Development of reproductive potential in protogynous coral reef fishes within Philippine no‐take marine reserves
Development of reproductive potential in protogynous coral reef fishes within Philippine no‐take marine reserves
复制标题
菲律宾诺塔克海洋保护区内原生珊瑚礁鱼类繁殖潜力的开发
DOI:
10.1111/jfb.14861
复制
发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Russ, Garry R.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Bucol, Abner A.;Abesamis, Rene A.;Stockwell, Brian L.;Lowe, Jake R.;Russ, Garry R.
Empirical evidence for increases in the reproductive potential (egg output per unit area) of coral reef fish in no‐take marine reserves (NTMRs) is sparse. Here, we inferred the development of reproductive potential in two species of protogynous reef fishes,Chlorurus bleekeri(Labridae: Scarinae) andCephalopholis argus(Epinephelidae), inside and outside of Philippine NTMRs. We estimated key reproductive parameters and applied these to species‐specific density and length data from 17 NTMRs (durations of protection 0–11 years) and paired fished sites (controls) in a space‐for‐time substitution approach. ForC. argus, we also used density and length data collected almost annually over 29 years from a NTMR and an adjacent control at Apo Island. The results suggest thatC. bleekerican develop 6.0 times greater reproductive potential in NTMRs than controls after 11 years of protection, equivalent to approximately 582,000 more eggs produced 500 m−2inside NTMRs. Enhancement of reproductive potential inC. arguswas not evident after 11 years in the space‐for‐time substitution. At Apo Island NTMR, reproductive potential ofC. argusincreased approximately 6‐fold over 29 years but NTMR/control ratios in reproductive potential decreased through time (from 3.2 to 2.4), probably due to spillover ofC. argusfrom the NTMR to the control.C. arguswas estimated to produce approximately 113,000 more eggs 500 m−2inside Apo Island NTMR at the 29th year of protection. Ratios of reproductive potential between NTMR and controls inC. bleekeriandC. arguswere often greater than corresponding ratios in density or biomass. The study underscores the importance of species‐specific reproductive life history traits that drive variation in the development of larval fish subsidies that originate from NTMRs.