An experimental analysis of the effects of herbivory and nutrient enrichment on benthic community dynamics on a Hawaiian reef

By J. Smith, C. Smith, C. Hunter. Coral reefs, 2001

237 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/61c27658a212c93c8f6ed3555c893381fdca00d6

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Ecology

1. D. Bellwood
2. Mark E. Hay
3. D. Burkepile
4. Valerie J. Paul
5. P. Fong
6. J. Smith
7. R. Fox
8. J. Jompa

In Global and Planetary Change

1. Mark E. Hay
2. D. Bellwood
3. D. Burkepile
4. Valerie J. Paul
5. P. Fong
6. J. Jompa
7. L. McCook
8. J. Smith

In Oceanography

1. P. Glibert
2. Valerie J. Paul
3. D. Bellwood
4. Mark E. Hay
5. J. Burkholder
6. P. Fong
7. D. Burkepile
8. J. Smith

Citations in the corpus

• Effects of herbivory and nutrients on the early colonization of crustose coralline and fleshy algae (2002, background): “These results confirmed previous experiments and field observations, which have shown that in the presence of significant herbivory, algal biomass is minimized (Carpenter 1986, Lewis 1986, Steneck 1988, Hughes 1994, Miller et al. 1999, Smith et al. 2001, Thacker et al. 2001).”
• Elevated nutrient content of tropical macroalgae increases rates of herbivory in coral, seagrass, and mangrove habitats (2004, background): “In a pristine Hawaiian reef, calcareous algae proliferated in the presence of herbivores, probably because palatable species were preferentially removed (Smith et al. 2001).”
• Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “2001) to orders of magnitude differences in effects on photosynthesis, growth, and biomass accumulation (Schaffelke and Klumpp 1997, 1998; Lapointe 1987, 1989; Smith et al. 2001).”
• The effects of nutrients and herbivory on competition between a hard coral (Porites cylindrica) and a brown alga (Lobophora variegata) (2002, background): “…experiments testing factorial combinations of nutrients and herbivory for effects on fleshy algae have varied in terms of nutrient effects but have all emphasized the importance of herbivory (Hatcher and Larkum 1983; Miller and Hay 1996; Miller et al. 1999; Smith et al. 2001; Thacker et al. 2001).”
• Harmful algal blooms and eutrophication: Examining linkages from selected coastal regions of the United States (2008, background): “Eutrophication can cause an increase in macroalgae (Lapointe et al., 2004; Smith et al., 2001), providing more habitat for ciguatera dinoflagellates.”
• RELATIVE ROLES OF HERBIVORY AND NUTRIENTS IN THE RECRUITMENT OF CORAL-REEF SEAWEEDS (2003, unknown): “…experiments not only provide direct comparisons of the relative importance of each process, but clarify the interactions between them and hence the mechanisms involved (e.g., Miller and Hay 1996, Miller et al. 1999, McCook et al. 2001, Smith et al. 2001, Thacker et al. 2001, Jompa and McCook 2002).”
• Reviews and syntheses: Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to total carbon burial (2015, background): “…induced or limited by environmental parameters including light reaching the communities (Gattuso et al., 2006; Mar- tin et al., 2006; Burdett et al., 2014), temperature (Martin et al., 2006; Kamenos and Law, 2010) and nutrient availabil- ity (Smith et al., 2001).”
• Effects of live coral, epilithic algal communities and substrate type on algal recruitment (2004, unknown): “Box 1379, 4810 Townsville, Australia Coral Reefs (2004) 23: 225–233 DOI 10.1007/s00338-004-0370-5 (Lewis 1986; Scott and Russ 1987; de Ruyter van Steveninck and Breeman 1987; Carpenter 1990; McCook 1997; Miller et al. 1999; Smith et al. 2001 ).”
• Distribution and Reproductive Characteristics of Nonindigenous and Invasive Marine Algae in the Hawaiian Islands (2002, background): “In tropical regions, blooms of indigenous algae have often been tied to reductions in grazing intensity and increases in anthropogenically derived nutrient levels (Miller et al. 1999, McClanahan et al. 2001, McCook et al. 2001, Smith et al. 2001, Stimson et al. 2001, Thacker et al. 2001).”
• Nutrient enrichment on coral reefs: Is it a major cause of coral reef decline? (2002, background): “The Littler and Littler model was generally upheld by the experimental results of another caging-enrichment factorial experiment conducted with artificial PVC substrates on a pristine Hawaiian reef located within a no-take marine preserve (Smith et al. 2001).”
• Effects of herbivores, nutrient enrichment, and their interactions on macroalgal proliferation and coral growth (2009, background): “There are some cases of macroalgae increasing due to nutrient additions alone (Smith et al. 2001; Littler et al. 2006a), but these are unusual relative to the norm (Burkepile and Hay 2006).”
• Ecology of the Invasive Red Alga Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyta) on O'ahu, Hawai'i (2004, background): “…and eutrophication (Littler and Littler 1984, Lapointe 1997, McClanahan 1997, Miller et al. 1999, McClanahan et al. 2001, McCook et al. 2001, Smith et al. 2001, Stimson et al. 2001, Thacker et al. 2001); future research should investigate the impacts of invasive nonindigenous marine algae…”
• Substrate composition and adult distribution determine recruitment patterns in a Caribbean brooding coral (2005, background): “CCAs have been shown to be a crucial requirement for settling corals (e.g. Morse et al. 1988, Steneck & Testa 1996, Heyward & Negri 1999) and their abundance increases in response to increased herbivory (Steneck & Dethier 1994) and reduced sedimentation (Steneck & Testa 1997, Smith et al. 2001).”
• Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef (2009, background): “…(5) we documented significant effects of nutrient enrichment on algal community composition, as has been seen in other studies (Miller & Hay 1996, Smith et al. 2001, Thacker et al. 2001, Worm et al. 2002, McClanahan et al. 2003); and (6) findings from the present study are consistent with those…”
• Quantifying herbivory across a coral reef depth gradient (2007, background): “Within coral reef systems, the removal of herbivores, either via artificial caging experiments or through impacts of overfishing and disease, has been associated with the development of benthic communities dominated by late successional stage species of macroalgae (Hughes 1994, Smith et al. 2001).”
• The relative importance of nutrient enrichment and herbivory on macroalgal communities near Norman's Pond Cay, Exumas Cays, Bahamas: a "natural" enrichment experiment (2004, methodology): “Despite the moderate background nutrient concentrations at their experimental site, Smith et al. (2001) reported significant effects of both grazing and nutrient enrichment on algal biomass; the most significant overall effect was the growth of Ulva fasciata that resulted from the combination of…”