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