Application of non-destructive methods for assessing rock pool fish assemblages on Lord Howe Island, Australia: Fishes Checklist

Tom R. Davis; Meryl F. Larkin; David Harasti

doi:10.25607/eaddvw

Application of non-destructive methods for assessing rock pool fish assemblages on Lord Howe Island, Australia: Fishes Checklist

Citation

Davis T R, Larkin M F, Harasti D, Earl C (2023). Application of non-destructive methods for assessing rock pool fish assemblages on Lord Howe Island, Australia: Fishes Checklist. Version 2.0. OBIS Secretariat. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.25607/eaddvw accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Examination of mini-BRUVs’ data, for 30 min samples, identified that the vast majority of fish species were detected within 15 min and indicated that a shorter 15 min sampling period would generally be suitable for collecting fish data from rock pools. The baseline data collected on fishes in LHI rock pools demonstrated the uniqueness of LHI assemblages, which were significantly different from those on the NSW coast. This study demonstrates that non-destructive sampling methods can be used in rock pool environments, making these methods suitable for sampling in inter-tidal habitats, especially within marine protected areas.

Purpose

These data were made accessible through UNESCO's eDNA Expeditions project to mobilize available marine species and occurrence datasets from World Heritage Sites.

Sampling Description

Method steps

See Github Project and R Notebook for dataset construction methods

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Fishes

Agnatha
rank: Superclass
Chondrichthyes
rank: unranked
Osteichthyes
rank: unranked

Geographic Coverages

Lord Howe Island Group

Bibliographic Citations

Davis, T & Larkin, M & Harasti, D. (2018). Application of non-destructive methods for assessing rock pool fish assemblages on Lord Howe Island, Australia. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 24. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.09.002

Contacts

Tom R. Davis
originator
NSW Department of Primary Industries

Meryl F. Larkin
originator
Southern Cross University

David Harasti
originator
NSW Department of Primary Industries

Chandra Earl
metadata author
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org

Chandra Earl
processor
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org

OBIS Secretariat
administrative point of contact
position: Secretariat
OBIS
email: helpdesk@obis.org