The trophic status of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

By JH Choat, W. Robbins, Kendall D. Clements. 2002

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

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Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, background): “…detritivores (Wilson et al. 2003). indeed there are relatively few fish species that ingest substantial quantities of macroalgae (choat 1991, choat et al. 2002, 2004, crossman et al. 2005, but see Mantyka & bellwood 2007) and the presence of macroalgae tends to discourage the presence of…”
Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs (2007, result): “Furthermore, analysis of the gut contents of some of the species studied here support the finding that macroalgae are rarely consumed by these fishes (Hiatt and Strasburg 1960; Robertson et al. 1979; Sano et al. 1984; Choat et al. 2002).”
Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: influence of resource availability and interference competition (2009, background): “Although these latter results support the hypothesis of a relationship between diet and feeding rates (Choat et al., 2002), results supporting the opposite hypothesis were also obtained.”
Trophic and benthic responses to no-take marine reserve protection in the Philippines. (2009, background): “Classification of all species into functional groups was based on primary literature (Bellwood & Choat 1990, Clements & Choat 1995, Choat et al. 2002, 2004), except for batfishes (2 species), the classifications of which followed FishBase (Froese & Pauly 2003).”
Community structure and diet of roving herbivorous reef fishes in the Abrolhos Archipelago, south‐western Atlantic (2006, background): “Indeed, species that feed largely on detritus show little evidence of fermentation (Clements & Choat, 1995; Choat et al., 2002, 2004; Mountfort et al., 2002).”
Extreme genetic diversity and temporal rather than spatial partitioning in a widely distributed coral reef fish (2007, background): “Fermentative digestion allows for eYcient processing of a wide range of food materials (Choat and Clements 1998; Choat et al. 2002, 2004 ).”
Cross-shelf variation in the role of parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef (2008, background): “Given the observed differences in the feeding modes and diets of species within other herbivorous groups (e.g., Choat 1991; Purcell and Bellwood 1993; Choat et al. 2002) we may expect similar cross-shelf variation in the roles of these groups.”
Cross-shelf variation in browsing intensity on the Great Barrier Reef (2010, background): “unicornis collected from these reefs (Choat et al. 2002) suggest that these fishes may not have recognized the transplanted S.”
Remote video bioassays reveal the potential feeding impact of the rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus (f: Siganidae) on an inner-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef (2008, background): “Fish species included in the study were herbivorous and ‘‘nominally’’ herbivorous (sensu Choat et al. 2002) members of the families Labridae (parrotfishes), Acanthuridae, Siganidae and Kyphosidae.”
Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient? (2006, background): “Accordingly, the abundance of several fish species that feed on algae and associated detrital resources (EAM or EAM feeders) might be expected to increase following perturbations of reef habitats (Sheppard et al., 2002).”