Relationships between Algae, Benthic Herbivorous Invertebrates and Fishes in Rocky Sublittoral Communities of a Temperate Sea (Mediterranean)

By S. Ruitton, P. Francour, C. Boudouresque. 2000

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Effects of increased habitat complexity on fish assemblages associated with large artificial reef units (French Mediterranean coast) (2002, background): “Overall, the community is dominated by sparids and labrids, as is usually the case on Mediterranean artificial reefs (Charbonnel, 1990; Charbonnel et al., 2000) and on rocky substratum (Harmelin, 1987; Ruitton et al., 2000).”
Role of fish herbivory in structuring the vertical distribution of canopy algae Cystoseira spp. in the Mediterranean Sea (2009, background): “In particular, herbivores play a major role in the organization of the Mediterranean sublittoral zone (Ruitton et al. 2000).”
Activity patterns, home-range size, and habitat utilization of Sarpa salpa (Teleostei: Sparidae) in the Mediterranean Sea (2006, background): “Nevertheless this assumption is discussed and recent literature suggest that the role of the herbivores in the temperate zones is more important than generally thought (Verlaque, 1990; Cebrian et al., 1996, 1997; Ojeda & Munoz, 1999; Ruitton et al., 2000).”
Relationships between rocky-reef fish assemblages, the sea urchin Diadema antillarum and macroalgae throughout the Canarian Archipelago (2004, methodology): “Although grazing on macroalgae may change with depth (Ruitton et al. 2000), we can consider the long-spined sea urchin D. antillarum as a key herbivorous species (Tuya et al. 2004b) that plays an important role in determining fleshy macroalgae cover in rocky subtidal communities of the Canarian…”
Living on the rocks: substrate mineralogy and the structure of subtidal rocky substrate communities in the Mediterranean Sea (2004, background): “Considering that such species require temporary (O. melanura and C. chromis) or permanent (A. imberbis) cavitary shelters (Tortonese 1975, Ruitton et al. 2000, Bussotti et al. 2003), these results could indicate that the method we used for evaluating substrate rugosity probably failed to assess…”