Reef fish communities are spooked by scuba surveys and may take hours to recover

Ecological monitoring programs typically aim to detect changes in the abundance of species of conservation concern or which reflect system status. Coral reef fish assemblages are functionally important for reef health and these are most commonly monitored using underwater visual surveys (UVS) by div...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Emslie, Alistair J. Cheal, M. Aaron MacNeil, Ian R. Miller, Hugh P.A. Sweatman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4886.pdf