Responses of algae, corals and fish to the reduction of macroalgae in fished and unfished patch reefs of Glovers Reef Atoll, Belize

By T. McClanahan, M. McField, M. Huitric, Kajsa C Bergman, E. Sala, M. Nyström, I. Nordemar, T. Elfwing, N. Muthiga. Coral reefs, 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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The non-linear relationship between body size and function in parrotfishes (2008, background): “In many places coral reefs have exceeded their regenerative capacity (Bellwood et al. 2004) causing dramatic shifts in benthic community structure and composition, commonly referred to as phase-shifts (Done 1992; Hughes 1994), that seem long lasting and diYcult to reverse once manifested ( McClanaha”
Effects of live coral, epilithic algal communities and substrate type on algal recruitment (2004, unknown): “These algae are common and often abundant on coral reefs, both on the GBR and globally, and have been suggested to be involved in macroalgal blooms and reef degradation (de Ruyter van Steveninck and Breeman 1987; Hughes 1994; Diaz-Pulido and Diaz 1997; Lapointe 1997; McClanahan et al. 2001; Jompa an”
Spatial variation in sea urchins, fish predators, and bioerosion rates on coral reefs of Belize (2007, background): “Two severe coral bleaching events in the 1990s due to elevated sea-surface temperatures resulting from ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation) episodes (McField 1999; Mumby 1999; Aronson et al. 2000) have contributed to a general degradation of the MBRS (McClanahan and Muthiga 1989; McClanahan et al. 2”
The 1998 bleaching event and its aftermath on a coral reef in Belize (2002, background): “…because populations of herbivores have not been able to keep pace behaviorally or numerically with algal growth in the large areas of space opened by the death of corals (Hughes 1994; Steneck 1994; Szmant 1997; Aronson and Precht 2000, 2001; McCook et al. 2001; Williams and Polunin 2001).”
Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (2010, result): “These numbers are comparable to other locations in the western Indo-Pacific, where density ranges from 13 to 44 ind. m–2 for the 2 most abundant herbivorous families (i.e. Scaridae and Acanthuridae; McClanahan et al. 1999a, McClanahan et al. 1999b, McClanahan et al. 2001).”
Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, background): “…small-bodied ornamental coral-feeding and coral-dwelling fishes, which are valued by the aquarium trade (Wilson et al. 2006) and (6) macroalgae habitats attract some invertebrates (Mcclanahan et al. 2001a), such that the abundance of some invertebrate feeders may increase (Pratchett et al. 2008).”
The relationship between bleaching and mortality of common corals (2004, background): “The mean annual seawater temperature for the past 17 years is 27 C (McClanahan et al. 2001), with warm-season temperatures averaging 28 C.”
Chemical effects of macroalgae on larval settlement of the broadcast spawning coral Acropora millepora (2008, background): “Firstly, this macroalga is particularly widespread on disturbed and degraded reefs around the world, including the recent massive overgrowth of bleached corals in the southern Great Barrier Reef (Diaz-Pulido & Diaz 1997, McClanahan et al. 2001, L. J. McCook unpubl. data).”
Interaction between nutrients and herbivory in controlling algal communities and coral condition on Glover's Reef, Belize (2003, methodology): “Mar Biol 127:319–328 McClanahan TR (1999) Predation and the control of the sea urchin Echinometra viridis and fleshy algae in the patch reefs of Glovers Reef, Belize.”
Ecology of the Invasive Red Alga Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyta) on O'ahu, Hawai'i (2004, background): “…of anthropogenic factors including overfishing 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…”
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).”