Title
Small rotenone stations : a tool for studying coral reef fish communities
Title Variants
Alternative:
Rotenone stations
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 2512
By
Smith, C. Lavett, 1927-
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, [1973]
Notes
Title from caption.
"February 20, 1973."
"Fish populations of 10 shallow-water stations were sampled repeatedly using small quantities of emulsified rotenone. Taking small samples is not unduly destructive and a complete kill is never obtained. Sampling errors appear to be random. Analysis of the collections indicates that approximately 75 percent of the species present are taken in a single sampling. Repopulation begins immediately and the effects of the sampling disappear four to nine months later. Repeated samplings can be used for Leslie-Davis population estimates. Resemblance indexes for samples from the same and different stations show that each area has a specific array of resident species. Transient species are less consistent in their occurrence. Sampling errors make it difficult to distinguish between transient and low-density resident species"--P. [1].
Subjects
Bahamas
,
coral reef fishes
,
Fish communities
,
Research
,
Rotenone
,
Statistical methods
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.2512, 1973
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
45672248
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