Importance of mangrove shorelines for rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia: habitat suitability modeling in a subtropical bay
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Summary
DOI: 10.3354/ab00412
DescriptionRainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia is a coral-reef herbivore that requires both mangrove and coral-reef habitat to complete its life cycle. This species is listed as 'vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The present study used a long-term visual survey of mangrove fishes to develop a predictive habitat model for juvenile S. guacamaia. The factors tested were temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, average depth, distance from offshore channel openings, temperature variation (Delta T), and salinity variation (Delta S). The average depth, distance from offshore channel openings, Delta T, and Delta S emerged as significant within the model evaluations. The results suggested that high variation in salinity reduces mangrove habitat suitability for this species. Salinity variation along many of south Florida's coastal bays is largely driven by water management-related freshwater canal discharges. Everglades restoration efforts seek to reduce Delta S along south Florida's mainland shoreline; thus, if successful, restoration may also confer benefits to Scarus guacamaia through the subsequent expansion of suitable mangrove habitat.
Document Information
Document Type
Journal article
Document Format
Acrobat Portable Document Format
Publication Date
2012-04-24
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Extents
Mangroves in bays south east florida starting with the Oleta river and going south
Item Identification
| Title: | Importance of mangrove shorelines for rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia: habitat suitability modeling in a subtropical bay |
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| Short Name: | Importance of mangrove shorelines for rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia: habitat suitability modeling in a subtropical bay |
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2012-04-24 |
| Abstract: |
Rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia is a coral-reef herbivore that requires both mangrove and coral-reef habitat to complete its life cycle. This species is listed as 'vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The present study used a long-term visual survey of mangrove fishes to develop a predictive habitat model for juvenile S. guacamaia. The factors tested were temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, average depth, distance from offshore channel openings, temperature variation (Delta T), and salinity variation (Delta S). The average depth, distance from offshore channel openings, Delta T, and Delta S emerged as significant within the model evaluations. The results suggested that high variation in salinity reduces mangrove habitat suitability for this species. Salinity variation along many of south Florida's coastal bays is largely driven by water management-related freshwater canal discharges. Everglades restoration efforts seek to reduce Delta S along south Florida's mainland shoreline; thus, if successful, restoration may also confer benefits to Scarus guacamaia through the subsequent expansion of suitable mangrove habitat. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.3354/ab00412 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | average depth |
| None | Conservation |
| None | Coral reefs |
| None | Habitat suitability |
| None | Logistic regression |
| None | mangrove |
| None | Ontogenetic shifts |
| None | Rainbow parrotfish |
| None | Scarus guacamaia |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | barnes sound |
| None | biscayne bay |
| None | florida everglades |
| None | key biscayne |
Stratum Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | dissolved oxygen |
| None | distance from offshore channel openings |
| None | salinity |
| None | temperature |
Document Information
| Document Type: | Journal article |
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| Format: | Acrobat Portable Document Format |
| Status Code: | Published |
Support Roles
Author
| Date Effective From: | 2012-04-24 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Serafy, Joseph E |
| Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami, FL 33149 |
| Email Address: | joe.serafy@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 305-361-4255 |
| Fax: | 305-361-4562 |
Extents
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| Description |
Mangroves in bays south east florida starting with the Oleta river and going south |
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URLs
URL 1
| URL: | http://www.int-res.com/articles/ab2012/15/b015p087.pdf |
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Online Resource
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| Description: |
Journal article itself |
URL 2
| URL: | http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/ab/v15/n1/p87-98/ |
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Online Resource
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| Description: |
abstract url |
Related Items
| Item Type | Relationship Type | Title |
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| Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
Reef Visual Census (RVC) data. Data was also used in the study |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 22913 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22913 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2014-12-08 15:23+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2022-04-27 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-04-27 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-04-27 |