期刊
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 133, 期 -, 页码 1-5出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.11.001
关键词
Coral reefs; Risk effects; Herbivorous fishes; Community state; Trade-offs
资金
- UCLA
Herbivores balance resource requirements with predation risk, which can differ among landscapes; hence, landscape can shape these trade-offs, influencing herbivore distribution and behavior. While this paradigm has been well established on coral-dominated reefs, tropical reefs worldwide are shifting to algal dominance. If herbivores avoid algae due to higher risk and forage in coral, these algal states may be stabilized. However, if herbivores forage more in resource-rich algal states, this may promote coral recovery. We assessed the distribution and behavior of herbivorous fishes in Moorea, French Polynesia in coral and algal turf-dominated fringing reef sites. Acanthuridae were more abundant in coral states and Labridae, tribe Scarinae, in algal turf states, though total fish abundances were equivalent in the two states. Fish in both families spent more time feeding in algal states and hiding/swimming in coral states. Thus, behavior reflects the trade-off between resource acquisition and refuge in these two landscapes and may promote recovery to coral.
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