A5089920187- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
2016-2024
University of Newcastle Australia
2017-2018
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
2009-2017
Hunter Water
2017
UNSW Sydney
2014-2015
Environmental Earth Sciences
2014-2015
Federal Institute of Hydrology
2015
Deakin University
2005-2009
Leipzig University
2006
As a consequence of positive phototaxic response, the findings this study suggest that artificial light often associated with man‐made structures has potential to alter fish communities within urban estuarine ecosystems by creating optimal conditions for predators. Future coastal developments should consider ecological implications lighting on aquatic communities. We recommend be minimized around infrastructure and use red lights, which have limited penetration though water, considered.
Abstract Fisheries enhancement initiatives are a potentially useful tool for managers to supplement traditional approaches. Habitat‐based enhancements often deploy artificial reefs with the aim increase available structure augment local production, yet current assessment approaches make it difficult assess whether these achieve pre‐deployment goals. This makes hard determine could improve their fishery outputs, leading missed opportunities and reduced production. We reviewed 270 research...
Artificial reefs now form part of an integrated approach to enhance fisheries around the world. A responsible artificial reef deployment calls for clear, well defined goals prior any being placed in field, followed by subsequent monitoring assess whether these are achieved. In this study, evaluate if off Sydney was meeting its goal providing quality fishing opportunities through establishment a complex fish assemblage, 4-year program designed. This examined response reef-associated and...
ABSTRACT Traditionally headwater streams are surveyed using electrofishing, a potentially harmful sampling method. Increasingly scientists seeking out the least destructive stream methods, especially when imperilled fishes. It is therefore imperative that efficacy of alternative, non‐destructive methods be investigated. This study investigated potential for underwater video analysis (UWVA) as an alternative to electrofishing assessing diversity and relative abundance fishes in clear,...
The fish populations within the East Kleinemonde Estuary, South Africa, were studied using Dual frequency IDentification SONar (DIDSON) during March 2010 which allowed for direct comparisons of abundance, distribution and behaviour a wide size range fishes along length system. Small schooling <100 mm in total (L(T) ) most abundant while larger classes 100-300 300-500 less abundant, but evenly distributed longitudinally estuary. Fishes mouth region may reflect feeding ecology species that...
Globally, anthropogenic disturbances are occurring at unprecedented rates and over extensive spatial temporal scales. Human activities also affect natural disturbances, prompting shifts in their timing intensities. Thus, there is an urgent need to understand predict the response of ecosystems disturbance. In this study, we investigated whether general determinants community disturbance across different types, locations, events. We compiled 14 case studies from four continents, twelve aquatic...
Abstract Efficacious monitoring of fish stocks is critical for efficient management. Multibeam acoustic cameras, that use sound-reflectance to generate moving pictures, provide an important alternative traditional video-based methods are inoperable in turbid waters. However, like standard video methods, produce large volumes imagery from which it time consuming and costly extract data manually. Deep learning, a form machine can be used automate the processing analysis data. We convolutional...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 456:187-199 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09695 Influence of tides on assemblages and behaviour fishes associated with shallow seagrass edges bare sand Alistair Becker1,*, Christine Coppinger1,2, Alan K. Whitfield1 1South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown...
Willow removal followed by riparian revegetation is a widespread river restoration practice in Australia, but the ecological response to this has rarely been evaluated. We sampled macroinvertebrates from six sites each of three vegetation types: revegetated (treatment), willow-dominated (control) and native forest (reference) Gellibrand River catchment during austral spring 2007 autumn 2008, measured temperature light intensity. Revegetated varied age 1 8 years since restoration. Abundances...
The behaviour of coastal fishes to new habitats and trophic opportunities provided by artificial reefs may reveal the key processes which sustain fish production at these reefs. We quantified link between benthic predators pelagic forage from movement foraging an ambush predator, bluespotted flathead Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus , around reef in relation schools small fish. used a network acoustic receivers monitor fine-scale movements 48 acoustically tagged 5 groups modules for 8 mo...