The functional roles of surgeonfishes on coral reefs: past, present and future

A View From Both Ends: Shifts in Herbivore Assemblages Impact Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes on Coral Reefs

(2021) Katrina S. Munsterman et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

The role of fishes as food: A functional perspective on predator–prey interactions

(2021) Michalis Mihalitsis et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Planktivores as trophic drivers of global coral reef fish diversity patterns

(2021) Alexandre C. Siqueira et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Offshore pelagic subsidies dominate carbon inputs to coral reef predators

(2021) C. Skinner et al.   Science Advances

Ocean Warming Will Reduce Standing Biomass in a Tropical Western Atlantic Reef Ecosystem

(2021) Leonardo Capitani et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Collapsing ecosystem functions on an inshore coral reef

(2021) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Algal turf productivity on coral reefs: A meta-analysis

(2021) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The study of sediments on coral reefs: A hydrodynamic perspective

(2021) Jodie A. Schlaefer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Resource‐to‐consumer ratio determines the functional response of an herbivorous fish in a field experiment

(2021) Leonardo Capitani et al.   OIKOS

Spatial subsidies drive sweet spots of tropical marine biomass production

(2021) Renato A. Morais et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Forecasting intensifying disturbance effects on coral reefs

(2020) Julie Vercelloni et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Emissions – the ‘business as usual’ story is misleading

(2020) Zeke Hausfather et al.   NATURE

Trophic separation in planktivorous reef fishes: a new role for mucus?

(2020) Victor Huertas et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fishing restrictions and remoteness deliver conservation outcomes for Indonesia's coral reef fisheries

(2020) Stuart J. Campbell et al.   Conservation Letters

Algal turf consumption by sea urchins and fishes is mediated by fisheries management on coral reefs in Kenya

(2020) A. T. Humphries et al.   CORAL REEFS

Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes

(2020) Christopher J. Fulton et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef

(2020) Renato A. Morais et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Intestinal microbes: an axis of functional diversity among large marine consumers

(2020) Jarrod J. Scott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Sediments ratchet-down coral reef algal turf productivity

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification

(2020) Alexandre C. Siqueira et al.   Nature Communications

Subconscious Biases in Coral Reef Fish Studies

(2020) David R Bellwood et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Principles for estimating fish productivity on coral reefs

(2020) Renato A. Morais et al.   CORAL REEFS

Greater multihabitat use in Caribbean fishes when compared to their Great Barrier Reef counterparts

(2020) Christopher R. Hemingson et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Nutrient limitation, bioenergetics and stoichiometry: A new model to predict elemental fluxes mediated by fishes

(2020) Nina M. D. Schiettekatte et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Habitat zonation on coral reefs: Structural complexity, nutritional resources and herbivorous fish distributions

(2020) Arun Oakley-Cogan et al.   PLoS One

RCP8.5 tracks cumulative CO2 emissions

(2020) Christopher R. Schwalm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from national climate legislation

(2020) Shaikh M. S. U. Eskander et al.   Nature Climate Change

Wave exposure reduces herbivory in post-disturbed reefs by filtering species composition, abundance and behaviour of key fish herbivores

(2020) Rucha Karkarey et al.   Scientific Reports

Few Herbivore Species Consume Dominant Macroalgae on a Caribbean Coral Reef

(2020) Claire L. A. Dell et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Relative influence of environmental factors and fishing on coral reef fish assemblages

(2020) Eva C. McClure et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Trophic interactions will expand geographically but be less intense as oceans warm

(2020) Kelly Y. Inagaki et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

(2020) Amelia S. Wenger et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Farming damselfishes shape algal turf sediment dynamics on coral reefs

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

A spatiotemporal comparison of length-at-age in the coral reef fish Acanthurus nigrofuscus between marine reserves and fished reefs

(2020) Mathias T. Cramer et al.   PLoS One

Algal turf sediments limit the spatial extent of function delivery on coral reefs

(2020) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sedimentation and overfishing drive changes in early succession and coral recruitment

(2020) Ama Wakwella et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Non‐reef habitats in a tropical seascape affect density and biomass of fishes on coral reefs

(2020) Katie T. Sievers et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Seascape Configuration Leads to Spatially Uneven Delivery of Parrotfish Herbivory across a Western Indian Ocean Seascape

(2020) Linda Eggertsen et al.   Diversity-Basel

Climate Change, Coral Loss, and the Curious Case of the Parrotfish Paradigm: Why Don't Marine Protected Areas Improve Reef Resilience?

(2019) John F. Bruno et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Form and function of tropical macroalgal reefs in the Anthropocene

(2019) Christopher J. Fulton et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Coral reef ecology in the Anthropocene

(2019) Gareth J. Williams et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales

(2019) Jonathan S. Lefcheck et al.   Science Advances

What matters to whom and why? Understanding the importance of coastal ecosystem services in developing coastal communities

(2019) Jacqueline D. Lau et al.   Ecosystem Services

Disentangling drivers of the abundance of coral reef fishes in the Western Indian Ocean

(2019) Melita A. Samoilys et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Marine protected areas enhance coral reef functioning by promoting fish biodiversity

(2019) Zachary M. Topor et al.   Conservation Letters

Parsing human and biophysical drivers of coral reef regimes

(2019) Jean-Baptiste Jouffray et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The evolution of traits and functions in herbivorous coral reef fishes through space and time

(2019) Alexandre C. Siqueira et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Identifying indicators of aesthetics in the Great Barrier Reef for the purposes of management

(2019) Nadine Marshall et al.   PLoS One

Patchy delivery of functions undermines functional redundancy in a high diversity system

(2019) Robert P. Streit et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Algae sediment dynamics are mediated by herbivorous fishes on a nearshore coral reef

(2019) Ryan S. McAndrews et al.   CORAL REEFS

Boom and bust of keystone structure on coral reefs

(2019) Shaun K. Wilson et al.   CORAL REEFS

Pelagic Subsidies Underpin Fish Productivity on a Degraded Coral Reef

(2019) Renato A. Morais et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Identity of coral reef herbivores drives variation in ecological processes over multiple spatial scales

(2019) Benjamin I. Ruttenberg et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Damselfish Stegastes nigricans increase algal growth within their territories on shallow coral reefs via enhanced nutrient supplies

(2019) Allison Blanchette et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Quantifying sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef: Putting algal turfs in perspective

(2019) François X. Latrille et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral-reef ecosystem functioning

(2019) Simon J. Brandl et al.   SCIENCE

Beyond the reef: The widespread use of non‐reef habitats by coral reef fishes

(2019) Katie Sambrook et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Thermal stress induces persistently altered coral reef fish assemblages

(2019) James P. W. Robinson et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Historical biogeography of herbivorous coral reef fishes: The formation of an Atlantic fauna

(2019) Alexandre C. Siqueira et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

A 3D perspective on sediment accumulation in algal turfs: Implications of coral reef flattening

(2019) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Feeding behavior in Caribbean surgeonfishes varies across fish size, algal abundance, and habitat characteristics

(2019) Alain Duran et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Sediment associated with algal turfs inhibits the settlement of two endangered coral species

(2019) Kelly E. Speare et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Climate resilience in marine protected areas and the ‘Protection Paradox’

(2019) Amanda E. Bates et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Coral reef conservation in the Anthropocene: Confronting spatial mismatches and prioritizing functions

(2019) David R. Bellwood et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A meta‐analysis reveals global patterns of sediment effects on marine biodiversity

(2019) Rafael A. Magris et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Demographic plasticity facilitates ecological and economic resilience in a commercially important reef fish

(2019) Brett M. Taylor et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies

(2019) Christina C. Hicks et al.   NATURE

The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C

(2019) O. Hoegh-Guldberg et al.   SCIENCE

Fear effects associated with predator presence and habitat structure interact to alter herbivory on coral reefs

(2019) Andrew G. Bauman et al.   Biology Letters

Species diversity and composition drive the aesthetic value of coral reef fish assemblages

(2019) Anne-Sophie Tribot et al.   Biology Letters

Macroalgae removal on coral reefs: realised ecosystem functions transcend biogeographic locations

(2019) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   CORAL REEFS

Age, gut location and diet impact the gut microbiome of a tropical herbivorous surgeonfish

(2019) Lara Parata et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Habitat and fishing control grazing potential on coral reefs

(2019) James P. W. Robinson et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Human exploitation shapes productivity‐biomass relationships on coral reefs

(2019) Renato A. Morais et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Visual system development of the spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (Acanthuridae)

(2019) Valerio Tettamanti et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats on a Caribbean coral reef

(2019) Ethan C. Cissell et al.   Scientific Reports

Natural variation in coral reef trophic structure across environmental gradients

(2019) Adel Heenan et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Algal turf sediments on coral reefs: what's known and what's next

(2019) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The hidden half: ecology and evolution of cryptobenthic fishes on coral reefs

(2018) Simon J. Brandl et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The influence of micro-topography and external bioerosion on coral-reef-building organisms: recruitment, community composition and carbonate production over time

(2018) Jennie Mallela   CORAL REEFS

Bottom-up processes mediated by social systems drive demographic traits of coral-reef fishes

(2018) Brett M. Taylor et al.   ECOLOGY

Global drivers of reef fish growth

(2018) Renato A. Morais et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Simultaneous synergist, antagonistic and additive interactions between multiple local stressors all degrade algal turf communities on coral reefs

(2018) Caitlin R. Fong et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Experimental evaluation of the effect of a territorial damselfish on foraging behaviour of roving herbivores on coral reefs

(2018) Jacob G. Eurich et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

An evaluation of a double-tailed deformity in a coral-reef surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Acanthuridae) using micro-computed tomography

(2018) C. H. R. Goatley et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts

(2018) JM O’Brien et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Spatial and temporal limits of coral-macroalgal competition: the negative impacts of macroalgal density, proximity, and history of contact

(2018) CS Clements et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Constraining species-size class variability in rates of parrotfish bioerosion on Maldivian coral reefs: implications for regional-scale bioerosion estimates

(2018) RT Yarlett et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Patterns in reef fish assemblages: Insights from the Chagos Archipelago

(2018) Melita Samoilys et al.   PLoS One

Large-scale patterns of benthic marine communities in the Brazilian Province

(2018) Anaide W. Aued et al.   PLoS One

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

(2018) Terry P. Hughes et al.   SCIENCE

The role of the reef flat in coral reef trophodynamics: Past, present, and future

(2018) David R. Bellwood et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Macroalgal feedbacks and substrate properties maintain a coral reef regime shift

(2018) Kerryn A. Johns et al.   Ecosphere

Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts

(2018) JM O’Brien et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Spatial and temporal limits of coral-macroalgal competition: the negative impacts of macroalgal density, proximity, and history of contact

(2018) CS Clements et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Constraining species-size class variability in rates of parrotfish bioerosion on Maldivian coral reefs: implications for regional-scale bioerosion estimates

(2018) RT Yarlett et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A functional evaluation of feeding in the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus : the role of soft tissues

(2018) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Differences in extinction rates drove modern biogeographic patterns of tropical marine biodiversity

(2018) Emanuela Di Martino et al.   Science Advances

CO2 emissions boost the benefits of crop production by farming damselfish

(2018) Camilo M. Ferreira et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Sediment addition drives declines in algal turf yield to herbivorous coral reef fishes: implications for reefs and reef fisheries

(2018) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   CORAL REEFS

Decadal-scale response of detritivorous surgeonfishes (family Acanthuridae) to no-take marine reserve protection and changes in benthic habitat

(2018) Garry R. Russ et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Reef-scale variability in fish and coral assemblages on the central Great Barrier Reef

(2018) Stacy L. Bierwagen et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: A review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems

(2018) Z. Bainbridge et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching

(2018) Rick D. Stuart-Smith et al.   NATURE

The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

(2018) Jos Barlow et al.   NATURE

An inverse latitudinal gradient in speciation rate for marine fishes

(2018) Daniel L. Rabosky et al.   NATURE

Seabirds enhance coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats

(2018) Nicholas A. J. Graham et al.   NATURE

Holdfasts of Sargassum swartzii are resistant to herbivory and resilient to damage

(2018) Zoe Loffler et al.   CORAL REEFS

Seascapes as drivers of herbivore assemblages in coral reef ecosystems

(2018) George Roff et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

The meaning of the term ‘function’ in ecology: a coral reef perspective

(2018) David R. Bellwood et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Trophic interactions across 61 degrees of latitude in the Western Atlantic

(2018) Guilherme O. Longo et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Discordance between diet analysis and dietary macronutrient content in four nominally herbivorous fishes from the Southwestern Atlantic

(2018) Thiago C. Mendes et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Algal turf sediments across the Great Barrier Reef: Putting coastal reefs in perspective

(2018) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Productive instability of coral reef fisheries after climate-driven regime shifts

(2018) James P. W. Robinson et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

A critical analysis of the direct effects of dredging on fish

(2017) Amelia S. Wenger et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

The shape of success in a turbulent world: wave exposure filtering of coral reef herbivory

(2017) Sonia Bejarano et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The threat to coral reefs from more intense cyclones under climate change

(2017) Alistair J. Cheal et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Animal pee in the sea: consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans

(2017) Jacob E. Allgeier et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Fisheries productivity under progressive coral reef degradation

(2017) Alice Rogers et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Fine sediments suppress detritivory on coral reefs

(2017) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral reefs in the Anthropocene

(2017) Terry P. Hughes et al.   NATURE

Genomic diversification of giant enteric symbionts reflects host dietary lifestyles

(2017) David Kamanda Ngugi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How predation shapes the social interaction rules of shoaling fish

(2017) James E. Herbert-Read et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Settlement patterns of the coral Acropora millepora on sediment-laden surfaces

(2017) Gerard F. Ricardo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A budget of algal production and consumption by herbivorous fish in an herbivore fisheries management area, Maui, Hawaii

(2017) Emily L. A. Kelly et al.   Ecosphere

Algal Turf Sediments and Sediment Production by Parrotfishes across the Continental Shelf of the Northern Great Barrier Reef

(2017) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   PLoS One

Small Marine Protected Areas in Fiji Provide Refuge for Reef Fish Assemblages, Feeding Groups, and Corals

(2017) Roberta M. Bonaldo et al.   PLoS One

The Effects of Algal Turf Sediments and Organic Loads on Feeding by Coral Reef Surgeonfishes

(2017) Sterling B. Tebbett et al.   PLoS One

A coral-algal phase shift in Mesoamerica not driven by changes in herbivorous fish abundance

(2017) Jesús Ernesto Arias-González et al.   PLoS One

Cascading predator effects in a Fijian coral reef ecosystem

(2017) Douglas B. Rasher et al.   Scientific Reports

Linking the biology and ecology of key herbivorous unicornfish to fisheries management in the Pacific

(2016) Amanda K. Ford et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

The evolution of fishes and corals on reefs: form, function and interdependence

(2016) David R. Bellwood et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Age and growth of bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis): a half-century life-span for a keystone browser, with a novel approach to bomb radiocarbon dating in the Hawaiian Islands

(2016) Allen H. Andrews et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Sediments and herbivory as sensitive indicators of coral reef degradation

(2016) Christopher H. R. Goatley et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Catch composition and sustainability of the marine aquarium fishery in Kenya

(2016) G.M. Okemwa et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Ecomorphological convergence in planktivorous surgeonfishes

(2016) S. T. Friedman et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Mob rulers and part-time cleaners: two reef fish associations at the isolated Ascension Island

(2016) R.A. Morais et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Feeding habits of range-shifting herbivores: tropical surgeonfishes in a temperate environment

(2016) Alexander J. Basford et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Ocean acidification influences the biomass and diversity of reef-associated turf algal communities

(2016) Gordon T. Ober et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) are both natural control agents and mobile vectors for invasive algae in a Hawaiian Marine Reserve

(2016) Stacy L. Bierwagen et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Composition and temporal stability of turf sediments on inner-shelf coral reefs

(2016) Sophie E. Gordon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessing the impacts of sediments from dredging on corals

(2016) Ross Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microtopographic refuges shape consumer-producer dynamics by mediating consumer functional diversity

(2016) Simon J. Brandl et al.   OECOLOGIA

Investigating functional redundancy versus complementarity in Hawaiian herbivorous coral reef fishes

(2016) Emily L. A. Kelly et al.   OECOLOGIA

Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp

(2016) Adriana Vergés et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Natural bounds on herbivorous coral reef fishes

(2016) Adel Heenan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Re-evaluating the health of coral reef communities: baselines and evidence for human impacts across the central Pacific

(2016) Jennifer E. Smith et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins

(2016) Jamison M. Gove et al.   Nature Communications

Phylogenetic Diversity, Distribution, and Cophylogeny of Giant Bacteria (Epulopiscium) with their Surgeonfish Hosts in the Red Sea

(2016) Sou Miyake et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Fish Rejections in the Marine Aquarium Trade: An Initial Case Study Raises Concern for Village-Based Fisheries

(2016) Thane A. Militz et al.   PLoS One

Oceanic Forcing of Coral Reefs

(2015) Ryan J. Lowe et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Feeding characteristics reveal functional distinctions among browsing herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

(2015) Robert P. Streit et al.   CORAL REEFS

Among-habitat algal selectivity by browsing herbivores on an inshore coral reef

(2015) Zoe Loffler et al.   CORAL REEFS

Fish-derived nutrient hotspots shape coral reef benthic communities

(2015) Andrew A. Shantz et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Tropical herbivores provide resilience to a climate-mediated phase shift on temperate reefs

(2015) Scott Bennett et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Linking reef ecology to island building: Parrotfish identified as major producers of island-building sediment in the Maldives

(2015) C.T. Perry et al.   GEOLOGY

Reefscapes of fear: predation risk and reef hetero-geneity interact to shape herbivore foraging behaviour

(2015) Laura B. Catano et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

An experimental evaluation of macroalgal consumption and selectivity by nominally herbivorous fishes on subtropical rocky reefs

(2015) Thiago C. Mendes et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The role of surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) in maintaining algal turf biomass on coral reefs

(2015) Alyssa Marshell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Diversity of trophic niches among herbivorous fishes on a Caribbean reef (Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles), evidenced by stable isotope and gut content analyses

(2015) Charlotte R. Dromard et al.   JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Fish herbivory as key ecological function in a heavily degraded coral reef system

(2015) Jeremiah G. Plass-Johnson et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The parrotfish–coral relationship: refuting the ubiquity of a prevailing paradigm

(2015) Garry R. Russ et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Quantifying scales of spatial variability in algal turf assemblages on coral reefs

(2015) JL Harris et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Coral reef benthic regimes exhibit non-linear threshold responses to natural physical drivers

(2015) JM Gove et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Herbivory and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs: knowledge gaps and implications for management

(2015) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Effects of sediments on the reproductive cycle of corals

(2015) R. Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Diet strongly influences the gut microbiota of surgeonfishes

(2015) Sou Miyake et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Skipping across the tropics: The evolutionary history of sawtail surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae: Prionurus)

(2015) William B. Ludt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Temporal Patterns in Seawater Quality from Dredging in Tropical Environments

(2015) Ross Jones et al.   PLoS One

Exploring the nature of ecological specialization in a coral reef fish community: morphology, diet and foraging microhabitat use

(2015) Simon J. Brandl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Patterns and trends in coral reef macroalgae browsing: a review of browsing herbivorous fishes of the Indo-Pacific

(2015) Laura D. Puk et al.   REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES

Quantifying scales of spatial variability in algal turf assemblages on coral reefs

(2015) JL Harris et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Coral reef benthic regimes exhibit non-linear threshold responses to natural physical drivers

(2015) JM Gove et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Herbivory and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs: knowledge gaps and implications for management

(2015) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Larval Settlement: The Role of Surface Topography for Sessile Coral Reef Invertebrates

(2015) Steve Whalan et al.   PLoS One

Macroalgae Inhibits Larval Settlement and Increases Recruit Mortality at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

(2015) Fiona J. Webster et al.   PLoS One

Effects of “Reduced” and “Business-As-Usual” CO2 Emission Scenarios on the Algal Territories of the Damselfish Pomacentrus wardi (Pomacentridae)

(2015) Dorothea Bender et al.   PLoS One

Between-Habitat Variation of Benthic Cover, Reef Fish Assemblage and Feeding Pressure on the Benthos at the Only Atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas Atoll, NE Brazil

(2015) G. O. Longo et al.   PLoS One

Simulated Macro-Algal Outbreak Triggers a Large-Scale Response on Coral Reefs

(2015) Justin Q. Welsh et al.   PLoS One

Context-Dependent Diversity-Effects of Seaweed Consumption on Coral Reefs in Kenya

(2015) Austin T. Humphries et al.   PLoS One

Coordinated vigilance provides evidence for direct reciprocity in coral reef fishes

(2015) Simon J. Brandl et al.   Scientific Reports

Herbivorous fishes, ecosystem function and mobile links on coral reefs

(2014) J. Q. Welsh et al.   CORAL REEFS

Macroalgal herbivory on recovering versus degrading coral reefs

(2014) K. M. Chong-Seng et al.   CORAL REEFS

The effects of water flow and sedimentation on interactions between massive Porites and algal turf

(2014) Jennifer C. Gowan et al.   CORAL REEFS

Seascape-scale trophic links for fish on inshore coral reefs

(2014) Jean P. Davis et al.   CORAL REEFS

Scaling metabolism from individuals to reef-fish communities at broad spatial scales

(2014) D. R. Barneche et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Effects of sediment depth on algal turf height are mediated by interactions with fish herbivory on a fringing reef

(2014) RJ Clausing et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Coral reef baselines: How much macroalgae is natural?

(2014) John F. Bruno et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seaweed-Coral Interactions: Variance in Seaweed Allelopathy, Coral Susceptibility, and Potential Effects on Coral Resilience

(2014) Roberta M. Bonaldo et al.   PLoS One

Diet and Diversification in the Evolution of Coral Reef Fishes

(2014) Fabio L. Lobato et al.   PLoS One

Local Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Data Reveal Overexploitation by Multigear Artisanal Fisheries in the Southwestern Atlantic

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Micro-topography mediates interactions between corals, algae, and herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

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Comparison of the oral cavity architecture in surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae, Teleostei), with emphasis on the taste buds and jaw “retention plates”

(2013) Lev Fishelson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

Managing resilience to reverse phase shifts in coral reefs

(2013) Nicholas AJ Graham et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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(2013) Simon J. Brandl et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

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The ecology, behaviour and physiology of fishes on coral reef flats, and the potential impacts of climate change

(2013) A. R. Harborne   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Benthic processes and overlying fish assemblages drive the composition of benthic detritus on a central Pacific coral reef

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What are algal turfs? Towards a better description of turfs

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Carbonate and terrigenous sediment budgets for two inshore turbid reefs on the central Great Barrier Reef

(2013) N.K. Browne et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Is Jamaica a good model for understanding Caribbean coral reef dynamics?

(2013) Isabelle M. Côté et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A multi-locus timetree of surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae, Percomorpha), with revised family taxonomy

(2013) Laurie Sorenson et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

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Global assessment of the status of coral reef herbivorous fishes: evidence for fishing effects

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Surviving in a Marine Desert: The Sponge Loop Retains Resources Within Coral Reefs

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Sediment suppresses herbivory across a coral reef depth gradient

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Niche partitioning of feeding microhabitats produces a unique function for herbivorous rabbitfishes (Perciformes, Siganidae) on coral reefs

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Revisiting the functional roles of the surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus and Ctenochaetus striatus

(2012) A. Marshell et al.   CORAL REEFS

The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems

(2012) N. A. J. Graham et al.   CORAL REEFS

Spatial variation in the functional characteristics of herbivorous fish communities and the resilience of coral reefs

(2012) Alistair J. Cheal et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The historical biogeography of coral reef fishes: global patterns of origination and dispersal

(2012) Peter F. Cowman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

The distribution of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef

(2012) Alistair Cheal et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Environmental impacts of dredging and other sediment disturbances on corals: A review

(2012) Paul L.A. Erftemeijer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral recovery may not herald the return of fishes on damaged coral reefs

(2012) David R. Bellwood et al.   OECOLOGIA

Diversity among Macroalgae-Consuming Fishes on Coral Reefs: A Transcontinental Comparison

(2012) Adriana Vergés et al.   PLoS One

Commercial coral-reef fisheries across Micronesia: A need for improving management

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Passive acoustic telemetry reveals highly variable home range and movement patterns among unicornfish within a marine reserve

(2011) A. Marshell et al.   CORAL REEFS

Suppression of herbivory by macroalgal density: a critical feedback on coral reefs?

(2011) Andrew S. Hoey et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Fisher behaviour influences catch productivity and selectivity in West Hawaii's aquarium fishery

(2011) Todd C. Stevenson et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Coral reefs as drivers of cladogenesis: expanding coral reefs, cryptic extinction events, and the development of biodiversity hotspots

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Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef

(2011) Douglas B. Rasher et al.   OECOLOGIA

Spatial Patterns in Herbivory on a Coral Reef Are Influenced by Structural Complexity but Not by Algal Traits

(2011) Adriana Vergés et al.   PLoS One

Human activity selectively impacts the ecosystem roles of parrotfishes on coral reefs

(2011) D. R. Bellwood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A new genus and species of surgeon fish (Perciformes, Acanthuridae) from the Oligocene of Kanton Glarus, Switzerland

(2011) James C. Tyler et al.   Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Movement of sonically tagged bluespine unicornfish,Naso unicornis, in relation to marine reserve boundaries in Rodrigues, western Indian Ocean

(2010) Emily Hardman et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Exploitation-related reef fish species richness depletion in the epicenter of marine biodiversity

(2010) Cleto L. Nañola et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

Effect of the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae) on the processes of sediment transport and deposition on a coral reef in the Red Sea

(2010) R. Krone et al.   FACIES

Sediment-mediated suppression of herbivory on coral reefs: Decreasing resilience to rising sea-levels and climate change?

(2010) David R. Bellwood et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Spatial patterns of the structure of reef fish assemblages at a pristine atoll in the central Pacific

(2010) AM Friedlander et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Biologically mediated sediment fluxes on coral reefs: sediment removal and off-reef transportation by the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus

(2010) CHR Goatley et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Particulate nutrient fluxes over a fringing coral reef: relevant scales of phytoplankton production and mechanisms of supply

(2010) ASJ Wyatt et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

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(2010) SR Dudgeon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Running the gauntlet: inhibitory effects of algal turfs on the processes of coral recruitment

(2010) SN Arnold et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Herbivore Abundance on the Ability of Turf Algae to Overgrow Coral in the Caribbean

(2010) Mark J. A. Vermeij et al.   PLoS One

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(2010) Terry P. Hughes et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Impacts of a Hawaiian marine protected area network on the abundance and fishery sustainability of the yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens

(2009) I.D. Williams et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The impact of benthic algae on the settlement of a reef-building coral

(2009) G. Diaz-Pulido et al.   CORAL REEFS

Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs

(2009) John F. Bruno et al.   ECOLOGY

Limited Functional Redundancy in a High Diversity System: Single Species Dominates Key Ecological Process on Coral Reefs

(2009) Andrew S. Hoey et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Evaluation of algal regulation by herbivorous fishes on Caribbean coral reefs

(2009) Dorothée Kopp et al.   HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH

Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: influence of resource availability and interference competition

(2009) Ronaldo Bastos Francini-Filho et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Extraspecific imposition of social grouping among surgeonfishes (Pisces: Acanthuridae)

(2009) George W. Barlow   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Dynamics of parrotfish grazing scars

(2009) Roberta Martini Bonaldo et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef

(2009) DE Burkepile et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity

(2009) L. Alvarez-Filip et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The Great American Schism: Divergence of Marine Organisms After the Rise of the Central American Isthmus

(2008) H.A. Lessios   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Evolution of novel jaw joints promote trophic diversity in coral reef fishes

(2008) NICOLAI KONOW et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Defecation behaviour of the Lined Bristletooth Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae)

(2008) R. Krone et al.   CORAL REEFS

Direct versus indirect methods of quantifying herbivore grazing impact on a coral reef

(2008) Rebecca J. Fox et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Inter-oceanic analysis of demographic variation in a widely distributed Indo-Pacific coral reef fish

(2008) EL Trip et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cross-shelf benthic community structure on the Great Barrier Reef: relationships between macroalgal cover and herbivore biomass

(2008) S Wismer et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Herbivore species richness and feeding complementarity affect community structure and function on a coral reef

(2008) D. E. Burkepile et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hopping Hotspots: Global Shifts in Marine Biodiversity

(2008) W. Renema et al.   SCIENCE

Spatial distribution of marine fishes along a cross-shelf gradient containing a continuum of mangrove–seagrass–coral reefs off southwestern Puerto Rico

(2007) Alfonso Aguilar-Perera et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE