Testing a depth‐based Habitat Classification System against reef fish assemblage patterns in a subtropical marine park

HA Malcolm, A Jordan… - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has strong
cross‐shelf patterns of reef fish assemblages on shallow reefs (< 25 m). While the SIMP also …

Using patterns of reef fish assemblages to refine a Habitat Classification System for marine parks in NSW, Australia

HA Malcolm, SDA Smith… - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is located in
a tropical‐temperate biotone, with variable influence of the tropical East Australian Current …

Spatial and habitat-related patterns of temperate reef fish assemblages: implications for the design of Marine Protected Areas

BG Curley, MJ Kingsford… - Marine and Freshwater …, 2002 - CSIRO Publishing
Patterns of rocky reef fish assemblages (composition and relative abundance of species)
were examined to provide data on the design of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which aim …

Quantitative characterisation of reef fish diversity among nearshore habitats in a northeastern New Zealand marine reserve

GJ Williams, MJ Cameron, JR Turner… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The influence of habitat type upon reef fish assemblage structures has been extensively
reported, but there is still a need to quantitatively demonstrate the factors driving reef fish …

Fish assemblages composition and structure in three shallow habitats in north Australian tropical bay, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

VE Gomelyuk - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the …, 2009 - cambridge.org
The baited remote underwater video technique (BRUVS) was used to compare fish
assemblages at three sites with different habitat characteristics: sandy bank (SB), rock reef …

Habitat as a surrogate measure of reef fish diversity in the zoning of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, Australia

MJ Lindsay, HM Patterson, SE Swearer - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2008 - int-res.com
Marine reserves are being widely implemented as a tool for fisheries management and
biodiversity conservation. Although the siting of marine reserves often includes a surrogate …

Fish-habitat associations across multiple spatial scales

PM Chittaro - Coral Reefs, 2004 - Springer
Important to the study of reef fish ecology is understanding the degree to which fish
community structure varies across space, what factors can account for such variation, and …

Spatial and temporal variation in reef fish assemblages of marine parks in New South Wales, Australia—baited video observations

HA Malcolm, W Gladstone, S Lindfield… - Marine Ecology …, 2007 - int-res.com
Baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) were used to examine variation in
assemblages of reef fishes at scales of 100s of kilometres (between 3 marine parks in New …

Biogeographical and cross-shelf patterns of reef fish assemblages in a transition zone

HA Malcolm, A Jordan, SDA Smith - Marine Biodiversity, 2010 - Springer
Transition zones have complex patterns of biogeography and biodiversity which require
consideration in conservation planning. Cross-shelf patterns of reef fish assemblage …

Habitat characteristics affecting fish assemblages on a Hawaiian coral reef

AM Friedlander, JD Parrish - Journal of experimental marine biology and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Habitat characteristics of a reef were examined as potential influences on fish assemblage
structure, using underwater visual census to estimate numbers and biomass of all fishes …