Rapid growth and short life spans characterize pipefish populations in vulnerable seagrass beds

Parkinson, KL; Booth, DJ

Rapid growth and short life spans characterize pipefish populations in vulnerable seagrass beds

Parkinson, KL Booth, DJ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Fish Biology, 2016, 88 (5), pp. 1847 - 1855
Issue Date:: 2016-05-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Parkinson, KL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Booth, DJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8256-1412	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:13:39Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Fish Biology, 2016, 88 (5), pp. 1847 - 1855	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1112	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43983
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. The life-history traits of two species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from seagrass meadows in New South Wales, Australia, were examined to understand whether they enhance resilience to habitat degradation. The spotted pipefish Stigmatopora argus and wide-bodied pipefish Stigmatopora nigra exhibit some of the shortest life spans known for vertebrates (longevity up to 150 days) and rapid maturity (male S. argus 35 days after hatching (DAH) and male S. nigra at 16-19 DAH), key characteristics of opportunistic species. Growth rates of both species were extremely rapid (up to 2 mm day-1), with seasonal and sex differences in growth rate. It is argued that short life spans and high growth rates may be advantageous for these species, which inhabit one of the most threatened marine ecosystems on earth.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Fish Biology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/jfb.12950	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Fisheries	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Smegmamorpha	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longevity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sexual Maturation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Rapid growth and short life spans characterize pipefish populations in vulnerable seagrass beds	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	88	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
utslib.for	0704 Fisheries Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	0608 Zoology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	88	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. The life-history traits of two species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from seagrass meadows in New South Wales, Australia, were examined to understand whether they enhance resilience to habitat degradation. The spotted pipefish Stigmatopora argus and wide-bodied pipefish Stigmatopora nigra exhibit some of the shortest life spans known for vertebrates (longevity up to 150 days) and rapid maturity (male S. argus 35 days after hatching (DAH) and male S. nigra at 16-19 DAH), key characteristics of opportunistic species. Growth rates of both species were extremely rapid (up to 2 mm day-1), with seasonal and sex differences in growth rate. It is argued that short life spans and high growth rates may be advantageous for these species, which inhabit one of the most threatened marine ecosystems on earth.

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