ArticleBiological conservation2021
Reduced human activity in shallow reefs during the COVID-19 pandemic increases fish evenness.
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- Coral reef fish density at a tourist destination responded rapidly to COVID-19 restrictions.Oecologia · 2024Article
- Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Changes in the feeding ecology of an opportunistic predator inhabiting urban environments in response to COVID-19 lockdown.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Has the "Covid-19" lockdown an impact on beach faunal communities? The central Atlantic coast of Morocco as a case study.Marine pollution bulletin · 2022Article
- COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Biodiversity in Times of COVID-19 and its Relationship with the Socio-Economic and Health Context: A Look from the Digital Media.Environmental management · 2022Article
- COVID restrictions impact wildlife monitoring in Australia.Biological conservation · 2022Article
- Resource management: ways to sustain the environmental gains of COVID-19 lockdown.Environment, development and sustainability · 2022Review
- Nature, COVID-19, disease prevention, and climate change.Biological conservation · 2021Article
- The conservation and ecological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.Biological conservation · 2021Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a rare opportunity to examine effects of people on natural systems and processes. Here, we collected fish diversity data from coral reefs at the Israeli Gulf of Aqaba during and after the COVID-19 lockdown. We examined beach entrances to the reef, nearby shallow reefs and deeper areas exposed mostly to divers. We found that the lockdown elicited a behavioral response that resulted in elevated species richness at designated reef entrances, predominantly influenced by increased evenness without changes to total abundances. This effect was observed both at the local scale and when several beach entrances were aggregated together. Consequently, non-extractive human activities may have substantial short-term impacts on fish diversity. Our insights could help designate guidelines to manage visitor impacts on coral reefs and aid in their prolonged persistence.
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