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Coral recruit size-escape thresholds under fish grazing

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Algae covered tiles containing week-old and month-old coral recruits of Acropora millepora, Acropora kenti and Goniastrea retiformis were exposed to different types of fish grazing to investigate the impact of grazing on coral recruit survival. High resolution images of tiles where used to track recruit size and survival, and algae coverage, pre and post 24 hour exposure to fish grazing. The tested fish grazers were Ctenochaetus binotatus (a 'brusher'), Salarias fasciatus ('brusher'), Acanthurus nigrofuscus ('cropper') and Zebrasoma scopas ('concealed cropper'); also included were a 'control' treatment where tiles were undisturbed for the 24 hours and a 'manual' treatment where algae was removed by an aquarist. After the experiment, fish were anaesthetised and measured. These data were collected in December 2023.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Coral recruit size-escape thresholds under fish grazing
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6127b923-c34b-442e-9816-27d298e0140d
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 21/08/2024
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    147.05504894256595,
    -19.26626233325198
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Coral recruit size-escape thresholds under fish grazing". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/coral-recruit-size-escape-thresholds-under-fish-grazing