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<P>Hello all. There were requests for visual census technique citations and for
circular plot refrences. I have compiled the responses and bibliographic
information and would like to share it with anyone who is interested.</P>
<P>Happy censusing!</P>
<P>-Kristen Hoss</P>
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<P>Anon. (1979). Workshop on coral trout assessment techniques held
at Heron<BR>Island, 21 April - 4 May.<BR><BR>Appledoorn, R. S., D.
A. Hensley, et al. (1988). "The use of various tracers<BR>in
assessing the fate of pelagic eggs spawned by coral reef
fishes." Proc.<BR>6th ICRS, Townsville 2:
619-624.<BR><BR>Baillon, N. and M. Kulbicki (1988). "Aging of
adult tropical reef fish by<BR>otoliths: a comparison of three
methods on Diagramma pictum." Proc. 6th<BR>ICRS, Townsville 2:
341-346.<BR><BR>Bellwood, D. R. and A. C. Alcala (1988). "The
effect of a minimum length<BR>specification on visual estimates of
density and biomass of coral reef<BR>fishes." Coral Reefs 7(1):
23-27.<BR><BR>Bergstedt and Anderson (1990). Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.
119: 86-91.<BR><BR>Bohnsack, James A. and Scott P. Bannerot . (1986)
A stationary visual census technique for quantitatively assessing
community structure of coral reef fishes.<BR>July NOAA Technical
Report NMFS 41<BR><BR>Bortone, Stephen A., Robert W. Hastings, Jerry
L. Oglesby (1986).Quantification of Reef Fish Assemblages: A
Comparison of Several In Situ<BR>Methods. N.E. Gulf Science VOL. 8
pp. 1-22</P>
<P><BR>Bortone, Stephen A, Joseph J. Kimmel, and Charles M. Bundrick
(1989). A Comparison of Three Methods for Visually Assessing Reef
Fish Communities:<BR>Time and Area compensated Northeast Gulf
Science Vol. 10, No. 2 August p. 85-96<BR><BR>Brock ,Richard E
(1982). A Critique of the Visual Census Method for Assessing Coral
Reef Fish<BR>Populations. Bullletin of Marine Science,
32(1):269-276, <BR><BR><BR>Broome, L. S. (1985). "Sightability
as a factor in aerial survey of bird<BR>species and
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P. J. Doherty, et al. (1993). "Sampling of larvae and
pelagic<BR>stages of coral reef fishes: a comparison of towed nets,
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91: 195-201.<BR><BR>Chou, L. M., G. S. Y. Lim, et al. (1991).
"An assessment of fish communities<BR>of artificial reef
structures in Brunei Darussalam with recommendations
for<BR>management and development." Resource Management and
Optimization 9(1):<BR>15-31.<BR><BR>Chrisensen, M. S. and R.
Winterbottom (1981). "A correction factor for, and<BR>its
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Zool.<BR><BR>DeMartini, E. E., F. A. Parrish, et al. (1996).
"Interdecadal change in reef<BR>fish populations at French
frigate shoals and midway atoll, northwestern<BR>Hawaiian Islands:
statistical power in retrospect." Bull. Mar. Sci.
58(3):<BR>804-825.<BR><BR>DeMartini, E. E. and D. Roberts (1982).
"An empirical test of biases in the<BR>rapid visual technique
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Biology 70: 129-134.<BR><BR>Ensign and e. al. (1995). Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci. 52: 213-222.<BR><BR>Fowler, A. J. (1987). "The
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49-58.<BR><BR>Friedlander, A. (1993). Preliminary Assessment and
Recommendations for<BR>Long-term Monitoring of Reef Fish Populations
in the Proposed National Park<BR>on Ofu Island, American Samoa. Pago
Pago, American Samoa, National Park<BR>Service.<BR><BR>Fry, F. E. J.
(1943). A method for the calculation of the growth of fishes<BR>from
scale measurements. Toronto, University of Toronto
Press.<BR><BR>Green, L. E. and W. S. Alevizon (1989).
"Comparative accuracies of visual<BR>assessment methods for
coral reef fishes." Bull. Mar. Sci. 44:
899-912.<BR><BR>Harmelin-Vivien, M. L. and P. Francour (1992).
"Trawling or visual censusus?<BR>Methodological bias in the
assessment of fish populations in seagrass beds."<BR>P.S.Z.N.I.
Marine Ecology 13: 41-51.<BR><BR>Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., J. G.
Harmelin, et al. (1985). "Evaluation visuelle<BR>des
peuplements et populations de poissons: methodes et problemes."
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face=Geneva,Arial size=2>Jennings, S., S. S. Marshall, and N. V. C.
Polunin 1996. Seychelles' marine protected areas: comparative
structure and status of reef fish communities. Biological
Conservation .</P>
<P>Jennings, S., E. M. Grandcourt, and N. V. C. Polunin 1995. The
effects of fishing on the diversity, biomass and trophic structure
of Seychelles' reef fish communities. Coral Reefs
<B>14</B>:225-235.</P>
<P>Jennings, S., and N. V. C. Polunin 1995. Effects of fishing on
the biomass and structure of target reef fish communities. Journal
of Applied Ecology <B>33</B>:400-412.</P>
<P>Jennings, S., and N. V. C. Polunin 1995. Biased underwater visual
census biomass estimates for target-species in tropical reef
fisheries. J. Fish Biol. <B>47</B>:733-736.</P></FONT><FONT size=2>
<P><BR>Keast, A. and J. Harker (1977). "Strip counts as a means
of determining<BR>densities and habitat utilization patterns in lake
fisheries." Env. Biol.<BR>Fish. 1(2): 181-188.<BR><BR>Kimmel,
J. J. (1985). "A new species-time method for visual assessment
of<BR>fishes and its comparison with established methods." Env.
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(1967). Deep-sea photography in the study<BR>of fishes. Deep-sea
Photography. J. B. Hersey. Baltimore, MA, Johns Hopkins<BR>Press:
251-294.<BR><BR>McCormick, M. I. and J. H. Choat (1987).
"Estimating total abundance of a<BR>large temperate-reef fish
using visual strip-transects." Marine Biology
96:<BR>469-478.<BR><BR>O'Connell and Carlile (1994). N. Am. J. Fish.
Manage. 14: 196-201.<BR><BR>Russ, G. (1989). "Distribution and
abundance of coral reef fishes in the<BR>Sumilon Island Reserve,
central Philippines, after nine years of protection<BR>from
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F. H. Talbot, et al. (1978). Collection and sampling of
reef<BR>fishes. Coral Reefs: Research Methods. D. R. Stoddart and R.
E. Johannes.<BR>Norwich, England, Page Bros.: 329-43.<BR><BR>Sale,
P. F. (1997). "Visual census of fishes: How well do we see what
is<BR>there?" Proc. 8th ICRS, Panama: 1435-1440.<BR><BR>Sale,
P. F. and W. A. Douglas (1981). "Precision and accuracy of
visual<BR>census techniques for fish assemblages on coral patch
reefs." Env. Biol.<BR>Fishes 6(3/4): 333-339.<BR><BR>Sale, P.
F. and B. J. Sharp (1983). "Correction for bias in visual
transect<BR>censuses of coral reef fishes." Coral Reefs 2:
37-42.<BR><BR>Sanderson, S. L. and A. C. Solonsky (1986).
"Comparison of rapid visual and<BR>a strip transect technique
for censusing reef fish assemblages." Bull. Mar.<BR>Sci. 39(1):
119-129.<BR></P></FONT><FONT face=Geneva,Arial size=2>
<P>Samoilys, M., H. Fuentes, I. Tuwai, B. Tikomainiusiladi, J.
Leqata, D. Die, M. Wilson, S. Connell, M. Lincoln Smith, and R.
Watson 1995. Application of underwater visual census to assessing
coral reef fish stocks in the tropical Pacific. Australian Centre
for International Agricultural Research, Department for Primary
Industries, Queensland, </P>
<P>Samoilys, M., and G. M. Carlos 1992. Developement of an
underwater visual census method for assessing shallow water fish
stocks in south west Pacific. Queensland Department of Primary
Industries, Cairns. </P>
<P>Samoilys, M., and G. Carlos 1991. A survey of reef fish stocks in
Western Samoa: application of underwater visual census methods for
fisheries personel. Queensland Department of Primary Industries,
Cairns. </P>
<P>Samoilys, M. A., and G. Carlos 2000. Determining methods of
underwater visual census for estimating the abundance of coral reef
fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes. <B>57</B>:289-304.</P>
<P>Samoilys, M. 1997. Manual for assessing fish stocks on coral
reefs. The State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries,
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<P>Samoilys, M. 1992. Review of the underwater visual census method
developed by the QDPI/ACIAR project: Visual assessment of reef fish
stocks. Conference and workshop series QC9206. Department of Primary
Industries, Brisbane. </P></FONT><FONT size=2>
<P>Seaman ,William, Jr '(2000).ARTIFICIAL REEF EVALUATION: With
Applications to Natural MarineHabitats'.(CRC Press,:150. </P>
<P><BR>St. John, J., G. R. Russ, et al. (1990). "Accuracy and
bias of visual<BR>estimates of numbers, size structure and biomass
of a coral reef fish." MEPS<BR>64: 253-262.<BR><BR>Thompson, M.
F. and R. W. Schmidt (1977). "Validation of the
species/time<BR>random count technique sampling fish assemblages at
Dry Tortugas." Proc. 3rd<BR>ICRS, Miami:
283-288.<BR><BR>Thompson, T. E., D. G. Lindquist, et al. (1990).
Assessment of reef fishes<BR>at Sombrero Key, Florida. Proc. 10th
Annu. Scientific Diving Symp. of the<BR>American Academy of
Underwater Sciences: Diving for Science 1990, St.<BR>Petersburg, FL
(USA), 4-7 Oct 1990 Jaap, W.C. ed.<BR><BR>Thresher, R. E. and J. S.
Gunn (1986). "Comparative analysis of visual<BR>census
techniques for highly mobile, reef-associated
piscivores<BR>(Carangidae)." Env. Biol. Fish. 17:
93-116.<BR><BR>White, A. T. (1988). "Chaetodon occurrence
relative to coral reef habitats<BR>in the Philippines with
implications for reef assessment." Proc. 6th ICRS
2:<BR>427-432.<BR><BR></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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