The predation gauntlet: early post-settlement mortality in reef fishes

By G. Almany, M. Webster. Coral reefs, 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ocean Engineering

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Elevated temperature restricts growth potential of the coral reef fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus (2008, background): “Mortality rates of coral reef fishes are very high during the early juvenile phase ( Almany and Webster 2006 ) and are often size dependent (Sogard 1997; Jones and McCormick 2001).”
Aerobic scope predicts dominance during early life in a tropical damselfish (2014, background): “It has been estimated that over 55% of juveniles are preyed upon within several days of arriving on the reef (Almany & Webster 2006).”
Seascape Genetics: Populations, Individuals, and Genes Marooned and Adrift (2013, background): “The larval and Riginos & Liggins 2013 - Seascape Genetics settlement periods are characterized by high daily mortality (Almany & Webster 2006), some of which undoubtedly results in natural selection.”
The Back-Calculation of Fish Growth From Otoliths (2009, background): “environments, or between juvenile and adult habitats, are “critical periods” where fish undergo intense periods of mortality (e.g., Doherty et al. 2004, Webster & Almany 2006 ), and thus are of great interest to ecologists and fisheries biologists due to their influence on population regulation.”
Influence of habitat degradation on fish replenishment (2010, background): “The mortality rate during this transition between larval and juvenile phases is extremely high (Almany and Webster 2006); therefore, the selection of a suitable habitat may be vital for survival and future success.”
Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion (2012, background): “The ratio of settlement-stage to adult abundance at various locations in the Pacific suggests juvenile mortality rates that may not be substantially different from those of other reef fishes (Almany & Webster 2006).”
Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes (2008, background): “Predation on post-settlement reef fishes represents an important and disproportionately large component of overall mortality and may have a strong effect on population densities as well as the structure of reef-fish communities (Carr & Hixon 1995, Almany & Webster 2006).”
Size-selectivity of predatory reef fish on juvenile prey (2010, background): “At the time of settlement to the reef environment, coral reef fishes are subjected to extremely high levels of mortality, with upwards of 60% of individuals being lost within 48 hours of settlement (Doherty et al. 2004, Almany & Webster 2006).”
Early post-settlement mortality and the structure of coral assemblages (2010, background): “Thus early post-settlement mortality is likely to have substantial effects on spatial patterns in abundance and, where taxonomic variation in mortality is present, on assemblage structure (Gosselin & Qian 1997, Steele & Forrester 2002, Almany & Webster 2006).”
Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities (2012, background): “Early post-settlement mortality rates in most coral-reef fishes are naturally very high due to predation, represent a disproportionately large component of overall mortality, and can have strong effects on adult population densities as well as the structure of reef-fish communities (Carr and Hixon 1”