Study on the nursery functions of the drifting seaweed rafts:a new continuous monitoring approach

在这项研究中，我们开发了一种新的方法来同时监测漂流的海藻筏和相关的鱼类动物群，我们成功地估计了漂流的海藻筏的位置以及相关鱼类的种类组成和密度。在所观察的鱼种中，鱼的数量与漂流期呈正相关。琥珀鱼种类数与岩鱼种类数呈负相关。琥珀鱼种类的数量还与光照、水温和盐度有关。从未来的研究中积累更多的样本，肯定会让我们澄清相关鱼类动物群与其周围环境之间关系的细节。

In this study, we developed a new method to simultaneously monitor drifting seaweed rafts and associated fish fauna; we succeeded in estimating the position of the rafts and the species composition and density of associated fishes. Among the observed fish species, there was a positive relationship between the filefish numbers and the drifting period. There was a negative relationship between the number of amberjack species and rockfish species. The number of amberjack species was also related to the light level, water temperature and salinity. The accumulation of more samples from future studies will surely allow us to elucidate the details of the relationships between the associated fish fauna and its surrounding environment.