Competition for shelter space causes density-dependent predation mortality in damselfishes

By Sally J. Holbrook, Russell J. Schmitt. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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COMPETITION, PREDATION, AND DENSITY-DEPENDENT MORTALITY IN DEMERSAL MARINE FISHES (2005, background): “…damselfish) Bahamas coral reef 54 d Case 3 Carr et al. (2002) Dascyllus flavicaudus (yellow-tailed dascyllus) French Polynesia coral reef 3 d Case 3 Holbrook and Schmitt (2002) Dascyllus trimaculatus (three-spot dascyllus) French Polynesia coral reef 3–10 d Case 3 Holbrook and Schmitt…”
Predators drive community structure in coral reef fish assemblages (2015, background): “Predators can influence the effect that larval supply has on populations of post-settlement fishes through mortality, and indirect effects on intraspecific and interspecific competition (Connell 1998, Holbrook and Schmitt 2002, Hixon and Jones 2005).”
Density dependence and population regulation in marine fish: a large‐scale, long‐term field manipulation (2012, background): “A combination of mechanisms likely explained these patterns (Carr et al. 2002; see also Holbrook and Schmitt 2002, Figueira et al. 2008a, Samhouri 2009).”
Larval growth history determines juvenile growth and survival in a tropical marine fish (2004, background): “Recent studies have found that most juvenile mortality in coral reef fish can be attributed to the action of small-bodied piscivores, rather than larger transient predators (Martin 1994, Holbrook and Schmitt 2002).”
Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes (2008, background): “The strength of predator–prey and competitive interactions could also be altered by the reduction in habitat structure (Beukers and Jones 1997; Holbrook and Schmitt 2002; Almany 2004) and greater variability in the number of individuals recruiting to local populations (Caley et al. 1996).”
Effects of sheltering fish on growth of their host corals (2008, background): “By mid-afternoon (1430), Wsh have been actively foraging and moving in and out of the coral for over 8 h, and by early evening (1830) Wsh have just ceased feeding and are sheltering inside their host corals where they remain for the night ( Holbrook and Schmitt 2002 ).”
The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems (2012, methodology): “…fish density and biomass in response to increasing complexity, including the provision of more niche space to mediate density-dependent competition (Holbrook and Schmitt 2002), refuge for prey from predators (Steele 1999), predators accumulating in locations where their prey are abundant (Stewart…”
Latitudinal shifts in coral reef fishes: why some species do and others do not shift (2014, background): “As space limitation is important in determining juvenile abundance in numerous siteattached tropical fish species (Hixon and Beets 1989; Munday et al. 2001; Holbrook and Schmitt 2002; Bonin et al. 2009), we hypothesize that competition for temperate macroalgal resources both during and following set”
Stress-associated impacts of short-term holding on fishes (2006, background): “In addition, fish that are less protected or are more exposed while they compete for refuge increase their risk to predation (Holbrook and Schmitt 2002; Woodley and Peterson 2003).”
Rethinking ecological inference: density dependence in reef fishes (2002, methodology): “We excluded studies where predators were experimentally reduced, because predators are believed to be a major source of density dependence (Hixon & Carr 1997; Holbrook & Schmitt 2002) and including such studies could bias the results.”
Size-selectivity of predatory reef fish on juvenile prey (2010, background): “Much of this mortality is attributed to the actions of small reef-associated predatory fish (Carr & Hixon 1995, Holbrook & Schmitt 2002).”
Predators, Prey Refuges, and the Spatial Scaling of Density-Dependent Prey Mortality (2004, background): “There is, however, little direct evidence to support the hypothesis that limited shelter causes density-dependent prey mortality in any natural system (but see Holbrook and Schmitt 2002).”
Growth, reproduction and survival of a tropical sea anemone (Actiniaria): benefits of hosting anemonefish (2005, background): “In Moorea, H. magnifica is occupied by either one or both of the damselfish species and unoccupied anemones are rare (Schmitt and Holbrook 1996, 2000, 2003; Holbrook and Schmitt 2002, unpublished data).”