Coastal observatories for monitoring of fish behaviour and their responses to environmental changes

J Aguzzi, C Doya, S Tecchio, FC De Leo… - Reviews in fish biology …, 2015 - Springer
The inclusion of behavioral components in the analysis of a community can be of paramount
importance in marine ecology. Diel (ie, 24-h based), seasonal activity rhythms, or longer …

The paradox of inverted biomass pyramids in kelp forest fish communities

R Trebilco, NK Dulvy… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Theory predicts that bottom-heavy biomass pyramids or 'stacks' should predominate in real-
world communities if trophic-level increases with body size (mean predator-to-prey mass …

Fish behaviour effects on the accuracy and precision of underwater visual census surveys. A virtual ecologist approach using an individual-based model

MP Pais, HN Cabral - Ecological Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
Underwater visual census (UVC) methods are used worldwide to monitor shallow marine
and freshwater habitats and support management and conservation decisions. However …

Predator–prey interactions as key drivers for the invasion success of a potentially neurotoxic sea slug

N Battini, CB Giachetti, KL Castro, A Bortolus… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Only a fraction of the species that are introduced succeed in the non-native environment,
while others fail to survive, reproduce and/or disperse. Understanding the causes underlying …

Links between reproduction and immunity in two sympatric wild marine fishes

MC Sueiro, CA Awruch, GM Somoza… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
According to life-history theory, limited resources can result in trade-offs between costly
physiological functions. Particularly, it can be expected that individuals present lower …

Immunity and health of two wild marine fishes naturally exposed to anthropogenic pollution

MC Sueiro, C Awruch, C Gilardoni, M Demetrio… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
There are increasing global concerns of the alarming pollution impacts on marine life, thus it
is becoming essential to generate reliable tools to monitor and understand the effects of …

The" Tracked Roaming Transect" and distance sampling methods increase the efficiency of underwater visual censuses

AJ Irigoyen, I Rojo, A Calò, G Trobbiani… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Underwater visual census (UVC) is the most common approach for estimating diversity,
abundance and size of reef fishes in shallow and clear waters. Abundance estimation …

Diurnal temporal patterns of the diversity and the abundance of reef fishes in a branching coral patch in New Caledonia

D Mallet, L Vigliola, L Wantiez, D Pelletier - Austral Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐scale spatial and temporal variability in animal abundance is an intrinsic
characteristic of marine ecosystems but remains largely unknown for most animals …

Video transects are the most appropriate underwater visual census method for surveying high-latitude coral reef fishes in the southwestern Indian Ocean

R Wartenberg, AJ Booth - Marine Biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
Pilot studies are used to assess different sampling and monitoring protocols when
develo** long-term monitoring programs (LTMPs). Considering that the ultimate goal of …

Born to be free? Assessing the viability of releasing captive-bred wobbegongs to restock depleted populations

KA Lee, C Huveneers, V Peddemors… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Large predatory fishes, such as sharks, play an important functional role within marine
ecosystems. Restocking of depleted populations has been extensively studied for …