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Temporal patterns in density and feeding ecology of Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1 in Gazy Bay (Kenya) in 1995
Citable as data publication
Ndede R.O.; Ollevier F.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB; Laboratory of Ecology and Aquaculture, Zoological Institute. KUL: Belgium; (2015): Temporal patterns in density and feeding ecology of Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1 in Gazy Bay (Kenya) in 1995. https://doi.org/10.14284/77
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Description
Temporal abundance data and stomach analysis for two gobies, Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1, caught in Gazi Bay between July and October 1995. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Ndede, R.O. (1998). Temporal patterns in the density and feeding ecology of gobies, Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1 in East African mangrove ecosystem (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. KUL: Brussel. VIII, 97 pp. more

To understand the 24 hrs (temporal) pattern in the density distribution and the consumption of prey items (food) for Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1, an investigation was carried out in the sub-tidal Western creek of Gazi Bay (Kenya) between July and October 1995. In order to investigate a semi-lunar pattern, ten twenty four hour cycles were sampled at consecutive spring and neap tides. A total of 480 (10 sampling x 12 sampling times x 4 locations) cases were collected. Two hours samplings consisted of 4 hauls with duration of 10 minutes and mean distance of 300m.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Feeding ecology, Fish catches, Fish prey, Food composition, Semi-lunar cycle, Tidal cycles, ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay
Geographical coverage
ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
21 July 1995 - 9 October 1995
Parameters
Count of fish
Diet composition of fish
Fish density
Fish standard length
Stomach analysis
Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, data manager
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME), more, data creator
Ndede, R.O.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Zoological Institute, more, data creator, data creator
Ollevier, Frans
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Historical Kenyan-Belgian research datasets (1873-1999), more
Publication
Based on this dataset
Ndede, R.O. (1998). Temporal patterns in the density and feeding ecology of gobies, Asterropteryx semipunctatus and Gnatholepis sp.1 in East African mangrove ecosystem (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. KUL: Brussel. VIII, 97 pp., more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-09-23
Information last updated: 2016-03-16
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