Large-scale invasion of western Atlantic mesophotic reefs by lionfish potentially undermines culling-based management
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Depth-dependent effects of culling—do mesophotic lionfish populations undermine current management?
Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have spread widely across the western Atlantic and are recognized as a major threat to native marine biodiversity. Although lionfish inhabit both shallow reefs and mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs from 30 to 150 m depth), the primary management response implemented by many countries has been diver-led culling limited to reefs less than 3...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biological Invasions
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1387-3547,1573-1464
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1358-0