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2 Ecosystem Aspects of Species That Aggregate to Spawn
Matos-Caraballo D, Posada JM, Luckhurst BE (2006) Fishery-dependent evaluation of a spawning
aggregation of tiger grouper ( Mycteroperca tigris ) at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Bull Mar Sci
79:1–16
Mazeroll AI, Montgomery WL (1995) Structure and organization of local migrations in brown
surgeonfi sh ( Acanthurus nigrofuscus ). Ethology 99:89–106
Mazeroll AI, Montgomery WL (1998) Daily migrations of a coral reef fi sh in the Red Sea (Gulf of
Aqaba, Israel): initiation and orientation. Copeia 1998:893–905
McCann K, Rasmussen J, Umbanhower J, Humphries M (2005) The role of space, time and
variability in food web dynamics. In: de Ruiter PC, Wolters V, Moore JC (eds) Dynamic food
webs. Elsevier, Amsterdam
Meyer J, Schultz ET (1985) Tissue condition and growth rate of corals associated with schooling
fi sh. Limnol Oceanogr 30:157–166
Meyer JL, Schultz ET, Helfman G (1983) Fish schools: an asset to corals. Science
220:1047–1049
Meyer CG, Holland KN, Wetherbee BM, Lowe C (2000) Movement patterns, habitat utilization,
home range size and site fi delity of whitesaddle goatfi sh, Parupeneus porphyreus , in a marine
reserve. Environ Biol Fishes 59:235–242
Moyer JT (1987) Quantitative observations of predation during spawning rushes of the labrid fi sh,
Thalassoma cupido at Miyake-Jima, Japan. Japan J Ichthyol 34:76–81
Moyer JT (1989) Reef channels as spawning sites for fi shes on the Shiraho coral reef, Ishigaki
Island, Japan. Japan J Ichthyol 36:371–375
Myers RF (1999) Micronesian reef fi shes. A fi eld guide for divers and aquarists. Coral Graphics,
Guam, 216 pp
Nemeth RS (1998) The effect of natural variation in substrate architecture on the survival of
juvenile bicolor damselfi sh. Environ Biol Fishes 53:129–141
Nemeth RS (2005) Population characteristics of a recovering US Virgin Islands red hind spawning
aggregation following protection. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 286:81–97
Nemeth RS (2009) Dynamics of reef fi sh and decapod crustacean spawning aggregations: underlying
mechanisms, habitat linkages and trophic interactions. pp 73–134 In: Nagelkerken I (ed)
Ecological interactions among tropical coastal ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht
Nemeth RS, Herzlieb S, Blondeau J (2006a) Comparison of two seasonal closures for protecting
red hind spawning aggregations in the US Virgin Islands. Proc Int Coral Reef Conf
4:1306–1313
Nemeth RS, Kadison E, Herzlieb S, Blondeau J, Whiteman E (2006b) Status of a yellowfi n grouper
( Mycteroperca venenosa ) spawning aggregation in the US Virgin Islands with notes on other
species. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 57:543–558
Nemeth RS, Blondeau J, Herzlieb S, Kadison E (2007) Spatial and temporal patterns of movement
and migration at spawning aggregations of red hind, Epinephelus guttatus , in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Environ Biol Fishes 78:365–381
Nemeth, RS, Kadison E, Blondeau JE, Idrisi E, Watlington R, Brown K, Smith T, Carr L (2008)
Regional coupling of red hind spawning aggregations to oceanographic processes in the eastern
Caribbean. In: Grober-Dunsmore R, Keller BD (eds) Caribbean connectivity: implications for
marine protected area management. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-08-07.
U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Offi ce of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring
Ogden JC, Buckman NS (1973) Movements, foraging groups, and diurnal migrations of the striped
parrotfi sh Scarus croicensis Bloch (Scaridae). Ecology 54:589–596
Olsen DA, LaPlace JA (1978) A study of Virgin Islands grouper fi shery based on a breeding aggregation. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 31:130–144
Palau Conservation Society (2010) Enhanced monitoring of grouper spawning aggregation at Ebiil
channel: fi nal technical report, Palau Conservation Society and Society for the Conservation of
Reef Fish Aggregations report, 31 pp, www.SCRFA.org
Pet JS, Mous PJ, Muljadi AH, Sadovy YJ, Squire L (2005) Aggregations of Plectropomis areolatus and Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (groupers, Serranidae) in the Komodo National Park,
Indonesia: monitoring and implications for management. Environ Biol Fish 74:209–218
2 Ecosystem Aspects of Species That Aggregate to Spawn
Matos-Caraballo D, Posada JM, Luckhurst BE (2006) Fishery-dependent evaluation of a spawning
aggregation of tiger grouper ( Mycteroperca tigris ) at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Bull Mar Sci
79:1–16
Mazeroll AI, Montgomery WL (1995) Structure and organization of local migrations in brown
surgeonfi sh ( Acanthurus nigrofuscus ). Ethology 99:89–106
Mazeroll AI, Montgomery WL (1998) Daily migrations of a coral reef fi sh in the Red Sea (Gulf of
Aqaba, Israel): initiation and orientation. Copeia 1998:893–905
McCann K, Rasmussen J, Umbanhower J, Humphries M (2005) The role of space, time and
variability in food web dynamics. In: de Ruiter PC, Wolters V, Moore JC (eds) Dynamic food
webs. Elsevier, Amsterdam
Meyer J, Schultz ET (1985) Tissue condition and growth rate of corals associated with schooling
fi sh. Limnol Oceanogr 30:157–166
Meyer JL, Schultz ET, Helfman G (1983) Fish schools: an asset to corals. Science
220:1047–1049
Meyer CG, Holland KN, Wetherbee BM, Lowe C (2000) Movement patterns, habitat utilization,
home range size and site fi delity of whitesaddle goatfi sh, Parupeneus porphyreus , in a marine
reserve. Environ Biol Fishes 59:235–242
Moyer JT (1987) Quantitative observations of predation during spawning rushes of the labrid fi sh,
Thalassoma cupido at Miyake-Jima, Japan. Japan J Ichthyol 34:76–81
Moyer JT (1989) Reef channels as spawning sites for fi shes on the Shiraho coral reef, Ishigaki
Island, Japan. Japan J Ichthyol 36:371–375
Myers RF (1999) Micronesian reef fi shes. A fi eld guide for divers and aquarists. Coral Graphics,
Guam, 216 pp
Nemeth RS (1998) The effect of natural variation in substrate architecture on the survival of
juvenile bicolor damselfi sh. Environ Biol Fishes 53:129–141
Nemeth RS (2005) Population characteristics of a recovering US Virgin Islands red hind spawning
aggregation following protection. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 286:81–97
Nemeth RS (2009) Dynamics of reef fi sh and decapod crustacean spawning aggregations: underlying
mechanisms, habitat linkages and trophic interactions. pp 73–134 In: Nagelkerken I (ed)
Ecological interactions among tropical coastal ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht
Nemeth RS, Herzlieb S, Blondeau J (2006a) Comparison of two seasonal closures for protecting
red hind spawning aggregations in the US Virgin Islands. Proc Int Coral Reef Conf
4:1306–1313
Nemeth RS, Kadison E, Herzlieb S, Blondeau J, Whiteman E (2006b) Status of a yellowfi n grouper
( Mycteroperca venenosa ) spawning aggregation in the US Virgin Islands with notes on other
species. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 57:543–558
Nemeth RS, Blondeau J, Herzlieb S, Kadison E (2007) Spatial and temporal patterns of movement
and migration at spawning aggregations of red hind, Epinephelus guttatus , in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Environ Biol Fishes 78:365–381
Nemeth, RS, Kadison E, Blondeau JE, Idrisi E, Watlington R, Brown K, Smith T, Carr L (2008)
Regional coupling of red hind spawning aggregations to oceanographic processes in the eastern
Caribbean. In: Grober-Dunsmore R, Keller BD (eds) Caribbean connectivity: implications for
marine protected area management. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-08-07.
U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Offi ce of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring
Ogden JC, Buckman NS (1973) Movements, foraging groups, and diurnal migrations of the striped
parrotfi sh Scarus croicensis Bloch (Scaridae). Ecology 54:589–596
Olsen DA, LaPlace JA (1978) A study of Virgin Islands grouper fi shery based on a breeding aggregation. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 31:130–144
Palau Conservation Society (2010) Enhanced monitoring of grouper spawning aggregation at Ebiil
channel: fi nal technical report, Palau Conservation Society and Society for the Conservation of
Reef Fish Aggregations report, 31 pp, www.SCRFA.org
Pet JS, Mous PJ, Muljadi AH, Sadovy YJ, Squire L (2005) Aggregations of Plectropomis areolatus and Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (groupers, Serranidae) in the Komodo National Park,
Indonesia: monitoring and implications for management. Environ Biol Fish 74:209–218