Butterflyfishes as Indicators of change

Sarah Curran Curran at altc.freeserve.co.uk
Sat May 19 16:13:18 EDT 2001


Dear Victor ,

Myself and several honours students tested some of the methods in this
manual in Sulawesi.
We had four main focus areas for the studies (in brief)
1. Correlating rates of feeding and reef habitat (Ch. trifasciatus-redfins)
2. Which (if any) provided a closer correlation with habitat; using total
number of chaetodonts along transects (abundance and species) or selected
obligate corralivores
3.The incidence/rate of aggressive/submissive interactions of Ch.
Trifasciatus (intra and inter specific) and correlations with reef habitat
4.Investigating habitat preferences in pristine and degraded habitats
(Redfins)

The data is still being worked up. What particular aspect are you interested
in?

Sarah


Sarah Curran
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gomelyuk, Victor <victor.gomelyuk at PLMBAY.PWCNT.NT.GOV.AU>
To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Sent: 19 May 2001 10:47
Subject: RE: Butterflyfishes as Indicators of change


>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I would like to find if anyone is using Butterflyfishes as Indicators of
> coral reefs conditions?:
> Re: Crosby, M.P. and E.S.Reese. 1996 A Manual for Monitoring Coral Reefs
> With Indicator Species: Butterflyfishes as Indicators  of Change on Indo
> Pacific Reefs. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA,
Silver
> Spring, MD. 45 pp.
>
> Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dr Victor E. Gomelyuk
> Marine Scientist
> Cobourg Marine Park
> PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 AUSTRALIA
> phone 61 (08) 8979 0244
> FAX 61 (08) 8979 0246
>
>
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