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28座不同规格、附植不同密度移植巨藻（Ecklonia radiata）的人工鱼礁周边的补充后（成体）鱼类群落，以及招募期隐底栖物种的丰度。
成体鱼类群落采用潜水员目视调查法进行评估，调查共开展3次，时间节点分别为初期（2015年春季）、中期（2016年秋季）与末期（2016年春季）。每个时间节点均开展2组调查，最终结果取平均值。
招募期隐底栖鱼类则通过SMURF（鱼类招募标准监测单元，standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes）采集器进行评估：该采集器于2015年11月至2016年3月期间，连续4次部署于每座鱼礁的中心区域，单次部署时长为6周。