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Lionfish Prey Preference between Native Basslets

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Anderson, Emily R.

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The lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a successful invasive predator with large impacts on native fish populations in the western Atlantic. Lionfish predation may affect competition between prey species so it is important to understand whether lionfish display preferences between prey species. I investigated lionfish and native graysby grouper prey preference...

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Honors College Thesis

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Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:140 – 150. Fritts, T. H., and G. H. Rodda. 1998. The role of
Effects of Marine Reserves on Populations of Herbivorous and Piscivorous Fisheson the Great Barrier Reef

Creator:

Polis, Hilary J.

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he Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is widely known as one of the best-managed marine protected areas in the world. The park is divided into different management zones, the most prevalent of which are marine national park zones, which are designated as no-take, and conservation zones in which some regulated...

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Honors College Thesis

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and numbers due to release from predation pressures (Frank et al. 2005). Conversely, when fishing
Marine reserves in The Bahamas and Ecuador : a scientific and socioeconomic perspective

Creator:

Lamb, Robert W.

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Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the community-wide effects of reserves are less clear. I examined the community of coralreef fishes in a large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Visual-transect surveys provided estimates and comparisons of the...

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Honors College Thesis

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(Steneck, 1998, Daskalov, 2002, Graham et al., 2003, Frank et al. 2005). A top-down release from