Grazer biomass correlates more strongly with production than with biomass of algal turfs on a coral reef

By G. Russ. Coral reefs, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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The shape of success in a turbulent world: wave exposure filtering of coral reef herbivory (2017, background): “…this may have increased the capacity of plants to acquire nutrients and utilise sunlight (Leigh et al. 1987; Hurd, Harrison & Druehl 1996), thus increasing the pro- ductivity of coral reef benthic algae (Marsh 1970; Renken et al. 2010), and attracting aggregations of grazers (Russ 2003).”
Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (2010, background): “DISCUSSION The biomass of grazing fish on coral reefs is known to correlate positively with turf-algae production rates (Russ 2003).”
Form and function of tropical macroalgal reefs in the Anthropocene (2019, background): “Another 157 key component of coral-dominated reefs, the epilithic algal matrix (EAM), is known to 158 support high levels of net primary production that is readily converted into herbivorous 159 fish biomass (Russ, 2003; Bellwood et al., 2018).”
Latitudinal gradients in Atlantic reef fish communities: trophic structure and spatial use patterns (2004, background): “Differences, however, could be driven by algae productivity (Russ, 2003) and rate of detritus decomposition (higher on tropical reefs; Cebrian, 2002).”
Reef fish community structure on coastal islands of the southeastern Brazil: the influence of exposure and benthic cover (2007, background): “2001), depth (Williams 1991; Friedlander and Parrish 1998; Russ 2003), topographic complexity”
Community structure and diet of roving herbivorous reef fishes in the Abrolhos Archipelago, south‐western Atlantic (2006, background): “In a recent study, Russ (2003) found larger herbivorous fishes to be strongly associated with reef zones of highest algal turf production.”
Modification of benthic communities by territorial damselfish: a multi-species comparison (2007, background): “Many reef crests were areas of high damselWsh densities in the present study, a zone which also support the highest grazing intensity and algal yield to large grazers (Russ 2003).”
Grazing pressure of herbivorous coral reef fishes on low coral-cover reefs (2006, methodology): “Algal production was estimated as algal biomass accumulation over 3 weeks in the absence of large herbivores (Russ 2003).”
Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs (2009, background): “…studies indicate EAM-feeding fish often increase in abundance following coral depletion (Wilson et al. 2006), and biomass of these fishes can be positively correlated to percent cover of turf algae (e.g., Williams and Polunin 2001), algal productivity (Russ 2003) and detritus quality (Wilson 2001).”
Descending to the twilight-zone: changes in coral reef fish assemblages along a depth gradient down to 65 m (2008, background): “In the context of depth gradients, decreased light levels may hinder the ability of mobile organisms to forage (Rickel & Genin 2005), can decrease algae growth rates (Russ 2003) and can modify coral assemblages and resulting habitat structure.”
Direct evaluation of macroalgal removal by herbivorous coral reef fishes (2007, background): “…abundance of diVerent macroalgal species (e.g., Sala and Boudouresque 1997; McClanahan et al. 2003; Ceccarelli et al. 2006; Hughes et al. 2007), but also the distribution, composition, diversity and productivity of epilithic algae on coral reefs (e.g., Lewis 1986; Thacker et al. 2001; Russ 2003).”
Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs (2007, background): “However, Russ (2003) found a significant positive correlation between grazer biomass and algal productivity on the Great Barrier Reef. and other studies have shown that an increase in the abundance and productivity of algal resources may result in an increase in grazing rates and in the numerical…”