[Coral-List] Natural Predation and Lionfish

[Lad Akins]

Hi Steve,

Have you seen the PLoS One paper by Hackerott et al and the more recent Peer
J by Valdivia et all looking at lionfish populations in relation to predator
populations?  

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068259


https://peerj.com/articles/348/


Doesn't look like large predators will be the ones doing the control.  Many
guess that other factors like parasites, competition, possible reproduction
differences and/or predation on eggs/larvae help keep them in balance in the
native range.  There are many pressures in a marine ecosystem and it is rare
that control of anything is restricted to a single or few factors.  Checks
and balances are more like a web than a single rope.

All the best,

Lad

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Subject: [Coral-List] Natural Predation and Lionfish


   The study mentioned in this article may be of interest to some.


 
[1]http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/04/16/Sharks,-grouper-learn-
   to-prey-on-lionfish/


   Makes me wonder at least what might happen if healthy populations of
grouper
   and other potential lionfish predators were readily available.


   Steve

References

   1.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/04/16/Sharks,-grouper-learn-to-
prey-on-lionfish/
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