Selective predation by parrotfishes on the reef coral Porites astreoides

By R. Rotjan, S. Lewis. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Parrotfish abundance and selective corallivory on a Belizean coral reef (2006, background): “For example, parrotfish predation appears to be responsible for both partial and total colony mortality of P. astreoides in the backreef habitat in Belize (Rotjan and Lewis, 2005).”
The boring microflora in modern coral reef ecosystems: a review of its roles (2008, background): “They also suggested that live corals provide a protection for euendoliths against predation by grazers because grazing fishes feed rarely on live corals (Rojtan and Lewis 2005).”
Herbivory and the Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs: Knowledge Gaps and Implications for Management (2015, background): “Sea urchins and parrotfishes can both kill small coral recruits, and some parrotfishes, such as S. viride, can kill large coral colonies (e.g. Bruckner & Bruckner 1998, Rotjan & Lewis 2005).”
Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef (2009, background): “Basal portions of P. porites remained in the epoxy on the cinderblocks, suggesting that these corals had been consumed by parrotfishes—a common occurrence for some species of Porites (Miller & Hay 1998, Rotjan & Lewis 2005).”
Bioerosion: the other ocean acidification problem: Towards a Broader Perspective on Ocean Acidification Research Part 2 A special issue of the ICES Journal of Marine Science (2017, background): “Macroborers can attract targeted attention by parrotfishes, leading to selective predation and focused grazing (Rotjan and Lewis, 2005).”
Diversity and functional importance of coral‐feeding fishes on tropical coral reefs (2008, background): “However, there is increasing evidence that the continual removal of coral tissue represents a substantial energetic cost to corals and that chronic predation by some corallivorous fishes may be important in regulating distribution, abundance and fitness of certain prey corals (Neudecker 1979; Wellin”
Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs (2007, background): “2004) others, notably several species of scarids, consume live coral in addition to other resources (Bellwood and Choat 1990; Bythell et al. 1993; Rotjan and Lewis 2005).”
Effects of herbivores, nutrient enrichment, and their interactions on macroalgal proliferation and coral growth (2009, background): “Previous investigators have shown that herbivorous fishes prevent algal overgrowth and competitive suppression of corals (Lewis 1986; Jompa and McCook 2002), but several also show that algal-consuming fishes may consume and kill some coral species (Littler et al. 1989; Miller and Hay 1998; Rotjan an”
Herbivory versus corallivory: are parrotfish good or bad for Caribbean coral reefs? (2009, background): “astreoides in backreef habitats, but even here where whole colony mortality has been attributed to corallivory (Rotjan and Lewis 2005), the demographic significance of such mortality is likely to be limited.”
Monitoring functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience : a practical guide for coral reef managers in the Asia Pacific region (2009, background): “…benefit to coral reef resilience, some herbivores (notably some parrotfish species) may also have detrimental effects on coral reef resilience in some instances by consuming live coral in addition to algae (Bellwood and Choat 1990, McClanahan et al 2005, Rotjan and Lewis 2005, Rotjan et al 2006).”
Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching (2006, background): “Although the proximal cause of feeding selectivity is not known, parrotfish often repeatedly graze the same coral colonies (Bruckner and Bruckner 1998; Bruckner et al. 2000; Sanchez et al. 2004; Rotjan and Lewis 2005).”
Coral mortality versus structural collapse as drivers of corallivorous butterflyfish decline (2009, background): “Nutritional value of these alternate dietary resources are comparable to coral (Rotjan and Lewis 2005) and their availability is expected to increase following coral loss.”
Early post-settlement mortality and the structure of coral assemblages (2010, background): “A growing body of studies highlights the capacity of some grazers to be detrimental to adult corals (Miller & Hay 1996, GrottoliEverett & Wellington 1997, Rotjan & Lewis 2005, Rotjan & Lewis 2008).”