reef manta
First record of the reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, from the eastern Pacific
... female manta ray was encountered during a scientific dive around Ulloa, a shallow dive site (~ 14 m depth) located in the northeast side of the island ...a reef manta ray (using the key pro- vided in ...
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Site fidelity and movement patterns of reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi): Mobulidae using passive acoustic telemetry in northern Raja Ampat, Indonesia
... of reef manta rays (Mangubhai et ...of manta ray are regular- ly encountered (Kashiwagi, 2014), including at a number of cleaning stations utilised by both spe- cies simultaneously (Authors’ ...
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Photographic identification and citizen science combine to reveal long distance movements of individual reef manta rays Mobula alfredi along Australia’s east coast
... Mobula alfredi occurs around the Australian coastline in warm temperate and tropical waters, spanning > 7000 km from Shark Bay, WA (25.99 S, 113.79° E), across northern Australia, to the Solitary Islands, NSW (30.21° ...
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Development and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)
... from reef manta rays has been primarily in the context of broader phylogenetic studies [10, ...genus Manta into Mobula, and a reassignment of the posi- tion of ...
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The ecology of cleaning stations used by Manta alfredi in Ningaloo reef, Western Australia
... Ningaloo Reef, manta rays exhibit seasonal fidelity to certain areas, using many of the same cleaning stations ...including manta ray research, tourism and sport fishing, it is imperative to expand ...
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Characteristics of a previously undescribed fishery and habitat for Manta alfredi in the Philippines
... Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) are caught directly or ...of manta, Manta alfredi was taxonomically resurrected in 2009 and also only recently been confirmed to occur in the ...the ...
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Sympathy for the devil: a conservation strategy for devil and manta rays
... two manta ray species, the Giant Manta Ray, has a near circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical waters and is most similar to those of the three largest devil ray species, whereas the ...
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Unique sequence of events triggers manta ray feeding frenzy in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia
... Australia, reef manta rays Manta alfredi are commonly observed at various locations along the coastline, with some individuals migrating seasonally between sites up to 750 km apart ...for reef ...
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Hierarchical drivers of reef-fish metacommunity structure
... We substantiated the hierarchical structure of the four response variables by initially fitting three random- intercept (means-as-outcomes) models that included transect-only, transect-within-atoll, and transect-with- ...
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Monsoonally influenced circulation around coral reef islands and seasonal dynamics of reef island shorelines
... of reef surfaces and medium to low energy incident wave energy (Hs ...in reef geometry that control: spatial variations in wave-setup around the reef platform edge and at the island shoreline, which ...
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Diagnosing the dangerous demography of manta rays using life history theory
... in manta and devil ray gill plates is driving overexploitation elevating their extinction risk (IUCN/TRAFFIC, ...of manta rays is low, this pattern of exploitation could lead to rapid depletions and local ...
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Residency and spatial use by reef sharks of an isolated seamount and its implications for conservation
... by reef sharks suggests that determining the ecological significance of these sites is crucial for conservation ...grey reef sharks showed peaks of activity in the use of the W7 area around the dusk ...the ...
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Mismatch between shape changes and ecological shifts during the post-settlement growth of the surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus
... coral reef fish in the Indo-Pacific region ...the reef at night and directly settle on the beach zone [5], which is a shallow sandy area with coral ...barrier reef community where they commonly form ...
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Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) show high capacity for wound healing and recovery following injury
... blacktip reef sharks while being reared for 30 days in flow-through laboratory aquaria in French Polynesia; (ii) survival and recovery of free-swimming blacktip reef sharks in Australia and French Polynesia ...
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Reconstructing prehistoric fishing zones in Palau, Micronesia using fish remains: a blind test of inter-analyst correspondence
... the reef and nearby areas, targeting a variety of specific habitats and ...time, reef-associated habitat remains consistently important through 1400 years of ...
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Carbonate production of an emergent reef platform, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia
... in reef top ecology discussed and subsequent changes in dominant producers (and rates of production) have major implications for the sediment reservoir and development of geomorphic deposits on reef ...
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Modelling the Effects of Mass Drug Administration on the Molecular Epidemiology of Schistosomes
... Genetic consequences of mass human chemotherapy for Schistosoma mansoni : population structure pre- and post-praziquantel treatment in Tanzania. Manta Ray Media[r] ...
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Reef fish foraging associations: "nuclear-follower" behavior or an ephemeral interaction?
... among reef fishes, whereas species can act as nuclear or followers (Karplus 1978; Dubin 1982; Lukoschek and McCormick 2000; Sazima et ...Other reef animals are also known to engage in such interactions ...
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Integrating social and biophysical data to develop and evaluate marine protected area planning at a local scale: the 1998 Cairns Area Plan of Management as a case study
... The Great Barrier Reef Region (GBRR) is a significant economic region with direct and indirect economic activity estimated at over $3.5 billion (Australian Dollars) per year (total value added) and gross product ...
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Coastal ocean radars applied to coral reef science and management
... where h is the water depth and U is the water speed. The critical SHP value above which turbulent mixing dominates is determined mainly by the benthic rugosity and must be calibrated for each location. Di Massa et al. ...
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