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• Feeding selectivity of the herbivorous fish Scartichthys viridis: effects on macroalgal community structure in a temperate rocky intertidal coastal zone

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 184:219-229 (1999)

  The ecological importance of fish herbivory was examined in a temperate rocky intertidal zone along the central Chilean coast. In this system, the blenny Scartichthys viridis is the most abundant and…

  Keywords: Herbivorous fish, Temperate waters, Rocky intertidal, Macroalgae community structure, Feeding selectivity, Fish grazing

  Authors: Ojeda FP, Muñoz AA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps184219

• Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 399:69-80 (2010)

  Algae are an essential component of healthy coral reefs and serve as the base of the food chain and as a living habitat for numerous organisms. Herbivorous fish play an important role in coral reef…

  Keywords: Depth gradient, Deep reefs, Gulf of Aqaba, Herbivore fish, Benthic algae, Technical diving

  Authors: Brokovich E, Ayalon I, Einbinder S, Einbinder S, Segev N, Genin A, Kark S, Kiflawi M

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08354

• Feeding preferences of Siganus fuscescens for temperate seaweeds: an evaluation of secondary metabolites and morphology

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser

  Overbrowsing by the tropical-origin fish Siganus fuscescen s, whose range is expanding due to warming, has become an issue of global concern for temperate seaweed bed deforestation. Feeding ecology of…

  Keywords: Polyphenolic compound･Kelp･Sargassum･Overbrowsing･Chemical defense･Herbivorous fish

  Authors: Noda M, Kumamoto S, Murase N

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15302

• Limits to grazing by herbivorous fishes and the impact of low coral cover on macroalgal abundance on a coral reef in Belize

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 222:187-196 (2001)

  Widespread rises in the abundance of fleshy macroalgae on Caribbean reefs within the last 20 yr have variously been attributed to eutrophication, overfishing, or the 1983-4 mass mortality of the…

  Keywords: Coral reef, Grazing thresholds, Macroalgal dominance, Herbivorous fish, Caribbean

  Authors: Williams ID, Polunin NVC, Hendrick VJ

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps222187