Invasive Lionfish Drive Atlantic Coral Reef Fish Declines

Stephanie J. Green; John L. Akins; Aleksandra Maljković; Isabelle M. Côté

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032596

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Invasive Lionfish Drive Atlantic Coral Reef Fish Declines

Stephanie J. Green ,

* E-mail: stephanie.green@sfu.ca

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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John L. Akins,

Affiliation Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Key Largo, Florida, United States of America
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Aleksandra Maljković,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Isabelle M. Côté

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Invasive Lionfish Drive Atlantic Coral Reef Fish Declines

Stephanie J. Green,
John L. Akins,
Aleksandra Maljković,
Isabelle M. Côté

Published: March 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032596

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A debatable baseline

Posted by Anekeia on 09 Mar 2012 at 20:38 GMT

Many western Atlantic reef predator populations were suppressed due to over-exploitation during the 20th century. Potential lionfish prey populations may have been higher than historically normal as a result. This should be addressed in future research.

No competing interests declared.

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A debatable baseline

Posted by Anekeia on 09 Mar 2012 at 20:38 GMT