Effects of suspended sediments on the predator escape performance and antipredator behaviour of a coral reef fish

This dataset contains data collected during a suite of experiments on a coral reef fish, Amphiprion melanopus (cinnamon clownfish). The aims of the experiments were to test the effects of suspended sediments on the predator escape performance and antipredator behaviour of A. melanopus juveniles.

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    Data Publication title Effects of suspended sediments on the predator escape performance and antipredator behaviour of a coral reef fish
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    This dataset contains data collected during a suite of experiments on a coral reef fish, Amphiprion melanopus (cinnamon clownfish). The aims of the experiments were to test the effects of suspended sediments on the predator escape performance and antipredator behaviour of A. melanopus juveniles.

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      This datasets contains three data sets collected during a suite of experiments examining the effects of suspended sediments on the fast start performance and antipredator behaviour (activity level and thigmotaxis) of Amphiprion melanopus juveniles:

      1) Dataset 1, thigmotaxis: This dataset contains measurements of the distance between test fish and the center of the experimental arena, which was determined every 3 seconds throughout a 2 minutes test period.
      2) Dataset 2, activity levels: This dataset contains the total distance moved by each fish throughout a 2 minutes test period.
      3) Dataset 3, fast starts: This dataset contains measurements of the response latency to a simulated predator attack; average escape speeds, maximum escape speeds, and distance escaped within the first 24 ms of the escape response of the fish. This data was collected using high speed (480 frames per second) videos.

      All of this data was collected at the Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility Unit (MARFU) at James Cook University, Townsville between March and June 2016.

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  • Keywords
    • coral reefs
    • suspended sediments
    • water quality
    • coral reef fish
    • fish health
    • dredging
    • terrestrial run-off
    • performance
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2016/03/01
  • End Date 2016/06/30
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    • Experiments conducted at the Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility Unit (MARFU) at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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      Name Hess, Sybille, Allan, Bridie J.M., Hoey, Andrew S., Jarrold, Michael D., Wenger, Amelia S., and Rummer, Jodie L. (2019) Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure. Coral Reefs, 38. pp. 103-108.
    • URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-01757-6
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    • Name Hess, Sybille, Allan, Bridie J.M., Hoey, Andrew S., Jarrold, Michael D., Wenger, Amelia S., and Rummer, Jodie L. (2019) Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure. Coral Reefs, 38. pp. 103-108.
    • URL https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/56462/
    • Notes Green Open Access version (author accepted manuscript)
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    Citation Hess, Sybille (2017): Effects of suspended sediments on the predator escape performance and antipredator behaviour of a coral reef fish. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.4225/28/59e5588c907c7