The fish communities occupying a natural reef site and an artificial reef site near the mouth
of Botany Bay, a marine-dominated estuary in southeastern Australia, were assessed by a …

Reef fishes rapidly colonized similar isolated model reefs in Australia and Florida. Observed
at the model reefs were a similar total number of species, total number of families, species …

Artificial reefs now form part of an integrated approach to enhance fisheries around the
world. A responsible approach to artificial reef deployment calls for clear, well defined goals …

We tested the effect of reef complexity (number of small vs. large topographic elements,< 1
m and> 1 m, respectively), and composition of macroalgae (cover of the kelp Ecklonia …

The reef biota in four Tasmanian marine reserves and at associated unprotected reference
sites was investigated over a 6-year period following protection from fishing. The largest …

This study has employed an integrated statistical approach to determine the extents to which
species richness and abundance (catch rate) of fishes over reefs along an extensive …

Patterns of abundance of large piscivorous fish (> 200 mm TL) were documented at two
spatial and four temporal scales within the main lagoon of One Tree Reef on Australia's …

This review discusses the major factors producing spatial and temporal patterns in
abundance and the structure of reef fish populations in north‐eastern New Zealand. It also …

Abstract In the Coral Triangle community-based marine protected areas (MPAs) are being
established at a prolific rate. Their establishment can benefit both fisheries and biodiversity …

Differences in the diversity of fish species between granite and limestone reefs, as well as
high-and low-relief limestone reefs, were investigated at Hamelin Bay, south-western …