Description
The database described here consists of foraging metrics of herbivorous fishes (bite rate, bite area, bite volume, proportion of bites that leave grazing scars) extracted from relevant publications. All data were already publicly available either in the form of information reported in a publication or data were shared publicly via data repositories. Observations included in the database took place in tropical waters excluding locations in the Atlantic Ocean. Focal fish species were herbivores that are found in the nearshore waters of the United States Pacific Islands. The database also includes the body length of every fish, and information about sea surface temperate, time of day, and depth as available per measured bite rate.
This referential tool compiles and standardizes grazing metrics across various studies of herbivorous fishes, as well as integrates sea surface temperature from satellite data for each study. The publication associated with this dataset can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESD_GrazMet_Data_2023.csv | Unknown | This database consists of measurements of feeding variables of herbivorous fish and corresponding metadata that have been extracted from publications. https://doi.org/10.25921/ymn7-0m52 | Open resource |
| NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Herbivory through the lens of ecological processes across Pacific coral reefs | Unknown | Publication associated with this dataset | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| A Better Chance for Resilience: Using Hungry Fish to Conserve Coral Reefs | Unknown | Feature story about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Time Series Tuesdays: The Role of Herbivores in Promoting Reef Persistence | Unknown | Feature video about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Region - Science Overview | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
Tags
- agriculture
- animal ecology and behavior
- animal science
- animals/vertebrates
- bathymetry/seafloor topography
- biological classification
- biology
- biosphere
- coastal processes
- coral reef
- coral reef conservation program
- coral reef ecology
- coral reefs
- coral reef studies
- coral sea
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- earth science
- ecological dynamics
- ecosystems
- ecosystem sciences division
- esd
- fish
- fish behavior
- fish - coral reef
- fish species
- herbivory
- indian ocean
- in situ
- latitude
- longitude
- marine biology
- marine ecosystems
- national marine fisheries service
- nmfs
- noaa
- numeric data sets
- ocean basin
- oceans
- ocean temperature
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pifsc
- pifsc publication
- reef
- satellite data
- sea surface temperature
- species identification
- species identification - organism length
- survey - biological
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- vegetation
- visual estimate
- water depth
- water depth - average
- water temperature