Abstract
The assemblage of fish species in the rocky intertidal zone is highly affected by the destructive impact of human activities and has an extended impact on land-sea interactions. There are a few long-term research projects that have focused on rocky intertidal ecosystems, especially on the resident fish community. Here, we describe a long-term time series dataset of fish collected by counting the number of anesthetized fishes at sampling stations in rocky tidepools in the intertidal zones on the northern coast of Taiwan. The species assemblages were monitored seasonally at three stations from 1999 to 2018. In total, 144 samples containing 1,577 individuals belonging to 106 species were recorded in the surveys. The resulting data can be used as background information for conservation and resilience studies of the fish community in coastal areas and to establish reasonable conservation strategies. This study presents valuable data to ecologists and fisheries biologists interested in understanding the temporal patterns of species abundance, richness, and composition in relation to environmental factors, climate change, and anthropogenic pressures.
Highlights
Background & SummaryThe rapid disappearance of species and dwindling of biodiversity on Earth is an important issue that will affect the sustainable existence of human beings and is a great challenge in this century
Perhaps the best example of a long-term marine ecological dataset is the survey of fish assemblages in the seas around the nuclear power plants of northern Taiwan, which contains over 30 years of monthly or seasonally gathered data
Chen et al described the long-term time series datasets of fish assemblages at nuclear power plants in northern Taiwan collected by impinged fish sampling at cooling water intake screens[2], and collected by trammel net fish sampling and observed by an underwater diving visual census near thermal discharges[3]
Summary
Background & SummaryThe rapid disappearance of species and dwindling of biodiversity on Earth is an important issue that will affect the sustainable existence of human beings and is a great challenge in this century. To explore the underlying mechanisms of community change and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation measures, long-term datasets of species abundance and diversity are important. Perhaps the best example of a long-term marine ecological dataset is the survey of fish assemblages in the seas around the nuclear power plants of northern Taiwan, which contains over 30 years of monthly or seasonally gathered data.
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