Maria island artificial reef fish data

Data describing post-recruit (adult) fish assemblages and the abundance of recruiting cryptobenthic species associated with 28 artificial reefs of different sizes and supporting different densities of transplanted kelp (Ecklonia radiata) off the west coast of Maria island. Adult assemblages were assessed using diver-based visual surveys conducted at three times (early: spring 2015, middle: autumn: 2016, late: spring 2016). At each time, 2 surveys were conducted, and the results were averaged. Recruiting cryptobenthic fishes were assessed using SMURF (standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes) collectors that were deployed for a six-week period in the centre of each reef on four consecutive occasions (November 2015 to March 2016).

本数据集描述了玛丽亚岛西海岸外28个不同大小、移植海带（Ecklonia radiata）密度各异的人工礁所关联的成体（post-recruit）鱼类群落及补充期隐底栖（cryptobenthic）鱼类的丰度。成体群落通过潜水员目视调查评估，调查分三个时间点开展：早期（2015年春季）、中期（2016年秋季）、晚期（2016年春季）；每个时间点进行2次调查，结果取平均值。补充期隐底栖（cryptobenthic）鱼类采用SMURF（鱼类补充监测标准单元，standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes）采集器评估，该采集器在各人工礁中心连续部署四次（2015年11月至2016年3月），每次部署周期为六周。