Contrasts in density, size, and biomass of reef fishes between the northwestern and the main Hawaiian islands: the effects of fishing down apex predators

By A. Friedlander, E. DeMartini. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management (2010, background): “For example, over-exploitation has led to declines in abundances of sharks on some tropical reefs (e.g. Friedlander & DeMartini 2002, Robbins et al. 2006, Sandin et al. 2008, Heupel et al. 2009).”
The ‘shifting baseline’ phenomenon: a global perspective (2008, background): “In essence, the NWHI has been subject to minimal amounts of fishing over the past few decades and is acknowledged to be mostly in a pristine state, in contrast to the populated islands (Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai) where many fishery resources are chronically overfished ( Friedlander and DeMa”
Herbivory and the Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs: Knowledge Gaps and Implications for Management (2015, background): “Comparisons of fish fauna of inhabited versus uninhabited islands in the Indo-Pacific demonstrate that even low levels of exploitation can rapidly deplete stocks of large fishes, including herbivorous parrotfishes (e.g. Friedlander & DeMartini 2002, Bellwood et al. 2012).”
Extinction of a shark population in the Archipelago of Saint Paul's Rocks (equatorial Atlantic) inferred from the historical record (2011, background): “Today, only a few places in the world, such as the northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Friedlander and DeMartini, 2002), Kingman and Palmyra Atolls in the northern Line Islands (Sandin et al., 2008), and some no-entry zones in the Great Barrier Reef (Robbins et al., 2006), have shark densities that…”
High genetic connectivity across the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the reef fish Myripristis berndti (Holocentridae) (2007, background): “The latter treatment allowed for an assessment of connectivity between 2 regions that vary in terms of their level of fishing pressure, oceanography and ecology (Friedlander & DeMartini 2002).”
Small islands, valuable insights: systems of customary resource use and resilience to climate change in the Pacific (2014, background): “…of certain trophic groups such as apex predators and herbivores, is an important indicator of the health and resilience of coral reef ecosystems (Friedlander and DeMartini 2002, Mumby et al. 2007, 2013), but as exploitation of these assemblage components reaches critical thresholds, the overall…”
Distribution and diet of four species of carcharhinid shark in the Hawaiian Islands: evidence for resource partitioning and competitive exclusion (2006, background): “Despite methodological problems with in situ quantification of large apex-predatory fishes (coastal sharks and jacks), Friedlander & DeMartini (2002) found apex predators to be much more abundant in the NWHI than in the MHI, comprising up to nearly 54% of the fish biomass in the NWHI.”
Spatial and temporal movement patterns of a multi-species coastal reef shark aggregation (2011, neutral): “Site fidelity has been observed in reef sharks at a number of remote islands or atolls (Stevens 1984, Garla et al. 2006, Chapman et al. 2009, Papastamatiou et al. 2009a, Field et al. 2011), although fewer studies have addressed this topic on fringing or barrier reef systems (e.g. Heupel et al.…”
Cross-shelf benthic community structure on the Great Barrier Reef: relationships between macroalgal cover and herbivore biomass (2009, background): “…to macroalgal dominance was largely attributed to increased eutrophication within Kaneohe Bay, the main Hawaiian Islands have experienced extensive overfishing (Friedlander & DeMartini 2002), suggesting that a reduction in herbivory may have also contributed to the shift to macroalgal dominance.”
A comparison of two survey methods: differences between underwater visual census and baited remote underwater video (2010, neutral): “However, Friedlander & DeMartini (2002) surveyed smaller belt transects, both in terms of length and width, suggesting that the differences we observed between methods may not be wholly attributable to our UVC survey methodology.”
Quantifying movement patterns for shark conservation at remote coral atolls in the Indian Ocean (2011, background): “Ultimately, the loss of apex marine predators, including elasmobranchs and large teleosts, can lead to permanent shifts in communities and alternate equilibrium states (Cortés 1999; Friedlander and DeMartini 2002; Bascompte et al. 2005; Myers et al. 2007).”
Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands (2008, background): “Inverted biomass pyramids of fishes have only been documented elsewhere in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [23].”