Declines in the abundance of Chaetodon butterflyfishes following extensive coral depletion

By M. Pratchett, S. Wilson, Andrew H. Baird. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, methodology): “…significant declines in physiological condition (Pratchett et al. 2004), which contributed to reduced survival and eventual population declines (Pratchett et al. 2006). similarly, reductions in live coral may limit settlement and recruitment for fishes that are otherwise unaffected by coral…”
DIETARY SELECTION BY CORAL-FEEDING BUTTERFLYFISHES (CHAETODONTIDAE) ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA (2007, background): “…much greater resolution in relating patterns of abundance to prey availability and also facilitate much better predictions regarding species-specific responses following significant disturbance events, such as widespread coral bleaching (e.g., Berumen and Pratchett, 2006; Pratchett et al., 2006).”
Responses of reef fish communities to coral declines on the Great Barrier Reef (2008, background): “…· Community structure · Resilience · Climate change · Global warming · Herbivores Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher Mar Ecol Prog Ser 372: 211–223, 2008 dontid fishes (Bouchon-Navaro et al. 1985, Pratchett et al. 2006, 2008, Wilson et al. 2006).”
Variation in the structure of epifaunal invertebrate assemblages among coral hosts (2010, background): “Pratchett et al. (2006) documented significant declines in chaetodontids known to be obligate hard-coral feeders.”
Exploitation and habitat degradation as agents of change within coral reef fish communities (2008, background): “Among these species, the impact of coral loss is greatest on specialists that feed or shelter within a narrow subset of species from the coral community (Munday, 2004; Pratchett et al., 2006; Wilson et al., 2008).”
Habitat associations of juvenile versus adult butterflyfishes (2008, methodology): “These size classes are based on previous observations for Chaetodon lunulatus and Chaetodon melannotus, where the size-specific onset of sexual maturity occurred between 50 and 100 mm TL (Pratchett et al. 2006a).”
Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss (2011, background): “On the GBR however, local densities of all coral feeding butterflyfishes were unchanged for >2 years after 90% loss of live coral, caused by severe bleaching in 2001–02 [77].”
Trade-offs associated with dietary specialization in corallivorous butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae: Chaetodon) (2008, background): “Correspondingly, the more specialised species appear highly 10 susceptible to depletion of preferred prey corals (Pratchett et al. 2006).”
Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes (2008, background): “Adults are often able to persist for a considerable time following a loss of preferred coral resources (Pratchett et al. 2006) and recruitment failures may take some time to affect adult population sizes, especially in long-lived species (Graham et al. 2007).”
Diversity and functional importance of coral‐feeding fishes on tropical coral reefs (2008, background): “The initial stability of butterflyfish abundances after a severe coral bleaching event suggests that on healthy reefs, corallivore populations are not limited by food resources; however, once coral cover drops below a critical point, populations are no longer sustainable (Cox 1994; Pratchett et al. ”
Coral mortality versus structural collapse as drivers of corallivorous butterflyfish decline (2009, background): “…to coral loss (Sano et al. 1987; Jones et al. 2004; Garpe et al. 2006; Graham et al. 2006, 2008; Wilson et al. 2006, 2008a), but is restricted to highly specialist species that use coral for food or shelter (Spalding and Jarvis 2002; Munday 2004; Pratchett et al. 2006; Wilson et al. 2008a, b).”