Nicole Crane

Nicole Crane

Feb 11, 2022

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We made it and thank you!!!

Thank you so much to all out backers. We are so appreciative of your support. We are excited to peer into fish guts and poop (genetically that is...).. Metabarcoding and e-DNA are exciting new ways to answer questions about 'what's there' in everything from sea water (to see what swam through it) to using barcoding to see what a fish ate. We are hoping to build on a growing body of knowledge about nominally herbivorous fish on reefs, and what their roles really are in maintaining ecosystem integrity.

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About This Project

We study an abundant 'herbivorous' fish on Pacific coral reefs: the striated surgeonfish, Ctenochaetus striatus. Understanding its role in the reef ecosystem, and what it eats, is critical given its decline on some reefs. This charismatic fish helps keep the reef 'clean' which facilitates coral settlement, but we don't know exactly how. We aim to combine genetic barcoding of feces with behavioral studies to provide some answers about its diet.

Blast off!

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