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    • CRCP-Prey choice of corallivorous snails

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    The snail, Coralliophila abbreviata, is a common generalist corallivore and can be a major contributor to Caribbean acroporid tissue mortality. Considering the imperiled status of Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis, understanding the interactions of factors contributing to acroporid tissue loss can contribute to enhanced conservation strategies. This data set examined variation in prey choice of C. abbreviata based on host-origin, prey condition, and potential social interaction using paired choice assay experiments with A. cervicornis prey sourced from a field nursery. Choice assays were conducted adjacent to the nursery in flow-through y-maze boxes mounted on cinder blocks. Choice treatments compared preference for a healthy fragment versues a diseased fragment, or a mechanically damaged fragment, or a fragment with immediate snail predation. In the last type of choice assay, snails were presented a healthy coral fragment versus a solitary snail with no coral. Preference of the target snail was scored by travelling down the y-maze toward one of the two pairwise choices offered.

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    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2013 (creation), 2017 (revision), 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

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    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2013 (creation), 2017 (revision), 2017 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26795
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: CRCP-Prey choice of corallivorous snails [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26795., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Please cite appropriately
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    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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