Host selection, location, and association behaviors of anemonefishes in field settlement experiments

Elliott, Joel K.; Elliott, J. M.; Mariscal, Richard N.

doi:10.1007/bf00350870

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“…Finally, the suitability of a given microhabitat can be context specific, such as when a fish inhabits a particular microhabitat only when it occurs in a particular reef area (e.g. Elliott et al 1995). Accordingly, broad habitat choice patterns within a guild remained even at a global scale, although changes in the host-coral spectrum occurred and superior competitors became more generalised when fishes adapted to the Red Sea environment.…”

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Microhabitat specialisation and ecological consequences for coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea

Dirnwöber¹,

Herler²

2007

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The microhabitat selection and distribution of 6 coral-associated species of Gobiodon were examined in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, including 3 recently discovered species. A total of 1626 fishes were counted visually using 10 × 1 m belt transects in 1731 colonies of 13 species of Acropora. Niche segregation was observed at the level of coral species. Gobiodon sp. 2 was the most specialised, occupying only A. hyacinthus; Gobiodon sp. 1 was most generalised (occupying 3 species of Acropora more frequently than expected). G. reticulatus was a zone specialist that preferred deeper water regions. Less specialised species were able to use substitute host corals, which enabled them to maintain extraordinarily high abundance. G. histrio, for example, preferred the rare A. digitifera, but was common in the very abundant A. acuminata, although proportionally fewer breeding pairs were established in the latter. When compared to the western Pacific, G. histrio showed a more generalised behaviour in the northern Red Sea, and different coral species served as host corals; the latter also holds true for the even more generalised G. rivulatus. Hence, species of Gobiodon appear to alter host-use and degree of specialisation on a global scale.

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Microhabitat specialisation and ecological consequences for coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea

Dirnwöber¹,

Herler²

2007

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…As such, the probability of a fish larva reaching a reef may not be proportional to reef area. Nonrandom recruitment of juveniles to a habitat patch has been reported for some coral reef fish species (Elliott et al 1995;Schmitt and Holbrook 1999;Hattori 2012). For example, residents chase newly settled juveniles of Dascyllus species out of the branching corals and sea anemones they inhabit when shelter space is insufficient (Schmitt and Holbrook 1999).…”

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Total volume of 3D small patch reefs reflected in aerial photographs can predict total species richness of coral reef damselfish assemblages on a shallow back reef

Hattori

Shibuno

2015

Ecological Research

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Because fish have a high dispersal ability, an understanding coral reef fish metacommunity structure is vital for effective conservation. Coral reefs provide patchy habitat of various sizes and scales. We examined the species-area relationship (SAR) of damselfish (Pomacentridae) assemblages over 81 environmentally homogenous patch reefs ranging 0.07-45.4 m 2 with low coral cover. Patch reefs were located in the shallow back reef (<2.5 m deep) off Ishigaki Island, Japan. Reef area was measured by performing image analysis of enlarged sections of a high-resolution (>1/2500) color aerial photograph used as a fine-scale seascape map. To assess the effects of three-dimensional meso-scale rugosity on species richness, we assumed that all reefs had a cylindrical shape and examined species by volume (area · height) relationships (SVR). Patch reef volume was a better determinant of species richness than area, and the regression functions of SVR provided better estimates of patch reef species richness. Neither the observed SVRs nor SARs, however, could be explained by a random placement model alone. Our results suggest that several small reefs are likely to have higher species richness than a single large reef of equivalent area in the shallow back reef where large patch reefs are flat. Thus, total patch reef volume (area · height) better reflects meso-scale rugosity and is a useful indicator of total species richness relative to the total amount of essential habitat in shallow back reefs.

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“…For example, both Gerlach et al (2007) and Dixson et al (2008) have shown that settlement-stage coral reef fish larvae are capable of discriminating between different reefs on the basis of water-borne chemical cues. Settling larvae have been shown to respond to a variety of olfactory signals, such as those from coral tissue and conspecifics (Lecchini et al 2005a(Lecchini et al , 2005b, or symbiotic partners (Elliott et al 1995;Arvedlund and Nielsen 1996;Arvedlund et al 1999). There is further evidence that settling larvae can discriminate between different reefs without any prior experience (Elliott et al 1995;Arvedlund and Takemura 2006;Dixson et al 2008), although early larval experiences may also influence habitat selection choices at settlement stage (Arvedlund and Nielsen 1996;Miller-Sims et al 2011).…”

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“…Settling larvae have been shown to respond to a variety of olfactory signals, such as those from coral tissue and conspecifics (Lecchini et al 2005a(Lecchini et al , 2005b, or symbiotic partners (Elliott et al 1995;Arvedlund and Nielsen 1996;Arvedlund et al 1999). There is further evidence that settling larvae can discriminate between different reefs without any prior experience (Elliott et al 1995;Arvedlund and Takemura 2006;Dixson et al 2008), although early larval experiences may also influence habitat selection choices at settlement stage (Arvedlund and Nielsen 1996;Miller-Sims et al 2011). Despite the considerable research that has been conducted on larval settlement cues over the past decade, the use of olfactory cues for habitat selection has only been investigated for coral-reef fishes, and we are unaware of any published research on the use of olfactory cues for settlement in marine, temperate fish species.…”

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Can larval snapper, Pagrus auratus, smell their new home?

Radford

Sim-Smith

Jeffs

2012

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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Abstract. The ability to find a suitable settlement habitat after a pelagic larval period represents a significant challenge to marine settlement-stage larvae, and the mechanisms by which they achieve this are poorly understood. There is good evidence that olfactory cues are used by some coral reef fish larvae to locate suitable settlement habitats; however, the same understanding is lacking for marine temperate fish. Here we show for the first time that the larvae of an important commercial and recreational marine temperate fish, Pagrus auratus, can use olfactory cues to orient to appropriate settlement habitat. Using pairwise choice experiments, naive hatchery reared fish were offered water collected from a range of habitats in the Kaipara Harbour, an important nursery area for P. auratus. Larvae selected to swim towards water taken from over seagrass beds, their preferred settlement habitat, than water taken from the harbour entrance, Asian date mussel habitat, artificial seawater or artificial seawater in which seagrass had been soaked. The preference by the fish for water from the seagrass habitat over artificial seawater in which seagrass had been soaked strongly suggests that chemical cues from sources other than seagrass, such as from prey or conspecifics present in the seagrass habitat, may also be involved.

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Host selection, location, and association behaviors of anemonefishes in field settlement experiments

Cited by 155 publications

References 27 publications

Microhabitat specialisation and ecological consequences for coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea

Microhabitat specialisation and ecological consequences for coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea

Total volume of 3D small patch reefs reflected in aerial photographs can predict total species richness of coral reef damselfish assemblages on a shallow back reef

Can larval snapper, Pagrus auratus, smell their new home?

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