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dc.contributor.authorMcWilliam, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, Robert
dc.contributor.authorErbe, Christine
dc.contributor.authorParsons, Miles
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T05:21:40Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T05:21:40Z
dc.date.created2018-02-01T04:49:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationMcWilliam, J. and McCauley, R. and Erbe, C. and Parsons, M. 2017. Patterns of biophonic periodicity on coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef. Scientific Reports. 7: 17459.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62104
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-15838-z
dc.description.abstract

© 2017 The Author(s). The coral reefs surrounding Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef have a diverse soundscape that contains an array of bioacoustic phenomena, notably choruses produced by fishes. Six fish choruses identified around Lizard Island exhibited distinctive spatial and temporal patterns from 2014 to 2016. Several choruses displayed site fidelity, indicating that particular sites may represent important habitat for fish species, such as fish spawning aggregations sites. The choruses displayed a broad range of periodicities, from diel to annual, which provides new insights into the ecology of vocalising reef fish species and the surrounding ecosystem. All choruses were affected by one or more environmental variables including temperature and moonlight, the latter of which had a significant influence on the timing and received sound levels. These findings highlight the utility of passive acoustic tools for long-Term monitoring and management of coral reefs, which is highly relevant in light of recent global disturbance events, particularly coral bleaching.

dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titlePatterns of biophonic periodicity on coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.issn2045-2322
dcterms.source.titleScientific Reports
curtin.departmentCentre for Marine Science and Technology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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