OUTBREAK! A Study of Fish Bite Rates Among White Syndrome-infected Acropora Cytheria at Palmyra Atoll

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Abstract: This preliminary study focuses on the outbreak of white syndrome affecting the Acropora cytheria corals along three snorkeling sites at Palmyra atoll and specifically examines Chaetodon trifiscialis feeding behavior on diseased and healthy table Acropora. Fish bite densities were measured in 30-minute intervals in 7 healthy and 4 diseased Acropora cytherea using photo analysis to calculate percentage of disease relative to total coral surface area. A strong correlation was found between Chaetodon trifiscialis bite density and the percentage of coral area on diseased corals there was a significant preference for diseased tissue over healthy tissue - the average bite density on diseased tissue was 339.5 +/- 73.8 bites/m2, while the average bite density on healthy tissue was 8.5 +/- 0.3 bites/m2 (Figure 5). Chaetodon trifiscialis showed a strong preference for feeding on the lesion zone and is a likely disease vector for white syndrome; however, more work needs to be done to address physiological questions of white syndrome transmission and etiology.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 12, 2011

Author	Chow, Kevin

Subject	Stanford@SEA
Subject	S-235
Subject	Hopkins Marine Station
Subject	Department of Biology
Subject	Department of Earth System Science
Subject	BIOHOPK 182H
Subject	BIOHOPK 323H
Subject	EARTHSYS 323
Subject	ESS 323
Subject	fish bite rates
Subject	White syndrome
Subject	Palmyra Atoll
Subject	Acropora Cytheria
Subject	Chaetodon trifiscialis
Genre	Student project report

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/qz450qt9772

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Preferred Citation: Kevin Chow, 2011. OUTBREAK! A Study of Fish Bite Rates Among White Syndrome-infected Acropora Cytheria at Palmyra Atoll. Unpublished student research paper, S-235, Stanford@SEA, Stanford Digital Repository. https://purl.stanford.edu/qz450qt9772.

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