Biofluorescence as a survey tool for cryptic marine species

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 706 - 715
• Main Authors: De Brauwer, Maarten, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Ambo-Rappe, Rohani, Jompa, Jamaluddin, Harvey, Euan S., McIlwain, Jennifer L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Blackwell, Inc 01.06.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Abundance; Anthropogenic factors; biofluorescence; bioluminiscencia; caballito de mar pigmeo; censo visual submarino; Census; Censuses; Conservation; Conservation Methods; Conservation status; Coral Triangle; Corals; Cryptic species; cryptobenthic fauna; Data; data collection; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Enneapterygius; Enneapterygius tutuilae; especie críptica; Extinction; fauna criptobéntica; Fish; hippocampus; Hippocampus bargibanti; Light emitting diodes; Marinas; Marine ecosystems; Marine fish; Marine fishes; Marine invertebrates; Methods; muestreo no‐destructivo; Nature conservation; nondestructive methods; nondestructive sampling; Nondestructive testing; Polls & surveys; Probability theory; pygmy seahorse; Rare species; rarity; Reef fish; Reef fishes; risk; Species extinction; Surveying; Surveys; Triángulo de Coral; Ucla xenogrammus; Underwater; underwater visual census; Wildlife conservation; 倭海马; 水下视觉调查; 珊瑚大三角; 生物荧光; 稀有性; 隐秘底栖动物; 隐秘种; 非损伤取样; pygmy seahorse; 隐秘种; bioluminiscencia; muestreo no-destructivo; Triángulo de Coral; fauna criptobéntica; 水下视觉调查; 稀有性; 珊瑚大三角; caballito de mar pigmeo; censo visual submarino; cryptobenthic fauna; 非损伤取样; cryptic species; especie críptica; nondestructive sampling; underwater visual census; biofluorescence; 生物荧光; 倭海马; 隐秘底栖动物; Coral Triangle; rarity

As ecosystems come under increasing anthropogenic pressure, rare species face the highest risk of extinction. Paradoxically, data necessary to evaluate the conservation status of rare species are often lacking because of the challenges of detecting species with low abundance. One group of fishes sub...