Effect of macroalgal competition on growth and survival of juvenile Caribbean corals

By S. Box, Peter J. Mumby. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “pulchella create a similar abrasive effect (Box and Mumby 2007).”
Alternative states on coral reefs: beyond coral–macroalgal phase shifts (2009, background): “This can further affect coral recruitment (Kuffner et al. 2006), reduce coral growth rates (Tanner 1995) and result in additional coral mortality (Smith et al. 2006, Box & Mumby 2007), which further reinforce the macroalgal state.”
Herbivory versus corallivory: are parrotfish good or bad for Caribbean coral reefs? (2009, methodology): “While it should be borne in mind that Box and Mumby (2007) did not prove that parrotfish predation was the cause of recruit mortality, the two studies may be partly reconciled by considering the parrotfish species involved.”
New perspectives on ecological mechanisms affecting coral recruitment on reefs (2008, background): “Algae may interfere with larval settlement by simply preempting available settlement space (Mumby et al., 2006; Box and Mumby, 2007).”
Competitive effects of macroalgae on the fecundity of the reef-building coral Montastraea annularis (2008, background): “Macroalgae have been shown to inhibit coral recruitment (Kuffner et al. 2006), and coral–algal interactions can result in reduced coral growth rates and increased tissue mortality (Lirman 2001, River & Edmunds 2001, Jompa & McCook 2002, Nugues & Bak 2006, Box & Mumby 2007).”
Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “For example, in Roatan, Lobophora variegata shading increased mortality of juvenile Agaricia agaricites, while the mere presence of the alga reduced coral growth (Box and Mumby 2007).”
Connectivity, regime shifts and the resilience of coral reefs (2009, methodology): “Nonetheless, Mumby’s earlier model serves as a useful starting point for this article because it and some variants have been extensively explained, parameterized, and analysed (Mumby et al. 2005; Mumby 2006; Box and Mumby 2007; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007).”
Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef (2009, background): “Total upright algal cover was defined as the cover of all upright macroalgae, cyanobacteria, and tall (>0.5 cm) filamentous algae because these growth forms can competitively suppress coral growth and increase coral mortality (Nugues & Roberts 2003, Box & Mumby 2007).”
Effects of the alien coral Tubastraea tagusensis on native coral assemblages in a southwestern Atlantic coral reef (2016, background): “Despite the fact that there was no test for the effects of mechanical contact on tissue necrosis (coral mimic control as in Box and Mumby 2007; Diaz-Pulido et al. 2011; Lages et al. 2012), our experiment strongly suggests that competition was the important mechanism causing tissue necrosis.”
Recovery of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum promotes scleractinian coral growth and survivorship on shallow Jamaican reefs (2010, background): “In algal zones, small corals living in the macroalgal understory may not receive enough incident light and may not have access to favorable flow regimes for heterotrophy or gas exchange (River & Edmunds 2001, Box & Mumby 2007).”
Phase shifts and the stability of macroalgal communities on Caribbean coral reefs (2009, background): “Rates acquired from detailed centimetre-resolution observations of algal dynamics with and without grazing (Box 2008) Macroalgal growth over dead coral (cropped algae) In addition to arising from cropped algae that are not grazed (above), established macroalgae also spread vegetatively over cropped ”
Effect of aragonite saturation state on settlement and post-settlement growth of Porites astreoides larvae (2008, background): “tation (Hunte and Wittenberg 1992; Babcock and Smith 2002), and indirect (allelopathy, KuVner and Paul 2004; shading, Box and Mumby 2007) and direct competition with algae (Box and Mumby 2007) and other sessile organisms.”
Coral propagation: a review of techniques for ornamental trade and reef restoration (2017, background): “The interaction between corals and fouling organisms, particularly filamentous algae, is generally detrimental for the health of adult corals and settlement of coral larvae (Box & Mumby 2007; Linares et al. 2012; Tebben et al. 2014).”
Capturing the cornerstones of coral reef resilience: linking theory to practice (2008, background): “2005); algae overgrowing (Hughes 1989; Box and Mumby 2007) releasing allelopathic chemicals (Kuffner et al.”
Herbivory and the Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs: Knowledge Gaps and Implications for Management (2015, background): “In contrast, the macroalgae and dense turfs that develop under low grazing regimes negatively impact settlement of coral larvae as well as growth and survivorship of adult corals (River & Edmunds 2001, Nugues & Szmant 2006, Box & Mumby 2007, Rasher & Hay 2010, Vega Thurber et al. 2012).”