Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 29 - 43
• Main Author: Albins, Mark A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Bahamas; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Caribbean; Cephalopholis; Cephalopholis fulva; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Coral reefs; Developmental Biology; Ecological effects; Ecology; Environmental impact; field experimentation; Fish; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; grouper; Indigenous species; Invasive fish; Life Sciences; Nonnative species; Original Paper; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Plant Sciences; Predation; Predators; Pterois volitans; Sea water ecosystems; species diversity; Species richness; Synecology; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; Bahamas; I, Pacific; ASW, Caribbean Sea, Bahamas; A, Atlantic; Caribbean; Coral reefs; Community structure; Piscivory; Invasive species; Predation; Marine fishes; Biological invasion; Coral reef; Marine environment; Piscivorous; Vertebrata; Animal community; Pisces; Reef animal; Predator; Environmental monitoring; Teleostei; Native species; Osteichthyes; Environmental protection

The recent irruption of Pacific red lionfish ( Pterois volitans ) on Caribbean and Atlantic coral reefs could prove to be one of the most damaging marine invasions to date. Invasive lionfish are reaching densities much higher than those reported from their native range, and they have a strong negati...