Geographical gradients of marine herbivorous fishes: patterns and processes

By S. R. Floeter, Michael D. Behrens, C. E. Ferreira, M. Paddack, M. Horn. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Cross-shelf variation in the role of parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef (2008, background): “The abundance and community structure of roving herbivorous fishes has been shown to vary latitudinally (e.g., Floeter et al. 2005), among habitats within a single reef (e.g., Russ 1984a), and between reefs from differing shelf locations (e.g., Russ 1984b).”
The status of coral reef ecology research in the Red Sea (2013, background): “…of studies have documented large variation in the abundance and community structure of herbivores across a range of spatial scales (e.g. latitude: Floeter et al. 2005; shelf position: Hoey and Bellwood 2008; habitat: Hay 1981) and related this to variation in algal communities across similar…”
Coral reef ecology in the Anthropocene (2019, background): “Browsing herbivorous fishes become more dominant in cooler waters, while warmer waters support an increased biomass of detritivorous fishes (Floeter, Behrens, Ferreira, Paddack, & Horn, 2005; Heenan et al., 2016; Hoey, Pratchett, & Cvitanovic, 2011).”
Nutritional ecology of marine herbivorous fishes: ten years on (2009, methodology): “This distinction may underpin important differences between temperate and tropical reefs in both biotic composition and ecosystem processes, and should thus be taken into account in broad scale biogeographic comparisons (cf. Harmelin-Vivien 2002; Floeter et al .”
Latitudinal variation in macroalgal consumption by fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (2011, background): “This finding stands in marked contrast to other systems where herbivory is low, such as those impacted by the removal of herbivores through over-fishing (Hughes 1994, Mumby et al. 2006), or cold water marine systems (Harmelin-Vivien 2002, Floeter et al. 2005).”
Role of fish herbivory in structuring the vertical distribution of canopy algae Cystoseira spp. in the Mediterranean Sea (2009, background): “This contrasting role of herbivorous fish in structuring benthic communities is often attributed to important latitudinal differences in their taxonomic diversity, as the proportion of herbivorous species decreases radically from tropical to temperate waters (Horn 1989, Floeter et al. 2005).”
The shape of success in a turbulent world: wave exposure filtering of coral reef herbivory (2017, background): “Abiotic factors have long been recognised as filters pre- venting the access of species to certain habitats based on their traits (Floeter et al. 2005; Fulton, Bellwood & Wain- wright 2005; Hopcraft, Olff & Sinclair 2010).”
Size-dependent variation in the functional role of the parrotfish Scarus rivulatus on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2008, background): “…and interspecific differences among reef herbivores have been known for a long time (e.g. Lewis & Wainwright 1985, Carpenter 1986, Choat 1991, Floeter et al. 2005), their broader importance has only become evident recently, in the face of reef degradation and expanding threats to coral reefs…”
Community structure and diet of roving herbivorous reef fishes in the Abrolhos Archipelago, south‐western Atlantic (2006, background): “The north-eastern reef fish fauna is characteristically tropical (Floeter et al., 2001), with roving herbivores presenting the higher biomass along a middle stretch of the Brazilian coast (Ferreira et al., 2004; Floeter et al., 2005).”
Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “The importance of different herbivore groups varies geographically, herbivore species diversity increases toward the tropics (Gaines and Lubchenco 1982; Horn 1989; Choat 1991; Hillebrand 2004; Floeter et al. 2005).”
Biogeographical region and environmental conditions drive functional traits of estuarine fish assemblages worldwide (2017, background): “better enzymatic performance) as well as higher digestibility of dominant filamentous green and red algal assemblages, which are important in tropical environments (Behrens & Lafferty, 2007; Floeter et al., 2005; Kulbicki et al., 2015).”
Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (2010, background): “Error bars represent the 10th and 90th quantiles Brokovich et al.: Depth gradient in coral reef grazing Floeter et al. (2005) showed that the density of herbivorous fish (and their richness) is positively correlated with sea surface temperatures, and suggested that temperature-related feeding and…”