How to translate text using browser tools
6 November 2023 First Study of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois sp.) Population Dynamics in Martinique, Lesser Antilles Using Photo-Identification Method
Céline Valin, Célia Ortolé, Aurore Feunteun, Nathalie Duporge, Morjane Safi, Benjamin De Montgolfier
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

The invasive alien species Pterois sp. has strongly invaded the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea since the 1980s. Many studies have been set up to monitor this species. This study is the first to carry out a follow-up of these populations by capture-marking-recapture with photo-identification in a natural environment. The monitoring was carried out over a period of five months at two sites to the south of Martinique. The photo-identification technique showed a high efficiency of the method with important recapture rates (36.51% on Acropora and 43.59% on Trois Rivières). The study allowed an estimation of the population sizes and density on the sites (619 individuals per hectare on Acropora and 341 individuals per hectare on Trois Rivières). The recolonization of individuals according to their size class was also studied and showed greater movements of small individuals and a high site fidelity of larger ones.

Céline Valin, Célia Ortolé, Aurore Feunteun, Nathalie Duporge, Morjane Safi, and Benjamin De Montgolfier "First Study of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois sp.) Population Dynamics in Martinique, Lesser Antilles Using Photo-Identification Method," Caribbean Journal of Science 53(2), 303-315, (6 November 2023). https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a12
Published: 6 November 2023
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top