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“Movers And Stayers” Movement Ecology Of Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus Chrysurus And Horse-Eye Jack Caranx Latus Around Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ashleigh Novak

Masters Theses

When movement ecology of target species is coupled with spatial management approaches, such as marine protected areas (MPAs), the results can establish effective conservation outcomes. Nevertheless, a knowledge gap persists regarding how many marine organisms use specific environments over long, continuous periods of time. Acoustic telemetry arrays and fine-scale positioning systems are quickly pervading the marine environment as they can monitor animal movements on a near continuous basis, filling in many previous unknowns on spatial use patterns. Further, coupling fine-scale movement patterns and benthic habitat data provides a spatial framework foundation essential to understanding the intricacies of how habitats can …