Does increased habitat complexity reduce predation and competition in coral reef fish assemblages

By G. Almany. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Long-term effects of the 1998 coral bleaching event on reef fish assemblages (2006, background): “Among the coral dwellers and corallivores, most taxa share well-documented associations with live coral habitat (e.g. Bouchon-Navaro & Bouchon 1989, Allen 1991, Ault & Johnson 1998, Cadoret et al. 1999, Garpe & Öhman 2003, Bozec et al. 2005).”
Invasive mussels induce community changes by increasing habitat complexity (2012, background): “Understanding the mechanisms that influence benthic community diversity, structure, and abundance is one of the major goals of aquatic ecology (Ritchie & Olff, 1999; Almany, 2004; Taniguchi & Tokeshi, 2004).”
Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities (2012, result): “Finally, and most importantly, several previous experiments had demonstrated that the coney is an effective predator of small reef fishes in the study system (Almany 2003, 2004a, b; Stallings 2008).”
Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes (2008, background): “The strength of predator–prey and competitive interactions could also be altered by the reduction in habitat structure (Beukers and Jones 1997; Holbrook and Schmitt 2002; Almany 2004) and greater variability in the number of individuals recruiting to local populations (Caley et al. 1996).”
Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, background): “…such as predation and competition, and has a major influence on the local abundance of coral-reef fishes, especially during the early life stages (Almany 2004, hixon & Jones 2005). increased structural complexity moderates predation intensity and competitive interactions, thereby increasing…”
Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs (2007, background): “Yet other studies have been less conclusive; Almany (2004) found the effect of habitat complexity on predation and competition was more variable and depended on factors such as the availability of appropriate shelter sites and the behavioural attributes of predators.”