Dataset for: Fakan, E. P. & McCormick, M. I. Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes. Marine Pollution Bulletin

Anthropogenic noise can have a negative effect on the physiology and survival of marine fishes. Most research has focused on later life-stages, and few studies have investigated the effects of human-induced noise on embryogenesis. The current study investigated whether playback of motorboat noise affected the embryogenesis of the coral reef damselfishes, Amphiprion melanopus and Acanthochromis polyacanthus. Embryos reared under the playback of boat noise had faster heart rates compared to the ambient reef controls. The effects of noise on morphological development differed between species and the fundamental interrelationships between early life history characters changed dramatically under boat noise for Ac. polyacanthus. Noise treatments did not alter the survival rates of embryos under laboratory conditions. Although species specific, our findings suggest that anthropogenic noise causes physiological responses in fishes during embryogenesis and these changes have direct impacts on their development and these alterations may have carry-over effects to later life stages.

The dataset consists of 6 worksheets:

 

  • Power Spectral Density
  • Embrygo Heart Rate
  • Embryo Yolk Volume
  • Larval Morphology
  • Embryo-Larval Correlations
  • Embryo Survival

The full methodology is available in the publication shown in the Related Publications link below.

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    Data record related to this publication Dataset for: Fakan, E. P. & McCormick, M. I. Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes. Marine Pollution Bulletin
    Data Publication title Dataset for: Fakan, E. P. & McCormick, M. I. Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes. Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Description

    Anthropogenic noise can have a negative effect on the physiology and survival of marine fishes. Most research has focused on later life-stages, and few studies have investigated the effects of human-induced noise on embryogenesis. The current study investigated whether playback of motorboat noise affected the embryogenesis of the coral reef damselfishes, Amphiprion melanopus and Acanthochromis polyacanthus. Embryos reared under the playback of boat noise had faster heart rates compared to the ambient reef controls. The effects of noise on morphological development differed between species and the fundamental interrelationships between early life history characters changed dramatically under boat noise for Ac. polyacanthus. Noise treatments did not alter the survival rates of embryos under laboratory conditions. Although species specific, our findings suggest that anthropogenic noise causes physiological responses in fishes during embryogenesis and these changes have direct impacts on their development and these alterations may have carry-over effects to later life stages.

    The dataset consists of 6 worksheets:

     

    • Power Spectral Density
    • Embrygo Heart Rate
    • Embryo Yolk Volume
    • Larval Morphology
    • Embryo-Larval Correlations
    • Embryo Survival

    The full methodology is available in the publication shown in the Related Publications link below.

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      This dataset is available as a spreadsheet saved in both MS Excel (.xlsx) and Open Document (.ods) formats. 

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  • Data type dataset
  • Keywords
    • sound
    • coral reef fish
    • development
    • heart rates
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2016/09/01
  • End Date 2017/12/31
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  • Locations
    • James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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    Citation McCormick, Mark (2019): Dataset for: Fakan, E. P. & McCormick, M. I. Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes. Marine Pollution Bulletin. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/5cb82a4be5c31