@priyology @MPsImpactOceans @ForbesScience This may surprise you, but there is little if any evidence lionfish have any effect on Caribbean reef communities. And some long-term longitudinal studies found zero impact, eg https://t.co/8Mc5Yknknu
@DBarriosONeill @squatinaivalina Also note, not a single study indicates lionfish have any impact at all on reef fishes, etc.
https://t.co/8Mc5YkEVM4
Only exceptionally poorly designed, very small scale experimental studies (eg, lionfish densities 100s X > natural) have found effects.
We re-examine recent evidence from #belize that #lionfish had no effect on native fish communities on continuous coral reefs (3/6) https://t.co/hdXXV3WNi1
“Invasive lionfish had no measurable effect on prey fish community structure across the Belizean Barrier Reef” https://t.co/g2jKU3GuFs https://t.co/eV1xg9zbNZ
@SeaflowerCCO @nacorwbc @UNCaribe Invasive lionfish had no measurable effect on prey fish community structure across the Belizean Barrier Reef https://t.co/CAuhGOGN1G
Invasive lionfish had no measurable effect on prey fish community structure across the Belizean Barrier… https://t.co/aZuhAULBt3 @thePeerJ https://t.co/1dXoOKUI3y