 145:259-264. 2004 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms
Mumby, P. J., A. J. Edwards, J. E. Arias-Gonzalez, K. C. Lindeman, P. G. Blackwell, A. Gall, M. I. Gorczynska, A. R. Harborne, C. L. Pescod., H. Renken, C. C. C. Wabnitz, and G. Llewenyn. 2004. Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean. Nature 427:533-536. 2004 Global; South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Commercial Fisheries; Deforestation & Devegetation; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nagelkerken, I. and G. Van Der Velde. 2004. A comparison of fish communities of subtidal seagrass beds and sandy seabeds in 13 marine embayments of a Caribbean island, based on species, families, size distribution and functional groups. Journal of Sea Research 52:127-147. 2004 South & Central America; Caribbean Fish; Seagrasses
Nakamura, Y. and M. Sano. 2004. Overlaps in habitat use of fishes between a seagrass bed and adjacent coral and sand areas at Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan: Importance of the seagrass bed as juvenile habitat. Fisheries Science 70:788-803. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii; Japan Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Ojeda, G. Y., P. T. Gayes, R. F. Van Dolah, and W. C. Schwab. 2004. Spatially quantitative seafloor habitat mapping: Example from the northern South Carolina inner continental shelf. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59:399-416. 2004 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment; Substrate
Okey, T.A., G.A. Vargo, S. Mackinson, M. Vasconcellos, B. Mahmoudie, and C.A. Meyer. 2004. Simulating community effects of sea floor shading by plankton blooms over the West Florida Shelf. Ecological Modelling 172:339-359. 2004 Florida Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Light; Marine Birds; Nutrients; Plankton; Primary Production
Parsons, D. M., N. T. Shears, R. C. Babcock, and T. R. Haggitt. 2004. Fine-scale habitat change in a marine reserve, mapped using radio-acoustically positioned video transects. Marine and Freshwater Research 55:257-265. 2004 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Rooker, J. R., A. M. Landry Jr., B. W. Geary, and J. A. Harper. 2004. Assessment of a shell bank and associated substrates as nursery habitat of postsettlement red snapper. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59:653-661. 2004 South & Central America; Mexico Piscivorous Fish; Substrate
Sanchez, J. A., M. F. Gil, L. H. Chasqui, and E. M. Alvarado. 2004. Grazing dynamics on a Caribbean reef-building coral. Coral Reefs 23:578-583. 2004 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Sano, M. 2004. Short-term effects of a mass coral bleaching event on a reef fish assemblage at Iriomote Island, Japan. Fisheries Science 70:41-46. 2004 Japan Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Segura-Garcia, I., E. Lozano-Alvarez, and P. Briones-Fourzan. 2004. Within-shelter behaviour of the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus (Latreille), in simulated communal dens: An exploratory study. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 37:17-30. 2004 Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Shagin, D. A., E. V. Barsova, Y. G. Yanushevich, A. F. Fradkov, K. A. Lukyanov, Y. A. Labas, T. N. Semenova, J. A. Ugalde, A. Meyers, J. M. Nunez, E. A. Widder, S. A. Lukyanov, and M. V. Matz. 2004. GFP-like Proteins as Ubiquitous Metazoan Superfamily: Evolution of Functional Features and Structural Complexity. Molecular Biology and Evolution 21:841-850. 2004 Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton
Shears, N. T., R. C. Babcock, C. A. J. Duffy, and J. W. Walker. 2004. Validation of qualitative habitat descriptors commonly used to classify subtidal reef assemblages in north-eastern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38:743-752. 2004 GIS & Maps Algae; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fleshy Macroalgae
Stevens, B. G., J. E. Munk, and P. A. Cummiskey. 2004. Utilization of log-piling structures as artificial habitats for red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus. Journal of Shellfish Research 23:221-226. 2004 Artificial Habitat; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Docks & Marinas; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sediment; Shoreline Protection
Syms, C. and G. P. Jones. 2004. Habitat structure, disturbance and the composition of sand-dwelling goby assemblages in a coral reef lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 268:221-230. 2004 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sediment
Szedlmayer, S. T. and J. D. Lee. 2004. Diet shifts of juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus compechanus) with changes in habitat and fish size. Fishery Bulletin 102:366-375. 2004 South & Central America; Cuba; Mexico Index or Indicator Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Octopus & Squid; Piscivorous Fish
Tolimieri, N., O. Haine, A. Jeffs, R. McCauley, and J. Montgomery. 2004. Directional orientation of pomacentrid larvae to ambient reef sound. Coral Reefs 23:184-191. 2004 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Vagelli, A. A. 2004. Ontogenetic shift in habitat preference by Pterapogon kauderni, a shallow water coral reef apogonid, with direct development. Copeia 364-369. 2004 Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins; Substrate
Van Elven, B. R., P. S. Lavery, and G. A. Kendrick. 2004. Reefs as contributors to diversity of epiphytic macroalgae assemblages in seagrass meadows. Marine Ecology Progress Series 276:71-83. 2004 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses
Vanderklift, M. A. and G. A. Kendrick. 2004. Variation in abundances of herbivorous invertebrates in temperate subtidal rocky reef habitats. Marine and Freshwater Research 55:93-103. 2004 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Sea Urchins
Wielgus, J. 2004. General protocol for calculating the basis of monetary legal claims for damages to coral reefs by vessel groundings and an application to the northern Red Sea. Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, Jerusalem. 2004 Cuba Field Study & Monitoring Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Monetary Valuation; Valuation
[No author name available]. 2003. Habitat and life offshore. Excellence in Ecology 12:24-Jul. 2003 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Wetlands
Acosta, C. A. and D. N. Robertson. 2003. Comparative spatial ecology of fished spiny lobsters Panulirus argus and an unfished congener P. guttatus in an isolated marine reserve at Glover's Reef atoll, Belize. Coral Reefs 22:9-Jan. 2003 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Seagrasses
Andrefouet, S., P. Kramer, D. Torres-Pulliza, K. E. Joyce, E. J. Hochberg, R. Garza-Perez, P. J. Mumby, B. Riegl, H. Yamano, W. H. White, M. Zubia, J. C. Brock, S. R. Phinn, A. Naseer, B. G. Hatcher, and F. E. Muller-Karger. 2003. Multi-site evaluation of IKONOS data for classification of tropical coral reef environments. Remote Sensing of Environment 88:128-143. 2003 Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Seagrasses; Sediment
Arango, C. P. 2003. Sea spiders (Pycnogonida, Arthropoda) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: New species, new records and ecological annotations. Journal of Natural History 37:2723-2772. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Arthropods; Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral
Bayle Sempere, J. T. and A. A. Ramos Espla. 2003. Effectiveness assessment of an artificial reef off Tabarca Island (Alicante, southeastern Iberian Peninsula) [Evaluacion de la efectividad del arrecife artificial de Tabarca (Alicante) (sureste de la peninsula Iberica)]. Boletin - Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia 19:183-197. 2003 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Boland, R. C. and M. J. Donohue. 2003. Marine debris accumulation in the nearshore marine habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi 1999-2001. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46:1385-1394. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Marine Debris; Mitigation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Brooke, S. and C. M. Young. 2003. Reproductive ecology of a deep-water scleractinian coral, Oculina varicosa, from the southeast Florida shelf. Continental Shelf Research 23:847-858. 2003 Florida Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Stony Coral
Bush, A. 2003. Diet and diel feeding periodicity of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, in Kane'ohe Bay, Ō'ahu, Hawai'i. Environmental Biology of Fishes 67:11-Jan. 2003 Apex Fish Predators; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Call, K. A., J. T. Hardy, and D. O. Wallin. 2003. Coral reef habitat discrimination using multivariate spectral analysis and satellite remote sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing 24:2627-2639. 2003 Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses; Substrate
Capolsini, P., S. Andrefouet, C. Rion, and C. Payri. 2003. A comparison of Landsat ETM+, SPOT HRV, Ikonos, ASTER, and airborne MASTER data for coral reef habitat mapping in South Pacific islands. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 29:187-200. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research
Carlin, J. L., D. R. Robertson, and B. W. Bowen. 2003. Ancient divergences and recent connections in two tropical Atlantic reef fishes Epinephelus adscensionis and Rypticus saponaceous (Percoidei: Serranidae). Marine Biology 143:1057-1069. 2003 South & Central America; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean; Bahamas; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Cheney, K. L. and I. M. Cote. 2003. Habitat choice in adult longfin damselfish: Territory characteristics and relocation times. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 287:12-Jan. 2003 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Cocheret De La Moriniere, E., B. J. A. Pollux, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2003. Diet shifts of Caribbean grunts (Haemulidae) and snappers (Lutjanidae) and the relation with nursery-to-coral reef migrations. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 57:1079-1089. 2003 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Cocheret de la Moriniere, E., B. J. A. Pollux, I. Nagelkerken, M. A. Hemminga, A. H. L. Huiskes, and G. Van der Velde. 2003. Ontogenetic dietary changes of coral reef fishes in the mangrove-seagrass-reef continuum: Stable isotopes and gut-content analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 246:279-289. 2003 Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
DeFelice, R. C. and J. D. Parrish. 2003. Importance of benthic prey for fishes in coral reef-associated sediments. Pacific Science 57:359-384. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Sediment; Substrate
Dytham, C. 2003. How landscapes affect the evolution of dispersal behaviour in reef fishes: Results from an individual-based model. Journal of Fish Biology 63:213-223. 2003 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton
Franklin, E. C., J. S. Ault, S. G. Smith, J. Luo, G. A. Meester, G. A. Diaz, M. Chiappone, D. W. Swanson, S. L. Miller, and J. A. Bohnsack. 2003. Benthic habitat mapping in the Tortugas Region, Florida. Marine Geodesy 26:19-34. 2003 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Sediment
Friedlander, A. M., E. K. Brown, P. L. Jokiel, W. R. Smith, and K. S. Rodgers. 2003. Effects of habitat, wave exposure, and marine protected area status on coral reef fish assemblages in the Hawaiian archipelago. Coral Reefs 22:291-305. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Substrate
Garpe, K. C. and M. C. Ohman. 2003. Coral and fish distribution patterns in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania: Fish-habitat interactions. Hydrobiologia 498:191-211. 2003 Indian Ocean; Tanzania; India Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Gleason, A. C. R., S. Negahdaripour, and P. Firoozfam. 2003. Recovery of coral reef rugosity from stereo image pairs. Page 451 in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 2003 Bahamas Complex Habitat & Resources
Goffredo, S. and N. E. Chadwick-Furman. 2003. Comparative demography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) at Eilat, northern Red Sea. Marine Biology 142:411-418. 2003 China Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Graham, N. A. J., R. D. Evans, and G. R. Russ. 2003. The effects of marine reserve protection on the trophic relationships of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef. Environmental Conservation 30:200-208. 2003 Australia Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector
Greenstein, B. J. and J. M. Pandolfi. 2003. Taphonomic alteration of reef corals: Effects of reef environment and coral growth form II: The Florida Keys. Palaios 18:495-509. 2003 Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Gribble, N.A. 2003. GBR-prawn: modelling ecosystem impacts of changes in fisheries management of the commercial prawn (shrimp) trawl fishery in the far northern Great Barrier Reef. Fisheries Research 65:493-506. 2003 Australia Model Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Birds; Piscivorous Fish; Sea Turtles; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Guinotte, J. M., R. W. Buddemeier, and J. A. Kleypas. 2003. Future coral reef habitat marginality: Temporal and spatial effects of climate change in the Pacific basin. Coral Reefs 22:551-558. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Model Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Climate; CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources
Hamilton, I. M. and L. M. Dill. 2003. The use of territorial gardening versus kleptoparasitism by a subtropical reef fish (Kyphosus cornelii) is influenced by territory defendability. Behavioral Ecology 14:561-568. 2003 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Hanchin, P. A., D. W. Willis, and T. R. St. Sauver. 2003. Influence of introduced spawning habitat on yellow perch reproduction in Lake Madison, South Dakota. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 18:291-297. 2003 Complex Habitat & Resources
Harman, N., E. S. Harvey, and G. A. Kendrick. 2003. Differences in fish assemblages from different reef habitats at Hamelin Bay, south-western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 54:177-184. 2003 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Planktivorous Fish; Substrate
Harney, J. N. and C. H. Fletcher III. 2003. A budget of carbonate framework and sediment production, Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Journal of Sedimentary Research 73:856-868. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Algae; Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Sediment; Substrate
Hernandez Jr., F. J., R. F. Shaw, J. S. Cope, J. G. Ditty, T. Farooqi, and M. C. Benfield. 2003. The across-shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish assemblages collected at offshore oil and gas platforms west of the Mississippi River delta. Pages 39-72 in American Fisheries Society Symposium. 2003 Index or Indicator Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Oil & Gas Rigs; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Hill, N. A., C. Blount, A. G. B. Poore, D. Worthington, and P. D. Steinberg. 2003. Grazing effects of the sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii in two contrasting rocky reef habitats: Effects of urchin density and its implications for the fishery. Marine and Freshwater Research 54:691-700. 2003 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Sea Urchins
Houghton, J. D. R., M. J. Callow, and G. C. Hays. 2003. Habitat utilization by juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata, Linnaeus, 1766) around a shallow water coral reef. Journal of Natural History 37:1269-1280. 2003 Indian Ocean; Seychelles; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Jaap, W. C., J. W. Porter, J. Wheaton, C. R. Beaver, K. Hackett, M. Lybolt, M. K. Callahan, J. Kidney, S. Kupfner, C. Torres, and K. Sutherland. 2003. EPA/NOAA coral reef evaluation and monitoring project 2002 executive summary, July 2003. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2003 Global; Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Remote Sensing Algae; Boring Sponges; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Pathogens; Seagrasses; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Kawasaki, H., M. Sano, and T. Shibuno. 2003. The relationship between habitat physical complexity and recruitment of the coral reef damselfish, Pomacentrus amboinensis: an experimental study using small-scale artificial reefs. Ichthyological Research 50:73-77. 2003 Japan Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish
Kramer, P. A., K. W. Marks, and T. L. Turnbull. 2003. Assessment of Andros Island reef system, Bahamas (part 2: Fishes). Atoll Research Bulletin 100-123. 2003 Bahamas Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lindley, I. D. 2003. Echinoids of the Kairuku Formation (Lower Pliocene), Yule Island, Papua New Guinea: Regularia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 124:137-151. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Papua New Guinea; Java Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses
Lirman, D. and M. W. Miller. 2003. Modeling and monitoring tools to assess recovery status and convergence rates between restored and undisturbed coral reef habitats. Restoration Ecology 11:448-456. 2003 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Boating Activities; Complex Habitat & Resources; Physical Damage; Stony Coral; Substrate
Lirman, D., B. Orlando, S. Macia, D. Manzello, L. Kaufman, P. Biber, and T. Jones. 2003. Coral communities of Biscayne Bay, Florida and adjacent offshore areas: Diversity, abundance, distribution, and environmental correlates. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 13:121-135. 2003 Florida Boating Activities; Boating Regulations; Complex Habitat & Resources; Salinity; Sediment; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Lozano-Alvarez, E., P. Briones-Fourzan, and M. E. Ramos-Aguilar. 2003. Distribution, shelter fidelity, and movements of subadult spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus) in areas with artificial shelters (Casitas). Journal of Shellfish Research 22:533-540. 2003 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
McBride, R. S. and P. E. Thurman. 2003. Reproductive biology of Hemiramphus brasiliensis and H. balao (Hemiramphidae): Maturation, spawning frequency, and fecundity. Biological Bulletin 204:57-67. 2003 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Nogueira, J. M. D. M. 2003. Fauna living in colonies of Mussismilia hispida (Verrill) (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in four south-eastern Brazil islands. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 46:421-432. 2003 Bivalves; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Sponges; Stony Coral
Okumura, S., S. Tsumura, and K. Maruyama. 2003. Comparison of two types of artificial nursery test reef by experiment of releasing juvenile red spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara under natural conditions. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition) 69:57-64. 2003 Cuba; Japan Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Okumura, S., Y. Kayano, K. Kusaka, S. Tsumura, and K. Maruyama. 2003. Experimental release of juvenile red spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara into the artificial reefs made of scallop Patinopecten yessoensis shells. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition) 69:917-925. 2003 Artificial Habitat; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Phillips, B. F., R. Melville-Smith, and Y. W. Cheng. 2003. Estimating the effects of removing Panulirus cygnus pueruli on the fishery stock. Fisheries Research 65:89-101. 2003 Australia Model Aquaculture; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Robertson, D. N. and M. J. Butler IV. 2003. Growth and size at maturity in the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23:265-272. 2003 Florida Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Robertson, R. 2003. The edible West Indian \whelk\" Cittarium pica (Gastropoda: Trochidae): Natural history with new observations". Pages 27-47 in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2003 Florida; Antilles; Bahamas; Bermuda; India; France Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Skeletal Coral; Snails & Conch
Ruber, L., J. L. Van Tassell, and R. Zardoya. 2003. Rapid speciation and ecological divergence in the American seven-spined gobies (Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini) inferred from a molecular phylogeny. Evolution 57:1584-1598. 2003 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources
Ruiz, L. J., E. Mendez de E., A. Torres de J., A. Prieto-A., B. Marin, and A. Farina. 2003. Composition, abundance and diversity of coral reef fishes at two sites in Mochima National Park, Venezuela [Composicion, abundancia y diversidad de peces arrecifales en dos localidades del Parque Nacional Mochima, Venezuela]. Ciencias Marinas 29:185-195. 2003 Venezuela Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Rutzler, K., R. W. M. Van Soest, and B. Alvarez. 2003. Svenzea zeai, a Caribbean reef sponge with a giant larva, and Scopalina ruetzleri: A comparative fine-structural approach to classification (Demospongiae, Halichondrida, Dictyonellidae). Invertebrate Biology 122:203-222. 2003 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Sponges
Sebens, K. P., B. Helmuth, E. Carrington, and B. Agius. 2003. Effects of water flow on growth and energetics of the scleractinian coral Agaricia tenuifolia in Belize. Coral Reefs 22:35-47. 2003 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Primary Production; Seawater Flow; Stony Coral
Serafy, J. E., C. H. Faunce, and J. J. Lorenz. 2003. Mangrove shoreline fishes of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 72:161-180. 2003 Florida Model Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Salinity; Water Depth & Sea Level
Sheridan, P. and C. Hays. 2003. Are mangroves nursery habitat for transient fishes and decapods? Wetlands 23:449-458. 2003 Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Soong, K. and T.-a. Chen. 2003. Coral transplantation: Regeneration and growth of Acropora fragments in a nursery. Restoration Ecology 11:62-71. 2003 Taiwan Stony Coral
Southwood, A. L., R. D. Reina, V. S. Jones, and D. R. Jones. 2003. Seasonal diving patterns and body temperatures of juvenile green turtles at Heron Island, Australia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1014-1024. 2003 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Srinivasan, M. 2003. Depth distributions of coral reef fishes: The influence of microhabitat structure, settlement, and post-settlement processes. Oecologia 137:76-84. 2003 Papua New Guinea Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources
Steller, D. L., R. Riosmena-Rodriguez, M. S. Foster, and C. A. Roberts. 2003. Rhodolith bed diversity in the Gulf of California: The importance of rhodolith structure and consequences of disturbance. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 13. 2003 Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Marine Worms; Sediment; Substrate; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Stevens, T. and R. M. Connolly. 2003. Shallow water crinoids are on soft sediments too: Evidence from a video survey of a subtropical estuary. Bulletin of Marine Science 73:593-604. 2003 Australia GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Octocoral; Sediment; Substrate
The Coral Reef Sub-theme Team, editor. 2003. IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report. Integrated Global Observing Strategy. 2003 Global Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cultural Protections; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation
Turner Jr., J. W., R. Nemeth, and C. Rogers. 2003. Measurement of fecal glucocorticoids in parrotfishes to assess stress. General and Comparative Endocrinology 133:341-352. 2003 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish
Vargas-Angel, B. 2003. Coral community structure off the Pacific coast of Colombia: Onshore vs offshore coral reefs. Atoll Research Bulletin 21-Jan. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Non-point Source Runoff; Sea Urchins; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Turf Algae
Westera, M., P. Lavery, and G. Hyndes. 2003. Differences in recreationally targeted fishes between protected and fished areas of a coral reef marine park. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 294:145-168. 2003 Australia; Indian Ocean; India Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Recreational Fishing; Stony Coral; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Willis, T. J. and M. J. Anderson. 2003. Structure of cryptic reef fish assemblages: Relationships with habitat characteristics and predator density. Marine Ecology Progress Series 257:209-221. 2003 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Young, R. F. and H. E. Winn. 2003. Activity patterns, diet, and shelter site use for two species of moray eels, Gymnothorax moringa and Gymnothorax vicinus, in Belize. Copeia 44-55. 2003 South & Central America; Belize Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Octopus & Squid; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral
Abelson, A. and Y. Shlesinger. 2002. Comparison of the development of coral and fish communities on rock-aggregated artificial reefs in Eilat, Red Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Acosta, C. A. and D. N. Robertson. 2002. Diversity in coral reef fish communities: The effects of habitat patchiness revisited. Marine Ecology Progress Series 227:87-96. 2002 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Adams, A. J. and J. P. Ebersole. 2002. Use of back-reef and lagoon habitats by coral reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 228:213-226. 2002 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish
Aronson, R. B., W. F. Precht, M. A. Toscano, and K. H. Koltes. 2002. The 1998 bleaching event and its aftermath on a coral reef in Belize. Marine Biology 141:435-447. 2002 Global; South & Central America; Belize Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Encrusting Sponges; Sea Temperatures; Sea Urchins; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Ballantine, D. L., H. Ruiz, and N. E. Aponte. 2002. Predaea goffiana sp. nov., (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 45:385-389. 2002 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources
Barnes, D. K. A. and J. J. Bell. 2002. Coastal sponge communities of the West Indian Ocean: Taxonomic affinities, richness and diversity. African Journal of Ecology 40:337-349. 2002 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indian Ocean; Kenya; Mozambique; Madagascar; India; Papua New Guinea Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Bell, J. J. and D. K. A. Barnes. 2002. Modelling sponge species diversity using a morphological predictor: A tropical test of a temperate model. Journal for Nature Conservation 10:41-50. 2002 Indian Ocean; India Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Sponges
Benoit, J. and M. Legault. 2002. Assessment of the feasibility of preventing reproduction of lake charr, Salvelinus namaycush, in shallow areas of reservoirs affected by drawdowns. Environmental Biology of Fishes 64:303-311. 2002 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Booth, D. J. 2002. Distribution changes after settlement in six species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) in One Tree Island lagoon, Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 226:157-164. 2002 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Carlon, D. B. 2002. Production and supply of larvae as determinants of zonation in a brooding tropical coral. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 268:33-46. 2002 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton; Skeletal Coral
Caselle, J. E., M. S. Love, C. Fusaro, and D. Schroeder. 2002. Trash or habitat? Fish assemblages on offshore oilfield seafloor debris in the Santa Barbara Channel, California. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Water Depth & Sea Level
Charbonnel, E., C. Serre, S. Ruitton, J.-G. Harmelin, and A. Jensen. 2002. Effects of increased habitat complexity on fish assemblages associated with large artificial reef units (French Mediterranean coast). ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 France Artificial Habitat; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Chou, W.-R., K. S. Tew, and L.-S. Fang. 2002. Long-term monitoring of the demersal fish community in a steel-slag disposal area in the coastal waters of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Taiwan Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Substrate
Christie, P., A. White, and E. Deguit. 2002. Starting point or solution? Community-based marine protected areas in the Philippines. Journal of Environmental Management 66:441-454. 2002 Philippines Boating Regulations; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Small Boats; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Cocheret De La Moriniere, E., B. J. A. Pollux, I. Nagelkerken, and G. Van Der Velde. 2002. Post-settlement life cycle migration patterns and habitat preference of coral reef fish that use seagrass and mangrove habitats as nurseries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 55:309-321. 2002 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Curley, B. G., M. J. Kingsford, and B. M. Gillanders. 2002. Spatial and habitat-related patterns of temperate reef fish assemblages: Implications for the design of Marine Protected Areas. Marine and Freshwater Research 53:1197-1210. 2002 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Sponges
Donaldson, T. J. and R. F. Myers. 2002. Insular freshwater fish faunas of Micronesia: Patterns of species richness and similarity. Environmental Biology of Fishes 65:139-149. 2002 Micronesia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Dulvy, N. K., R. E. Mitchell, D. Watson, C. J. Sweeting, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2002. Scale-dependant control of motile epifaunal community structure along a coral reef fishing gradient. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 278:29-Jan. 2002 South & Central America; Fiji; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Substrate
Fielder, D. G. 2002. Sources of walleye recruitment in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:1032-1040. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Sediment
Gillanders, B. M. 2002. Connectivity between juvenile and adult fish populations: Do adults remain near their recruitment estuaries? Marine Ecology Progress Series 240:215-223. 2002 Australia Commercial Fisheries; Fish; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish
Gullstrom, M., M. De La Torre Castro, S. O. Bandeira, M. Bjork, M. Dahlberg, N. Kautsky, P. Ronnback, and M. C. Ohman. 2002. Seagrass ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean. Ambio 31:588-596. 2002 Indian Ocean; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique; Comoros; Madagascar; Seychelles; Mauritius; Reunion; India; South Africa; France Review; Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Nutrients; Primary Production; Seagrasses; Sediment
Hazell, R. W. A., D. S. Schoeman, and M. N. Noffke. 2002. Do fluctuations in the somatic growth rate of rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) encompass all size classes? A re-assessment of juvenile growth. Fishery Bulletin 100:510-518. 2002 South Africa Index or Indicator Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Ports & Harbors
Hickey, T. E., M. M. J. Seymour, and S. D. Sayle. 2002. A management plan for the offshore disposal of drilling muds & cuttings in Brunei - A receiving environment based approach. Pages 459-466 in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Division (Publication) PD. 2002 Field Study & Monitoring Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Holbrook, S. J., A. J. Brooks, and R. J. Schmitt. 2002. Predictability of fish assemblages on coral patch reefs. Marine and Freshwater Research 53:181-188. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level
Holbrook, S. J., A. J. Brooks, and R. J. Schmitt. 2002. Variation in structural attributes of patch-forming corals and in patterns of abundance of associated fishes. Marine and Freshwater Research 53:1045-1053. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Husebo, A., L. Nottestad, J. H. Fossa, D. M. Furevik, and S. B. Jorgensen. 2002. Distribution and abundance of fish in deep-sea coral habitats. Hydrobiologia 471:91-99. 2002 Norway Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Kaiser, M. J., J. S. Collie, S. J. Hall, S. Jennings, and I. R. Poiner. 2002. Modification of marine habitats by trawling activities: Prognosis and solutions. Fish and Fisheries 3:114-136. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Worms; Nutrients; Seagrasses; Sediment; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Last, P. R., A. V. Balushkin, and J. B. Hutchins. 2002. Halaphritis platycephala (Notothenioidei: Bovichtidae): A new genus and species of temperate icefish from southeastern Australia. Copeia 433-440. 2002 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Leis, J. M. and B. M. Carson-Ewart. 2002. In situ settlement behaviour of damselfish (Pomacentridae) larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 61:325-346. 2002 Australia; Cuba Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Water Depth & Sea Level
Levin, P. S. and M. E. Hay. 2002. Fish-seaweed association on temperate reefs: Do small-scale experiments predict large-scale patterns? Marine Ecology Progress Series 232:239-246. 2002 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae
Lok, A., C. Metin, A. Ulas, F. O. Duzbastilar, and A. Tokac. 2002. Artificial reefs in Turkey. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Recreational Fishing; Special Use Permitting; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Lozano-Alvarez, E., G. Carrasco-Zanini, and P. Briones-Fourzan. 2002. Homing and orientation in the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus (Decapoda, Palinuridae), towards a subtidal coral reef habitat. Crustaceana 75:859-873. 2002 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Mille-Pagaza, S., J. Carrillo-Laguna, A. Perez-Chi, and M. E. Sanchez-Salazar. 2002. Abundancia y diversidad de los invertebrados litorales de isla Socorro, Archipielago Revillagigedo, Mexico. Revista de Biologia Tropical 50:97-105. 2002 South & Central America; Mexico Index or Indicator Algae; Arthropods; Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Sediment
Miller, M. W. and C. L. Gerstner. 2002. Reefs of an uninhabited Caribbean island: Fishes, benthic habitat, and opportunities to discern reef fishery impact. Biological Conservation 106:37-44. 2002 South & Central America; Haiti; Jamaica; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Special Use Permitting
Mumby, P. J. and C. C. C. Wabnitz. 2002. Spatial patterns of aggression, territory size, and harem size in five sympatric Caribbean parrotfish species. Environmental Biology of Fishes 63:265-279. 2002 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Substrate
Nagelkerken, I. and G. Van Der Velde. 2002. Do non-estuarine mangroves harbour higher densities of juvenile fish than adjacent shallow-water and coral reef habitats in Curacao (Netherlands Antilles)? Marine Ecology Progress Series 245:191-204. 2002 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Water Depth & Sea Level
Nagelkerken, I., C. M. Roberts, G. Van der Velde, M. Dorenbosch, M. C. Van Riel, E. Cocheret de la Moriniere, and P. H. Nienhuis. 2002. How important are mangroves and seagrass beds for coral-reef fish? The nursery hypothesis tested on an island scale. Marine Ecology Progress Series 244:299-305. 2002 South & Central America; Caribbean Fish; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Nanami, A. and M. Nishihira. 2002. The structures and dynamics of fish communities in an Okinawan coral reef: Effects of coral-based habitat structures at sites with rocky and sandy sea bottoms. Environmental Biology of Fishes 63:353-372. 2002 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nitschke, P., M. Mather, and F. Juanes. 2002. Evidence for density-dependent mortality in recruitment of a temperate reef fish, cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus, among similar reefs in the vicinity of an anthropogenic disturbance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 226:165-178. 2002 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Special Use Permitting
Ogden, J. C. and T. P. Quinn. 2002. Migration in coral reef fishes: ecological significance and orientation mechanisms. 2002 Model Fish; Plankton
Okumura, S., S. Tsumura, and K. Maruyama. 2002. Evaluation of artificial nursery reef materials for juvenile red spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara under reared condition. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition) 68:186-191. 2002 Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Pandolfi, J. M. 2002. Coral community dynamics at multiple scales. Coral Reefs 21:13-23. 2002 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources
Pandolfi, J. M., C. E. Lovelock, and A. F. Budd. 2002. Character release following extinction in a Caribbean reef coral species complex. Evolution 56:479-501. 2002 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Light
Paulay, G., L. Kirkendale, G. Lambert, and C. Meyer. 2002. Anthropogenic biotic interchange in a coral reef ecosystem: A case study from Guam. Pacific Science 56:403-422. 2002 US Pacific & Hawaii; Micronesia; Guam Ballast Discharge; Complex Habitat & Resources; Docks & Marinas; Escape & Release of Non-natives; Invasive Species; Military; Ports & Harbors; Tourism & Recreation
Ragaini, L., G. Bianucci, G. Cantalamessa, G. Valleri, and W. Landini. 2002. Paleoecology and paleobiogeography of fossil mollusks from Isla Isabela (Galapagos, Ecuador). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 15:381-389. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Substrate
Reise, K. 2002. Sediment mediated species interactions in coastal waters. Journal of Sea Research 48:127-141. 2002 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Irrigation; Microorganisms; Sediment
Riegl, B. 2002. Effects of the 1996 and 1998 positive sea-surface temperature anomalies on corals, coral diseases and fish in the Arabian Gulf (Dubai, UAE). Marine Biology 140:29-40. 2002 United Arab Emirates Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Pathogens; Stony Coral
Sala, E., O. Aburto-Oropeza, G. Paredes, I. Parra, J. C. Barrera, and P. K. Dayton. 2002. A general model for designing networks of marine reserves. Science 298:1991-1993. 2002 Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources
Salvat, B., Y. Chancerelle, M. Schrimm, R. Morancy, M. Porcher, and A. Aubanel. 2002. Restoration of a degraded coral reef site and creation of a coral garden (Bora Bora, French Polynesia) [Restauration d'une zone corallienne degradee et implantation d'un jardin corallien à Bora Bora, Polynesie Francaise]. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 57:81-96. 2002 Global Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs; Stony Coral; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Saunders, G. W. and G. T. Kraft. 2002. Two new Australian species of Predaea (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) with taxonomic recommendations for an emended nemastomatales and expanded halymeniales. Journal of Phycology 38:1245-1260. 2002 Australia; South Africa Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Sheppard, C. and N. A. Rayner. 2002. Utility of the Hadley Centre sea ice and sea surface temperature data set (HadISST1) in two widely contrasting coral reef areas. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:303-308. 2002 Indian Ocean; Chagos Archipelago; India Complex Habitat & Resources
Sherman, R. L., D. S. Gilliam, and R. E. Spieler. 2002. Artificial reef design: Void space, complexity, and attractants. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Florida Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Smale, M. J. 2002. Occurrence of Carcharias taurus in nursery areas of the Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa. Marine and Freshwater Research 53:551-556. 2002 South Africa Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Storms & Hurricanes; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Suenaga, Y., K. Masuda, H. Kakegawa, K. Hisamura, A. Suenaga, and K. Kimigawa. 2002. Development of the System for Creating Fishery Ground in and Around the Seto Inland Sea. Pages 420-424 in Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2002 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Artificial Habitat; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Fish; Fishing Sector
US Environmental Protection Agency. 2002. Water-Efficient Landscaping: Preventing Pollution & Using Resources Wisely. 4204M, US EPA. 2002 Climate; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Housing; Landscaping & Household Services; Textiles & Apparel
Vermeij, M. J. A. and R. P. M. Bak. 2002. How are coral populations structured by light? Marine light regimes and the distribution of Madracis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 233:105-116. 2002 Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Stony Coral
White, A. T., C. A. Courtney, and A. Salamanca. 2002. Experience with marine protected area planning and management in the Philippines. Coastal Management 30:26-Jan. 2002 Philippines Field Study & Monitoring; Model Banks, Credit, & Securities; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Marine Protected Areas
Zalmon, I. R., R. Novelli, M. P. Gomes, and V. V. Faria. 2002. Experimental results of an artificial reef programme on the Brazilian coast north of Rio de Janeiro. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59. 2002 Field Study & Monitoring Apex Fish Predators; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Aburto-Oropeza, O. and E. F. Balart. 2001. Community structure of reef fish in several habitats of rocky reef in gulf of California. Marine Ecology 22:283-305. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Anderson, T. W. 2001. Predator responses, prey refuges, and density-dependent mortality of a marine fish. Ecology 82:245-257. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Special Use Permitting
Angel, A. and F. P. Ojeda. 2001. Structure and trophic organization of subtidal fish assemblages on the northern Chilean coast: The effect of habitat complexity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 217:81-91. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Bailey IV., H. K., J. H. Cowan Jr, and R. L. Shipp. 2001. Experimental evaluation of potential effects of habitat size and presence of conspecifics on habitat association by young-of-the-year Red Snapper. Gulf of Mexico Science 19:119-131. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Piscivorous Fish
Bay, L. K., G. P. Jones, and M. I. McCormick. 2001. Habitat selection and aggression as determinants of spatial segregation among damselfish on a coral reef. Coral Reefs 20:289-298. 2001 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Bingham, B. L. 2001. Biology of mangroves and mangrove ecosystems. Advances in Marine Biology 40:81-251. 2001 Global Field Study & Monitoring Agriculture; Algae; Aquaculture; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Fishing Sector; Forestry; Irrigation; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Microorganisms; Pathogens; Plankton; Salinity; Seagrasses; Sediment; Tourism & Recreation
Caley, M. J., K. A. Buckley, and G. P. Jones. 2001. Separating ecological effects of habitat fragmentation, degradation, and loss on coral commensals. Ecology 82:3435-3448. 2001 Australia Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Stony Coral
Coffroth, M. A., S. R. Santos, and T. L. Goulet. 2001. Early ontogenetic expression of specificity in a cnidarian-algal symbiosis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 222:85-96. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study; Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Zooxanthellae
Crowe, T. P., G. Dobson, and C. L. Lee. 2001. A novel method for tagging and recapturing animals in complex habitats and its use in research into stock enhancement of Trochus niloticus. Aquaculture 194:383-391. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector
Dahlgren, C. P. and D. B. Eggleston. 2001. Spatio-temporal variability in abundance, size and microhabitat associations of early juvenile Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus in an off-reef nursery system. Marine Ecology Progress Series 217:145-156. 2001 Bahamas Algae; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Ebersole, J. P. 2001. Recovery of fish assemblages from ship groundings on coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:655-671. 2001 Florida Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Octocoral; Planktivorous Fish; Remediation; Substrate
Edinger, E. N., J. M. Pandolfi, and R. A. Kelley. 2001. Community structure of Quaternary coral reefs compared with Recent life and death assemblages. Paleobiology 27:669-694. 2001 Papua New Guinea Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment
Emslie, M. J. and G. P. Jones. 2001. Patterns of embryo mortality in a demersally spawning coral reef fish and the role of predatory fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 60:363-373. 2001 Australia GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Epstein, N., R. P. M. Bak, and B. Rinkevich. 2001. Strategies for gardening denuded coral reef areas: The applicability of using different types of coral material for reef restoration. Restoration Ecology 9:432-442. 2001 Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Aquaculture; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Ferreira, C. E. L., J. E. A. Gonccalves, and R. Coutinho. 2001. Community structure of fishes and habitat complexity on a tropical rocky shore. Environmental Biology of Fishes 61:353-369. 2001 Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Stony Coral; Turf Algae
Fonseca, M. S. 2001. Comparative analysis of the functioning of disturbed and undisturbed coral reef and seagrass ecosystems in the Tortugas: phase I- establishing a baseline. Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, Beaufort, North Carolina. 2001 Florida GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton; Primary Production; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Friedlander, A. M. 2001. Essential fish habitat and the effective design of marine reserves: Application for marine ornamental fishes. Aquarium Sciences and Conservation 3:135-150. 2001 Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas
Fry, G. C., D. A. Milton, and T. J. Wassenberg. 2001. The reproductive biology and diet of sea snake bycatch of prawn trawling in Northern Australia: Characteristics important for assessing the impacts on populations. Pacific Conservation Biology 7:55-73. 2001 Australia Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Fulton, C. J., D. R. Bellwood, and P. C. Wainwright. 2001. The relationship between swimming ability and habitat use in wrasses (Labridae). Marine Biology 139:25-33. 2001 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Shoreline Protection
Garcia-Charton, J. A. and A. Perez-Ruzafa. 2001. Spatial pattern and the habitat structure of a Mediterranean rocky reef fish local assemblage. Marine Biology 138:917-934. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Substrate
Glynn, P. W., J. L. Mate, A. C. Baker, and M. O. Calderon. 2001. Coral bleaching and mortality in Panama and Ecuador during the 1997-1998 El Nino-Southern Oscillation event: Spatial/temporal patterns and comparisons with the 1982-1983 event. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:79-109. 2001 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Hydrocoral; Sea Temperatures; Stony Coral
Green, B. S. and M. I. McCormick. 2001. Ontogeny of the digestive and feeding systems in the anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 61:73-83. 2001 Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Gust, N., J. H. Choat, and M. I. McCormick. 2001. Spatial variability in reef fish distribution, abundance, size and biomass: A multi-scale analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 214:237-251. 2001 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish
Jeffrey, C.F.G., C. Pattengill-Semmens, S. Gittings, and M. E. Monaco. 2001. Distribution and sighting frequency of reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series MSD-01-1. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Sanctuaries Division, Silver Spring, MD. 2001 Florida Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Social Organizations
Lindahl, U., M. C. Ohman, and C. K. Schelten. 2001. The 1997/1998 mass mortality of corals: Effects on fish communities on a Tanzanian coral reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42:127-131. 2001 Tanzania Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral
McClanahan, T. R. and R. Arthur. 2001. The effect of marine reserves and habitat on populations of East African coral reef fishes. Ecological Applications 11:559-569. 2001 Indian Ocean; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Meyer, C. G., K. N. Holland, B. M. Wetherbee, and C. G. Lowe. 2001. Diet, resource partitioning and gear vulnerability of Hawaiian jacks captured in fishing tournaments. Fisheries Research 53:105-113. 2001 US Pacific & Hawaii Finfish Harvest; Fish
Miller, M. W. and J. Barimo. 2001. Assessment of juvenile coral populations at two reef restoration sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Indicators of success? Bulletin of Marine Science 69:395-405. 2001 Florida Index or Indicator Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Montgomery, J. C., N. Tolimieri, and O. S. Haine. 2001. Active habitat selection by pre-settlement reef fishes. Fish and Fisheries 2:261-277. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Munday, P. L. 2001. Fitness consequences of habitat use and competition among coral-dwelling fishes. Oecologia 128:585-593. 2001 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Nagelkerken, I., S. Kleijnen, T. Klop, R. A. C. J. Van Den Brand, E. Cocheret De La Moriniere, and G. Van Der Velde. 2001. Dependence of Caribbean reef fishes on mangroves and seagrass beds as nursery habitats: A comparison of fish faunas between bays with and without mangroves/seagrass beds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 214:225-235. 2001 South & Central America; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses
Nanami, A. and M. Nishihira. 2001. Survival rates of juvenile coral reef fishes differ between patchy and continuous habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:1209-1221. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
O'Hara, T. D. 2001. Consistency of faunal and floral assemblages within temperate subtidal rocky reef habitats. Marine and Freshwater Research 52:853-863. 2001 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Seagrasses
Paulay, G. and A. Kerr. 2001. Patterns of coral reef development on Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati). Bulletin of Marine Science 69:1191-1207. 2001 US Pacific & Hawaii; Kiribati Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Sediment; Stony Coral
Precht, W. F., R. B. Aronson, and D. W. Swanson. 2001. Improving scientific decision-making in the restoration of ship-grounding sites on coral reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:1001-1012. 2001 Florida Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Richter, C., M. Wunsch, M. Rasheed, I. Kotter, and M. I. Badran. 2001. Endoscopic exploration of Red Sea coral reefs reveals dense populations of cavity-dwelling sponges. Nature 413:726-730. 2001 Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Plankton; Skeletal Coral; Sponges
Rogers-Bennett, L. and J. S. Pearse. 2001. Indirect benefits of marine protected areas for juvenile abalone. Conservation Biology 15:642-647. 2001 Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins
Sedberry, G. R., J. C. McGovern, and O. Pashuk. 2001. The Charleston Bump: An island of essential fish habitat in the Gulf Stream. Pages 24-Mar in American Fisheries Society Symposium. 2001 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector
Shima, J. S. 2001. Recruitment of a coral reef fish: Roles of settlement, habitat, and postsettlement losses. Ecology 82:2190-2199. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Planktivorous Fish
Sluka, R. D. and M. W. Miller. 2001. Herbivorous fish assemblages and herbivory pressure on Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives. Coral Reefs 20:255-262. 2001 Indian Ocean; Maldives; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Spadoni, R. H. and C. J. Kruempel. 2001. Florida keys national marine sanctuary Looe key coral reef restoration project of 1999. Pages 302-305 in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 2001 Florida Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Storms & Hurricanes; Wetland & Reef Restoration
St John, J., G. R. Russ, I. W. Brown, and L. C. Squire. 2001. The diet of the large coral reef serranid Plectropomus leopardus in two fishing zones on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fishery Bulletin 99:180-192. 2001 Australia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Stewart, B. D. and G. P. Jones. 2001. Associations between the abundance of piscivorous fishes and their prey coral reefs: Implications for prey-fish mortality. Marine Biology 138:383-397. 2001 Australia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Thiel, M. and I. Kruse. 2001. Status of the Nemertea as predators in marine ecosystems. Hydrobiologia 456:21-32. 2001 Review; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms
Vigliola, L. and M. Harmelin-Vivien. 2001. Post-settlement ontogeny in three Mediterranean reef fish species of the genus Diplodus. Bulletin of Marine Science 68:271-286. 2001 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Vytopil, E. and B. L. Willis. 2001. Epifaunal community structure in Acropora spp. (Scleractinia) on the Great Barrier Reef: Implications of coral morphology and habitat complexity. Coral Reefs 20:281-288. 2001 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Hydrocoral; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Stony Coral
Wenner, E. L. and C. A. Barans. 2001. Benthic habitats and associated fauna of the upper- and middle-continental slope near the Charleston Bump. Pages 161-176 in American Fisheries Society Symposium. 2001 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Wilson, D. 2001. Patterns of replenishment of coral-reef fishes in the nearshore waters of the San Blas Archipelago, Caribbean Panama. Marine Biology 139:735-753. 2001 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish
Zeller, D. and D. Pauly. 2001. Visualisation of standardized life-history patterns. Fish and Fisheries 2:344-355. 2001 Fish; Fishing Sector; Water Depth & Sea Level
Zilberberg, C. and P. J. Edmunds. 2001. Competition among small colonies of Agaricia: The importance of size asymmetry in determining competitive outcome. Marine Ecology Progress Series 221:125-133. 2001 US Virgin Islands; Jamaica Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Andrew, N. L. and A. L. O'Neill. 2000. Large-scale patterns in habitat structure on subtidal rocky reefs in New South Wales. Marine and Freshwater Research 51:255-263. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Sea Urchins
Bergman, K. C., M. C. Ohman, and S. Svensson. 2000. Influence of habitat structure on Pomacentrus sulfureus, a western Indian Ocean reef fish. Environmental Biology of Fishes 59:243-252. 2000 Indian Ocean; Tanzania; India Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Booth, D. J., M. J. Kingsford, P. J. Doherty, and G. A. Beretta. 2000. Recruitment of damselfishes in One Tree Island lagoon: Persistent interannual spatial patterns. Marine Ecology Progress Series 202:219-230. 2000 Australia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Chadwick-Furman, N. E., M. Spiegel, and I. Nir. 2000. Sexual reproduction in the tropical corallimorpharian Rhodactis rhodostoma. Invertebrate Biology 119:361-369. 2000 Index or Indicator Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton
Dahlgren, C. P. and D. B. Eggleston. 2000. Ecological processes underlying ontogenetic habitat shifts in a coral reef fish. Ecology 81:2227-2240. 2000 Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring; Model Algae; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Edinger, E. N. and M. J. Risk. 2000. Reef classification by coral morphology predicts coral reef conservation value. Biological Conservation 92:13-Jan. 2000 Southeast Asia; Indonesia Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Stony Coral
Epstein, N., R. P. M. Bak, and B. Rinkevich. 2000. Toxicity of third generation dispersants and dispersed Egyptian crude oil on Red Sea coral larvae. Marine Pollution Bulletin 40:497-503. 2000 Egypt Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Petroleum Spills; Stony Coral
Gillanders, B. M. and M. J. Kingsford. 2000. Elemental fingerprints of otoliths of fish may distinguish estuarine 'nursery' habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 201:273-286. 2000 Fish; Fishing Sector
Goffredo, S. and N. E. Chadwick-Furman. 2000. Abundance and distribution of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungidae) on a coral reef at Eilat, northern Red Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science 66:241-254. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Guidetti, P. 2000. Differences among fish assemblages associated with nearshore Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds, rocky-algal reefs and unvegetated sand habitats in the adriatic sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 50:515-529. 2000 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Substrate
Hendler, G. and D. L. Pawson. 2000. Echinoderms of the rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 275-299. 2000 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Mangroves; Plankton; Seagrasses; Seastars; Seawater Flow; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Substrate
Holbrook, S. J., G. E. Forrester, and R. J. Schmitt. 2000. Spatial patterns in abundance of a damselfish reflect availability of suitable habitat. Oecologia 122:109-120. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Tonga Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Jeng, W.-L., C.-F. Dai, and K.-L. Fan. 2000. Taiwan Strait. Seas at the millennium - an environmental evaluation - Volume 2 499-512. 2000 China; Taiwan Field Study & Monitoring Agriculture; Aquaculture; Beaches & Nature Parks; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Non-point Source Runoff; Seawater Flow; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Wastewater Discharge; Water Depth & Sea Level; Wetlands
Koenig, C. C., F. C. Coleman, C. B. Grimes, G. R. Fitzhugh, K. M. Scanlon, C. T. Gledhill, and M. Grace. 2000. Protection of fish spawning habitat for the conservation of warm-temperate reef-fish fisheries of shelf-edge reefs of Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 66:593-616. 2000 Florida GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Labrosse, P., Y. Letourneur, M. Kulbicki, J. R. Paddon. 2000. Fish stock assessment of the northern New Caledonian lagoons: 3 - fishing pressure, potential yields and impact on management options. Aquatic Living Resource 13:91-98. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; New Caledonia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Housing; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Levin, P. S., N. Tolimieri, M. Nicklin, and P. F. Sale. 2000. Integrating individual behavior and population ecology: The potential for habitat-dependent population regulation in a reef fish. Behavioral Ecology 11:565-571. 2000 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Special Use Permitting
Lindeman, K. C., R. Pugliese, G. T. Waugh, and J. S. Ault. 2000. Developmental patterns within a multispecies reef fishery: Management applications for essential fish habitats and protected areas. Bulletin of Marine Science 66:929-956. 2000 Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Civil Engineering & Construction; Commercial Fisheries; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Piscivorous Fish
Mumby, P. J. 2000. Remote sensing of tropical coastal resources: Progress and fresh challenges for the new millennium. Pages 283-291 Seas at the millennium - an environmental evaluation - Volume 3. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Nagelkerken, I., G. Van Der Velde, M. W. Gorissen, G. J. Meijer, T. Van't Hof, and C. Den Hartog. 2000. Importance of mangroves, seagrass beds and the shallow coral reef as a nursery for important coral reef fishes, using a visual census technique. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 51:31-44. 2000 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Apex Fish Predators; Fish; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Nagelkerken, I., M. Dorenbosch, W. C. E. P. Verberk, E. Cocheret de la Moriniere, and G. Van der Velde. 2000. Importance of shallow-water biotopes of a Caribbean bay for juvenile coral reef fishes: Patterns in biotope association, community structure and spatial distribution. Marine Ecology Progress Series 202:175-192. 2000 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Noss, R. F. 2000. High-risk ecosystems as foci for considering biodiversity and ecological integrity in ecological risk assessments. Environmental Science and Policy 3:321-332. 2000 Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species
Peyrot-Clausade, M., P. Chabanet, C. Conand, M. F. Fontaine, Y. Letourneur, and M. Harmelin-Vivien. 2000. Sea urchin and fish bioerosion on La Reunion and Moorea reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 66:477-485. 2000 Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Sea Urchins
Rice, M. A., A. Valliere, and A. Caporelli. 2000. A review of shellfish restoration and management projects in Rhode Island. Journal of Shellfish Research 19:401-408. 2000 Review Aquaculture; Artificial Habitat; Bivalves; Commercial Fisheries; Docks & Marinas; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Petroleum Spills; Ports & Harbors; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Rilov, G. and Y. Benayahu. 2000. Fish assemblage on natural versus vertical artificial reefs: The rehabilitation perspective. Marine Biology 136:931-942. 2000 Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Rinkevich, B. 2000. Steps towards the evaluation of coral reef restoration by using small branch fragments. Marine Biology 136:807-812. 2000 Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Robichaud, D., W. Hunte, and M. R. Chapman. 2000. Factors affecting the catchability of reef fishes in Antillean fish traps. Bulletin of Marine Science 67:831-844. 2000 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish
Rossier, O. and M. Kulbicki. 2000. A comparison of fish assemblages from two types of algal beds and coral reefs in the south-west lagoon of New Caledonia. Cybium 24:26-Mar. 2000 New Caledonia Calcareous Macroalgae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Seagrasses; Small Herbivorous Fish
Schwindt, E. and O. O. Iribarne. 2000. Settlement sites, survival and effects on benthos of an introduced reef-building polychaete in a SW Atlantic coastal lagoon. Bulletin of Marine Science 67:73-82. 2000 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Sediment; Substrate
Scott, L. C., J. W. Boland, K. S. Edyvane, and G. K. Jones. 2000. Development of a seagrass-fish habitat model - I: A seagrass residency index for economically important species. Environmetrics 11:541-552. 2000 Australia Model; Index or Indicator Fish; Fishing Sector; Molluscs; Monetary Valuation; Primary Production; Seagrasses; Sediment
Smith, I. P., K. J. Collins, and A. C. Jensen. 2000. Digital electromagnetic telemetry system for studying behaviour of decapod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 247:209-222. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Smith, S. D. A. 2000. Evaluating stress in rocky shore and shallow reef habitats using the macrofauna of kelp holdfasts. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7:259-272. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Invertebrates
Stewart, B. D. and J. S. Beukers. 2000. Baited technique improves censuses of cryptic fish in complex habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 197:259-272. 2000 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Syms, C. and G. P. Jones. 2000. Disturbance, habitat structure, and the dynamics of a coral-reef fish community. Ecology 81:2714-2729. 2000 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Thorburn, C. C. 2000. Changing customary marine resource management practice and institutions: The case of Sasi Lola in the Kei Islands, Indonesia. World Development 28:1461-1479. 2000 Indonesia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Designate Protected Species; Finfish Harvest; Housing; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Resource Use Management; Special Use Permitting
Tolimieri, N., A. Jeffs, and J. C. Montgomery. 2000. Ambient sound as a cue for navigation by the pelagic larvae of reel fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 207:219-224. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. 2000. The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs. Washington, D.C. 2000 Global Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Agriculture; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cultural Policies; Cultural Protections; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Landuse Management; Marine Protected Areas; Non-point Source Runoff; Pathogens; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Shoreline Protection; Tourism & Recreation
Vasquez-Yeomans, L. 2000. Seasonal variation of ichthyoplankton in a western Caribbean bay system. Environmental Biology of Fishes 58:379-392. 2000 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Fish; Plankton
Velasco, A. and M. Wolff. 2000. Ictiofauna juvenil de fondos blandos durante la transicion de \secas\" a lluvias en la costa pacifica de Colombia". Revista de Biologia Tropical 48:215-228. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Water Depth & Sea Level
Watkins, R. 2000. Silurian Reef-Dwelling Brachiopods and Their Ecologie Implications. Palaios 15:112-119. 2000 Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Valuation
Acosta, C. A. 1999. Benthic dispersal of Caribbean spiny lobsters among insular habitats: Implications for the conservation of exploited marine species. Conservation Biology 13:603-612. 1999 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Barnes, D. K. A. 1999. High diversity of tropical intertidal zone sponges in temperature, salinity and current extremes. African Journal of Ecology 37:424-434. 1999 Mozambique Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Salinity; Seagrasses; Seawater Flow; Sponges
Barry, K. L. and C. W. Hawryshyn. 1999. Spectral sensitivity of the Hawaiian saddle wrasse, Thalassoma duperrey, and implications for visually mediated behaviour on coral reefs. Environmental Biology of Fishes 56:429-442. 1999 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Cedrik M, L., S. Morand, and R. Galzin. 1999. The parasitism of coral reef fish. Reflection of habitat? [La parasitisme des poissons coralliens. Reflet de l'habitat?]. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III 322:281-287. 1999 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Chapman, M. R. and D. L. Kramer. 1999. Gradients in coral reef fish density and size across the Barbados Marine Reserve boundary: Effects of reserve protection and habitat characteristics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 181:81-96. 1999 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Marine Protected Areas; Substrate
Charton, J. A. G. and A. P. Ruzafa. 1999. Ecological heterogeneity and the evaluation of the effects of marine reserves. Fisheries Research 42:20-Jan. 1999 Review; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector
Cole, R. G. 1999. Trophic relationships between fishes and benthic organisms on northeastern New Zealand reefs. Vie et Milieu 49:201-212. 1999 Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Cumming, R. L. 1999. Predation on reef-building corals: Multiscale variation in the density of three corallivorous gastropods, Drupella spp. Coral Reefs 18:147-157. 1999 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Deudero, S., P. Merella, B. Morales-Nin, E. Massuti, and F. Alemany. 1999. Fish communities associated with FADs. Scientia Marina 63:199-207. 1999 Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector
Flores, A. A. V. and M. L. Negreiros-Fransozo. 1999. On the population biology of the mottled shore crab Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850) (brachyura, Grapsidae) in a subtropical area. Bulletin of Marine Science 65:59-73. 1999 Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms
Greenfield, D. W. and R. K. Johnson. 1999. Assemblage structure and habitat associations of Western Caribbean gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Copeia 251-266. 1999 South & Central America; Belize; Honduras; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves
Hart, A. M., J. D. Bell, I. Lane, and T. P. Foyle. 1999. Improving culture techniques for village-based farming of giant clams (Tridacnidae). Aquaculture Research 30:175-190. 1999 Solomon Islands Planktivorous Fish; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Heyman, W. D. and B. Kjerfve. 1999. Hydrological and oceanographic considerations for integrated coastal zone management in Southern Belize. Environmental Management 24:229-245. 1999 South & Central America; Belize; Honduras; Caribbean Model Agriculture; Aquaculture; Discharges; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Heyward, A. J. and A. P. Negri. 1999. Natural inducers for coral larval metamorphosis. Coral Reefs 18:273-279. 1999 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Hickford, M. J. H. and D. R. Schiel. 1999. Evaluation of the performance of light traps for sampling fish larvae in inshore temperate waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 186:293-302. 1999 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Lawson, G. L., D. L. Kramer, and W. Hunte. 1999. Size-related habitat use and schooling behavior in two species of surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus and A. coeruleus) on a fringing reef in Barbados, West Indies. Environmental Biology of Fishes 54:19-33. 1999 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Lee Long, W. J., R. G. Coles, and L. J. McKenzie. 1999. Issues for seagrass conservation management in Queensland. Pacific Conservation Biology 5:321-328. 1999 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Agriculture; Chemical Use Regulations; Commercial Fisheries; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Landuse Management; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Nutrients; Permitting & Zoning; Petroleum Spills; Sea Turtles; Seagrasses; Sediment; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Ley, J. A., C. C. McIvor, and C. L. Montague. 1999. Fishes in mangrove prop-root habitats of northeastern Florida Bay: Distinct assemblages across an estuarine gradient. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 48:701-723. 1999 Florida Fish; Mangroves; Salinity; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Lindeman, K. C. and D. B. Snyder. 1999. Nearshore hardbottom fishes of southeast Florida and effects of habitat burial caused by dredging. Fishery Bulletin 97:508-525. 1999 Florida Beaches & Nature Parks; Corallivorous Fish; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Littler, M. M. and D. S. Littler. 1999. Blade abandonment/proliferation: A novel mechanism for rapid epiphyte control in marine macrophytes. Ecology 80:1736-1746. 1999 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Murdoch, T. J. T. and R. B. Aronson. 1999. Scale-dependent spatial variability of coral assemblages along the Florida Reef Tract. Coral Reefs 18:341-351. 1999 South & Central America; Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Nagle, D. G. and V. J. Paul. 1999. Production of secondary metabolites by filamentous tropical marine cyanobacteria: Ecological functions of the compounds. Journal of Phycology 35:1412-1421. 1999 Micronesia; Guam Complex Habitat & Resources; Cyanobacteria; Fish; Microorganisms
Ovalle, A. R. C., C. E. Rezende, C. E. V. Carvalho, T. C. Jennerjahn, and V. Ittekkot. 1999. Biogeochemical characteristics of coastal waters adjacent to small river-mangrove systems, East Brazil. Geo-Marine Letters 19:179-185. 1999 CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Nutrients; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Pandolfi, J. M. 1999. Response of pleistocene coral reefs to environmental change over long temporal scales. American Zoologist 39:113-130. 1999 Global; South & Central America; Papua New Guinea; Caribbean Climate; CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Non-point Source Runoff; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level
Pandolfi, J. M., G. Llewellyn, and J. B. C. Jackson. 1999. Pleistocene reef environments, constituent grains, and coral community structure: Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Coral Reefs 18:107-122. 1999 South & Central America; Antilles; Caribbean Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Stony Coral
Riera, F., A. Grau, A. M. Grau, E. Pastor, A. Quetglas, and S. Pou. 1999. Ichthyofauna associated with drifting floating objects in the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean). Scientia Marina 63:229-235. 1999 Fish; Seagrasses
Srinivasan, M., G. P. Jones, and M. J. Caley. 1999. Experimental evaluation of the roles of habitat selection and interspecific competition in determining patterns of host use by two anemonefishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 186:283-292. 1999 Field Study & Monitoring Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Stachowicz, J. J. and M. E. Hay. 1999. Mutualism and coral persistence: The role of herbivore resistance to algal chemical defense. Ecology 80:2085-2101. 1999 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Fleshy Macroalgae; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins; Skeletal Coral
Stiger, V. and C. E. Payri. 1999. Spatial and temporal patterns of settlement of the brown macroalgae Turbinaria ornata and Sargassum mangarevense in a coral reef on Tahiti. Marine Ecology Progress Series 191:91-100. 1999 Model Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae
Syms, C. and G. P. Jones. 1999. Scale of disturbance and the structure of a temperate fish guild. Ecology 80:921-940. 1999 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Wilson, A. D. 1999. Coral reefs: A diminishing resource. Sea Technology 40:15-Oct. 1999 Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Tourism & Recreation
Wolff, N., R. Grober-Dunsmore, C. S. Rogers, and J. Beets. 1999. Management implications of fish trap effectiveness in adjacent coral reef and gorgonian habitats. Environmental Biology of Fishes 55:81-90. 1999 Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Octocoral
Aronson, R. B. 1998. Decadal-scale persistence of predation potential in coral reef communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 172:53-60. 1998 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Jamaica; Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Ault, T. R. and C. R. Johnson. 1998. Relationships between habitat and recruitment of three species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) at Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 223:145-166. 1998 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Ault, T. R. and C. R. Johnson. 1998. Spatial variation in fish species richness on coral reefs: Habitat fragmentation and stochastic structuring processes. Oikos 82:354-364. 1998 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Ault, T. R., C. R. Johnson. 1998. Spatially and temporally predictable fish communities on coral reefs. Ecological Monographs 68:25-50. 1998 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Beets, J. and A. Friedlander. 1998. Evaluation of a conservation strategy: A spawning aggregation closure for red hind, Epinephelus guttatus, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Environmental Biology of Fishes 55:91-98. 1998 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish
Burke, C. D., T. M. McHenry, W. D. Bischoff, and S. J. Mazzullo. 1998. Coral diversity and mode of growth of lateral expansion patch reefs at Mexico Rocks, northern Belize shelf, Central America. Carbonates and Evaporites 13:32-42. 1998 South & Central America; Belize; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Substrate
Christian, R., F. Steimle, and R. Stone. 1998. Evolution of marine artificial reef development-a philosophical review of management strategies. Gulf of Mexico Science 16:32-36. 1998 Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish; Resource Use Management; Special Use Permitting
Connell, S. D. and J. Kingsford. 1998. Spatial, temporal and habitat-related variation in the abundance of large predatory fish at One Tree Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 17:49-57. 1998 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Copper, P. 1998. Evaluating the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction: comparing brachiopod faunas. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 43:137-154. 1998 Global; South & Central America Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Dunlap, M. and J. R. Pawlik. 1998. Spongivory by parrotfish in Florida mangrove and reef habitats. Marine Ecology 19:325-337. 1998 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Mangroves; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Friedlander, A. M. and J. D. Parrish. 1998. Temporal dynamics of fish communities on an exposed shoreline in Hawaii. Environmental Biology of Fishes 53:18-Jan. 1998 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Fish; Shoreline Protection; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Friedlander, A.M. and J. D. Parrish. 1998. Habitat characteristics affecting fish assemblages on a Hawaiian coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 224:1-30. 1998 US Pacific & Hawaii Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Garcia Charton, J. A. and A. Perez Ruzafa. 1998. Correlation between habitat structure and a rocky reef fish assemblage in the southwest Mediterranean. Marine Ecology 19:111-128. 1998 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gillanders, B. M. and M. J. Kingsford. 1998. Influence of habitat on abundance and size structure of a large temperate-reef fish, Achoerodus viridis (Pisces: Labridae). Marine Biology 132:503-514. 1998 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sponges
Hebshi, A. 1998. Foraging site preferences of Brandt's Cormorants off the Santa Cruz, California, coast. Waterbirds 21:245-250. 1998 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Birds; Substrate
Jenkins, G. P. and M. J. Wheatley. 1998. The influence of habitat structure on nearshore fish assemblages in a southern Australian embayment: Comparison of shallow seagrass, reef-algal and unvegetated sand habitats, with emphasis on their importance to recruitment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 221:147-172. 1998 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Jones, G. P. and C. Syms. 1998. Disturbance, habitat structure and the ecology of fishes on coral reefs. Australian Journal of Ecology 23:287-297. 1998 Review; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Kotrschal, K., M. J. Van Staaden, and R. Huber. 1998. Fish brains: Evolution and environmental relationships. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 8:373-408. 1998 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Lipcius, R. N., D. B. Eggleston, D. L. Miller, and T. C. Luhrs. 1998. The habitat-survival function for Caribbean spiny lobster: An inverted size effect and non-linearity in mixed algal and seagrass habitats. Marine and Freshwater Research 49:807-816. 1998 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seagrasses
Love, MI LT ON. 1998. Some results of fish surveys around California offshore production platforms. Page 1393 in Proceedings of the Conference on California and the World Ocean. 1998 Fish; Oil & Gas Rigs; Ports & Harbors
McClanahan, T. R. 1998. Predation and the distribution and abundance of tropical sea urchin populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 221:231-255. 1998 Indian Ocean; India Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Substrate
Miller, M. W. and M. E. Hay. 1998. Effects of fish predation and seaweed competition on the survival and growth of corals. Oecologia 113:231-238. 1998 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Moore, C. G., G. R. Saunders, and D. B. Harries. 1998. The status and ecology of reefs of Serpula vermicularis L. (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) in Scotland. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 8:645-656. 1998 Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Marine Worms
Mumby, P. J., E. P. Green, C. D. Clark, and A. J. Edwards. 1998. Digital analysis of multispectral airborne imagery of coral reefs. Coral Reefs 17:59-69. 1998 Turks and Caicos Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses
Nemeth, R. S. 1998. The effect of natural variation in substrate architecture on the survival of juvenile bicolor damselfish. Environmental Biology of Fishes 53:129-141. 1998 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Ohman, M. C. 1998. The use of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) as bio-indicators of habitat structure and human disturbance. Ambio 27:708-716. 1998 Global; Sri Lanka Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish
Ohman, M. C. and A. Rajasuriya. 1998. Relationships between habitat structure and fish communities on coral and sandstone reefs. Environmental Biology of Fishes 53:19-31. 1998 Indian Ocean; Sri Lanka; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Ohman, M. C., P. L. Munday, G. P. Jones, and M. J. Caley. 1998. Settlement strategies and distribution patterns of coral-reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 225:219-238. 1998 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Rajasuriya, A. 1998. Coral and rock reef habitats in southern Sri Lanka; patterns in the distribution of coral communities. Ambio 27:723-728. 1998 Sri Lanka Boating Activities; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Sediment; Stony Coral
Renones, O., J. Moranta, J. Coll, and I. Moreno. 1998. Fish assemblages of an artificial reef in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 meadow off the southern Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean). Boletin - Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia 14:57-68. 1998 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Robertson, D. R. 1998. Do coral-reef fish faunas have a distinctive taxonomic structure? Coral Reefs 17:179-186. 1998 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Sheehy, M., N. Caputi, C. Chubb, and M. Beichier. 1998. Use of lipofuscin for resolving cohorts of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55:925-936. 1998 Australia Lab Study Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Sluka, R., M. Chiappone, K. M. Sullivan, T. A. Potts, J. M. Levy, E. F. Schmitt, and G. Meester. 1998. Density, species and size distribution of groupers (Serranidae) in three habitats at Elbow Reef, Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science 62:219-228. 1998 Florida Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Piscivorous Fish
Sosa-Cordero, E., A. M. Arce, W. Aguilar-Davila, and A. Ramirez-Gonzalez. 1998. Artificial shelters for spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Latreille): An evaluation of occupancy in different benthic habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 229:18-Jan. 1998 South & Central America; Bahamas; Cuba; Mexico Index or Indicator Algae; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Temperatures; Seagrasses; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Stobutzki, I. C. 1998. Interspecific variation in sustained swimming ability of late pelagic stage reef fish from two families (Pomacentridae and chaetodontidae). Coral Reefs 17:111-119. 1998 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Taylor, R. B. 1998. Density, biomass and productivity of animals in four subtidal rocky reef habitats: The importance of small mobile invertebrates. Marine Ecology Progress Series 172:37-51. 1998 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sediment
Van Dam, R. P. and C. E. Diez. 1998. Home range of immature hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus)) at two Caribbean islands. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 220:15-24. 1998 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Acosta, C. A. and M. J. Butler IV. 1997. Role of mangrove habitat as a nursery for juvenile spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, in Belize. Marine and Freshwater Research 48:721-727. 1997 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Stony Coral
Anderson, T. J. 1997. Habitat selection and shelter use by Octopus tetricus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 150:137-148. 1997 Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octopus & Squid; Sediment
Arce, A. M., W. Aguilar-Davila, E. Sosa-Cordero, and J. F. Caddy. 1997. Artificial shelters (casitas) as habitats for juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus in the Mexican Caribbean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 158:217-224. 1997 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Arias-Gonzalez, J.E., B. Delesalle, B. Salvat, and R. Galzin. 1997. Trophic functioning of the Tiahura reef sector, Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Coral Reefs 16:231-246. 1997 Model Complex Habitat & Resources
Bell, J. D., I. Lane, M. Gervis, S. Soule, and H. Tafea. 1997. Village-based farming of the giant clam, Tridacna gigas (L.), for the aquarium market: Initial trials in Solomon Islands. Aquaculture Research 28:121-128. 1997 Solomon Islands Aquarium & Pet Trade; Complex Habitat & Resources; Housing
Beukers, J. S. and G. P. Jones. 1997. Habitat complexity modifies the impact of piscivores on a coral reef fish population. Oecologia 114:50-59. 1997 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral
Briones-Fourzan, P. and P. S. McWilliam. 1997. Puerulus of the spiny lobster Panulirus guttatus (Latreille, 1804) (Palinuridae). Marine and Freshwater Research 48:699-705. 1997 South & Central America; Caribbean; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Carr, M. H. and M. A. Hixon. 1997. Artificial reefs: The importance of comparisons with natural reefs. Fisheries 22:28-33. 1997 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Chabanet, P., H. Ralambondrainy, M. Amanieu, G. Faure, and R. Galzin. 1997. Relationships between coral reef substrata and fish. Coral Reefs 16:93-102. 1997 Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral
Crook, A. C. 1997. Colour patterns in a coral reef fish. Is background complexity important? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 217:237-252. 1997 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish
Culbertson Jan, C. 1997. Alternative donation options with the Texas Artificial Reef Program. Pages 421-431 in Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference. 1997 South & Central America; Mexico Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Funding & Donations; Tourism & Recreation
Davis, A. R., D. E. Roberts, and S. P. Cummins. 1997. Rapid invasion of a sponge-dominated deep-reef by Caulerpa scalpelliformis (Chlorophyta) in Botany Bay, New South Wales. Austral Ecology 22:146-150. 1997 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fleshy Macroalgae; Invasive Species; Invertebrates; Sponges
Eggleston, D. B., R. N. Lipcius, and J. J. Grover. 1997. Predator and shelter-size effects on coral reef fish and spiny lobster prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series 149:43-59. 1997 Bahamas Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Piscivorous Fish
Friedlander, A. M. and J. D. Parrish. 1997. Fisheries harvest and standing stock in a Hawaiian Bay. Fisheries Research 32:33-50. 1997 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Tourism & Recreation
Gillanders, B. M. 1997. Patterns of abundance and size structure in the blue groper, Achoerodus viridis (Pisces, Labridae): Evidence of links between estuaries and coastal reefs. Environmental Biology of Fishes 49:153-173. 1997 Australia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seagrasses
Griffiths, M. H. 1997. The life history and stock separation of silver kob, Argyrosomus inodorus, in South African waters. Fishery Bulletin 95:47-67. 1997 South Africa Fishing Sector; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Hatcher, B. G. 1997. Coral reef ecosystems: How much greater is the whole than the sum of the parts? Coral Reefs 16. 1997 Global Model Complex Habitat & Resources
Herrnkind, W. F., M. J. Butler IV, J. H. Hunt, and M. Childress. 1997. Role of physical refugia: Implications from a mass sponge die-off in a lobster nursery in Florida. Marine and Freshwater Research 48:759-769. 1997 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Cyanobacteria; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Microorganisms; Sponges
Kanamoto, Z. 1997. Species diversity, vertical distribution and biomass of reef fish communities with reference to spatial structures of reefs in Onagawa Bay and Sendai Bay, Japan. Japanese Journal of Ecology 47:20-Nov. 1997 Japan Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Kleypas, J. A. 1997. Modeled estimates of global reef habitat and carbonate production since the last glacial maximum. Paleoceanography 12:533-545. 1997 Global Model Calcium Carbonate Deposition; CO2; Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Nutrients; Salinity; Water Depth & Sea Level
Laroche, J., E. Baran, and N. B. Rasoanandrasana. 1997. Temporal patterns in a fish assemblage of a semiarid mangrove zone in Madagascar. Journal of Fish Biology 51:20-Mar. 1997 Madagascar Fish; Mangroves; Salinity
Levin, P. S., W. Chiasson, and J. M. Green. 1997. Geographic differences in recruitment and population structure of a temperate reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 161:23-35. 1997 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
McKenna Jr., J. E. 1997. Influence of physical disturbance on the structure of coral reef fish assemblages in the Dry Tortugas. Caribbean Journal of Science 33:82-97. 1997 Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Large Ships; Planktivorous Fish
Mumby, P. J., E. P. Green, A. J. Edwards, and C. D. Clark. 1997. Coral reef habitat-mapping: How much detail can remote sensing provide? Marine Biology 130:193-202. 1997 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses
Ohman, M. C., A. Rajasuriya, and E. Olafsson. 1997. Reef fish assemblages in north-western Sri Lanka: Distribution patterns and influences of fishing practises. Environmental Biology of Fishes 49:45-61. 1997 Sri Lanka Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Stony Coral
Parrish, F. A., E. E. DeMartini, and D. M. Ellis. 1997. Nursery habitat in relation to production of juvenile pink snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus, in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Fishery Bulletin 95:137-148. 1997 US Pacific & Hawaii Model Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish; Point Source Discharges; Sediment
Pennings, S. C., S. R. Pablo, and V. J. Paul. 1997. Chemical defenses of the tropical, benthic marine cyanobacterium Hormothamnion enteromorphoides: Diverse consumers and synergisms. Limnology and Oceanography 42:911-917. 1997 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Rajasuriya, A., M. C. Ohman, and R. W. Johnstone. 1997. Coral and sandstone reef-habitats in north-western Sri Lanka: Patterns in the distribution of coral communities. Hydrobiologia 362:31-43. 1997 Indian Ocean; Sri Lanka; India Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Rooker, J. R., Q. R. Dokken, C. V. Pattengill, and G. J. Holt. 1997. Fish assemblages on artificial and natural reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, USA. Coral Reefs 16:83-92. 1997 South & Central America; Mexico Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Sanchez, J. A., J. M. Diaz, and S. Zea. 1997. Gorgonian communities in two contrasting environments on oceanic atolls of the southwestern Caribbean. Bulletin of Marine Science 61:453-465. 1997 South & Central America; Caribbean Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral
Santos, M. N. and C. C. Monteiro. 1997. The Olhao artificial reef system (south Portugal): Fish assemblages and fishing yield. Fisheries Research 30:33-41. 1997 Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Artificial Habitat; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector
Sebens, K. P., J. Witting, and B. Helmuth. 1997. Effects of water flow and branch spacing on particle capture by the reef coral Madracis mirabills (Duchassaing and Michelotti). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 211:28-Jan. 1997 Jamaica Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Light; Seawater Flow; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Stanley, D. R. and C. A. Wilson. 1997. Seasonal and spatial variation in the abundance and size distribution of fishes associated with a petroleum platform in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54:1166-1176. 1997 South & Central America; Mexico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Stoner, A. W., N. Mehta, and T. N. Lee. 1997. Recruitment of Strombus veligers to the Florida keys reef tract: Relation to hydrographic events. Journal of Shellfish Research 16:6-Jan. 1997 South & Central America; Florida; Caribbean Finfish Harvest; Snails & Conch; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Tupper, M. and R. G. Boutilier. 1997. Effects of habitat on settlement, growth, predation risk and survival of a temperate reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 151:225-236. 1997 Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses
Van Dam, R. P. and C. E. Diez. 1997. Diving behavior of immature hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in a caribbean reef habitat. Coral Reefs 16:133-138. 1997 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Turtles
Wallace, C. C. and C.-F. Dai. 1997. Scleractinia of Taiwan (IV): Review of the coral genus Acropora from Taiwan. Zoological Studies 36:288-324. 1997 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indian Ocean; India; Pacific Ocean; Japan; China; Indonesia; Philippines; Taiwan Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Buttner, H. 1996. Rubble mounds of sand tilefish Malacanthus plumieri (bloch, 1787) and associated fishes in Colombia. Bulletin of Marine Science 58:248-260. 1996 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Substrate; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Caley, M. J. and J. ST . John. 1996. Refuge availability structures assemblages of tropical reef fishes. Journal of Animal Ecology 65:414-428. 1996 Australia Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources
DeMartini, E. E., F. A. Parrish, and J. D. Parrish. 1996. Interdecadal change in reef fish populations at French frigate shoals and midway atoll, northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Statistical power in retrospect. Bulletin of Marine Science 58:804-825. 1996 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Storms & Hurricanes
Donaldson, T. J. 1996. Fishes of the remote Southwest Palau Islands: A zoogeographic perspective. Pacific Science 50:285-308. 1996 Palau; Micronesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Edsall, T. A., G. W. Kennedy, and W. H. Horns. 1996. Potential spawning habitat for lake trout on Julian's Reef, Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 22:83-88. 1996 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Estes, J. A. 1996. The influence of large, mobile predators in aquatic food webs: examples from sea otters and kelp forests. Pages 65-72 Aquatic predators and their prey. 1996 US Pacific & Hawaii; Columbia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertebrates; Primary Production; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses
Fitzsimons, J. D. 1996. The significance of man-made structures for lake trout spawning in the Great Lakes: Are they a viable alternative to natural reefs? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53:142-151. 1996 Review Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Gillanders, B. M. and M. J. Kingsford. 1996. Elements in otoliths may elucidate the contribution of estuarine recruitment to sustaining coastal reef populations of a temperate reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 141:13-20. 1996 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Seagrasses
Gleason, M. G. 1996. Coral recruitment in Moorea, French Polynesia: The importance of patch type and temporal variation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 207:79-101. 1996 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Small Herbivorous Fish
Hamzah, AM IR, A. AD JI Z Saleh, and SA TY A Budhi Takdir. 1996. Marine management efforts for the Pagerungan gas development. Pages 891-898 in International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. 1996 Indonesia Artificial Habitat; Discharges; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Waterborne Discharges
Harris Lee, E., J. Mostkoff Benjamin, and GE RA LD Zadikoff. 1996. Artificial reefs: from waste to resources. Pages 754-759 in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 1996 Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Complex Habitat & Resources; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Housing; Shoreline Armoring; Tourism & Recreation
Hicklenton, P. R. and K. G. Cairns. 1996. Plant water relations and mineral nutrition of containerized nursery plants in relation to irrigation method. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 76:155-160. 1996 Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Irrigation; Nutrients
Hyndes, G. A., I. C. Potter, and R. C. J. Lenanton. 1996. Habitat partitioning by whiting species (Sillaginidae) in coastal waters. Environmental Biology of Fishes 45:21-40. 1996 Australia Fish; Seagrasses; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Jennings, S., S. S. Marshall, and N. V. C. Polunin. 1996. Seychelles' marine protected areas: Comparative structure and status of reef fish communities. Biological Conservation 75:201-209. 1996 Seychelles Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Special Use Permitting; Tourism & Recreation
Letourneur, Y. 1996. Dynamics of fish communities on Reunion fringing reefs, Indian Ocean. I. Patterns of spatial distribution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 195:30-Jan. 1996 Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Levin, P. S. and M. E. Hay. 1996. Responses of temperate reef fishes to alterations in algal structure and species composition. Marine Ecology Progress Series 134:37-47. 1996 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Invertebrates
Lumbang, W. A. and V. J. Paul. 1996. Chemical defenses of the tropical green seaweed Neomeris annulata Dickie: Effects of multiple compounds on feeding by herbivores. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 201:185-195. 1996 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Guam; Caribbean Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Sea Urchins
Matta, J. L. and J. Vega. 1996. Role of hyperoxia in the oxygen-activation of superoxide dismutases in the symbiotic dinoflagellate symbiodinium microadriaticum. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 30:280. 1996 Complex Habitat & Resources
Millhr, M. W. and M. E. Hay. 1996. Coral-seaweed-grazer-nutrient interactions on temperate reefs. Ecological Monographs 66:323-344. 1996 Global; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Muller-Mai, C., C. Voigt, S. R. De Almeida Reis, H. Herbst, and U. M. Gross. 1996. Substitution of natural coral by cortical bone and bone marrow in the rat femur. Part II SEM, TEM, and in situ hybridization. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 7:479-488. 1996 Complex Habitat & Resources; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources
Paulay, G. 1996. Dynamic clams: Changes in the bivalve fauna of Pacific islands as a result of sea-level fluctuations. American Malacological Bulletin 12:45-57. 1996 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Niue Complex Habitat & Resources
Porras, R., J. V. Bataller, E. Murgui, and M. T. Torregrosa. 1996. Trophic structure and community composition of polychaetes inhabiting some Sabellaria alveolate (L.) reefs along the Valencia Gulf Coast, Western Mediterranean. Marine Ecology 17:583-602. 1996 Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms
Renaud, P. E., W. G. Ambrose Jr., S. R. Riggs, and D. A. Syster. 1996. Multi-level effects of severe storms on an offshore temperate reef system: Benthic sediments, macroalgae, and implications for fisheries. Marine Ecology 17:383-398. 1996 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fishing Sector; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Rooker, J. R., G. D. Dennis, and D. Goulet. 1996. Sampling larval fishes with a nightlight lift-net in tropical inshore waters. Fisheries Research 26:15-Jan. 1996 Puerto Rico Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Sluka, R. and K. M. Sullivan. 1996. The influence of habitat on the size distribution of groupers in the upper Florida Keys. Environmental Biology of Fishes 47:177-189. 1996 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Piscivorous Fish
Stimson, J., S. Larned, and K. McDermid. 1996. Seasonal growth of the coral reef macroalga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forskal) Borgesen and the effects of nutrient availability, temperature and herbivory on growth rate. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 196:53-77. 1996 Lab Study Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Light; Nutrients; Sediment
Thorrold, S. R. and D. M. Williams. 1996. Meso-scale distribution patterns of larval and pelagic juvenile fishes in the central Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 145:17-31. 1996 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Waltho, N. D. and J. Kolasa. 1996. Stochastic determinants of assemblage patterns in coral reef fishes: A quantification by means of two models. Environmental Biology of Fishes 47:255-267. 1996 Jamaica Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Benzie, J. A., A. Haskell, and H. Lehman. 1995. Variation in the genetic composition of coral (Pocillopora damicornis and Acropora palifera) populations from different reef habitats. Marine Biology 121:731-740. 1995 Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Brewer, D. T., S. J. M. Blaber, J. P. Salini, and M. J. Farmer. 1995. Feeding Ecology of Predatory Fishes from Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, with Special Reference to Predation on Penaeid Prawns. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 40:577-600. 1995 Australia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Chabanet, P. and Y. Letourneur. 1995. Spatial pattern of size distribution of four fish species on Reunion coral reef flats. Hydrobiologia 299-308. 1995 Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Fish
Eggleston, D. B. 1995. Recruitment in Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus: post-settlement abundance, microhabitat features, and ontogenetic habitat shifts. Marine Ecology Progress Series 124:22-Sep. 1995 Bahamas Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish; Seagrasses; Stony Coral
Faust, M. A. and S. L. Morton. 1995. Morphology and ecology of the marine dinoflagellate Ostreopsis labens sp. nov. (Dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology 31:456-463. 1995 South & Central America; Belize; Japan Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Flajs, G., M. Vigener, H. Keupp, D. Meischner, F. Neuweiler, J. Paul, J. Reitner, K. Warnke, H. Weller, P. Dingle, C. Hensen, P. Schafer, P. Gautret, R. R. Leinfelder, H. Hussner, and B. Kaufmann. 1995. Mud mounds: A polygenetic spectrum of fine-grained carbonate buildups. Facies 32:Jan-69. 1995 Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Complex Habitat & Resources; Microorganisms; Primary Production; Sponges
French Jonathan, A. 1995. Gulf of Aqaba: a common cause in the Middle East peace process. Pages 524-527 in [No source information available]. 1995 Middle East Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Hilton, M. J. and S. S. Manning. 1995. Conversion of coastal habitats in Singapore: Indications of unsustainable development. Environmental Conservation 22:307-322. 1995 Malaysia GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Resource Use Management; Sediment
Jennings, S., E. M. Grandcourt, and N. V. C. Polunin. 1995. The effects of fishing on the diversity, biomass and trophic structure of Seychelles' reef fish communities. Coral Reefs 14:225-235. 1995 Seychelles Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates
Maragos, J. E. and C. W. Cook Jr. 1995. The 1991-1992 rapid ecological assessment of Palau's coral reefs. Coral Reefs 14:237-252. 1995 Palau Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Beaches & Nature Parks; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Mangroves; Sea Turtles; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation
Tupper, M. and R. G. Boutilier. 1995. Effects of habitat on settlement, growth, and postsettlement survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52:1834-1841. 1995 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Seagrasses
Acosta M., A. 1994. Contamination gradient and its effect on the coral community structure in the Santa Marta area, Colombian Caribbean. Pages 233-239 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources
Aronson, R. B., P. J. Edmunds, W. F. Precht, D. W. Swanson, and D. R. Levitan. 1994. Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: simple, quick, inexpensive techniques. Atoll Research Bulletin 421:1-19. 1994 South & Central America; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Benzie, J. A. H., K. P. Black, P. J. Moran, and P. Dixon. 1994. Small-scale dispersion of eggs and sperm of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in a shallow coral reef habitat. Biological Bulletin 186:153-167. 1994 Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars
Bohnsack, J. A., D. E. Harper, D. B. McClellan, and M. Hulsbeck. 1994. Effects of reef size on colonization and assemblage structure of fishes at artificial reefs off southeastern Florida, U.S.A. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:796-823. 1994 Florida Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources
Chua, C. Y. Y. and L. M. Chou. 1994. The use of artificial reefs in enhancing fish communities in Singapore. Hydrobiologia 285:177-187. 1994 Algae; Artificial Habitat; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Gittings, S. R., T. J. Bright, and D. K. Hagman. 1994. The MV Wellwood and other large vessel groundings: coral reef damage and recovery. Pages 174-180 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton; Stony Coral
Grigg, R. W. 1994. Effects of sewage discharge, fishing pressure and habitat complexity on coral ecosystems and reef fishes in Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 103:25-34. 1994 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Discharges; Finfish Harvest
Jaap, W. C. and F. J. Sargent. 1994. The status of the remnant population of Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, with a discussion of possible causes of changes since 1881. Pages 101-105 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Johnson, T. D., A. M. Barnett, E. E. Demartini, L. L. Craft, R. F. Ambrose, and L. J. Purcell. 1994. Fish production and habitat utilization on a southern California artificial reef. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:709-723. 1994 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources
Lang, J. C., B. Maguire Jr, A. J. King, and P. Dustan. 1994. Non-invasive research and monitoring in coral reefs. Pages 45-51 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Bahamas Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Leinfelder, R. R., M. Krautter, R. Laternser, M. Nose, D. U. Schmid, G. Schweigert, W. Werner, H. Keupp, H. Brugger, R. Herrmann, U. Rehfeld-Kiefer, J. H. Schroeder, C. Reinhold, R. Koch, A. Zeiss, V. Schweizer, H. Christmann, G. Menges, and H. Luterbacher. 1994. The origin of Jurassic reefs: Current research developments and results. Facies 31:Jan-56. 1994 Global; Oman; Spain; Germany Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate; Water Depth & Sea Level
Macdiarmid, A. B. 1994. Cohabitation in the spiny lobster Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875). Crustaceana 66:341-355. 1994 Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Render, J. H. and C. A. Wilson. 1994. Hook-and-line mortality of caught and released red snapper around oil and gas platform structural habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:1106-1111. 1994 Complex Habitat & Resources; Oil & Gas Rigs; Piscivorous Fish; Water Depth & Sea Level
Sluka, R., M. Chiappone, and K. M. Sullivan. 1994. Comparison of juvenile grouper populations in southern Florida and the central Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science 54:871-880. 1994 Florida; Bahamas Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Piscivorous Fish
Szedlmayer, S. T. and R. L. Shipp. 1994. Movement and growth of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, from an artificial reef area in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:887-896. 1994 South & Central America; Mexico Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Turner, S. J. 1994. Spatial variability in the abundance of the corallivorous gastropod Drupella cornus. Coral Reefs 13:41-48. 1994 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
West, J. E., R. M. Buckley, and D. C. Doty. 1994. Ecology and habitat use of juvenile rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) associated with artificial reefs in Puget Sound, Washington. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:344-350. 1994 Artificial Habitat; Fish; Substrate
Andrew, N. L. 1993. Spatial heterogeneity, sea urchin grazing, and habitat structure on reefs in temperate Australia. Ecology 74:292-302. 1993 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins
Cohen, A. C. and J. G. Morin. 1993. The cypridinid copulatory limb and a new genus Kornickeria (Ostracoda: Myodocopida) with four new species of bioluminescent ostracods from the Caribbean. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 108:23-84. 1993 South & Central America; Jamaica; Belize; Panama; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources
Guillemette, M., J. H. Himmelman, C. Barette, and A. Reed. 1993. Habitat selection by common eiders in winter and its interaction with flock size. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:1259-1266. 1993 Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Sea Urchins; Water Depth & Sea Level
Kauffman, E. G. and J. A. Fagerstrom. 1993. The Phanerozoic evolution of reef diversity. Pages 315-329 Species diversity in ecological communities. 1993 Complex Habitat & Resources
Levin, P. S. 1993. Habitat structure, conspecific presence and spatial variation in the recruitment of a temperate reef fish. Oecologia 94:176-185. 1993 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates
Sedberry, G. R. and J. Carter. 1993. The fish community of a shallow tropical lagoon in Belize, Central America. Estuaries 16:198-215. 1993 South & Central America; Belize Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Skeletal Coral
Zea, S. 1993. Cover of sponges and other sessile organisms in rocky and coral reef habitats of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean Sea. Caribbean Journal of Science 29:75-88. 1993 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral
Zea, S. 1993. Recruitment of demosponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) in rocky and coral reef habitats of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean. Marine Ecology 14:21-Jan. 1993 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Blaber, S. J. M., D. T. Brewer, J. P. Salini, J. D. Kerr, and C. Conacher. 1992. Species composition and biomasses of fishes in tropical seagrasses at Groote Eylandt, northern Australia. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 35:605-620. 1992 Australia Apex Fish Predators; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Braley, R. D., D. Sutton, S. S. M. Mingoa, and P. C. Southgate. 1992. Passive greenhouse heating, recirculation, and nutrient addition for nursery phase Tridacna gigas: growth boost during winter months. Aquaculture 108:29-50. 1992 Australia Index or Indicator Bivalves; Nutrients; Zooxanthellae
Edsall, T. A., C. L. Brown, G. W. Kennedy, and T. P. Poe. 1992. Lake trout spawning habitat in the Six Fathom Bank-Yankee Reef lake trout sanctuary, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 18:70-90. 1992 Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients; Water Depth & Sea Level
Gilmore, R. G. and R. S. Jones. 1992. Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain. Bulletin of Marine Science 51:83-103. 1992 Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish
Hooper, J. N. A. and P. R. Bergquist. 1992. Cymbastela, a new genus of lamellate coral reef sponges. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32:99-137. 1992 GIS & Maps Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Jones, G. P. 1992. Interactions between herbivorous fishes and macro-algae on a temperate rocky reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 159:217-235. 1992 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Klumpp, D. W. and A. D. McKinnon. 1992. Commmunity structure, biomass and productivity of epilithic algal communities on the Great Barrier Reef; dynamics at different spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 86:77-89. 1992 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Turf Algae
Wellington, G. M. 1992. Habitat selection and juvenile persistence control the distribution of two closely related Caribbean damselfishes. Oecologia 90:500-508. 1992 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Zea, S. 1992. Estimation of desmosponge (Porifera, Demospongiae) larval settlement rates from short-term recruitment rates: Preliminary experiments. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen 46:293-300. 1992 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Ansari, Z. A., C. U. Rivonker, P. Ramani, and A. H. Parulekar. 1991. Seagrass habitat complexity and macroinvertebrate abundance in Lakshadweep coral reef lagoons, Arabian Sea. Coral Reefs 10:127-131. 1991 Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Seagrasses
Benzie, J. A. H. and J. M. Pandolfi. 1991. Allozyme variation in Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera: Miliolidae) from coral reef habitats in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 21:222-227. 1991 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources
Bohnsack, J. A. 1991. Habitat structure and the design of artifical reefs. Pages 412-426 Habitat structure. 1991 Review Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Carr, M. H. 1991. Habitat selection and recruitment of an assemblage of temperate zone reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 146:113-137. 1991 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Connell, S. D. and G. P. Jones. 1991. The influence of habitat complexity on postrecruitment processes in a temperate reef fish population. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 151:271-294. 1991 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gushima, K., Y. Hazumi, and S. Kakuta. 1991. Growth-related changes in diet and foraging behavior of the yellow wrasse Thalassoma lutescens at Kuchierabu Island. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38:307-313. 1991 Japan Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Planktivorous Fish
Levin, P. S. 1991. Effects of microhabitat on recruitment variation in a Gulf of Maine reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 75:183-189. 1991 Complex Habitat & Resources
Moran, D. P. and M. L. Reaka-Kudla. 1991. Effects of disturbance: disruption and enhancement of coral reef cryptofaunal populations by hurricanes. Coral Reefs 9:215-224. 1991 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Skeletal Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Paul, V. J. and S. C. Pennings. 1991. Diet-derived chemical defenses in the sea hare Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy et Gaimard 1824). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 151:227-243. 1991 Guam Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish
Paw, J. N. and T.-E. Chua. 1991. Managing coastal resources in Cilacap, Indonesia, and Lingayen Gulf, Philippines - an ASEAN initiative. Marine Pollution Bulletin 23:779-783. 1991 Java; Indonesia; Philippines Agriculture; Aquaculture; Beaches & Nature Parks; Chemical Use Regulations; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Mining; Non-point Source Runoff; Seagrasses; Sediment; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Robertson, D. R. 1991. Increases in surgeonfish populations after mass mortality of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in Panama indicate food limitation. Marine Biology 111:437-444. 1991 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Panama Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Safriel, U. N. and M. N. Ben-Eliahu. 1991. The influence of habitat structure and environmental stability on the species diversity of polychaetes in vermetid reefs. Pages 349-369 Habitat structure. 1991 Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms
Sale, P. F. 1991. Habitat structure and recruitment in coral reef fishes. Pages 197-210 Habitat structure. 1991 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton
Sebens, K. P. and A. S. Johnson. 1991. Effects of water movement on prey capture and distribution of reef corals. Hydrobiologia 226:91-101. 1991 US Virgin Islands Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Seawater Flow; Shoreline Protection; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Andrew, N. L. and G. P. Jones. 1990. Patch formation by herbivorous fish in a temperate Australian kelp forest. Oecologia 85:57-68. 1990 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Baelde, P. 1990. Differences in the structures of fish assemblages in Thalassia testudinum beds in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, and their ecological significance. Marine Biology 105:163-173. 1990 Fish; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Blaber, S. J. M. and D. A. Milton. 1990. Species composition, community structure and zoogeography of fishes of mangrove estuaries in the Solomon Islands. Marine Biology 105:259-267. 1990 Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Solomon Islands Fish; Mangroves; Small Herbivorous Fish
Caddy, J. F. and C. Stamatopoulos. 1990. Mapping growth and mortality rates of crevice-dwelling organisms onto a perforated surface: The relevance of 'cover' to the carrying capacity of natural and artificial habitats. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 31:87-106. 1990 Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Artificial Habitat; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Substrate
Carpenter, R. C. 1990. Mass mortality of Diadema antillarum. I. Long-term effects on sea urchin population-dynamics and coral reef algal communities. Marine Biology 104:67-77. 1990 US Virgin Islands Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Primary Production; Sea Urchins; Storms & Hurricanes
Dredge, M. C. L. 1990. Movement, growth and natural mortality rate of the red spot king prawn, Penaeus longistylus Kubo, from the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 41:399-410. 1990 Australia Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Fisk, D. A. and V. J. Harriott. 1990. Spatial and temporal variation in coral recruitment on the Great Barrier Reef: Implications for dispersal hypotheses. Marine Biology 107:485-490. 1990 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars
Holbrook, S. J., M. H. Carr, R. J. Schmitt, and J. A. Coyer. 1990. Effect of giant kelp on local abundance of reef fishes: the importance of ontogenetic resource requirements. Bulletin of Marine Science 47:104-114. 1990 Algae; Substrate
Holbrook, S. J., R. J. Schmitt, and R. F. Ambrose. 1990. Biogenic habitat structure and characteristics of temperate reef fish assemblages. Australian Journal of Ecology 15:489-503. 1990 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Jones, G. P. and N. L. Andrew. 1990. Herbivory and patch dynamics on rocky reefs in temperate Australasia: the roles of fish and sea urchins. Australian Journal of Ecology 15:505-520. 1990 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Moyer, J. T. 1990. Social and reproductive behavior of Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus (Pomacanthidae) at Bantayan island, Philippines, with notes on pomacanthid relationships. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36:459-467. 1990 US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Japan; Philippines Complex Habitat & Resources; Invertivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Phillips, B. F. 1990. Estimating the density and mortality of juvenile western rock lobsters (Panulirus cygnus) in nursery reefs. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47:1330-1338. 1990 Australia Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Schmitt, R. J. and S. J. Holbrook. 1990. Population responses of surfperch released from competition. Ecology 71:1653-1665. 1990 Complex Habitat & Resources
Somers, I. F. 1990. Manipulation of fishing effort in Australia's penaeid prawn fisheries. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 41:12-Jan. 1990 Australia Model Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Stoddart, D. R. 1990. Coral reefs and islands and predicted sea-level rise. Progress in Physical Geography 14:521-536. 1990 Complex Habitat & Resources
Alevizon, W. S. and J. C. Gorham. 1989. Effects of artificial reef deployment on nearby resident fishes. Bulletin of Marine Science 44:646-661. 1989 Florida Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Piscivorous Fish
Anderson, T. W., E. E. Demartini, and D. A. Roberts. 1989. The relationship between habitat structure, body size and distribution of fishes at a temperate artificial reef. Bulletin of Marine Science 44:681-697. 1989 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Bohnsack, J. A. 1989. Are high densities of fishes at artificial reefs the result of habitat limitation or behavioral preference? Bulletin of Marine Science 44:631-645. 1989 Review Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector
Gorham, J. C. and W. S. Alevizon. 1989. Habitat complexity an the abundance of juvenile fishes residing on small scale artificial reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 44:662-665. 1989 Florida Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Hoeksema, B. W. and W. Moka. 1989. Species assemblages and phenotypes of mushroom corals (fungiidae) related to coral reef habitats in the Flores sea. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23:149-160. 1989 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources
Klumpp, D. W. and A. D. McKinnon. 1989. Temporal and spatial patterns in primary production of a coral-reef epilithic algal community. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 131:22-Jan. 1989 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Light; Primary Production; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Levitan, D. R. and S. J. Genovese. 1989. Substratum-dependent predator-prey dynamics: patch reefs as refuges from gastropod predation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 130:111-118. 1989 US Virgin Islands Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Sea Urchins
Lindeman Kenyon, C. 1989. Shoreline habitat use, cross-shelf distributions and nursery area evaluation of newly-settled coastal fishes of southeast Florida. Page 996 in Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. 1989 Florida Complex Habitat & Resources; Piscivorous Fish; Plankton; Sediment; Valuation
Littler, M. M., P. R. Taylor, and D. S. Littler. 1989. Complex interactions in the control of coral zonation on a Caribbean reef flat. Oecologia 80:331-340. 1989 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Lucas, J. S., W. J. Nash, C. M. Crawford, and R. D. Braley. 1989. Environmental influences on growth and survival during the ocean-nursery rearing of giant clams, Tridacna gigas (L.). Aquaculture 80:45-61. 1989 Australia Light; Primary Production
McManus Liana, TA LA UE. 1989. Coralline resources of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines: a proposal for their management. Pages 3098-3107 in Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. 1989 Philippines Complex Habitat & Resources; Cultural Policies; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector
Nayak, S., A. Pamdeya, M. C. Gupta, C. R. Trivedi, K. N. Prasad, and S. A. Kadri. 1989. Application of satellite data for monitoring degradation of tidal wetlands of the Gulf of Kachchh, Western India. Acta Astronautica 20:171-178. 1989 India Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Algae; Fishing Sector; Mangroves; Wetlands
Nizinski, M. S. 1989. Ecological distribution, demography and behavioral observations on Periclimenes anthophilus, an atypical symbiotic cleaner shrimp. Bulletin of Marine Science 45:174-188. 1989 Bermuda Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Pearcy, W. G., D. L. Stein, M. A. Hixon, E. K. Pikitch, W. H. Barss, and R. M. Starr. 1989. Submersible observations of deep-reef fishes of Heceta Bank, Oregon. Fishery Bulletin 87:955-965. 1989 Fish
Able, K. W., K. L. Heck, M. P. Fahay, and C. T. Roman. 1988. Use of salt-marsh peat reefs by small juvenile lobsters on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Estuaries 11:83-86. 1988 Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Brown, B. E. 1988. Fate of metals in biota and biological interactions in the tropical coastal zone. Pages 109-121 Metals in coastal environments of Latin America. 1988 South & Central America; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Clarke, R. D. 1988. Chance and order in determining fish-species composition on small coral patches. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 115:197-212. 1988 South & Central America; Caribbean Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Crawford, C. M., J. S. Lucas, and W. J. Nash. 1988. Growth and survival during the ocean-nursery rearing of giant clams, Tridacna gigas. 1. Assessment of four culture methods. Aquaculture 68:103-113. 1988 Australia; Cuba Field Study & Monitoring Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Substrate
Hoeksema, Bert W. 1988. Mobility of free-living fungiid corals (Scleractinia), a dispersion mechanism and survival strategy in dynamic reef habitat. Pages 715-19 in Proceedings of the 6th Int Coral Reef Sym. 1988 Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Howard, R. K. 1988. Fish predators of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus George) in a nearshore nursery habitat. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39:307-316. 1988 Australia Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Planktivorous Fish
Jones, G. P. 1988. Ecology of rocky reef fish of north-eastern New Zealand: a review. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 22:445-462. 1988 Review Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Jones, G. P. 1988. Experimental evaluation of the effects of habitat structure and competitive interactions on the juveniles of two coral reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 123:115-126. 1988 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Moran, D. 1988. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Gulf of Mexico) - red snapper. Biological Report - US Fish & Wildlife Service 82. 1988 South & Central America; Mexico Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Octopus & Squid; Piscivorous Fish
Robertson, D. R. 1988. Abundances of surgeonfishes on patch-reefs in Caribbean Panama: due to settlement, or post-settlement events? Marine Biology 97:495-501. 1988 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Plankton; Small Herbivorous Fish
Choat, J. H. and A. M. Ayling. 1987. The relationship between habitat structure and fish faunas on New Zealand reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 110:257-284. 1987 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Foster, S. A. 1987. The relative impacts of grazing by caribbean coral reef fishes and Diadema: effects of habitat and surge. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 105:20-Jan. 1987 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Large Herbivorous Fish; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Guzman, H. M., V. L. Obando, and J. Cortes. 1987. Meiofauna associated with a Pacific coral reef in Costa Rica. Coral Reefs 6:107-112. 1987 US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Sediment
Hueckel, G. J. and R. M. Buckley. 1987. The influence of prey communities on fish species assemblages on artificial reefs in Puget Sound, Washington. Environmental Biology of Fishes 19:195-214. 1987 Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Lewis, S. M., J. N. Norris, and R. B. Searles. 1987. The regulation of morphological plasticity in tropical reef algae by herbivory. Ecology 68:636-641. 1987 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish; Special Use Permitting
Roberts, C. M. and R. F. G. Ormond. 1987. Habitat complexity and coral reef fish diversity and abundance on Red Sea fringing reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 41:1-8. 1987 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Gregory Jr, D. R. and R. F. Labisky. 1986. Movements of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus in south Florida. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 43:2228-2234. 1986 Florida; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp
Reinthal, P. N. and S. M. Lewis. 1986. Social behaviour, foraging efficiency and habitat utilization in a group of tropical herbivorous fish. Animal Behaviour 34:1687-1693. 1986 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Richards, L. J. 1986. Depth and habitat distributions of three species of rockfish (Sebastes) in British Columbia: observations from the submersible PISCES IV. Environmental Biology of Fishes 17:13-21. 1986 Columbia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Substrate
Savina, G. C. and A. T. White. 1986. A tale of two islands: Some lessons for marine resource management. Environmental Conservation 13:107-113. 1986 Philippines Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Resource Use Management
Schaeffer, J. S. and F. J. Margraf. 1986. Population characteristics of the invading white perch ( Morone americana) in western Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 12:127-131. 1986 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Tribble, G. W. and R. H. Randall. 1986. A description of the high-latitude shallow water coral communities of Miyake-jima, Japan. Coral Reefs 4:151-159. 1986 US Pacific & Hawaii; Japan Complex Habitat & Resources
Wilson, T. C. and S. J. Krenn. 1986. Construction And Evaluation Of An Artificial Reef Designed To Enhance Nearshore Rockfish Production. Pages 547-551 in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 1986 Artificial Habitat; Shoreline Protection; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Chandler, C. R., R. M. Sanders Jr, and A. M. Landry Jr. 1985. Effects of three substrate variables on two artificial reef fish communities. Bulletin of Marine Science 37:129-142. 1985 Florida; Panama Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Substrate
Ebeling, A. W. and D. R. Laur. 1985. The influence of plant cover on surfperch abundance at an offshore temperate reef. Environmental Biology of Fishes 12:169-179. 1985 Deforestation & Devegetation; Fish; Storms & Hurricanes
Helvey, M. and R. W. Smith. 1985. Influence of habitat structure on the fish assemblages associated with two cooling-water intake structures in southern California. Bulletin of Marine Science 37:189-199. 1985 Index or Indicator Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertebrates; Substrate
Jessee, W. N., A. L. Carpenter, and J. W. Carter. 1985. Distribution patterns and density estimates of fishes on a southern California artificial reef with comparisons to natural kelp- reef habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 37:214-226. 1985 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Light; Mitigation
Kun-Hsiung, CH AN G. 1985. Review of artificial reefs in Taiwan: emphasizing site selection and effectiveness. Bulletin of Marine Science 37:143-150. 1985 Taiwan Review Algae; Artificial Habitat; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates
Lewis, S. M. and P. C. Wainwright. 1985. Herbivore abundance and grazing intensity on a Caribbean coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 87:215-228. 1985 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Small Herbivorous Fish
Shulman, M. J. 1985. Coral reef fish assemblages: intra- and interspecific competition for shelter sites. Environmental Biology of Fishes 13:81-92. 1985 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish
Walsh, W. J. 1985. Reef fish community dynamics on small artificial reefs: the influence of isolation, habitat structure, and biogeography. Bulletin of Marine Science 36:357-376. 1985 US Pacific & Hawaii Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Alevizon, W. and D. Landmeier. 1984. Variability in the population structures of four western Atlantic parrotfishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 10:149-158. 1984 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish
Harris, L. G., A. W. Ebeling, D. R. Laur, and R. J. Rowley. 1984. Community recovery after storm damage: A case of facilitation in primary succession. Science 224:1336-1338. 1984 Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish; Storms & Hurricanes
Jones, G. P. 1984. The influence of habitat and behavioural interactions on the local distribution of the wrasse, Pseudolabrus celidotus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 10:43-57. 1984 Algae; Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Paerl, H. W. 1984. N2 fixation (nitrogenase activity) attributable to a specific Prochloron (Prochlorophyta)-ascidian association in Palau, Micronesia. Marine Biology 81:251-254. 1984 Palau; Micronesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Reinthal, P. N., B. Kensley, and S. M. Lewis. 1984. Dietary shifts in the queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula, in the absence of its primary food item, Diadema antillarum. Marine Ecology 5:191-195. 1984 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Salm, R. V. 1984. Ecological boundaries for coral-reef reserves: Principles and guidelines. Environmental Conservation 11:209-215. 1984 Indian Ocean; Chagos Archipelago; India Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas
Sano, M., M. Shimizu, and Y. Nose. 1984. Changes in structure of coral reef fish communities by destruction of hermatypic corals: observational and experimental views. Pacific Science 38:51-79. 1984 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Sedberry, G. R. and R. F. Van Dolah. 1984. Demersal fish assemblages associated with hard bottom habitat in the South Atlantic Bight of the U.S.A. Environmental Biology of Fishes 11:241-258. 1984 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Day, R. W. 1983. Effects of benthic algae on sessile animals: observational evidence from coral reef habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 33:597-605. 1983 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Small Herbivorous Fish
Foster, A. B. 1983. The relationship between corallite morphology and colony shape in some massive reef-corals. Coral Reefs 2:19-25. 1983 Dominican Republic; Jamaica Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Hatcher, B. G. and A. W. D. Larkum. 1983. An experimental analysis of factors controlling the standing crop of the epilithic algal community on a coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 69:61-84. 1983 Australia Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Nutrients
Jones, G. P. 1983. Relationship between density and behaviour in juvenile Pseudolabrus celidotus (Pisces: Labridae). Animal Behaviour 31:729-735. 1983 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Plankton
Ross, R. M. 1983. Annual, semilunar, and diel reproductive rhythms in the Hawaiian labrid Thalassoma duperrey. Marine Biology 72:311-318. 1983 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources
Thompson, S. M. and G. P. Jones. 1983. Interspecific territoriality and competition for food between the reef fishes Forsterygion varium and Pseudolabrus celidotus. Marine Biology 76:95-104. 1983 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Ayal, Y. and U. N. Safriel. 1982. Role of competition and predation in determining habitat occupancy of Cerithiidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) on the rocky, intertidal, Red Sea coasts of Sinai. Marine Biology 70:305-316. 1982 China Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Snails & Conch
Ayal, Y. and U. N. Safriel. 1982. Species diversity of the coral reef - a note on the role of predation and of adjacent habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 32:787-790. 1982 Complex Habitat & Resources
Buckley, R. M. 1982. Marine habitat enhancement and urban recreational fishing in Washington. Marine Fisheries Review 44:28-37. 1982 Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation
Kotrschal, K. and W. W. Reynolds. 1982. Behavioral ecology of northern Adriatic reef fishes in relation to seasonal temperature regimes ( Scorpaena ustulata). Contributions in Marine Science 25:99-106. 1982 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish
Rice, M. E. and I. G. Macintyre. 1982. Distribution of Sipuncula in the coral reef community, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. The Atlantic barrier reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I: structure and communities 311-320. 1982 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Stony Coral
Rogers, C. S., T. H. Suchanek, and F. A. Pecora. 1982. Effects of Hurricanes David and Frederic (1979) on shallow Acropora palmata reef communities: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science 32:532-548. 1982 US Virgin Islands Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Rutzler, K. and I. G. Macintyre. 1982. The Atlantic barrier reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I: structure and communities. in [No source information available]. 1982 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Belize; Caribbean Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Complex Habitat & Resources; Microorganisms; Plankton; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Jones, G. P. 1981. Spawning-site choice by female Pseudolabrus celidotus (Pisces: Labridae) and its influence on the mating system. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 8:129-142. 1981 Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Planktivorous Fish
Bak, R. P. M. and B. E. Luckhurst. 1980. Constancy and change in coral reef habitats along depth gradients at Curacao. Oecologia 47:145-155. 1980 Antilles Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Barker, M. F. 1979. Breeding and recruitment in a population of the New Zealand starfish Stichaster australis (Verrill). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 41:195-211. 1979 Lab Study Seastars
Sheehy Daniel, J. 1979. Fisheries Development: Japan. Water Spectrum 12:9-Jan. 1979 Japan Artificial Habitat; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sea Urchins
Luckhurst, B. E. and K. Luckhurst. 1978. Analysis of the influence of substrate variables on coral reef fish communities. Marine Biology 49:317-323. 1978 Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Stern, E. M. and W. B. Stickle. 1978. Effects of turbidity and suspended material in aquatic environments. Literature review. in [No source information available]. 1978 Review Dredging, Draining, & Filling
Brawley, S. H. and W. H. Adey. 1977. Territorial behavior of threespot damselfish (Eupomacentrus planifrons) increases reef algal biomass and productivity. Environmental Biology of Fishes 2:45-51. 1977 Jamaica Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Fleshy Macroalgae; Nutrients; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Day, R. W. 1977. Two contrasting effects of predation on species richness in coral reef habitats. Marine Biology 44:5-Jan. 1977 Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources
Maguire, L.A., and J.W. Porter. 1977. A spatial model of growth and competitive strategies in coral communities. Ecological Monographs 3:249-71. 1977 US Pacific & Hawaii Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral; Substrate
Kohn, A. J. and P. J. Leviten. 1976. Effect of habitat complexity on population density and species richness in tropical intertidal predatory gastropod assemblages. Oecologia 25:199-210. 1976 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Molluscs; Skeletal Coral
Kohn, A. J. and J. W. Nybakken. 1975. Ecology of Conus on eastern Indian Ocean fringing reefs: Diversity of species and resource utilization. Marine Biology 29:211-234. 1975 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; India; Thailand; Indonesia Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Substrate
Lubbock, H. R. and N. V. C. Polunin. 1975. Conservation and the tropical marine aquarium trade. Environmental Conservation 2:229-232. 1975 South & Central America; Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Kenya; Mauritius; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Saudi Arabia; Japan; Indonesia; Philippines; Taiwan; Caribbean; France; Germany Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Complex Habitat & Resources; Invasive Species
Hurley, A. C. and P. H. Hartline. 1974. Escape response in the damselfish Chromis cyanea (Pisces: Pomacentridae): a quantitative study. Animal Behaviour 22:430-437. 1974 Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Small Herbivorous Fish
Dahl, A. L. 1973. Surface area in ecological analysis: quantification of benthic coral-reef algae. Marine Biology 23:239-249. 1973 Index or Indicator Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Substrate
Risk, M. J. 1972. Fish diversity on a coral reef in the Virgin Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 152:1-6. 1972 US Virgin Islands Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Stony Coral; Substrate
Jackson, J. B. C., T. F. Goreau, and W. D. Hartman. 1971. Recent brachiopod-coralline sponge communities and their paleoecological significance. Science 173:623-625. 1971 Complex Habitat & Resources; Sponges
Fava, F., M. Ponti, A. Scinto, B. Calcinai, and C. Cerrano. Possible effects of human impacts on epibenthic communities and coral rubble features in the marine Park of Bunaken (Indonesia). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science US Pacific & Hawaii; Indonesia Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Housing; Marine Protected Areas; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Hoare, A. and C. P. Tsokos. Statistical analysis and modeling of coral reef habitats. Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications. Florida Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Stony Coral
Riley, J. W. and J. E. Marsden. Predation on emergent lake trout fry in Lake Champlain. Journal of Great Lakes Research Fish; Fishing Sector

Management Options

Management Option Description Sources Database Topics
Agriculture & Aquaculture: Bivalve Aquaculture Biofouling Control These management options reduce, clean or remove biofouling organisms and other waste from bivalve production areas while minimizing environmental risk. Aquaculture shellfish production requires adequate food availability and water of dependable quantity and quality. Aquaculture operations and gear must have a minimal adverse impact on the surrounding water, plant, animal and human resources. Biofouling is detrimental to shellfish production, increasing exposure to pathogens, reducing the available food stuffs, and increasing organic loading. Only environmentally appropriate biofoul control methods should be used, and fouling organisms and algae should be disposed of appropriately to avoid local degradation. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2011. National Handbook of Conservation Practices. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2011. Conservation Practice Standard: Bivalve Aquaculture Gear and Biofouling Control. CODE 400, USDA.

Algae; Aquaculture; Arthropods; Artificial Habitat; Biological Addition; Biological Harvest; Bivalves; Chemical Variables; Discharge Limitations; Domestic Animal Waste; Escape & Release of Non-natives; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Food & Energy Policies; Food & Raw Materials; Improved Technology; Invertebrate Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Non-point Source Controls; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Octopus & Squid; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Snails & Conch; Supplemental Feeding
Marine Zoning: Special Use Areas Special use areas are set aside for specific scientific or educational purposes. This is in order to encourage the recovery or restoration of injured or degraded resources. Also, the areas may be designated to facilitate access to, or use of, resources, and prevent other user conflicts. Special-use areas are achieved through a variety of methods such as: placing/maintaining buoys along zone boundaries; adjusting boundaries if necessary; evaluating allowable activities within zone boundaries; identifying potential areas that need additional zoning; reviewing the effectiveness of the zoning; and revising NOAA and GIS charts; and determining/establishing appropriate zones for high-impact or user-conflict activities. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Biological Addition; Biological Harvest; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Biomedical Research Policies; Complex Habitat & Resources; Contact Uses; Cultural Services; Decision Support; Designated Uses; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Education & Information; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Health Policies; Marine Protected Areas; Permitting & Zoning; Physical Damage; Provisioning Services; Resource Use Management; Scientific Research; Social Organizations; Special Use Permitting; Supporting Services; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Marine Zoning: Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs) This is a type of Marine Zoning used by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). SPAs focus on the protection of shallow, heavily used reefs where conflicts occur between user groups, and where concentrated visitor activity leads to resource degradation. They are designed to enhance the reproductive capabilities of renewable resources, protect areas critical for sustaining and protecting important marine species, and reduce user conflicts in high-use areas. This is accomplished through a prohibition of consumptive activities within these areas. They have been chosen based on the status of important habitat, the ability of a particular area to sustain and protect the habitat, the level of visitor use, and the degree of conflict between consumptive and non-consumptive users. The actual size and location of these zones have been determined by examination of user patterns, aerial photography, and ground-truthing of specific habitats. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Aquaculture; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Artisanal Fishing; Beaches & Nature Parks; Biological Addition; Biological Harvest; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Boat Movement; Boating Activities; Boating Regulations; Coastal Defense; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Commercial Fisheries; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cruise Ships; Cultural Services; Decision Support; Designated Uses; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Educational & Research Opportunities; Entertainment & Accommodation Services; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Fisheries & Hunting Policies; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Invertebrate Harvest; Landscape Changes; Large Ships; Live Collection; Marine Protected Areas; Oil & Gas Tankers; Ornamental Jewelry & Art; Permitting & Zoning; Physical Damage; Public Administration; Recreational Fishing; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Security; Small Boats; Souvenir & Decorative Trade; Supporting Services; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Trampling; Travel Services & Tour Operators; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage; Water Resources; Water Transportation
Marine Zoning: Ecological Reserves (ERs) Ecological Reserves set aside areas with minimal human interference. These reserves aim to enhance and protect biodiversity through encompassing large, contiguous habitats. The goal of ecological reserves is to encourage spawning, nurseries, and residence areas that contribute to genetic protection of fish and marine life. Ecological Reserves can be achieved through a variety of methods such as: placing/maintaining buoys along zone boundaries; adjusting boundaries if necessary; evaluating allowable activities within zone boundaries; identifying potential areas that need additional zoning; reviewing the effectiveness of the zoning; and revising NOAA and GIS charts. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Biochemical & Genetic Resources; Biological Addition; Biological Harvest; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Boating Activities; Boating Regulations; Coastal Defense; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Cruise Ships; Decision Support; Designated Uses; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Finfish Harvest; Fisheries & Hunting Policies; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Invertebrate Harvest; Large Ships; Live Collection; Marine Protected Areas; Oil & Gas Tankers; Permitting & Zoning; Physical Damage; Provisioning Services; Resource Use Management; Security Policies; Small Boats; Tourism & Recreation; Trampling; Water Transportation
Monitor & Research: Research Artificial Reef Siting, Size, and Materials Impact for Future Management Decisions The effects of artificial reefs on fish and invertebrate abundance and community composition and on other sanctuary resources need to be assessed. Siting and size considerations should include spatial components such as nearest natural reef, species connectivity, currents, distance to shore, expected use, hurricane occurances, etc. The longevity of artificial reefs composed of different materials needs to be evaluated and considered heavily. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2007. National Artificial Reef Plan: Guidelines for Siting, Construction, Development, and Assessment of Artificial Reefs. US Department of Commerce.

NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Artificial Habitat; Biological Addition; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Chemical Variables; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coral; Cultural Services; Decision Support; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Invertebrates; Marine Debris; Physical Variables; Provisioning Services; Public Administration; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Reef Life; Regulating Services; Seawater Flow; Security & Public Administration Policies; Shoreline Protection; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Toxics; Water Resources; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Monitor & Research: Research and Monitor Wetlands This management option involves monitoring and research of mangroves, both for biotic and abiotic factors. Some biotic factors include disease, species, invasive species, abundance, age and leaf litter. Important abiotic factors include sedimentation rates, types and causes of turbidity, and soil chemistry. The activity would document changes to the extent of mangrove vegetation by using historical aerial photography and other records. Wetland nutrient and contaminant processing productivity depends on maintaining a balance and not exceeding thresholds. There remain many unknowns in wetland restoration as to optimal capacity and how to achieve this. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Carbon Storage & Cycling; Chemical Variables; Climate Regulation; Complex Habitat & Resources; Deforestation & Devegetation; Discharges; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Invasive Species; Mangroves; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Nutrients; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Physical Variables; Primary Production; Regulating Services; Scientific Research; Seawater Flow; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Substrate; Supporting Services; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Wetland & Reef Restoration; Wetlands
Monitor & Research: Monitor Use Patterns on Artificial and Natural Reefs This management option seeks to provide data for decisions concerning creating new artificial reefs. Use data is important because justification for artificial reefs extends from their ability to shift use pressures (diving, fishing, etc.) from natural reefs. Once an artificial reef is decided on there is much more data to collect and factors to consider when deciding where the artificial reef (#189). NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Artificial Habitat; Biological Addition; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Boating Activities; Civil Engineering & Construction; Coastal Defense; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coral; Cultural Services; Decision Support; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Environmental Monitoring & Restoration; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fishing Sector; Military; Museums, Amusement Parks, Historical Sites; Provisioning Services; Recreational Fishing; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Life; Security; Security & Public Administration Policies; Supporting Services; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Transportation; Travel Services & Tour Operators; Valuation; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Waterway Management: Lagoon Restoration Many times lagoons/wetlands are filled for urban development, agricultural development, etc. Lagoons/wetlands are a sink for nutrients, sediment, and contaminants. Wetlands close to reef watersheds can be huge contributors to reef health. This is because wetlands intercept surface-water runoff from higher, drier land and retain excess nutrients and pollutants. Also, lagoons are beneficial because they provide habitat for an array of wildlife. Overall, they can greatly reduce the amount nutrient-contaminated water that reaches corals. Center for Watershed Protection. 2008. Guanica Bay watershed management plan.

Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2011. National Handbook of Conservation Practices. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2008. Chapter 13, Part 650. Wetland Restoration, Enhancement or Creation. Engineering Field Handbook. U.S. Depatrment of Agriculture.

Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Civil Engineering & Construction; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Infrastructural Policies; Landscape Changes; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Landuse Management; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Reef Life; Supporting Services; Wetland & Reef Restoration; Wetlands
Waterway Management: Aquatic Organism Passage This management action allows for upstream and downstream passage for fish and other aquatic organisms. The passage of these organisms is often restricted by barriers which must be modified, removed, or worked around with fishways. Sites should be evaluated for variations in discharge, tidal influence, hydraulics, geomorphic impacts, sediment transport and continuity, and organic debris movement. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2011. National Handbook of Conservation Practices. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Civil Engineering & Construction; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Landscape Changes; Landuse Management; Water Resources

Laws

Legal Citation Purpose of Law Management Organization Database Topics
25-Year Permits for Maintenance Dredging in Deepwater Ports; Deepwater Ports Maintenance Dredging and Disposal Manual, 62-045 Florida Administrative Code. 62-45.001 Authority, Intent and Policy. (1) This chapter is promulgated under the authority of Sections 403.061(26) and 403.816(1), F.S. (2) It is the intent of this chapter to establish a permitting system for maintenance dredging in deep water commercial navigation areas of the ports listed in Rule 62-45.020, F.A.C. This chapter incorporates standards and criteria which recognize the present most beneficial use of these waters for deep water commercial navigation. Since the implementation of a comprehensive maintenance dredging management plan is a major factor in determining the adequacy of a long-term maintenance dredging program, it is the further intent of this chapter to give a position of prominence to such a plan within this permit system. (3) It is the policy of the Department to provide a regulatory process which will enable the ports to conduct maintenance dredging in an environmentally sound, expeditious and efficient manner.62-45.020 Scope. (1) The permit system established by this chapter applies only to the ports of Ft. Pierce, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Panama City, Pensacola, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Port Manatee, Port St. Joe, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. (2) The activities which may be included within a permit issued under this chapter are limited to maintenance dredging and disposal of the maintenance dredged material. (3) Applicants for permits under this chapter are limited to the port authorities or private interests using the port for deep water commercial shipping and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Department shall not issue separate permits to the port authority or private interests and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers when the responsibility of maintenance dredging or the disposal of the maintenance dredged material from the port is shared by any of the parties. The permit, if issued, shall clearly specify the duties and responsibilities of each party. (4) A permit may be issued for any length of time up to 25 years. There shall be no more than one such permit for each of the ports listed in subsection (1). (5) The area within which work under this permit system may take place is limited to the federally maintained, port authority maintained, or private interest maintained navigation channels, turning basins, or harbor berths associated with deep water commercial navigation and associated dredged material disposal sites. Eligible port maintenance dredging areas are depicted on NOS Charts Nos. 11491 (Port of Jacksonville), 11478 (Port Canaveral), 11475 (Fort Pierce Harbor), 11466 (Port of Palm Beach), 11468 (Port of Miami), 11470 (Port Everglades), 11413 (Tampa Bay, Northern Part), 11414 (Tampa Bay, Southern Part), 11393 (Port St. Joe), 11391 (Panama City), and 11383 (Port of Pensacola) on file with the Department and adopted here by reference. Copies are available at cost upon request from the Office of Beaches and Coastal Systems, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000.

Application to Coral Reefs:Proper, environmentally sound, dredging and disposal of dredged material, as reviewed by permit processers, will limit the amount of sediment and nutrients released to open water. The process will be particularly applicable to coral reefs for the dredging and disposal of Miiami harbor.

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US State Waters 		Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Large Ships; Nutrients; Oil & Gas Tankers; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Sediment
Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, 18-18 Florida Administrative Code. 18-18.001 Intent. (1) The Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of which are fully described in Rule 18-18.002, F.A.C., was established for the purpose of preserving and enhancing Biscayne Bay and all natural waterways tidally connected to the bay in an essentially natural condition so that its biological and aesthetic values may endure for the enjoyment of future generations. (2) These rules shall apply to all lands public and private within the boundaries of the preserve. However, privately owned uplands shall be excluded from these rules except as otherwise provided for herein. (3) In promulgating and implementing these rules, it is the intent of the Department to construe the provisions of Sections 258.397 and 258.35 through 258.46, F.S., together and to apply the more stringent statutory provisions for the maintenance of the preserve. (4) The preserve shall be administered and managed in accordance with the following goals: (a) To preserve, protect, and enhance Biscayne Bay and all natural waterways tidally connected to the bay by reasonable regulation of human activity within the preserve through the development and implementation of a comprehensive management program; (b) To protect and enhance the waters of the preserve so that the public may continue to enjoy the traditional recreational uses of those waters such as swimming, boating and fishing; (c) To coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies to aid in carrying out the intent of the legislature in creating the preserve; (d) To use applicable federal, state, and local management programs, which are compatible with the intent and provisions of the Act and these rules, to assist in managing the preserve; (e) To encourage activities that protect or enhance the biological and aesthetic values of the preserve, including but not limited to the modification of existing manmade conditions towards their natural condition, when reviewing applications or developing and implementing management plans for the preserve; (f) To preserve and promote indigenous life forms and habitats including but not limited to sponges, soft corals, hard corals, seagrasses, mangroves, mud flats, marine reptiles, game and non-game fish species, marine mammals, tropical marine invertebrates, birds and shellfish; (g) To acquire additional title interests in land wherever such acquisitions would serve to protect or enhance the biological or aesthetic values of the preserve.

Application to Coral Reefs:Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve protection of water quality will contribute to a lowering of contaminants leaving the preserve on tides and thus limiting the contaminants that reach off-shore ecosystems including the FKNMS and the reef system within the sanctuary.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:This chapter establishes the rules to protect the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, which was established for the purpose of preserving and enhancing Biscayne Bay and all natural waterways tidally connected to the bay in an essentially natural condition so that its biological and aesthetic values may endure for the enjoyment of future generations. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
Designated Marine Areas 		Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Ballast Discharge; Boat Movement; Coastal Development; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Hydrologic Management; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Marine Debris; Nutrients; Point Source Discharges; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Seawater Flow; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Small Boats; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge
Chapter 1: Wildlife including protected areas, 12 Virgin Islands Code. Regulates hunting, including for migratory birds, wildlife restoration, establishes and regulates wildlife and marine sactuaries and game preserves.

Application to Coral Reefs:The coral reefs of the US Virgin Islands are within the boundaries off the marine sanctuaries and therefore have the same protection that marine sanctuaries have. Special licenses are required for scientific investigation and for collectors. In wildlife and marine sanctuaries, except under proper permit, taking or posessing any bird, fish, or other wildlife is illegal. Discharge of a firearm or release of arrows (spearfishing) in wildlife or marine sanctuaries is illegal. No form of waste can be thrown, placed or deposited in a wildlife or marine sanctuary.

Legislative Actions:The Commissioner or any USVI resident can commence a civil action. Civil penalties for violators are not to exceed $50,000 per day. Any knowingly or negligently discharging polluants can be crimimnally punished with a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more

Comments:Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources can designate and establish wildlife and marine sanctuaries, and accept monitary and animal donations from the United States. 		US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US Virgin Islands 		Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Arthropods; Bivalves; Complex Habitat & Resources; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fish; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Marine Vertebrates; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Inhabitants; Reef Life; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Snails & Conch; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Wetlands
Chapter 13: Environmental protection, 12 Virgin Islands Code. Establishes an environmental protection program for land development to prevent soil erosion and for the conservation of beaches, shorelines, and the coastal zone of USVI. Rules and Regulations were to prevent improper development of land and harmful environmental changes.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Earth Change Plan review will indicate any adverse environmental impacts, including those that could effect coral reefs such as sedimentation.

Legislative Actions:The law requires an "Earth Change Plan" from the Department of Planning and Natural Resources before any land can be cleared, graded, filled, or otherwise disturbed. Violation from the approved Earth Change Plan is punishable by a fine of $200 per day per violation. Violation of other portions of the Chapter is punishable by $5,000 fine or one year imprisionment per violation. Development in the first tierof the coastal zone requires a coastal zone permit.

Comments:Chapter 13 includes comprehensive erosion and sediment control measures applicable to public and private developments including construction and maintenance of streets and roads. 		US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US Virgin Islands 		Building & Home Construction; City Planning; Coastal Development; Complex Habitat & Resources; Construction Codes & Projects; Ditching & Soil Disturbance; Docks & Marinas; Landuse Management; Resource Use Management; Shoreline Armoring
Chapter 7: Water pollution control, 12 Virgin Islands Code. In coordination with EPA through Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, establishes controls for the discharge of wastewater and other pollutants to waters of the USVI, sets water quality standards. The Commissioner sets water quality standards applicable to he United States Virgin Islands to protect the public health and welfare and the present and future usa of such waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish, aquatic life and wildlife , recreational purposes and other legitamate uses. The standards are to be reviewed every three years.

Application to Coral Reefs:Water of polluted quality is detrimental to propagation and survival of coral reef organisms. Setting appropriate water quality standards will play a major role in protecting coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:The Commissioner or any USVI resident can commence a civil action. Civil penalties for violators are not to exceed $50,000 per day. Any knowingly or negligently discharging polluants can be crimimnally punished with a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $75,000 per day of violation. A second conviction can be punishable up to a fine of $100,000, six years in jail, or both.

Comments: 		US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US Virgin Islands 		Biocriteria; Discharges; Health Policies; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Point Source Discharges; Reef Life; Resource Use Management; Sewage Treatment; Waste Management Policies
Chapter 9A: Commercial fishing, 12 Virgin Islands Code. Establishes regulations to preserve, manage and protect fishery resources through regulation of fishing in marine, estuarine, and freshwaters

Application to Coral Reefs:"Subject to the provisions of federal laws pertaining to the proprietary rights of the Government of the United States, all species of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, animals, plants and all other species comprising the marine, estuarine, and freshwater fauna and flora within the jurisdiction of the territory, excluding all privately owned ponds not exceeding fifty (50) acres, are hereby declared to be the property of the Government of the United Stattes Virgin islands and of common ownership and public use. They may be freely fished, caught, utilized od traded, subjec t to the limitations of this chapter and the rules and regulations for its enforcement."

Legislative Actions:Conservation Officers can board vessels to inspect catches and can lift 'pots' from the water to inspect their contents. Violations are a misdemeaner with a fine of not more than $500.

Comments:"Subject to the provisions of federal laws pertaining to the proprietary rights of the Government of the United States, all beds and bottoms of navigable rivers, streams, lagoons, lakes, sounds, inlets, bays, roadsteads, harbors, oceans, seas or other bodies of water within the jurisdiction of the territory shall be the property of the territory except such as may be held under some grant or alienation heretofore made. No grant, sale, lease or other conveyance of any water bottom shall hereafter be made by the territory or any official thereof." 		US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US Virgin Islands 		Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses
Clean Water Act of 1974, 33 United States Code § 1252. To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters

Application to Coral Reefs:The Act can be used to establish water quality standards for the disharge of pollutants into surface waters. Section 101 (3) stated that it will be the national policy that the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts will be prohibited. The legislation employs a variety of regulatory and nonregulatory tools to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways, finance wastewater treatment facilities, and manage polluted runoff. The tools are employed to achieve the broad goal of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters so they can support "the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the water."

Legislative Actions:During the late 1980's, the program shifted from program-by-program, source by source, pollutant-by-pollutant approach to more holistic water-shed strategies. Under the watershed approach equal emphasis is placed on protecting healthy waters and restoring impaired waters. Also during the 1980's, voluntary programs for nonpoint runoff and regulatory programs for wet weather point sources began to be addressed.

Comments:The Federal Water Pollution Contrl Act Amendments of 1972, PL 92-500, replaced the previous language of the Act entirely, including the Water Quality Act of 1965, the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1965, and the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970, all of which had been amendments of the Water Pollution Control Act first passed in 1956. The 1977 amendments, PL 95-217, further amended PL 92-500. 		US Environmental Protection Agency

Jurisdiction:
United States; US Territories 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Biocriteria; Collaboration & Partnering; Construction Codes & Projects; Corporate Responses; Drinking Water Supply; Economic Markets & Policies; Energy Policy & Development; Hydrologic Management; Improved Technology; Mangroves; Microorganisms; Non-point Source Controls; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Nutrients; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Point Source Discharges; Political Pressure; Public Administration; Remediation; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sewage Treatment; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge
Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (CBRA), 16 United States Code §§ 3501 et seq. Promote more appropriate use and conservation of coastal barriers along the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes coastlines. Minimize the loss of human life; reduce wasteful expenditures on shoreline development; minimize damage to wildlife, marine life, and other natural services, and establish a coastal barrier resources system.

Application to Coral Reefs:Development of coastal barrier islands can cause sedimentation, through runoff and construction activities, that could reach inshore coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:Restrict most federal expenditures and financial assistance that encourage development including federal flood insurance.

Comments:Recognized coastal barriers as essential habitat for many fish, water fowl and other aquatic animals. 		U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Coral; Funding & Incentives; Marine Protected Areas; Non-point Source Runoff; Public Administration; Resource Use Management; Sediment; Wetlands
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States Code §§ 1451-1456. Preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for this and succeeding generations.

Application to Coral Reefs:Protection of coastal areas can have an indirect influence on coral reef preservation and conservation by the use of environmentally sound construction and development by limiting runoff of contaminants and sediment that could have an adverse effect on inshore coral reefs if present.

Legislative Actions:In addition, the Act authorized a national system of estuarine sanctuaries and the establishment of national field laboratories with a 50/50 cost-sharing grants with coastal states.

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/US Fish and Wildlife Service

Jurisdiction:
United States; State Coastal Waters 		City Planning; Coastal Development; Collaboration & Partnering; Construction Codes & Projects; Corporate Responses; Designated Uses; Economic Markets & Policies; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Funding & Incentives; Hydrologic Management; Landscape Changes; Landuse Management; Marine Debris; Marine Protected Areas; Non-point Source Controls; Nutrients; Permitting & Zoning; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Political Pressure; Public Administration; Resource Use Management; Sediment; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Transportation Policies; Waste Management Policies; Waterborne Discharges; Wetlands
Delineation of the landward extent of wetlands and surface waters, 62-340 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (2000). The Rule's intent is to provide a unified statewide methodology for the delineation of the extent of wetlands to satisfy the mandate of Section 373.421, F. S.

Application to Coral Reefs:Preservation of wetlands will allow them to continue to function as buffers for sediment and contaminant control keeping them from reaching estuarine and marine waters and eventually habitats including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:The Rule is administrative and methodological for delineation purposes.

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Coastal Development; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Drinking Water Supply; Energy Policy & Development; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Invertebrates; Landuse Management; Molluscs; Pipelines; Ports & Harbors; Road Construction & Maintenance; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Shoreline Armoring; Small Boats; Solid Waste Disposal; Utility Line Construction & Maintenance; Wetlands
Dredge and Fill Activities, 62-312 Florida Administrative Code. This part provides the requirements and procedures for obtaining permits and jurisdictional declaratory statements from the Department pursuant to Sections 403.91 through 403.929, F.S. Dredging or filling which is grandfathered by subsections 403.913(6), (8) and (9), F.S., is governed by Rules 62-312.150 and 62-312.160, F.A.C. The requirements of this part are in addition to and not in lieu of the water quality standards which are required by other portions of these sections. Except for the definitions contained in Rule 62-312.020, F.A.C., which shall also apply to activities regulated under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., the provisions of this Part shall only apply to activities in the geographical territory of the Northwest Florida Water Management District and to activities grandfathered under Sections 373.414(9), (11), (12)(a), (13), (14), (15) and (16), F.S. Specific Authority 373.414(11)-(16), 373.4145, 403.805(1) FS. Law Implemented 373.409, 373.413, 373.414(9), (11), (12)(a), (13), (14), (15), (16), 373.4145, 373.416, 373.418, 403.061, 403.813, 403.814 FS. History�New 12-10-84, Amended 8-7-85, Formerly 17-12.010, 17-312.010, Amended 10-3-95.

Application to Coral Reefs:The permit reviewers will require BMP for dredge and fill activities. This will include siltation reduction methods that will keep sediment, nutrient and other contaminants from leaving the work site and getting into the water column and potentially reaching sensitive ecosysten, including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:This part provides the requirements and procedures for obtaining permits and jurisdictional declaratory statements from the Department for dredge and fill activities. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; US State Waters 		Complex Habitat & Resources; Cruise Ships; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Large Ships; Nutrients; Oil & Gas Tankers; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Ports & Harbors; Sediment; Toxics
Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals; Final Rule, 73 Federal Register § 72210. We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule designating critical habitat for elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals, which we listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), on May 9, 2006. Four specific areas are designated: the Florida area, which comprises approximately 1,329 square miles (3,442 sq km) of marine habitat; the Puerto Rico area, which comprises approximately 1,383 square miles (3,582 sq km) of marine habitat; the St. John/St. Thomas area, which comprises approximately 121 square miles (313 sq km) of marine habitat; and the St. Croix area, which comprises approximately 126 square miles (326 sq km) of marine habitat. We are excluding one military site, comprising approximately 5.5 square miles (14.3 sq km), because of national security impacts.

Application to Coral Reefs:The law protects coral habitat for elkhorn and staghorn coral which strenghtens their protection in the FKNMS, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final
rule designating critical habitat for
elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and
staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals, which
we listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA), on May 9, 2006. Four
specific areas are designated: the Florida
area, which comprises approximately
1,329 square miles (3,442 sq km) of
marine habitat; the Puerto Rico area,
which comprises approximately 1,383
square miles (3,582 sq km) of marine
habitat; the St. John/St. Thomas area,
which comprises approximately 121
square miles (313 sq km) of marine
habitat; and the St. Croix area, which
comprises approximately 126 square
miles (326 sq km) of marine habitat. We
are excluding one military site,
comprising approximately 5.5 square
miles (14.3 sq km), because of national
security impacts. 		National Marine Fisheries Service

Jurisdiction:
US Coral Reefs; US Territorial Waters; US Territories; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas; US Virgin Islands 		Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Collaboration & Partnering; Commercial Fisheries; Commercial Fishing Boats; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Recreational Fishing; Tourism & Recreation Policies
Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000, 33 United States Code §§ 2901 et seq. Creates a federal interagency council that includes the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary of Army for Civil Works, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The council is charged with developing a national estuary habitat restoration strategy and providing grants to entities to restore and protect estuary habitat to promote the strategy.

Application to Coral Reefs:Protecting water quality in estuaries will help mitigate the impacts of water pollution which inturn would help mitigate ocean acidification.

Legislative Actions:The Act authorized the formation of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council that was responsible for developing a National Habitat Restoration Strategy.

Comments: 		US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Agriculture, US Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Ballast Discharge; Building & Home Construction; Collaboration & Partnering; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Forestry; Funding & Donations; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Mining; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Nutrients; Remediation; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Solid Waste Disposal; Waste Management; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge
Estuaries Protection Act of 1968, 16 United States Code §§ 1221-1226. Authorizes the Secretary of Interior in cooperation with other federal agencies and the states, to study and inventory estuaries of the united states, including land and water of the Great Lakes, and to determine whether such areas should be acquired for protection. The Secretary is also requied to encourage state and local governments to consider the importance of estuaries in their planning activities relative to federal natural resources grants.

Application to Coral Reefs:Established the congressional policy on the values of wetlands and the need to conserve their natural resources. Protection of wetlands provide coral reefs with an indirect benefit as the wetland serves the functions of nutrient removal and sediment containment

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		Secretary of Interior in conjunction with other federal agencies and States

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Building & Home Construction; Collaboration & Partnering; Discharges; Docks & Marinas; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Hydrologic Management; Landscape Changes; Mangroves; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Ports & Harbors; Recreational Opportunities; Seagrasses; Waterborne Discharges; Wetlands
Exec. Order No. 13158, Marine Protected Areas, 65 Federal Register 34909 (2000). This Executive Order is meant to help protect the significant natural and cultural resources within the marine environment for the benefit of present and future generations by strengthening and expanding the Nation�s system of marine protected areas.

Application to Coral Reefs:Benefits to coral reefs within MPA's.

Legislative Actions:One of the provisions of the Act requires that the Secretary develop a scientifically based, comprehensive system of MPA's representing diverse US marine ecosystems, and the Nation's natural and cultural resources.

Comments: 		Department of Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Biocriteria; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Marine Protected Areas; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Tourism & Recreation Policies
Florida Aquatic Preserves, 18-20 Florida Administrative Code. 18-20.001 Intent. (1) All sovereignty lands within a preserve shall be managed primarily for the maintenance of essentially natural conditions, the propagation of fish and wildlife, and public recreation, including hunting and fishing where deemed appropriate by the Board, and the managing agency. (2) Aquatic preserves which are described in Part II of Chapter 258, Florida Statutes, were established for the purpose of being preserved in an essentially natural or existing condition so that their aesthetic, biological and scientific values may endure for the enjoyment of future generations. (3) The preserves shall be administered and managed in accordance with the following goals: (a) To preserve, protect, and enhance these exceptional areas of sovereignty submerged lands by reasonable regulation of human activity within the preserves through the development and implementation of a comprehensive management program; (b) To protect and enhance the waters of the preserves so that the public may continue to enjoy the traditional recreational uses of those waters such as swimming, boating, and fishing; (c) To coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies to aid in carrying out the intent of the Legislature in creating the preserves; (d) To use applicable federal, state, and local management programs, which are compatible with the intent and provisions of the act and these rules, and to assist in managing the preserves; (e) To encourage the protection, enhancement or restoration of the biological, aesthetic, or scientific values of the preserves, including but not limited to the modification of existing manmade conditions toward their natural condition, and discourage activities which would degrade the aesthetic, biological, or scientific values, or the quality, or utility of a preserve, when reviewing applications, or when developing and implementing management plans for the preserves; (f) To preserve, promote, and utilize indigenous life forms and habitats, including but not limited to: sponges, soft coral, hard corals, submerged grasses, mangroves, salt water marshes, fresh water marshes, mud flats, estuarine, aquatic, and marine reptiles, game and non-game fish species, estuarine, aquatic and marine invertebrates, estuarine, aquatic and marine mammals, birds, shellfish and mollusks; (g) To acquire additional title interests in lands wherever such acquisitions would serve to protect or enhance the biological, aesthetic, or scientific values of the preserves; (h) To maintain those beneficial hydrologic and biologic functions, the benefits of which accrue to the public at large. (4) Nothing in these rules shall serve to eliminate or alter the requirements or authority of other governmental agencies, including counties and municipalities, to protect or enhance the preserves provided that such requirements or authority are not inconsistent with the act and this chapter.

Application to Coral Reefs:By maintaining coastal aquatic preserves in their natural condition, mangrove forests, wetlands and submerged aquatic vegetation will perform the functions of being sediment traps and removing some contaminants such as nutrients. Therefore, they will not reach marine ecosystems including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:Aquatic preserves which are described in Part II of Chapter 258, Florida Statutes, were established for the purpose of being preserved in an essentially natural or existing condition so that their aesthetic, biological and scientific values may endure for the enjoyment of future generations.  All sovereignty lands within a preserve shall be managed primarily for the maintenance of essentially natural conditions, the propagation of fish and wildlife, and public recreation, including hunting and fishing where deemed appropriate by the Board, and the managing agency. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Docks & Marinas; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Ports & Harbors; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Waste Management Policies
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations, Federal Register § Volume 66, Number 11 (2001). NOAA established the Tortugas Ecological Reserve (a no-take zone) in the Tortugas region (Tortugas or region) of the Florida Keys to protect significant coral resources and to protect an area that serves as a source of biodiversity for the Sanctuary as well as for the southwest shelf of Florida. Establishment of the Reserve included expansion of the Sanctuary boundary to ensure that the Reserve protects sensitive coral habitats lying outside the existing boundary of the Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Regulation protects significant coral resources and many marine species by providing a no-take zone.

Legislative Actions:The regulation increased the no-take zones to 24 areas. Fishing is prohibited in Tortugas north for areas that are within State waters. Diving is prohibited in Tortugas south.

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Biological Harvest; Bivalves; Boating Activities; Commercial Fisheries; Coral; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Environmental Education & Outreach; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Invertebrate Harvest; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Recreational Fishing; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Anchoring on Tortugas Bank, Federal Register § Volume 63, Number 158 (1998). The regulation reinstates and makes permanent the temporary prohibition on anchoring by vessels 50 meters or greater in registered length on the Tortugas Bank west of the Dry Tortugas National Park within the Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:Prohibition on anchoring protects coral reefs and benthic habitats from physical damage.

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
US Coral Reefs; US Federal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Invertebrates; Marine Protected Areas; Recreational Fishing; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Resource Use Management; Sediment; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Transportation Policies; Water Transportation
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Final Rule, Code of Federal Regulations § Parts 922, 929, 937 (1997). NOAA developed the comprehensive Final Management Plan for the FKNMS and issued the Plan on January 30, 1997. Congress and the Governer of Florida were provided a 45-day period to provide certification of unacceptable regulations that needed amendments. NOAA incorporated the certified changes provided and issued the final regulations and management plan for the Sanctuary that went into effect with the publication of the final rule, including waters within the State of Florida in the Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Sanctuary sets aside the coral reef system that is the third largest barrier coral reef in the world. Included in the FKNMS are the Key Largo Marine Sanctuary containing 103 square nautical miles of coral reefs and Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary containing 5.32 square nautical miles of coral reefs. The Act protects the reefs from anchoring directly into the coral formation and taking coral dead or alive. The Act protects mangrove islands and submerged aquatic vegetation, both potential buffers for the reef system against eutrophication and sediment deposition. The Act prohibits oil and hydrocarbon exploration, mining or altering the seabed, restricts large shipping traffic, and restricts the discharge of pollutants, further protecting coral, mangroves, and submerged aquatic vegetation.

Legislative Actions:The Act requires the preparation of a comprehensive management plan and implementing regulations to protect Sanctuary resources.

Comments:The final rule codifies the Act and further defines boundaries of the Sanctuary as well as providing a list of species protected in the Sanctuary. 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration

Jurisdiction:
US Coral Reefs; US Territorial Waters; State Coastal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Ballast Discharge; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Boating Regulations; Collaboration & Partnering; Commercial Fishing Boats; Cruise Ships; Cultural Protections; Designate Protected Species; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Invertebrate Harvest; Invertebrates; Large Ships; Live Collection; Mangroves; Marine Debris; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Oil & Gas Tankers; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Recreational Fishing; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Inhabitants; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Small Boats; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Transportation Policies; Waste Management Policies; Wetlands
General permit for activities seaward of the coastal construction control line, 62B-34 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (2010). To implement the provisions of Section 161.053(19) F. S. providing General Permits for activities performed seaward of the Coastal Construction Control line. Persons wishing to use one or more of the General Permits as set forth in Part II of this rule chapter shall be subject to the notice provisions of subsection 62B-34.030(4) F. A. C. before any activity is conducted as authorized herein.The general conditions provided pursuant to Section 62-B34-0.50, F. A. C. , shall apply to all of the General Permits issued under this rule chapter. Strict compliance with all of the terms, conditions, requirements, limitations, and restrictions applicable to a desired General Permit under this rule chapter is required to qualify for such a permit.

Application to Coral Reefs:The rule requires erosion control BMP. Therefore, sediment from construction will not enter the marine environment and damage coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:Civil fines are applicable for work done that was not authorized in the permit.

Comments: 		Florida Departrment of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Beaches & Nature Parks; Coastal Defense; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Construction Codes & Projects; Docks & Marinas; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Shoreline Armoring
Identification of impaired surface waters, 62-303 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (2002). The Chapter established a methodology to identify surface waters of the state that will be included on the state's planning list of waters that will be assessed pursuant to subsections 403.067(2) and (3), Florida Statutes. It also establishes a methodology to identify impaired waters based on representative data that will be included on the state's verified list of impaired waters, for which the Department will calculate Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs), pursuant to subsection 403.067(4), F.S., and which will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to paragraph 303(d)(1) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Application to Coral Reefs:By regulating the amount of pollutants that will be allowed to be discharged into major waterbodies of the state, the amount of pollutants reaching estuarine and then marine environments, and eventually coral reefs, will assist in protecting the reefs and other habitats.

Legislative Actions:The planning list of impaired water bodies has been completed. Data on each water bodies has been collected. DEP is in the process of calculating TMDLs for each water body.

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Construction Codes & Projects; Corporate Responses; Designated Uses; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Forestry; Irrigation; Landscaping & Household Services; Landuse Management; Metals, Electronics, & Machinery Products; Microorganisms; Mining; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Nutrients; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Point Source Discharges; Sewage Treatment; Solid Waste Disposal; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge; Wood, Plastics, & Chemical Products
Joint Coastal Permits and Concurrent Processing of Proprietary Authorizations, 62B-049 Florida Administrative Code. This chapter implements the provisions of Section 161.055, F.S., by combining the regulatory requirements of the coastal construction program (Section 161.041, F.S.) with the environmental resource (or wetland resource) permit program (Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S.) to establish the joint coastal permit program. Activities that would have required both a coastal construction permit and an environmental resource (or wetland resource) permit, are now authorized by a single joint coastal permit. In addition, this chapter provides for concurrent review of any activity requiring a joint coastal permit that also requires a proprietary authorization for use of sovereign submerged lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. This chapter also establishes procedures for processing applications for joint coastal permits and the linked proprietary authorizations. In the event that there is a conflict between the procedural requirements of this chapter and other procedural rules promulgated pursuant to the referenced statutes, then this chapter shall govern. The standards and criteria for issuance of joint coastal permits include the criteria for environmental resource or wetland resource permits pursuant to Chapter 62-312, F.A.C., and the rules adopted under Chapter 62-330, F.A.C., the coastal construction criteria pursuant to Chapter 62B-41, F.A.C., and any specific criteria for issuance of a joint coastal permit listed in this chapter. The criteria for the associated proprietary authorizations are found in Chapters 18-18, 18-20, 18-21, F.A.C. Specific Authority 161.055, 373.427 FS. Law Implemented 161.041, 161.055, 373.427 FS. History�New 10-12-95, Amended 2-19-98, 5-17-07.

Application to Coral Reefs:Requiring a permit with regulatory review of the construction project, in a joint review of wetland and submerged land issues, will assist in minimizing potential adverse environmental impacts from the work and such potential detrimental portions of the project (e.g. sedimentation) will not enter the marine environment resulting in ecosystem damage.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:This chapter implements the provisions of Section 161.055, F.S., by combining the regulatory requirements of the coastal construction program (Section 161.041, F.S.) with the environmental resource (or wetland resource) permit program (Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S.) to establish the joint coastal permit program. Activities that would have required both a coastal construction permit and an environmental resource (or wetland resource) permit, are now authorized by a single joint coastal permit. In addition, this chapter provides for concurrent review of any activity requiring a joint coastal permit that also requires a proprietary authorization for use of sovereign submerged lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. This chapter also establishes procedures for processing applications for joint coastal permits and the linked proprietary authorizations. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Docks & Marinas; Mangroves; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Shoreline Armoring; Shoreline Protection
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act as amended through January 2007, Statutes at Large §§ 94-265. National program for the conservation and management of fishery resources of the US to prevent overfishing, to rebuild overfished stocks, to facilitate the long-term protection of essential fish habitat, and to realize the full potential of the Nation's fishery resources.

Application to Coral Reefs:Promote the protection of essential fish habitat in the review of projects conducted under federal permits, licenses, or other authorities that effct or have the potential to affect such habitats. The amendments of 2006 specifically require the protection of deep sea coral habitats.

Legislative Actions:Requires government observers on board a certain number of fishing vessels. The Act provides for criminal and civil penalties dependent on the sections of the Act under which violations occured. Criminal penalties may be imposed up to a maximum of $50,000 and not more than one year in prison. Civil penalties may be imposed including seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation of property.

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Apex Fish Predators; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Commercial Fisheries; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Economic Markets & Policies; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Finfish Harvest; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 33 United States Code § 1401. To regulate the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters and to prevent or strictly limit the dumping into ocean waters of any material which would adversely affect human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities. To regulate (1) the transportation by any person of material from the United States and, in the case of United States vessels, aircraft, or agencies, the transportation of material from a location outside the United States, when in either case the transportation is for the purpose of dumping the material into ocean waters, and (2) the dumping of material transported by any person from a location outside the United States, if the dumping occurs in the territorial sea or the contiguous zone of the United States.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Act has been historically used to regulate dumping of dredged materials and sewage sludge into the marine environment. The law intends to improve the conservation, understanding, management, and wise and sustainable use of marine resources, enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the marine environment, and to maintain for future generations the habitat, and ecologigal services, of the natural assemblage of living resources that inhabit those areas. Because permits are required, it can be assumed that dumping would not be allowed if the material would be dispersed into a sensitive habitat such as coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:EPA may assess an administrative civil penalty up to $50,000 per person. Higher penalties can be assessed for dumping medical waste (up to $125,000). Each day in violation constitutes a separate offense. Continuing violations can suffer criminal penalties with fines and up to five years imprisionment possible.

Comments:The Act has played a major role in regulating the disposal of dredged material into the ocean environment. However, medical and radioactive wastes, industrial wastes, as well as sewage sludge, are also regulated in the law. 		United States Environmntal Protection Agency

Jurisdiction:
US Territorial Waters; US Federal Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Ballast Discharge; Biocriteria; Boating Regulations; Complex Habitat & Resources; Designate Protected Species; Designated Uses; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Mangroves; Marine Debris; Marine Protected Areas; Microorganisms; Non-point Source Controls; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Political Pressure; Remediation; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Solid Waste Disposal; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Transportation Policies; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, 16 United States Code § 6601. The law was created to aid in the conservation of sea turtles and their nesting habitats in foreign countries by providing funds for the conservation of nesting areas, sea turtles in in their nesting habitats, and dealing with threats to sea turtle survival.

Application to Coral Reefs:

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service/US Fish and Wildlife Service

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Designate Protected Species; Docks & Marinas; Educational & Research Opportunities; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Funding & Incentives; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Sea Turtles
Mitigation Banking, 62-342 Florida Administrative Code. (1) The Department recognizes that, in certain instances, adverse impacts of activities regulated under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., can be offset through the utilization of mitigation credits from a permitted Mitigation Bank. This rule provides criteria for this mitigation alternative to complement existing mitigation criteria and requirements. This chapter is supplemental to and does not supersede any other criteria and requirements in rules promulgated under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S. (2) The Department intends that Mitigation Banks be used to minimize mitigation uncertainty associated with traditional mitigation practices and provide greater assurance of mitigation success. It is anticipated that the consolidation of multiple mitigation projects into larger contiguous areas will provide greater assurance that the mitigation will yield long-term, sustainable, regional ecological benefits. Mitigation Banks shall be consistent with Department endorsed watershed management objectives and emphasize restoration and enhancement of degraded ecosystems and the preservation of uplands and wetlands as intact ecosystems rather than alteration of landscapes to create wetlands. This is best accomplished through restoration of ecological communities that were historically present. The establishment and use of Mitigation Banks in or adjacent to areas of national, state, or regional ecological significance is encouraged, provided the area in which the Mitigation Bank is proposed to be located is determined appropriate for a Mitigation Bank and the Mitigation Bank meets all applicable permitting criteria. (3) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the mitigation requirements set forth in any Mitigation Bank agreement or any permit issued under Chapter 84-79, Laws of Florida, or Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., prior to February 2, 1994. If a permittee wishes to substantially modify a Mitigation Bank previously established by agreement or permit, the permittee must comply with this chapter. Additionally, some Mitigation Banks may be subject to the version of this section existing prior to July 1, 1996, under subsections 373.4136(9) and (10), F.S., and will not be affected by amendments adopted after that date. This chapter does not prohibit an applicant from proposing project-specific, pre-construction on-site or off-site mitigation, without establishing a Mitigation Bank.

Application to Coral Reefs:Mitigation banking in coastal wetlands, as presented in the Chapter, can provide large areas of functioning wetlands. The wetlands can function as sediment and nutrient traps keeping sediment and nutrients from entering coastal waters and damaging marine ecosystems including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:Establishes the regulations and permitting requirements for mitigation banks. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US State Waters 		Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Construction Codes & Projects; Docks & Marinas; Educational & Research Opportunities; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Ports & Harbors; Shoreline Armoring; Waste Management Policies
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended through 1982,. Declared a national policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment : promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere: stimulate the health and welfare of resources important to the Nation and establish a Council on Environmental Quality.

Application to Coral Reefs:Re-athorizes NEPA of 1969. Provides additional funding.

Legislative Actions:The Act potentially could protect coral reefs if the proposed federal project could have a significant impact on the reef.

Comments:The amendments did not add regulations to the Act 		Federal Agencies

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Atmospheric Emissions; Chemical Variables; Collaboration & Partnering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Discharge Limitations; Discharges; Educational & Research Opportunities; Energy Policy & Development; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Infrastructural Policies; Landuse Management; Manufacturing & Trade; Mining; Oil & Gas Industry; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Security; Toxics; Transportation; Waterborne Discharges
National Marine Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 16 United States Code §§ 1431-1445. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and manage areas of the marine environment with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archeological, educational, or esthetic qualities as National Marine Sanctuaries.

Application to Coral Reefs:Protects marine resources, such as coral reefs, sunken historical vessels, or unique habitats.

Legislative Actions:NOAA may impose civil penalties up tp $130,000 per day per violation. Criminal penalties were added in the 2000 amendments for interfering or resisting with any enforcement of the NMSA, or providing false information to the Secretary or any officer authorized to enforce NMSA. The 2000 amendments made it illegal to offer for sale, purchase, import, or export, any sanctuary resource and increased enforcement authority.

Comments:There are 13 marine sanctuaries in the National Marine Sactuary System, six of which were created after 1990. Each sanctuary has a separarte staff and program in its local region. 		National Oceanic Aatmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
Designated Marine Areas 		Apex Fish Predators; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Boating Regulations; CO2; Coastal Development; Commercial Fishing Boats; Coral; Corporate Responses; Designate Protected Species; Designated Uses; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Large Ships; Marine Birds; Marine Protected Areas; Nutrients; Ocean Acidity; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Political Pressure; Recreational Opportunities; Remediation; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sediment; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Wetlands
Proclamation No. 7399, Establishment of Virgin Islands Coral Reef National monument, 66 Federal Register 7364 (2001). Designated 12,000 marine acres in the US Virgin Islands

Application to Coral Reefs:Monuments include coral reefs thereby providing the coral reefs within the monument bondaries the same protection as the designated monument areas.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:Together, Proclamation 7399 and 7392 designated a total of 30,843 marine acres in the United States Virgin Isalnds as monuments. 		US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
US Virgin Islands 		Building & Home Construction; Commercial Fishing Boats; Designate Protected Species; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Invertebrate Harvest; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Road Construction & Maintenance; Seagrasses; Small Boats; Tourism & Recreation Policies
Revised Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan §§ Public Law 101-605 (HR 5909, Public Law (2007). The document is a report on the results of NOAA's five year review of strategies and activities detailed in the 1996 Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The plan specifically addresses preserving and enhancing Sanctuary resources including four national wildlife refuges, six state parks, three state aquatic preserves, Key Largo Marine Sanctuary, Looe Key Marine Sanctuary and a total of 2,900 square nautical miles of coastal waters and numerous coral reefs. The sanctuary ecosystems are facing specific threats including direct human impacts such as vessel groundidngs, pollution and overfishing.

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as Co-trustees

Jurisdiction:
US Federal Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Anemones & Zooanthids; Apex Fish Predators; Ballast Discharge; Coastal Development; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coral; Cruise Ships; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Economic Markets & Policies; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Littering; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Debris; Natural Gas & Electric Power; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Ocean Acidity; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Oil & Gas Rigs; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Waste Management; Waste Management Policies; Waterborne Discharges
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 United States Code § 1252. This law prohibits the discharge of any type of refuse matter in U.S. waters without permission (section 13). In addition, the excavation, fill, or alteration of the course, condition, or capacity of any port, channel, river, or other areas within the limits of this law is prohibited. This law prohibits the construction or alteration of a structure in wetlands of the U.S. (sections 9 and 10). Construction in wetlands and waters of the U.S. requires a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Application to Coral Reefs:Under section 10, excavation or fill within navigable waters requires approval of the Chief of Engineers and concerns about contaminated sediments with dredge and fill projects in navigable waters is addressed within the permitting process. Indirect protection of coral reefs is offered by the Act and its prohibition of dumping refuse into navigable waters and the process of anaylzing sediment in proposed dredge and fill operations.

Legislative Actions:Violations of the law are punished under section 309 of the Clean Water Act and section 205 of National Fishing Enhancement Act. Fines imposed for violation will not be less than $10,000 per violation or more than $25,000 per violation.

Comments:Many states, including Florida, require additional permits for constuction of docks, piers, wharfs, jetties and other structures in navigable waters and wetlands in addition to the Corps of Engineers permit. Authority to issue permits for discharge of refuse matter under section 13 was modified by the amendments to Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 and established the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit process. The Act was initially established to protect interstate commerce in navigable waters. The permit review process involves factors including economics, aethetics, general envitonmental concerns, historical values, water quality, and fish and wildlife impact before project approval is granted. 		US Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and US Coast Guard

Jurisdiction:
United States 		Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Construction Codes & Projects; Ditching & Soil Disturbance; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Landuse Management; Large Ships; Marine Debris; Marine Protected Areas; Oil & Gas Tankers; Permitting & Zoning; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Political Pressure; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Sediment; Transportation Policies; Waste Management Policies
Rules and Procedures for Application for Coastal Construction Permits, 62B-041 Florida Administrative Code. No coastal construction shall be conducted without a permit issued by the Department under this chapter, unless it is determined that the coastal construction does not fall within the requirements of section 161.041, F.S., or unless the interior tidal water body is exempted by the Department pursuant to subsection 161.041(1), F.S.

Application to Coral Reefs:Requiring a permit with regulatory review of the construction project will assist in minimizing potential adverse environmental impacts from the work and such potential detrimental portions of the project (e.g. sedimentation) will not enter the marine environment resulting in ecosystem damage.

Legislative Actions:

Comments:No coastal construction shall be conducted without a permit issued by the Department under this chapter, unless it is determined that the coastal construction does not fall within the requirements of section 161.041, F.S., or unless the interior tidal water body is exempted by the Department pursuant to subsection 161.041(1), F.S. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Seawater Flow; Sediment
Rules and Procedures for Coastal Construction and Excavation, 62B-033 Florida Administrative Code (2008). (1) The beach and dune system is an integral part of the coastal system and represents one of the most valuable natural resources in Florida, providing protection to adjacent upland properties, recreational areas, and habitat for wildlife. A coastal construction control line (CCCL) is intended to define that portion of the beach and dune system which is subject to severe fluctuations caused by a 100-year storm surge, storm waves, or other forces such as wind, wave, or water level changes. These fluctuations are a necessary part of the natural functioning of the coastal system and are essential to post-storm recovery, long term stability, and the preservation of the beach and dune system. However, imprudent human activities can adversely interfere with these natural processes and alter the integrity and functioning of the beach and dune system. The control line and 50-foot setback call attention to the special hazards and impacts associated with the use of such property, but do not preclude all development or alteration of coastal property seaward of such lines. (2) In order to demonstrate that construction is eligible for a permit, the applicant shall provide the Department with sufficient information pertaining to the proposed project to show that adverse and other impacts associated with the construction have been minimized and that the construction will not result in a significant adverse impact. (3) After reviewing all information required pursuant to this rule chapter, the Department shall: (a) Deny any application for an activity which either individually or cumulatively would result in a significant adverse impact including potential cumulative effects. In assessing the cumulative effects of a proposed activity, the Department shall consider the short-term and long-term impacts and the direct and indirect impacts the activity would cause in combination with existing structures in the area and any other similar activities already permitted or for which a permit application is pending within the same fixed coastal cell. The impact assessment shall include the anticipated effects of the construction on the coastal system and marine turtles. Each application shall be evaluated on its own merits in making a permit decision; therefore, a decision by the Department to grant a permit shall not constitute a commitment to permit additional similar construction within the same fixed coastal cell. (b) Deny any application for an activity where the project has not met the Department�s siting and design criteria; has not minimized adverse and other impacts, including stormwater runoff; or has not provided mitigation of adverse impacts. (4) The Department shall issue a permit for construction which an applicant has shown to be clearly justified by demonstrating that all standards, guidelines, and other requirements set forth in the applicable provisions of Part I, Chapter 161, F.S., and this rule chapter are met, including the following: (a) The construction will not result in removal or destruction of native vegetation which will either destabilize a frontal, primary, or significant dune or cause a significant adverse impact to the beach and dune system due to increased erosion by wind or water; (b) The construction will not result in removal or disturbance of in situ sandy soils of the beach and dune system to such a degree that a significant adverse impact to the beach and dune system would result from either reducing the existing ability of the system to resist erosion during a storm or lowering existing levels of storm protection to upland properties and structures; (c) The construction will not direct discharges of water or other fluids in a seaward direction and in a manner that would result in significant adverse impacts. Forthe purposes of this rule section, construction shall be designed so as to minimize erosion induced surface water runoff within the beach and dune system and to prevent additional seaward or off-site discharges associated with a coastal storm event. (d) The construction will not result in the net excavation of the in situ sandy soils seaward of the control line or 50-foot setback; (e) The construction will not cause an increase in structure-induced scour of such magnitude during a storm that the structure-induced scour would result in a significant adverse impact; (f) The construction will minimize the potential for wind and waterborne missiles during a storm; (g) The activity will not interfere with public access, as defined in Section 161.021, F.S.; and (h) The construction will not cause a significant adverse impact to marine turtles, or the coastal system. (5) In order for a manmade frontal dune to be considered as a frontal dune defined under Section 161.053(6)(a)1., F.S., the manmade frontal dune shall be constructed to meet or exceed the protective value afforded by the natural frontal dune system in the immediate area of the subject shoreline. Prior to the issuance of a permit for a single-family dwelling meeting the criteria of Section 161.053(6)(c), F.S., the manmade frontal dune must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months and be demonstrated to be as stable and sustainable as the natural frontal dune system. (6) Sandy material excavated seaward of the control line or 50-foot setback shall be maintained on site seaward of the control line or 50-foot setback and be placed in the immediate area of construction unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Department. (7) Swimming pools, wading pools, waterfalls, spas, or similar type water structures are expendable structures and shall be sited so that their failure does not have adverse impact on the beach and dune system, any adjoining major structures, or any coastal protection structure. Pools sited within close proximity to a significant dune shall be elevated either partially or totally above the original grade to minimize excavation and shall not cause a net loss of material from the immediate area of the pool. All pools shall be designed to minimize any permanent excavation seaward of the CCCL. (8) Major structures shall be located a sufficient distance landward of the beach and frontal dune to permit natural shoreline fluctuations, to preserve and protect beach and dune system stability, and to allow natural recovery to occur following storm-induced erosion. Where a rigid coastal structure exists, proposed major structures shall be located a sufficient distance landward of the rigid coastal structure to allow for future maintenance or repair of the rigid coastal structure. Although fishing piers shall be exempt from this provision, their foundation piles shall be located so as to allow for the maintenance and repair of any rigid coastal structure that is located in close proximity to the pier.(9) If in the immediate area a number of existing major structures have established a reasonably continuous and uniform construction line and if the existing structures have not been unduly affected by erosion, except where not allowed by the requirements of Section 161.053(6), F.S., and this rule chapter, the Department shall issue a permit for the construction of a similar structure up to that line. (10) In considering applications for single-family dwellings proposed to be located seaward of the 30-year erosion projection pursuant to Section 161.053(6), F.S., the Department shall require structures to meet criteria in Section 161.053(6)(c), F.S., and all other siting and design criteria established in this rule chapter. (11) In considering project impacts to native salt-tolerant vegetation, the Department shall evaluate the type and extent of native salt-tolerant vegetation, the degree and extent of disturbance by invasive nuisance species and mechanical and other activities, the protective value to adjacent structures and natural plant communities, the protective value to the beach and dune system, and the impacts to marine turtle nesting and hatchlings. The Department shall restrict activities that lower the protective value of natural and intact beach and dune, coastal strand, and maritime hammock plant communities. Activities that result in the removal of protective root systems or reduce the vegetation�s sand trapping and stabilizing properties of salt tolerant vegetation are considered to lower its protective value. Construction shall be located, where practicable, in previously disturbed areas or areas with non-native vegetation in lieu of areas of native plant communities when the placement does not increase adverse impact to the beach and dune system. Planting of invasive nuisance plants, such as those listed in the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council�s 2005 List of Invasive Species � Categories I and II, will not be authorized if the planting will result in removal or destruction of existing dune-stabilizing native vegetation or if the planting is to occur on or seaward of the dune system. A copy of this list is available on the Internet at www.fleppc.org; or can be obtained by writing to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 300, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000; or by telephoning (850) 488-7708. Special conditions relative to the nature, timing, and sequence of construction and the remediation of construction impacts shall be placed on permitted activities when necessary to protect native salt-tolerant vegetation and native plant communities. A construction fence, a designated location for construction access or storage of equipment and materials, and a restoration plan shall be required if necessary for protection of existing native salt-tolerant vegetation during construction. (12) Special conditions relative to the nature, timing, and sequence of construction shall be placed on permitted activities when necessary to protect marine turtles and their nests and nesting habitat. In marine turtle nesting areas, all forms of lighting shall be shielded or otherwise designed so as not to disturb marine turtles. Tinted glass or similar light control measures shall be used for windows and doors which are visible from the nesting areas of the beach. The Department shall suspend any permitted construction when the permittee has not provided the required protection for marine turtles and their nests and nesting habitat.

Application to Coral Reefs:Regulation of coastal construction through permit review and modification will protect coastal ecosystems from degradation and loss and in doing so protects other marine ecosystems including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:Chapter 62B-33 Florida Administrative Code, provides the design and siting requirements that must be met to obtain a coastal construction control line permit.Approval or denial of a permit application is based upon a review of the potential impacts to the beach dune system, adjacentproperties, native salt resistant vegetation, and marine turtles.

Comments:The Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) is an essential element of Florida's coastal management program. It provides protection for Florida's beaches and dunes while assuring reasonable use of private property. Recognizing the value of the state's beaches, the Florida legislature initiated the Coastal Construction Contorl Line Program to protect the coastal system from improperly sited and designed structures which can destabilize or destroy the beach and dune system. Once destabilized, the valuable natural resources are lost, as are its important values for recreation, upland property protection and environmental habitat. Adoption of a coastal construction line establishes an area of jurisdiction in which special siting and design criteria are applied for construction and related activities.These standards may be more stringent than those already applied in the rest of the coastal building zone because of the greater forces expected to occur in the more seaward zone of the beach during a storm event. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Beach & Land Formation; Building & Home Construction; City Planning; Civil Engineering & Construction; Coastal Development; Construction Codes & Projects; Cruise Ships; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Hydrologic Management; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Marine Protected Areas; Oil & Gas Tankers; Pipelines; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Seawater Flow; Sediment; Shoreline Armoring; Shoreline Protection; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Water Depth & Sea Level
Significant amendments to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Amendments of 1980 were PL 96-332, 1984 were PL98-498, 1988 were Title II of PL 100-627, 1992 were PL 102-587, 1996 were PL 104-283 and for 2000 were PL106-513,. Title III of the Marine Protection, Reseach and Sanctuaries Act was amended to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program. The amendments of 1980 mandated the terms of designation to include the geographic area included within the sanctuary and the characteristics of the area that give it conservation, recreational, ecological, or esthetic value, and the types of activities that would be subject to regulation to protect those characteristics. The 1984 amendments required a Resource Assessment Report documenting present and potential use of the area. 1998 amendments established a special use permit for commercial operations, added a section that a vessel or person causing damage to the resources of a sanctuary would be liable for both response and cleanup costs as well as damages for any sanctuary resource destroyed. Amendments of 1992 provided that Title III may be cited as 'The National Marine Sanctuaries Act." Also, federal agencies had to be consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act in commenting on proposed designations.

Application to Coral Reefs:Strenghtened the protectinon of marine sanctuaries and their resources. Some specific purposes of the Act that add to coral reef protection include; to identify and designate national marine sanctuaries of the marine environment, to maintain the natural b

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		National Oceanic Aatmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
Designated Marine Areas 		Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Ballast Discharge; Boating Activities; Collaboration & Partnering; Commercial Fisheries; Commercial Fishing Boats; Construction Codes & Projects; Coral; Cruise Ships; Deforestation & Devegetation; Economic Markets & Policies; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Large Ships; Mangroves; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Oil & Gas Tankers; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Recreational Fishing; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Reef Life; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Wetland & Reef Restoration
Surface water quality standards in table format, 62.302.500 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (2008). This section of Chapter 62-302 presents the water quality standards in a tabular format for each class of waters of the State.

Application to Coral Reefs:

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; US State Waters 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Building & Home Construction; Chemical Variables; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Construction Codes & Projects; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Deforestation & Devegetation; Ditching & Soil Disturbance; Docks & Marinas; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Permitting & Zoning; Ports & Harbors; Resource Use Management; Road Construction & Maintenance; Seagrasses; Sediment; Shoreline Armoring; Utility Line Construction & Maintenance
Surface water quality standards, 62-302 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (2008). The Chapter establishes the minimum concentrations of contamination that are allowable to protect the designated uses of a waterbody. Designated uses include public drinking water supplies, propagation of fish and wildlife, agricultural, recreation, industrial, and navigation.

Application to Coral Reefs:Protecting surface waters by limiting the concentration of pollutants that can be present will control the concentrations of those pollutants that will reach estuarine and marine environments, thus protecting the associated ecosystems, including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:Penalties are not presented in the Rule. Specific requirements and penalties are addrressed in individual permits. The Rule relies heavily on biocriteria including acute toxicity, chronic toxicity, Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index. Section 400 presents the classes of Florida waters; Class I potable water supplies, Class II shellfish propagation or harvesting, Class III recreation, propagation and maintenance of a healthy, well-balanced population of fish and wildlife, Class IV agricultural water supplies, Class V navigation, utility and industrial use.

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Biocriteria; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Civil Engineering & Construction; Coastal Development; Commercial Fisheries; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Deforestation & Devegetation; Designate Protected Species; Discharge Limitations; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Drinking Water Supply; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Impervious Surfaces; Invertebrates; Irrigation; Landuse Management; Molluscs; Non-point Source Controls; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Nutrients; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Pipelines; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Point Source Discharges; Ports & Harbors; Recreational Fishing; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Shoreline Armoring; Small Boats; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Toxics; Waste Management Policies
Surface waters of the State, Florida Administrative Code Annotated §§ Chapter 62-301 (1996). It is the intent of this Chapter to define the landward externt of surface waters of the state. Te findings, declarations, and intentfor this Chapter are the same as those for Chapter 62-302 F. A. C.

Application to Coral Reefs:By defining the landward extent of surface waters of the State using dominant plant species, the guidance in the Chapter will include wetlands and transitional zones on many occasions. Through the protection of these areas, filtration of sediment and nutrients will be maintained and two of the harmful parameters for coral reefs will be reduced.

Legislative Actions:The Chapter is a guidance document and does not contain penalties. The Chapter provides a list of plant species for use with the guidance as well as the methods of calculating the areas of state waters.

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Arthropods; Ballast Discharge; Beaches & Nature Parks; Biotechnology Research & Development; Building & Home Construction; Coastal Development; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Forestry; Invertebrates; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Marine Vertebrates; Molluscs; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Petroleum Spills; Pipelines; Ports & Harbors; Recreational Fishing; Resource Use Management; Sea Turtles; Seagrasses; Sediment; Shoreline Armoring; Small Boats; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Utility Line Construction & Maintenance; Wastewater Discharge; Wetlands; Whales & Dolphins
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act, Public Law 101-605 (H.R. 5909 United States Code (1990). To protect the resources of the area delineated in section 5(b) of the Act, to educate and interpret for the public regarding the Florida Keys marine environment, and to manage such human uses of the Sanctuary consistent with the Act. Nothing in the Act is intended to restrict activities that do not cause adverse effects to the resources or property of the Sanctuary or that do not pose harm to the users of the Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Sanctuary sets aside the coral reef system that is the thrid largest coral reef barrier in the world. Included in the FKNMS are Key Largo Marine Sanctuary containing 103 square nautical miles of coral reefs and Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary containing 5.32 squared nautical miles of coral reefs.The Act protects the reefs from anchoring directly into the coral formation and taking coral dead or alive in the Sanctuary. From Miami to the Marquesas Keys there are over 6000 patch reefs. The Act also protects mangrove islands and submerged aquatic vegetation, both potential buffers for the reef system against eutrophication and sediment deposition. The Act prohibits oil and hydrocarbon exploration, mining or altering the seabed, restricts large shipping traffic, and restricts the discharge of pollutants, futher protecting mangroves, and submerged aquatic vegetation.

Legislative Actions:The Act required the preparation of a comprehensive mangement plan and implementing regulations to protect Sanctuary resources.

Comments:Large vessel groundings on coral reefs in the Florida Keys was a major driver for the designation of the Sanctuary. In 1989, there were three groundings of large commercial vessels on the coral reef tract within an eighteen day period. 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as lead agency and Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and Monroe County as Co-Trustees

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US Coral Reefs; US Federal Waters; US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Ballast Discharge; Boating Regulations; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coral; Economic Markets & Policies; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Invertebrate Harvest; Large Ships; Marine Debris; Marine Protected Areas; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Reef Life; Shoreline Protection; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Water Transportation
The Sustainable Fisheries Act, 23 §§ 104-297 (1996). To amend the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes.

Application to Coral Reefs:The law recogonizes that direct and indirect habitat losses have resulted in a diminshed capacity to support existing fish levels. Habitat considerations should receive increased attention for conservation and management of fishery resources in the United States. Therefore, the Act encourages, though not indirectly, the protection of coral reefs.

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Comments: 		National Marine Fisheries Service

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US Federal Waters 		Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Apex Fish Predators; Commercial Fisheries; Economic Markets & Policies; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Mangroves; Seagrasses
Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method, Florida Administrative Code Annotated §§ Chapter 62-345 (2005). Establishes a methodology that provides a standard procedure for assessing the functions provided by wetlands and other surface waters, the amount that those functions are reduced by a proposed impact, and the amount of mitigation necessary to offset that loss.

Application to Coral Reefs:Protecting wetlands provides wetland areas that can act as buffers against nutrients, pollutants and contaminants from reaching habitats including coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:The Chapter is administrative and provides methods to assess wetland value and appropriate mitigation to offset impact.

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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State Coastal Waters 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Building & Home Construction; Civil Engineering & Construction; Coastal Development; Coastal Engineering; Complex Habitat & Resources; Construction Codes & Projects; Dam Construction & Maintenance; Docks & Marinas; Dredging Regulations; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Forestry; Land-Based Civil Engineering; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Pipelines; Ports & Harbors; Recreational Opportunities; Resource Use Management; Road Construction & Maintenance; Seagrasses; Sediment; Shoreline Armoring; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Utility Line Construction & Maintenance; Wetlands
Water Resource Implementation Rule, 62-40 Florida Administrative Code (2006). The Chapter is intended to provide water resouirce implementation goals, objectives and guidance for the development and review of programs, rules, and plans relating to water resources. A goal of the Chapter is to coordinate the management of water and land resources. It is the objective of the State to protect the functions of the entire ecological systems, as developed and defined in the programs, rules, and plans of the Department and water management districts. It is a goal of the Chapter that sufficient water be available for all existing and future reasonable-beneficial uses and the natural systems and that adverse effects of competition for water supplies be avoided.

Application to Coral Reefs:By protecting the functions of entire aquatic ecological systems, those waters will contain less contaminants when they are discharged and meet other natural water bodies including marine ecosystems. Cleaner water will result in less ecological strees to marine ecosystems, including coral reefs.

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Comments:This Chapter is intended to provide water resource implementation goals, objectives, and guidance for the development and review of programs, rules, and plans relating to water resources, based on statutory policies and directives in Chapters 187, 373, and 403, Florida Statutes. 		Florida State Department of Environmental Protection

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US State Waters 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; Drinking Water Supply; Environmental Education & Outreach; Non-point Source Controls; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Physical & Chemical Water Quality Criteria; Point & Mobile Source Controls; Point Source Discharges; Waste Management Policies
Wetland applications, 62-611 Florida Administrative Code Annotated (1996). To provide qualitative and quantitative design criteria discharge limits, permitting requirements, and monitoring requirements for wetlands, man-made and natural, receiving domestic wastewater.

Application to Coral Reefs:Because wetlands act as buffers and remove nutrients from contaminated water, in many case the nutrients will not reach the estuarine and marine environments and potentially have an adverse effect on coral reefs.

Legislative Actions:The Rule is administrative in nature and specific pollutant limits and monitoring requirements are specified in individual permits

Comments: 		Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction:
State Coastal Waters 		Agriculture, Aquaculture, & Forestry Policies; City Planning; Construction Codes & Projects; Environmental Education & Outreach; Hydrologic Management; Landuse Management; Mangroves; Nutrients; Pipelines; Point Source Discharges; Resource Use Management; Seagrasses; Sewage Treatment; Waste Management Policies; Wastewater Discharge

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