Application of baited remote underwater video stations to assess benthic coverage in the Persian Gulf

Ghazilou, A; Shokri, MR; Gladstone, W

Application of baited remote underwater video stations to assess benthic coverage in the Persian Gulf

Ghazilou, A Shokri, MR Gladstone, W

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2016, 105 (2), pp. 606 - 612
Issue Date:: 2016-04-30

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dc.contributor.author	Ghazilou, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shokri, MR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gladstone, W https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4517-4605	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:05:32Z
dc.date.issued	2016-04-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2016, 105 (2), pp. 606 - 612	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/44205
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. A baited remote underwater video station (BRUVS) is generally considered an appropriate sampling tool for fish. The applicability of BRUVS to determine the substrate coverage was assessed by comparing stills from BRUVS videos to traditional point intercept transect (PIT) data to estimate percentage cover (PC) of different benthic substrate categories. Mean PCs of hard corals, rock, sand, and coral growth forms yielded statistically identical values with the two survey methods, while PCs of motile epibenthic invertebrates were underestimated by BRUVS in areas of both high and moderate relief. Yet, multivariate analyses revealed that the two methods yield similar substrate assemblage in an area of moderate relief. Results of our study suggest that the BRUVS can be effectively used to quantify both the presence/absence of a basic set of benthic habitat characteristics and diversity of coral growth forms on coral reefs in the Persian Gulf.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Marine Pollution Bulletin	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.034	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Fishes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Video Recording	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Indian Ocean	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Remote Sensing Technology	en_US
dc.title	Application of baited remote underwater video stations to assess benthic coverage in the Persian Gulf	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	105	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	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	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	105	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. A baited remote underwater video station (BRUVS) is generally considered an appropriate sampling tool for fish. The applicability of BRUVS to determine the substrate coverage was assessed by comparing stills from BRUVS videos to traditional point intercept transect (PIT) data to estimate percentage cover (PC) of different benthic substrate categories. Mean PCs of hard corals, rock, sand, and coral growth forms yielded statistically identical values with the two survey methods, while PCs of motile epibenthic invertebrates were underestimated by BRUVS in areas of both high and moderate relief. Yet, multivariate analyses revealed that the two methods yield similar substrate assemblage in an area of moderate relief. Results of our study suggest that the BRUVS can be effectively used to quantify both the presence/absence of a basic set of benthic habitat characteristics and diversity of coral growth forms on coral reefs in the Persian Gulf.

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