Harmful algae on tropical coral reefs: Bottom-up eutrophication and top-down herbivory

By M. Littler, D. S. Littler, B. Brooks. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Cross-shelf benthic community structure on the Great Barrier Reef: relationships between macroalgal cover and herbivore biomass (2009, background): “…by models of algal succession, which predict that a reduction in grazing intensity will lead to a shift from grazing-resistant crustose coralline algae and highly productive turf algae to less productive erect macroalgae (e.g. Sargassum, Turbinaria, Padina) (Steneck 1988, Littler et al. 2006).”
Sediment‐mediated suppression of herbivory on coral reefs: Decreasing resilience to rising sea‐levels and climate change? (2008, background): “Moreover, algal distribution is strongly shaped by patterns of herbivory, especially fish herbivory (McCook et al. 2001; Burkepile and Hay 2006; Littler et al. 2006).”
Phase shifts and the stability of macroalgal communities on Caribbean coral reefs (2009, background): “variety of reasons, some of which continue to be debated (Aronson and Precht 2006; Burkepile and Hay 2006; Littler et al. 2006; Mumby and Steneck 2008).”
Phase shift to algal dominated communities at mesophotic depths associated with lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion on a Bahamian coral reef (2011, background): “…therefore changes in the optical properties, or transparency, of the water column do not explain the increase in benthic algal cover on this MCR. Nutrients are also important for algal growth, and increased nutrient concentrations have been linked to algal bloom conditions (Littler et al. 2006).”
Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “Littler and Littler (2006) surveyed coral–algal interactions over 2 years in Belize and developed a Relative Dominance Model (RDM) of space occupation on coral reefs, in which the dominance of four main functional groups varies with levels of eutrophication and herbivory, often anthropogenically…”
Assessment of coral reefs using herbivory/nutrient assays and indicator groups of benthic primary producers: a critical synthesis, proposed protocols, and critique of management strategies (2007, background): “, 1997), and (6) logistically complicated in situ manipulative studies, in the case of bottom-up nutrient controls (e.g. Smith et al., 2001; Littler et al., 2006).”