Abstract: Invasive lionfish are assumed to significantly affect Caribbean reef fish communities. However, evidence of lionfish effects on native reef fishes is based on uncontrolled observational studies or small-scale, unrepresentative experiments, with findings ranging from no effect to large effects on prey density and richness. Moreover, whether lionfish affect...
Invasive Lionfish Had No Measurable Effect on Prey Fish Community Structure Across the Belizean Barrier Reef
