MCR LTER: Coral Reef: Modeling the effects of selectively fishing key functional groups of herbivores on coral resilience; data for Cook et al., 2023 Ecosphere

These data and code were generated in support of the manuscript: Cook DT, Schmitt RJ, Holbrook SJ, and HV Moeller, Ecosphere. To investigate the impacts of selectively harvesting functional groups of herbivorous fishes on coral resilience, we used a dynamic model that is grounded by the coral reef system in Moorea, French Polynesia. Our model simulates the fraction of a reef occupied through time by classes of key benthic spaceholders (coral, two stages of macroalgae, and turf). Benthic and fishing dynamics are linked through the harvesting of two functional groups of herbivorous fishes. We utilize data collected on the abundance of fishes on the reef and in the catch in Moorea, French Polynesia to inform our model and to empirically explore patterns of fishing selectivity. These data and code were published in Ecosphere and were a part of the thesis of D. Cook (2023). This manuscript uses data collected by the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research (MCR LTER) site under Grant No. OCE 2224354 (and earlier awards). Additional financial support to the MCR LTER site was provided through a generous gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2023).

本数据集与代码为支持下述学术论文而生成：Cook DT、Schmitt RJ、Holbrook SJ与HV Moeller，发表于《Ecosphere》期刊。为探究植食性鱼类（herbivorous fishes）功能类群选择性捕捞对珊瑚恢复力的影响，本研究以法属波利尼西亚茉莉雅岛（Moorea）的珊瑚礁系统为基准构建动态模型。本模型模拟了礁体随时间被关键底栖空间占据者（benthic spaceholders）类群覆盖的比例，此类群涵盖珊瑚、大型藻类两个生长阶段以及藻席（turf）。底栖生物动态与捕捞动态通过两类植食性鱼类功能类群的捕捞活动建立关联。本研究利用采自法属波利尼西亚茉莉雅岛礁体鱼类丰度与捕捞渔获物的相关数据，为模型校准参数并实证探究捕捞选择性模式。本数据集与代码已发表于《Ecosphere》期刊，同时亦是D. Cook（2023）学位论文的组成部分。本论文所用数据源自美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation, NSF）资助的茉莉雅珊瑚礁长期生态研究（Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research, MCR LTER）站点，资助编号为OCE 2224354（及此前多笔资助项目）。茉莉雅珊瑚礁长期生态研究站点的额外经费支持由戈登与贝蒂·摩尔基金会（Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation）慷慨捐赠提供。本研究的开展已获得法属波利尼西亚政府（Délégation à la Recherche）与法国驻波利尼西亚高级专员公署（Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie Francaise, DTRT）签发的2005-2023年接待议定书许可。