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     data   graph     files  public Fish species preferences by predators in the Bahamas in 2013    ?     I   M   background (external link) RSS Subscribe BCO-DMO bcodmo_dataset_700288

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL access_formats String .htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv
attribute NC_GLOBAL acquisition_description String We conducted all experimental trials in 50 gallon (ca. 190 l) acrylic aquarium
tanks (91.5 \u00d7 38 \u00d7 51 cm) with continuous flow-through seawater
systems. Food was withheld from predators for 24 h prior to observation to
ensure predator response to the presence of prey. Tanks were divided in half
with a removable central barrier of solid aluminum (Fig. 1). We released a
single predator into one side of the tank and placed 2 basslets in the other
side. Basslets were held in identical small glass containers (~500 ml) with
mesh covers (1 basslet per container) positioned in each corner of the tank.
These prey containers ensured that predators were able to receive both visual
and chemical cues from basslets, but could neither make physical contact nor
consume any basslets.

To determine whether the preference of predators for basslets was driven by
basslet species (fairy and blackcap) or basslet size (small and large:
1.7\u20132.5 and 3.5\u20135.2 cm TL, respectively) we presented pairs of
basslets in cross-factored combinations of the 2 variables, resulting in the
following treatments: (1) small fairy and large fairy, (2) small blackcap and
large blackcap, (3) small fairy and small blackcap, (4) large fairy and large
blackcap, (5) small fairy and large blackcap, and (6) large fairy and small
blackcap. In addition to randomizing the order of basslet treatments presented
to each predator, we also randomized the corner of the tank basslets were
placed in every time a treatment was presented.

Once the predator and basslets were in their respective sides of the tank, we
allowed them to acclimate for 20 min, after which we removed the central
barrier and observed the predator\u2019s behavior for 10 min. Observations
were performed either in person (74 lionfish trials; 73 graysby trials) or
filmed with a digital video camera (16 lionfish trials; 17 graysby trials)
positioned outside of the tank. During each 10 min trial, we recorded (1)
which basslet the predator hunted first (initial hunting preference); (2) the
number of times the predator\u2019s mouth made physical contact with each
glass container (number of strikes); and (3) the amount of time the predator
hunted each basslet (hunting time). We defined the hunting behavior of
lionfish as occurring when an individual directly faced a basslet with flared
pectoral fins and/or blew pulsed jets of water towards a basslet (Cure et al.
2012). We characterized graysby hunting behavior as occurring when an
individual positioned itself near a basslet (<10 cm in this experiment) while
directly facing the basslet (Webster 2004).

At the conclusion of the 10 min trial, we separated the predator from the
basslets and placed the central barrier back in the tank. A new combination of
basslets were placed in the glass containers, and all fish were allowed to
acclimate for 20 min before removing the barrier and observing predator
response for another 10 min. This procedure was repeated until all 6 basslet
treatments had been presented to each predator in random order.
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_nid String 561016
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_award_number String OCE-1233027
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_data_url String http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1233027 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funder_name String NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funding_acronym String NSF OCE
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_funding_source_nid String 355
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_program_manager String David L. Garrison
attribute NC_GLOBAL awards_0_program_manager_nid String 50534
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL comment String Predator Hunting Preferences
M. Hixon and T. Kindinger
Version 16 May 2017
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String info at bco-dmo.org
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.bco-dmo.org/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL data_source String extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2017-05-18T19:29:16Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_modified String 2019-06-11T17:06:34Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL defaultDataQuery String &amp;time&lt;now
attribute NC_GLOBAL doi String 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.700288.1
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/700288 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String bass, bass_size, bass_species, bass_treatment, bco, bco-dmo, biological, chemical, data, dataset, dmo, erddap, hunt, hunt_time, management, number, oceanography, office, predator, predator_ID, predator_size, predator_species, preliminary, size, species, strike, strike_number, time, treatment
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/700288/license (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL metadata_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/700288 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL param_mapping String {'700288': {}}
attribute NC_GLOBAL parameter_source String https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/700288/parameters (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_affiliation String University of Hawaii
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_name String Mark Hixon
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_person_nid String 51647
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_role String Principal Investigator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_0_role_type String originator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_affiliation String Old Dominion University
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_affiliation_acronym String ODU
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_name String Emily Anderson
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_person_nid String 700797
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_role String Scientist
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_1_role_type String originator
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_affiliation String Oregon State University
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_affiliation_acronym String OSU
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_name String Tye L. Kindinger
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_person_nid String 51707
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role String Contact
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_2_role_type String related
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_affiliation String Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_affiliation_acronym String WHOI BCO-DMO
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_person_name String Hannah Ake
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_person_nid String 650173
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_role String BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute NC_GLOBAL people_3_role_type String related
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String BiodiversityLossEffects_lionfish
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_acronym String BiodiversityLossEffects_lionfish
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_description String The Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans), a popular aquarium fish, was introduced to the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Florida in the late 20th century. Voraciously consuming small native coral-reef fishes, including the juveniles of fisheries and ecologically important species, the invader has undergone a population explosion that now ranges from the U.S. southeastern seaboard to the Gulf of Mexico and across the greater Caribbean region. The PI's past research determined that invasive lionfish (1) have escaped their natural enemies in the Pacific (lionfish are much less abundant in their native range); (2) are not yet controlled by Atlantic predators, competitors, or parasites; (3) have strong negative effects on populations of native Atlantic fishes; and (4) locally reduce the diversity (number of species) of native fishes. The lionfish invasion has been recognized as one of the major conservation threats worldwide.
The Bahamas support the highest abundances of invasive lionfish globally. This system thus provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand the direct and indirect effects of a major invader on a diverse community, as well as the underlying causative mechanisms. The PI will focus on five related questions: (1) How does long-term predation by lionfish alter the structure of native reef-fish communities? (2) How does lionfish predation destabilize native prey population dynamics, possibly causing local extinctions? (3) Is there a lionfish-herbivore-seaweed trophic cascade on invaded reefs? (4) How do lionfish modify cleaning mutualisms on invaded reefs? (5) Are lionfish reaching densities where natural population limits are evident?
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_end_date String 2016-07
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_geolocation String Three Bahamian sites: 24.8318, -076.3299; 23.8562, -076.2250; 23.7727, -076.1071; Caribbean Netherlands: 12.1599, -068.2820
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_name String Mechanisms and Consequences of Fish Biodiversity Loss on Atlantic Coral Reefs Caused by Invasive Pacific Lionfish
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_project_nid String 561017
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_project_website String http://hixon.science.oregonstate.edu/content/highlight-lionfish-invasion (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL projects_0_start_date String 2012-08
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Fish species preferences by predators in the Bahamas in 2013
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Fish species preferences by predators in the Bahamas in 2013
attribute NC_GLOBAL version String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL xml_source String osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable predator_ID   String  
attribute predator_ID bcodmo_name String sample
attribute predator_ID description String Identification number for each predator observed
attribute predator_ID long_name String Predator ID
attribute predator_ID nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/ACYC/ (external link)
attribute predator_ID units String unitless
variable predator_species   String  
attribute predator_species bcodmo_name String species
attribute predator_species description String Species of predator (CECR = Cephalopholis cruentatus; PTVO = Pterois volitans)
attribute predator_species long_name String Predator Species
attribute predator_species units String unitless
variable predator_size   float  
attribute predator_size _FillValue float NaN
attribute predator_size actual_range float 10.0, 20.9
attribute predator_size bcodmo_name String fish_len
attribute predator_size description String Total body length of predator
attribute predator_size long_name String Predator Size
attribute predator_size units String centimeters
variable bass_treatment   String  
attribute bass_treatment bcodmo_name String treatment
attribute bass_treatment description String Combination of basslets (fairy vs. blackcap basslets) presented to predator in aquarium tank: (1) GRLO.sm_GRME.lg = small fairy vs. large blackcap; (2) GRME.sm_GRLO.lg = small blackcap vs. large fairy; (3) GRLO.sm_GRME.sm = small fairy vs. small blackcap; (4) GRLO.lg_GRME.lg = large fairy vs. large blackcap
attribute bass_treatment long_name String Bass Treatment
attribute bass_treatment units String unitless
variable bass_species   String  
attribute bass_species bcodmo_name String species
attribute bass_species description String Species of focal basslet (GRLO = fairy basslet; GRME = blackcap basslet)
attribute bass_species long_name String Bass Species
attribute bass_species units String unitless
variable bass_size   String  
attribute bass_size bcodmo_name String brief_desc
attribute bass_size description String Size of focal basslet (small or large)
attribute bass_size long_name String Bass Size
attribute bass_size units String unitless
variable hunt_time   short  
attribute hunt_time _FillValue short 32767
attribute hunt_time actual_range short 0, 599
attribute hunt_time bcodmo_name String time_elapsed
attribute hunt_time description String Time predator hunted focal basslet
attribute hunt_time long_name String Hunt Time
attribute hunt_time nerc_identifier String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ELTMZZZZ/ (external link)
attribute hunt_time units String seconds
variable strike_number   byte  
attribute strike_number _FillValue byte 127
attribute strike_number actual_range byte 0, 15
attribute strike_number bcodmo_name String count
attribute strike_number colorBarMaximum double 100.0
attribute strike_number colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute strike_number description String Number of times predator struck at focal basslet
attribute strike_number long_name String Strike Number
attribute strike_number units String count

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.


 
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