Multiple disturbances affecting coral-fish mutualisms with coral-dwelling fishes and corals - Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef - 2014-2020

Content: Surveys for monitoring at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, of coral-dwelling gobies (genus Gobiodon) and their acroporid coral hosts (genus Acropora) following multiple disturbances. Purpose: Data analysis to see effects of multiple disturbances on the species monitored. Purpose for data upload for publication. Multiple disturbances devastated the reefs around Lizard Island, and the state of the coral-fish mutualism is yet unknown. How these animals respond is important to understand because they help each other survive. Corals are foundation species in coral reefs, and coral gobies help them evade predation and seaweed growth. If the mutualism endures through the devastation, then that is a good sign for coral recovery. The datasets consist of monitoring of populations of Acropora corals and Gobiodon coral-dwelling gobies. The datasets consist of 3 data tables and one R-code file.

【监测内容】针对大堡礁蜥蜴岛在经历多重扰动后，栖息于珊瑚的虾虎鱼（Gobiodon属）及其宿主轴孔珊瑚（Acropora属）开展的监测调查。【研究目的】开展数据分析以探究多重扰动对本次监测物种的影响，同时为数据发表完成上传准备。多重扰动已严重破坏蜥蜴岛周边的珊瑚礁生态系统，目前珊瑚-鱼类互利共生关系的存续状态仍未明确。阐明这类生物的响应机制至关重要，二者彼此互助以维系生存：珊瑚是珊瑚礁生态系统的关键建群物种，而珊瑚栖居虾虎鱼可帮助珊瑚抵御捕食侵袭与藻类滋生。若该互利共生关系在此次破坏后仍得以存续，则将为珊瑚礁恢复带来积极信号。本数据集包含轴孔珊瑚（Acropora）与栖居虾虎鱼（Gobiodon属）的种群监测数据，共计3张数据表与1份R代码文件。