A Deeper Look at Hawaiian Coral Reef Fish Assemblages: A Comparison of Survey Approaches and Assessments of Shallow to Mesophotic Communities
dc.contributor.author | Asher, Jacob | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Dr Euan Harvey | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-18T02:12:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-18T02:12:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59686 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This PhD provides a comparative analysis between underwater visual censuses, and provides new information on shallow to mesophotic reef fishes/predator communities in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Results show that 1.) 60-minute, baited surveys were most effective in capturing overall populations, 2.) functional group composition shifts between shallow water, upper, and lower-mesophotic zones in the MHI, as do top-level predators in both the MHI and NWHI, and 3.) predator abundances remain inconsistent between diver and video-based methodologies. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
dc.title | A Deeper Look at Hawaiian Coral Reef Fish Assemblages: A Comparison of Survey Approaches and Assessments of Shallow to Mesophotic Communities | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
curtin.department | Department of Environment and Agriculture | en_US |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
curtin.faculty | Science and Engineering | en_US |