Does the abundance of girellids and kyphosids correlate with cover of the palatable green algae, Ulva spp.? A test on temperate rocky intertidal reefs

Autor:	Euan S. Harvey, Adrian M. Ferguson, Matthew J. Rees, Nathan A. Knott
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Kyphosus sydneyanus biology Ecology Ulva compressa Intertidal zone Species diversity Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Abundance (ecology) Botany Reef Bay Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Girella
Zdroj:	Journal of Fish Biology. 86:375-384
ISSN:	0022-1112
DOI:	10.1111/jfb.12557
Popis:	This study assessed whether the abundance of girellids and kyphosids was related to cover of the palatable green algae, Ulva australis and Ulva compressa, on rocky intertidal reefs in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. No relationship was found between Ulva spp. cover and abundance of Girella tricuspidata, Girella elevata and Kyphosus sydneyanus during a period of relatively low Ulva spp. cover (i.e. February 2011 to March 2011), but during a period of significantly higher Ulva spp. cover (i.e. October 2011 to November 2011) there was a strong correlation between Ulva spp. cover and G. tricuspidata abundance. Spatial analysis indicated that the abundance of G. tricuspidata was consistent across time, suggesting G. tricuspidata were not moving between reefs in response to variation in Ulva spp. cover between periods but rather that large schools of G. tricuspidata resided on reefs that had relatively higher Ulva spp. cover at certain times of the year.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::528b4f87291f08996a50f6c7e6164fc4 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12557 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text