Pair-formation is a common social system among animals. However, the use of the term
'pairformation'is often ambiguous, and the assumed reproductive importance of pairing often …

Artificial reefs have been suggested as a potential tool for the restoration of marine habitats.
In the present study, the fish assemblage established around the oil jetties of Eilat (northern …

Coral communities are found at high latitude on the East Coast subtropical reefs of South
Africa. They are biodiverse, economically important, and afforded World Heritage Site status …

Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have become a major concern in the western Atlantic
and Caribbean since their introduction in the 1980s. Invasive lionfish can reach very high …

Many comparisons have been made between sanctuary (no-fishing) and fished areas,
where fishing pressure is exerted by artisanal or commercial fishers, but few have examined …

The capability to detect and predict the responses of marine populations and communities to
the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on the ability to distinguish …

Ecological qualities and resources in coasts are threatened by various human activities,
such as pollution and fishery. Impact evaluation of environmental stressors over a wide …

Despite its wide use in terrestrial ecology, distance sampling is as yet rarely used in
underwater visual censuses. The present study attempts to compare density estimators …

Shore fish community structure off the Jordanian Red Sea coast was determined on fringing
coral reefs and in a seagrass-dominated bay at 6 m and 12 m depths. A total of 198 fish …

The diet of the territorial damselfish Stegastes nigricans (Pomacentridae) was studied on a
shallow coral reef flat of Réunion Island, SW Indian Ocean. Fishes were collected monthly …