Spatial and seasonal differences in the top predators of Easter Island: Essential data for implementing the new Rapa Nui multiple‐uses marine protected area

• Main Authors: Morales, Naiti A., Easton, Erin E., Friedlander, Alan M., Harvey, Euan S., Garcia, Rodrigo, Gaymer, Carlos F.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks @ UTRGV 2019
• Subjects: BRUVs; Easter Island; top predators; sharks; remote islands; trophic groups; management; conservation; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Marine Biology; Galapagos; Rapa; Rapa Nui; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/eems_fac/56; https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=eems_fac

Reef fishes are an important component of marine biodiversity, and changes in the composition of the assemblage structure may indicate ecological, climatic, or anthropogenic disturbances. To examine spatial differences in the reef fish assemblage structure around Easter Island, eight sites were samp...