Expeditions

Pangaea Chagos Initiative Expedition I

Field of study

Shark ecology

Vessel(s)

M/Y Pangaea

Funder(s)

University of Western Australia - TeachGreen

Start

2/2015

End

/3/2015

Description

The aim for the expedition was to understand the role that reef predators (sharks) play in structuring fish assemblages. To this end, baited cameras, acoustic telemetry and diet and genetic sampling were applied to understand how fish behave across varying levels of shark diversity, abundance and size. The expedition visited the Egmont Atoll, the Three Brothers Islands, Peros Banhos Atoll, and Salomon Atoll.

Expedition leader

Professor Jessica Meuwig

Expedition leader email

jessica.meeuwig@uwa.edu.au

Members

• Jessica Meeuwig
• David Tickler
• Kate Lee
• Charlotte Birkmanis
• Chris Thompson
• Mark Meekan

Publications

• A fish-eye view of the importance of sharks in tropical marine ecosystems I - 2015

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