Effects of Hurricane Allen on reef fish assemblages near Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Kaufman, Leslie S.

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“…This is contrary to what had been described in Jamaica after Hurricane Allen (Woodley et al, 1981 ;Kaufman, 1983) where cryptic species were observed in the open waters and planktivorous species swam near the bottom. The territorial fishes such as Stegastes planifrons became more aggressive and schools of parrotfish were reduced in size.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…For the Atlantic region, reports can be found for Florida (Robins, 1957 Kaufman, 1983 ; illiams, 1984 ), Puerto Rico (Glynn et al, 1964) and Texas (Hubbs, 1962. For the hdoPacific region, observations have been reported for Hawaii (Walsh,l983), the Great Bamrier Reef of Australia (Lassig, 1983), the Fiji Islands (Cooper, 1966), Japan (Araga and Tanase, 1966 ;Tribble eb al., 1982 ) and Reunion Island (Letourneur, 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is contrary to what had been noticed in Martinique following the proliferation of Sargassum (Bouchon et al, 1988(Bouchon et al, ). %n illiams (1984 and Kaufman (1983) had reported an increase in the number of Stegastes planifrons, an herbivorous species, after Hurricane Allen.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Changes in the coastal fish communities following Hurricane Hugo in Guadelope Island (French West Indies)

Bouchon¹,

Bouchon‐Navaro²,

Louis³

1994

Atoll Research Bulletin

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Hurricane Hugo swept the island of Guadeloupe (French est Ilmdies) on 16 and 17 September 1989. Sustained winds were of 140 knots and gusts exceeded 160 knots. This hurricane was one of the most devastating of the century for the Lesser Antilles.The mangroves were completely defoliated and anoxic conditions of the water induced considerable fish mortality. Consequently, the fish community was modified in terns of species composition, structure and biomass. Four months later, the fish assemblages of the mangroves returned to conditions previous to the humcane in species composition and community structure.The impact on the marine phanerogams was more destructive on the Syringodium Jiliforme seagrass beds than on those of ThaIassia testudinum. In this ecosystem, the effect of the humcane was minor on the fish community. Changes in the fish community occurred four months later in the seagrass beds and were apparently induced by a delayed mortality of the irhalassia testudinum.In the coral reef environment, the impact of the humcane surge on the coral community mainly affected the branched coral species located between the surfxe and 15 rn deep. The fish assemblages were not modified concerning their species composition.However, the proportion of juveniles in the community drastically dropped after the hurricane. Four months later, the proportion of juvenile fishes was still reduced.The overall effects of hurricane Hugo on the coastal fish communities of the island of Guadeloupe were minor considering the magnitude of the hurricane.

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Changes in the coastal fish communities following Hurricane Hugo in Guadelope Island (French West Indies)

Bouchon¹,

Bouchon‐Navaro²,

Louis³

1994

Atoll Research Bulletin

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“…Hurricanes decrease complexity directly by toppling branching and head corals (e.g., Rogers et al 1982;Kaufman 1983), although this is not true in all reef habitats (Rogers et al 1991;see below). In addition, once dead coral skeletons are exposed by a disturbance of any sort, they are colonized by bioeroders, including bivalves, sponges, sipunculans, polychaetes and echinoids, which break down the reef framework (Hutchings 1986).…”

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“…Herbivorous (and other) fish avoid low-relief areas, including those which have been disturbed (Hay and Goertemiller 1983;Kaufman 1983). Areas with fewer herbivores may experience increased algal cover, decreased coral cover, and increased bioerosion, leading to even flatter topography (reviewed in Hutchings 1986).…”

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confidence: 99%

Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: Simple, quick, inexpensive techniques

Aronson¹,

Edmunds²,

Precht³

et al. 1994

Atoll Research Bulletin

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The effects of human activity on the temporal variability of coral reef fish assemblages in the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary

Greene

Shenker

1993

Aquatic Conservation

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1.A visual assessment method, called Discrete Group Censusing, was used to assess and monitor five coral reef fish assemblages in the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, USA.2. Samples were obtained quarterly from Winter 1988 to Autumn 1990 to investigate a possible relation between the variability of reef fish assemblages and human disturbance.3. Two types of disturbance were studied: a ship grounding that occurred 4 years previous to the study, and intensive, recreational snorkel and SCUBA diving. These disturbances appeared to have no short-term effect on the temporal variability of the reef fish assemblages during the study period.4. Furthermore, the assemblages at all five study sites appeared to be extremely stable over the 2 year period of the study. These results support the theory that coral reef fish assemblages are highly ordered and stable over relatively large spatial scales.5. The Discrete Group Censusing visual assessment method was found to be a valuable and easily applied tool for the nondestructive in sifu monitoring of reef fish assemblages on coral reefs.

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Effects of Hurricane Allen on reef fish assemblages near Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Cited by 79 publications

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Changes in the coastal fish communities following Hurricane Hugo in Guadelope Island (French West Indies)

Changes in the coastal fish communities following Hurricane Hugo in Guadelope Island (French West Indies)

Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: Simple, quick, inexpensive techniques

The effects of human activity on the temporal variability of coral reef fish assemblages in the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary

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