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Reef Fish Assemblages And Fisheries In Parque Nacional Del Este, Dominican Republic, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Mark Chiappone, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey, F. Geraldes, E. Pugibet, Robert Sluka, R. Torres, M. Vega, Y. Rodriguez, J. Alarcon, Y. Lictensztain, G. Bustamante
Reef Fish Assemblages And Fisheries In Parque Nacional Del Este, Dominican Republic, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Mark Chiappone, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey, F. Geraldes, E. Pugibet, Robert Sluka, R. Torres, M. Vega, Y. Rodriguez, J. Alarcon, Y. Lictensztain, G. Bustamante
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
Parque National del Este is the second largest protected area in the Dominican Republic, comprising 110 km2 of terrestrial habitats located in the southeastern Dominican Republic. Established in 1975, the park delineation did not include the adjacent marine area, despite its long history of commercial fisheries. Since 1994, several U.S. and Dominican partner organizations have conducted scientific investigations of the marine resources of the area. This paper provides data on the status of snapper and groupers reef assemblages and finfish fisheriescollected during 1995 1997. Methods used in the study included: 1) visual transects (20 m x 5 m) of predatory …
A Comparison Of Video Versus Visual Sampling Techniques To Assess The Abundance Of Snapper (Family: Lutjanidae) And Grouper (Family: Serranidae) On Shallow Water Reefs, Emily Schmitt Lavin, J. Leslie
A Comparison Of Video Versus Visual Sampling Techniques To Assess The Abundance Of Snapper (Family: Lutjanidae) And Grouper (Family: Serranidae) On Shallow Water Reefs, Emily Schmitt Lavin, J. Leslie
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Herbivorous Fishes In The Florida Keys: A Study Among Reef Community Types And Seasons, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Herbivorous Fishes In The Florida Keys: A Study Among Reef Community Types And Seasons, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
The Roving Diver Technique - Reef Survey Method, Emily Schmitt Lavin
The Roving Diver Technique - Reef Survey Method, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Evaluating The Use Of Roving Diver And Transect Surveys To Assess The Coral Reef Fish Assemblage Off Southeastern Hispaniola, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Robert Sluka, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Evaluating The Use Of Roving Diver And Transect Surveys To Assess The Coral Reef Fish Assemblage Off Southeastern Hispaniola, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Robert Sluka, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
The relatively little-studied fish fauna off southeastern Hispaniola was rapidly assessed using a combination of visual survey techniques including transects and roving diver surveys. It was found that when combined, both methods provided a more complete overall species assessment than either method was able to provide in isolation. Being able to conduct rapid species assessments is becoming increasingly more important as a conservation tool. Data on species composition, sighting frequency, and abundance of all fishes were collected using both methods. Abundance was recorded in four logarithmic-based categories (roving diver method) while the number of fishes were counted within 40-m2 transects …
Research Applications Of Volunteer Generated Coral Reef Fish Surveys, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Research Applications Of Volunteer Generated Coral Reef Fish Surveys, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of A Volunteer Method For Collecting Fish Presence And Abundance Data In The Florida Keys, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Analysis Of A Volunteer Method For Collecting Fish Presence And Abundance Data In The Florida Keys, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
A roving diver fish survey method that requires relatively little time and equipment was developed for use by trained volunteer divers to regularly, rapidly, and inexpensively document patterns of reef fish distribution and abundance, In this method, a diver searches a dive site and records all observed fish species and their abundance in log10 categories, Results from 130 h of observation were analyzed from three regional surveys conducted in the Florida Keys at a total of 27 reefs by four observers during the summer of 1994. The Upper Keys had the most species (166) followed by the Lower Keys (151) …
Comparison Of Grouper Assemblages In Northern Areas Of The Wider Caribbean: A Preliminary Assessment, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Robert Sluka, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Comparison Of Grouper Assemblages In Northern Areas Of The Wider Caribbean: A Preliminary Assessment, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Robert Sluka, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
Groupers (Pisces: Serranidae) are important top-level predators in wider Caribbean, but have experienced significant exploitation, resulting in declines in abundance, size, spawning aggregations, and changes in species composition. Larger groupers are particularly vulnerable to intense fishing because of their longevity, slow growth, delayed reproduction, and aggregate spawning. Marine fishery reserves (MFR), areas permanently closed to consumptive use, offer a viable means to protect grouper resources. This study reports on fishery-independent surveys of groupers in four regions of the tropical western Atlantic during 1995 - 1997: Florida Keys, central Bahamas, southeastern Cuba, and Dominican Republic. The regions surveyed included two national …
Letter Concerning Adaptive Bleaching In Corals, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Letter Concerning Adaptive Bleaching In Corals, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Reef Fish Survey Project, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Reef Fish Survey Project, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Community Structure Of Fishes At Two Reef Sites In John Pennekamp State Park, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Community Structure Of Fishes At Two Reef Sites In John Pennekamp State Park, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
No abstract provided.
Status Of Reef Fishes In The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Regional Project Summary, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Status Of Reef Fishes In The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Regional Project Summary, Emily Schmitt Lavin
Emily F Schmitt Lavin
This report is a summary of the first 3 years of the Fish Survey Project in the Florida Keys, with comparisons among FKNMS sites and with other distant regions. It demonstrates some ways in which data from the Project can be used.