dc.contributor.author | Simpson, SD | |
dc.contributor.author | Meekan, MG | |
dc.contributor.author | McCauley, RD | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeffs, AG | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-15T14:56:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-08-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | We compared catches of settlement-stage reef fishes in light traps attached to underwater speakers playing reef sounds with those of silent traps during a summer recruitment season at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Of the total 40191 reef fishes we collected, significantly more (67 %; Wilcoxon and Binomial tests: p < 0.001) appeared in the traps with broadcast reef noise. Traps deployed with speakers consistently caught a greater diversity of species (Wilcoxon test: p < 0.001, total 81 vs 68) than did silent traps. This study provides a clear demonstration that the settlement-stages of a broad range of families of coral reef fishes are attracted to reef sounds. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 276, pp. 263 - 268 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/19861 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Inter Research | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2004/276/m276p263.pdf | en_GB |
dc.rights | © Inter-Research 2004 · www.int-res.com | en_GB |
dc.subject | coral reef fishes | en_GB |
dc.subject | orientation | en_GB |
dc.subject | sound | en_GB |
dc.subject | larvae | en_GB |
dc.subject | light traps | en_GB |
dc.title | Attraction of settlement-stage coral reef fishes to reef noise | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-15T14:56:00Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0171-8630 | |
dc.description | Journal Article | en_GB |
dc.description | Published version | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1616-1599 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Marine Ecology Progress Series | en_GB |