coral habitats
Variation in structure and function of reef fish assemblages among distinct coral habitats
... among coral habitats was modelled using the lme function from the nlme package in R (R Development Core Team 2015), with habitat as a fixed effect, and post hoc Tukey multi-comparison ...among ...
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Coral reef fish predator maintains olfactory acuity in degraded coral habitats
... healthy coral habitats, damselfishes respond innately to the damage-released odours of conspecifics, rapidly switching from forag- ing to risk-adverse behaviours [12, 17, ...dead-degraded coral ...
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Structural complexity mediates functional structure of reef fish assemblages among coral habitats
... Here an ecological trait-based ordination analysis was used to compare functional richness range of unique trait combinations, functional evenness weighted distribution of fishes with sh[r] ...
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Risk assessment and predator learning in a changing world: understanding the impacts of coral reef degradation
... whether coral degradation altered the ability of the ...healthy coral water and in degraded coral ...degraded coral habitats, then they should fail to learn the identity of the predator ...
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Distinguishing between Microbial Habitats Unravels Ecological Complexity in Coral Microbiomes
... any coral species, with the same OTU residing in both habitats of ...another coral species, a sponge, and a sea slug are large and include elements indicative of both a symbiotic and free-living ...
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Cross-scale habitat structure driven by coral species composition on tropical reefs
... Soft coral habitat structural complexity was unexpectedly high, particularly at the smallest scales (4–8 cm), and surprising given that the study method likely underestimates structural complexity of less rigid ...
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The importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes and its role in key ecological processes
... transpires, coral-dwelling fishes often decline in abundance on bleached or dead corals even though they would still be expected to offer protection from ...healthy coral colonies, ii) bleached, but living ...
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The influence of coral reef benthic condition on associated fish assemblages
... a coral reef’s resilience, often leading to replacement of scleractinian corals by macroalgae or other non-coral ...high coral cover (up to 58%) and high structural complexity to high macroalgae ...
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Cross scale habitat structure driven by coral species composition on tropical reefs
... Soft coral habitat structural complexity was unexpectedly high, particularly at the smallest scales (4–8 cm), and surprising given that the study method likely underestimates structural complexity of less rigid ...
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The functional morphology, systematics and behavioural ecology of parrotfishes (family Scaridae)
... 1981 Spatial and temporal patterns of recruitment of juvenile coral reef fishes to coral habitats within One Tree Lagoon, Great Barrier Reef.. envelope at night by..[r] ...
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Movements and foraging of predators associated with mesophotic coral reefs and their potential for linking ecological habitats
... shallow habitats to MCEs, but to a lesser degree in the opposite ...particular habitats or determine the direction of nutrient trans- fer (Chapman et ...shallow habitats and performing diel movements ...
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2017 Scientific Consensus Statement: land use impacts on the Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition, Chapter 3: the risk from anthropogenic pollutants to Great Barrier Reef coastal and marine ecosystems
... The consequences of exposure to PSII herbicides on Great Barrier Reef marine species are understood the most and have been recently reviewed in Devlin et al. (2015b). Based on laboratory studies, PSII herbicides have ...
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STUDIES ON BIODIVERSITY OF PHARMACEUTICALLY AND COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SEAWEEDS OF GRACILARIEACEAE FROM GULF OF MANNAR COASTAL REGIONS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
... Seaweeds are also known as macroalgae and are among the most important primary producers. The marine organisms are being depended on the seaweeds, which are the main primary producers, shelter, nursery grounds and food ...
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Quantifying water flow within aquatic ecosystems using load cell sensors: a profile of currents experienced by coral reef organisms around Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
... Spring-type dynamometers can produce low resolution mea- sures of maximum current velocities in an environment [17]. However, each instrument is only capable of recording a single value during deployment. To tease out ...
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Genetic divergence across habitats in the widespread coral Seriatopora hystrix and its associated Symbiodinium
... most habitats [55], and is geographically widespread ...the coral host may occur among shallow habitats ...distinct habitats (spanning a depth range of ,30 m) at three locations (Yonge Reef, ...
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Movements and space use of giant trevally in coral reef habitats and the importance of environmental drivers
... Other coral reef predators such as lethrinids (for example, ...exploited coral reef fish?, forthcoming) and ser- ranids (for example, Plectropomus leopardus [33,34]) also use small activity spaces relative ...
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The microbial signature provides insight into the mechanistic basis of coral success across reef habitats
... influence coral holobiont bac- terial communities, both in terms of composition and ...The Coral Sea reefs are in oceanic waters, where variables like flow rate, mixing and tidal currents, temperature, and ...
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Avoiding conflicts and protecting coral reefs: Customary management benefits marine habitats and fish biomass
... whether coral reef health differed among areas with varying management practices and socioeconomic conditions on Pulau Weh, in the Indonesia province of ...
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Intertidal Habitats
... to animals and plants that form calcium carbonate shells, skeletons or other structural components. Exposure time will be a key parameter determining the calcification response of organisms to OA, as long-lived species ...
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Nearshore habitats
... subtidal habitats are exposed in varying degrees to weather from all ...consequently, habitats in areas are much more Tides are of low amplitude and generally with low flow rates, Although not well ...
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