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Open AccessTropical seamounts as step**-stones for coral reef fishes: range extensions and new regional distributions from mesophotic ecosystems in the Coral Sea, Australia
Seamounts and remote oceanic islands serve as valuable natural laboratories in which to study patterns and processes in marine biodiversity. A central hypothesis arising from studies of these systems is the ec...
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Limited susceptibility of Lobophora to browsing fishes on inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef
Increases in the frequency, intensity and/or diversity of disturbances affecting coral reefs are leading to concerns; some reefs will be overgrown by macroalgae. While numerous studies, particularly in the Pac...
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Insights from extreme coral reefs in a changing world
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local anthropogenic stressors. Reef...
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Density and height of Sargassum influence rabbitfish (f. Siganidae) settlement on inshore reef flats of the Great Barrier Reef
Macroalgal beds have been suggested to be an important settlement habitat for a diversity of reef fishes, yet few studies have considered how the composition or structure of macroalgal beds may influence fish ...
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Effects of Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss on the Structure and Function of Reef Fish Assemblages
Climate-induced coral bleaching poses a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems, causing extensive coral loss and degradation of reef habitats. Moreover, many reef fishes exhibit declines in abundance foll...
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Severe consequences for anemonefishes and their host sea anemones during the 2016 bleaching event at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef
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Hybridization between damselfishes Dascyllus aruanus and D. reticulatus on the Great Barrier Reef
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Open AccessLarge predatory coral trout species unlikely to meet increasing energetic demands in a warming ocean
Increased ocean temperature due to climate change is raising metabolic demands and energy requirements of marine ectotherms. If productivity of marine systems and fisheries are to persist, individual species m...
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Indirect benefits of high coral cover for non-corallivorous butterflyfishes
Extensive coral loss often leads to pronounced declines in the abundance of fishes, which are not necessarily limited to those fishes that are directly reliant on live coral for food or shelter. This study exp...
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Associations among coral reef macroalgae influence feeding by herbivorous fishes
Benthic macroalgae often occur in close association with other macroalgae, yet the implications of such associations on coral reefs are unclear. We selected three pairs of commonly associated macroalgae on ins...
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Micro-topography mediates interactions between corals, algae, and herbivorous fishes on coral reefs
Processes occurring during the early life stages of corals are important for the replenishment of coral assemblages and the resilience of coral reefs. However, the factors influencing early life stages of cora...
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Influence of fish grazing and sedimentation on the early post-settlement survival of the tabular coral Acropora cytherea
Processes operating in the early life stages of corals are critical in ultimately establishing patterns of adult abundance. Mortality, in particular, is assumed to be very high during the first few months to y...
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Key herbivores reveal limited functional redundancy on inshore coral reefs
Marine ecosystems are facing increasing exposure to a range of stressors and declines in critical ecological functions. The likelihood of further loss of functions and resilience is dependent, in part, on the ...
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Diet and cross-shelf distribution of rabbitfishes (f. Siganidae) on the northern Great Barrier Reef: implications for ecosystem function
Herbivorous fishes are a critical functional group on coral reefs, and there is a clear need to understand the role and relative importance of individual species in reef processes. While numerous studies have ...
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Acanthaster planci is a major cause of coral mortality in Indonesia
The corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), Acanthaster planci, is recognised as a major cause of coral reef degradation throughout much of the Pacific Ocean. However, the effects of COTS on the high diver...
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The status of coral reef ecology research in the Red Sea
The Red Sea has long been recognized as a region of high biodiversity and endemism. Despite this diversity and early history of scientific work, our understanding of the ecology of coral reefs in the Red Sea ...
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Regional-scale variation in the distribution and abundance of farming damselfishes on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Territorial damselfishes that manipulate (“farm”) the algae in their territories can have a marked effect on benthic community structure and may influence coral recovery following disturbances. Despite the num...
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Cross-shelf variation in browsing intensity on the Great Barrier Reef
Herbivory is widely accepted as a key process determining the structure and resilience of coral reefs, with regional reductions in herbivores often being related to shifts from dominance by coral to leathery m...
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Damselfish territories as a refuge for macroalgae on coral reefs
Herbivory is widely accepted as a key process determining the benthic community structure and resilience of coral reefs. Recent studies have mostly focused on the importance of roving herbivorous fishes in eco...
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Cross-shelf variation in the role of parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef
Herbivorous fishes are a key functional group on coral reefs. These fishes are central to the capacity of reefs to resist phase shifts and regenerate after disturbance. Despite this importance few studies have...
