Visual census methods underestimate density and diversity of cryptic reef fishes

Trevor J Willis

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb00202.x

Visual census methods underestimate density and diversity of cryptic reef fishes

Trevor J Willis

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

The diversity and density of small, benthic reef fishes were estimated using visual census and enclosed rotenone stations. Visual census underestimated the number of species present and the density of common species by up to 91%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1408-1411
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	59
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb00202.x
Publication status	Published - 2001

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Visual census methods underestimate density and diversity of cryptic reef fishes

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