| dc.contributor | Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas | en-US |
| dc.creator | Sabido-Itzá, Miguel Mateo | |
| dc.creator | García-Rivas, María del Carmen | |
| dc.date | 2019-05-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-05T13:36:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-05T13:36:33Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol47-issue2-fulltext-15 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.3856/vol47-issue2-fulltext-15 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/159154 | |
| dc.description | The lionfish (Pterois volitans, P. miles) is the first known species of marine fish to invade the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, and it is threatening the biodiversity of the region´s coral reefs. Its success as an invasive species is due to its high predation and fertility, fast growth and lack of predators. Its first recorded appearance in Mexico was in 2009. Twenty-two sites were monitored around the reef of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (BCBR), to estimate their abundance, during 2013. Densities from 0 to 333 ind ha-1 (97.6 ± 140.2 ind ha-1) and biomasses from 0 to 58.7 kg ha-1 (18.2 ± 29.9 kg ha-1) were recorded, the highest so far in the Mexican Caribbean. In addition, two lionfish distribution zones were detected: leeward reef (LR) and windward reef (WR). LR was 4.6 and 3.9 times higher in density and biomass than WR, respectively. The sizes found in the monitoring ranged from 5 to 40 cm of total length. Finally, a gregarious behavior was observed in 47.5% of the recorded fish. Our results suggest that to prevent the development of large reservoirs of lionfishes in the BCBR, management and control actions in areas of high lionfish abundance should be prioritized. | en-US |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | en-US |
| dc.relation | http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol47-issue2-fulltext-15/1057 | |
| dc.relation | http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/downloadSuppFile/vol47-issue2-fulltext-15/1242 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright (c) 2019 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research | en-US |
| dc.source | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 47, No 2 (2019); 349-355 | en-US |
| dc.source | Plataforma para envío de artículos - Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 47, No 2 (2019); 349-355 | es-ES |
| dc.source | 0718-560X | |
| dc.source | 0718-560X | |
| dc.subject | Pterois volitans; Pterois miles; lionfish; invasive species; Banco Chinchorro; leeward reef; gregarious behavior; Mexican Caribbean | en-US |
| dc.title | Record of abundance, spatial distribution and gregarious behavior of invasive lionfish Pterois spp. (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in coral reefs of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, southeastern Mexico | en-US |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
| dc.type | | en-US |
| dc.type | | es-ES |
