The Correlation of Coral Reef Cover and Rugosity with Coral Reef Fish Density in East Java Waters
Highlights • Coral cover, rugosity, and reef fish abundance was determined • The relationship between coral cover and rugosity and fish abundance was analyzed. • Coral cover in East Java were categorized as medium – good.
Wahyu Andy Nugraha +3 more
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Colour thresholds in a coral reef fish [PDF]
Coral reef fishes are among the most colourful animals in the world. Given the diversity of lifestyles and habitats on the reef, it is probable that in many instances coloration is a compromise between crypsis and communication. However, human observation of this coloration is biased by our primate visual system.
C. M. Champ, M. Vorobyev, N. J. Marshall
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Extinction vulnerability of coral reef fishes [PDF]
With rapidly increasing rates of contemporary extinction, predicting extinction vulnerability and identifying how multiple stressors drive non-random species loss have become key challenges in ecology. These assessments are crucial for avoiding the loss of key functional groups that sustain ecosystem processes and services.
Graham, Nicholas A. J. +9 more
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Fishing down nutrients on coral reefs [PDF]
AbstractFishing is widely considered a leading cause of biodiversity loss in marine environments, but the potential effect on ecosystem processes, such as nutrient fluxes, is less explored. Here, we test how fishing on Caribbean coral reefs influences biodiversity and ecosystem functions provided by the fish community, that is, fish-mediated nutrient ...
Jacob E. Allgeier +3 more
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Relative importance of coral cover, habitat complexity and diversity in determining the structure of reef fish communities. [PDF]
The structure of coral reef habitat has a pronounced influence on the diversity, composition and abundance of reef-associated fishes. However, the particular features of the habitat that are most critical are not always known.
Valeriya Komyakova +2 more
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Multifocal lenses in coral reef fishes [PDF]
SUMMARYThe optical properties of crystalline lenses were studied in eleven species of coral reef fish from the Red Sea in Eilat, Israel. Three species each of diurnal planktivores, nocturnal planktivores and diurnal herbivores constituted three groups of animals with little within-group variability.
Björn, Karpestam +4 more
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Colour vision in coral reef fish [PDF]
SUMMARYOver many millions of years, sea creatures have developed a range of light reflectance properties. One example is the large variation in the patterns and colours of fish inhabiting the world's coral reefs. Attempts to understand the significance of the colouration have been made, but all too often from the perspective of a human observer. A more
Siebeck, U. E. +2 more
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Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems [PDF]
Coral reefs have emerged as one of the ecosystems most vulnerable to climate variation and change. While the contribution of a warming climate to the loss of live coral cover has been well documented across large spatial and temporal scales, the ...
Chabanet, Pascale +81 more
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Modelling Growth of Juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on the Northern Great Barrier Reef
The corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) is a major cause of coral mortality on Indo-Pacific reefs. Despite considerable research into the biology of crown-of-thorns starfish, our understanding of the early post-settlement life stage
Jennifer Wilmes +5 more
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Connectivity between coastal habitats of two oceanic Caribbean islands as inferred from ontogenetic shifts by coral reef fishes [PDF]
Mangroves and seagrass beds are considered important nursery habitats for juveniles of coral reef fishes. Studies have mostly focused on the fish community of just one habitat, so the connectivity between different coastal habitats is often unclear.
Nagelkerken, I.A. +3 more
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