Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific

Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific

Comparable information on the status of natural resources across large geographic and human impact scales provides invaluable context to ecosystem-based management and insights into processes driving differences among areas. Data on fish assemblages at 39 US flag coral reef-areas distributed across...

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Main Authors: Ivor D. Williams, Benjamin L. Richards, Stuart A. Sandin, Julia K. Baum, Robert E. Schroeder, Marc O. Nadon, Brian Zgliczynski, Peter Craig, Jennifer L. McIlwain, Russell E. Brainard
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/826234
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spelling doaj-9fa0feedd55541a9a281fa86b82134da2020-11-25T02:48:51ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Marine Biology1687-94811687-949X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/826234826234Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western PacificIvor D. Williams0Benjamin L. Richards1Stuart A. Sandin2Julia K. Baum3Robert E. Schroeder4Marc O. Nadon5Brian Zgliczynski6Peter Craig7Jennifer L. McIlwain8Russell E. Brainard9Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), University of Hawaii and Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1125B Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814, USAJoint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), University of Hawaii and Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1125B Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814, USACenter for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037-0202, USANational Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USAHabitat Conservation Division, Pacific Islands Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, USAJoint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), University of Hawaii and Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1125B Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814, USAJoint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), University of Hawaii and Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 1125B Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814, USANational Park of American Samoa, Pago Pago, AS 96799, USAMarine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USACoral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA, 1610 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, USAComparable information on the status of natural resources across large geographic and human impact scales provides invaluable context to ecosystem-based management and insights into processes driving differences among areas. Data on fish assemblages at 39 US flag coral reef-areas distributed across the Pacific are presented. Total reef fish biomass varied by more than an order of magnitude: lowest at densely-populated islands and highest on reefs distant from human populations. Remote reefs (<50 people within 100 km) averaged ~4 times the biomass of “all fishes” and 15 times the biomass of piscivores compared to reefs near populated areas. Greatest within-archipelagic differences were found in Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, where differences were consistent with, but likely not exclusively driven by, higher fishing pressure around populated areas. Results highlight the importance of the extremely remote reefs now contained within the system of Pacific Marine National Monuments as ecological reference areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/826234
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author Ivor D. Williams
Benjamin L. Richards
Stuart A. Sandin
Julia K. Baum
Robert E. Schroeder
Marc O. Nadon
Brian Zgliczynski
Peter Craig
Jennifer L. McIlwain
Russell E. Brainard
spellingShingle Ivor D. Williams
Benjamin L. Richards
Stuart A. Sandin
Julia K. Baum
Robert E. Schroeder
Marc O. Nadon
Brian Zgliczynski
Peter Craig
Jennifer L. McIlwain
Russell E. Brainard
Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
Journal of Marine Biology
author_facet Ivor D. Williams
Benjamin L. Richards
Stuart A. Sandin
Julia K. Baum
Robert E. Schroeder
Marc O. Nadon
Brian Zgliczynski
Peter Craig
Jennifer L. McIlwain
Russell E. Brainard
author_sort Ivor D. Williams
title Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
title_short Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
title_full Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
title_fullStr Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
title_full_unstemmed Differences in Reef Fish Assemblages between Populated and Remote Reefs Spanning Multiple Archipelagos Across the Central and Western Pacific
title_sort differences in reef fish assemblages between populated and remote reefs spanning multiple archipelagos across the central and western pacific
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Marine Biology
issn 1687-9481
1687-949X
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Comparable information on the status of natural resources across large geographic and human impact scales provides invaluable context to ecosystem-based management and insights into processes driving differences among areas. Data on fish assemblages at 39 US flag coral reef-areas distributed across the Pacific are presented. Total reef fish biomass varied by more than an order of magnitude: lowest at densely-populated islands and highest on reefs distant from human populations. Remote reefs (<50 people within 100 km) averaged ~4 times the biomass of “all fishes” and 15 times the biomass of piscivores compared to reefs near populated areas. Greatest within-archipelagic differences were found in Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, where differences were consistent with, but likely not exclusively driven by, higher fishing pressure around populated areas. Results highlight the importance of the extremely remote reefs now contained within the system of Pacific Marine National Monuments as ecological reference areas.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/826234
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