Database of Grazing Metrics for Herbivorous Fishes of the Indo-Pacific

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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/65072.pdf
0 Feature story about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/better-chance-resilience-using-hungry-fish-conserve-coral-reefs
0 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 http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259399
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 Feature video about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/climate/climate-change-time-series-research-videos
0 Publication associated with this dataset https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791
0 Online Resource https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 Online Resource https://coralreef.noaa.gov/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 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 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259399
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 Feature story about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/better-chance-resilience-using-hungry-fish-conserve-coral-reefs
0 Feature video about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/climate/climate-change-time-series-research-videos
0 Publication associated with this dataset https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791
0 Online Resource https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 Online Resource https://coralreef.noaa.gov/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/65072.pdf
0 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 https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0259399
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65072
0 Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
0 Feature story about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/better-chance-resilience-using-hungry-fish-conserve-coral-reefs
0 Feature video about the synthesis of grazing metrics by herbivorous fishes and applications for informing management. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/climate/climate-change-time-series-research-videos
0 Publication associated with this dataset https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4791
0 Online Resource https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
0 Online Resource https://coralreef.noaa.gov/
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/65072.pdf

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  • animal science
  • fish species
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • species identification - organism length
  • latitude
  • coral reef
  • ecosystems
  • fish - coral reef
  • pifsc
  • sea surface temperature
  • biosphere
  • longitude
  • coral sea
  • fish behavior
  • agriculture
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  • water temperature
  • coral reef conservation program
  • survey - biological
  • noaa
  • numeric data sets
  • nmfs
  • biological classification
  • ocean temperature
  • marine ecosystems
  • herbivory
  • biology
  • us doc
  • fish
  • in situ
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • water depth - average
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • animals/vertebrates
  • earth science
  • national marine fisheries service
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • indian ocean
  • vegetation
  • pifsc publication
  • marine biology
  • visual estimate
  • satellite data
  • coral reef ecology
  • ocean basin
  • ecosystem sciences division
  • water depth
  • esd
  • coastal processes
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  • coral reefs
  • pacific ocean
  • ecological dynamics
  • animal ecology and behavior
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