Fish and invertebrate communities show greater day–night partitioning on tropical than temperate reefs

TR Jones, GJ Edgar, R Trebilco, C Mellin… - Ecology, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Diel partitioning of animals within ecological communities is widely acknowledged, yet rarely
quantified. Investigation of most ecological patterns and processes involves convenient …

Continual Day–Night eDNA Detectability Amidst Diel Reef Species Fluctuations on Diver Transects

KM West, TR Jones, L Denis‐Roy… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research into the spatiotemporal dynamics of eDNA in marine environments
indicates that eDNA signals are highly localized and may dissipate beyond detection levels …

Mob rulers and part-time cleaners: two reef fish associations at the isolated Ascension Island

RA Morais, J Brown, S Bedard, CEL Ferreira… - Journal of the Marine …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Isolated oceanic islands may give rise not only to new and endemic species, but also to
unique behaviours and species interactions. Multi-species fish interactions, such as …

Biodiversity, ecology, fisheries, and use and trade of Tetraodontiformes fishes reveal their socio‐ecological significance along the tropical Brazilian continental shelf

LN Eduardo, A Bertrand, T Frédou… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tetraodontiformes fishes play a critical role in benthic and demersal communities and are
facing threats due to anthropogenic impacts and climate change. However, they are poorly …

Diel changes in structure and trophic functions of motile benthic invertebrates on coral reefs at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

G Zapata-Hernández, IA Hinojosa, J Sellanes, RS Rios… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Coral reefs are structurally complex habitats that provide diverse shelter for motile benthic
invertebrates (MBI), including those with cryptic and nocturnal behaviors. In this study, diel …

Biological and physical characterization of the seabed surrounding Ascension Island from 100–1000 m

ET Nolan, DKA Barnes, J Brown, K Downes… - Journal of the Marine …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Recent studies have improved our understanding of nearshore marine ecosystems
surrounding Ascension Island (central Atlantic Ocean), but little is known about Ascension's …

[HTML][HTML] When the Light Goes Out: Distribution and Slee** Habitat Use of Parrotfishes at Night

M Lucena, TC Mendes, CAMM Cordeiro, MC Barbosa… - Fishes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the diurnal and nocturnal activity of organisms is a key topic in behavioral
ecology, with implications for population structure and management strategies. In reef …

Expanding north: first record of the beaded sea cucumber Euapta lappa at Madeira Island

S Schäfer - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study provides the first record of the beaded sea cucumber Euapta lappa at Madeira
Island. A single individual was observed during a nocturnal scuba dive at 17 m depth …

An assessment of economic viability of the ascension island tuna longline fishery management: Implications for marine protected area planning and future fisheries …

A Muench, E Mengo, S Weber, D Baum… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The designation of large scale marine protected areas (MPAs) has increased in recent years
to address global issues such as biodiversity loss and the conservation of vulnerable marine …

The awakening of invertebrates: The daily dynamics of fishes and mobile invertebrates at Rapa Nui's multiple use marine protected area

IA Hinojosa, G Zapata‐Hernández… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
On shallow reefs, day‐night activity patterns between fishes and invertebrates are presumed
to reflect trade‐offs between feeding and predation; however, quantitative data on daily …