gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22980 eng UTF8 dataset Database Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Kellison, Todd 252-838-0810 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 Todd.Kellison@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Biscayne National Park study on reef fish community changes over time Reef Revisted 1997 creation 2008 revision publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22980 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22980 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Kellison, Todd 252-838-0810 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 Todd.Kellison@noaa.gov originator tableDigital Reef fish assemblage structure was assessed in 20062007 (recent period) in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA , and compared with data collected from 1977 to 1981 (historical period) from the same location. Substantial differences were observed in reef fish assemblage structure between periods. Sixty-four percent of species were observed less frequently in the recent period. Mean species richness per survey declined at all sites, with declines ranging from 9 to 27. Declines of fishery-targeted species were also observed and were consistent with but not greater than those observed for the reef fish assemblage as a whole. The observed declines appeared to be assemblage-wide, as a majority of species within all trophic guilds examined (spongivores, planktivores, herbivores, omnivores, invertivores, generalist carnivores, and piscivores) declined in frequency of occurrence between periods, with declines ranging from 55 of species for piscivores to 75 for omnivores. Mean number of species per survey declined for all guilds but herbivores, and ranged from a 14 decline for piscivores to 67 for planktivores. The declines observed in the present study are conceptually consistent with, but more extensive than, those recently documented for the Caribbean region as a whole and with those expected in coral reef systems that are heavily utilized by humans. To assess changes over time in reef fish community structure in Biscayne National Park. completed Kellison, Todd 252-838-0810 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 Todd.Kellison@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact Kellison, Todd 252-838-0810 252-728-8784 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort NC 28516 Todd.Kellison@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. custodian asNeeded abundance coral reefs fisheries independent data patch reefs reef fish species theme 1977-1981 2006-2007 temporal Biscayne National Park place Visual Observation instrument Agency Small Boat platform DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Fisheries Biology and Ecology project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Biscayne National Park study on reef fish community changes over time [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22980. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Please cite appropriately unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22980 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/22980.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans MS Access Database -80.2 -80.16 25.37 25.47 Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South | Currentness: Ground Condition 1977 2007 false eng false Other PARR_Reefs_Revisited_database.accdb 2021-10-20 publication Zip Zip Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Fisheries Science Center Website About SEFSC information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST distributor https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/22980.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 22980.zip zipped file containing zipped data as stored in the .accsp file download dataset Data were recorded underwater by scuba divers on waterproof paper data sheets, and subsequently entered into MS Excel prior to transfer into MS Access format. 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