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• Simulated green turtle grazing affects structure and productivity of seagrass pastures

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 305:235-247 (2005)

  The seagrass Thalassia testudinum evolved under much greater grazing pressure than exists today because overexploitation by humans caused the severe decline of green turtles Chelonia mydas , the major…

  Keywords: Seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, Chelonia mydas, Effects of grazing, Herbivory, Productivity, Compensatory growth

  Authors: Moran KL, Bjorndal KA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps305235

• Selective predation by parrotfishes on the reef coral Porites astreoides

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 305:193-201 (2005)

  Direct predation by parrotfishes (Scaridae) may be an important stressor and mortality agent for reef-building corals, yet the patterns and consequences of such predation have received little…

  Keywords: Bioerosion, Coral reef conservation, Herbivory, Macroborers, Predation, Sparisoma

  Authors: Rotjan RD, Lewis SM

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps305193

• Depletion of palatable algae by sea urchins and fishes in a Mediterranean subtidal community

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 313:95-103 (2006)

  I studied the relative and combined effect of sea urchins and fishes on algal biomass in the Mediterranean Medes Island Marine Reserve, using tethering experiments with palatable algae in large…

  Keywords: Herbivory, Omnivory, Tethering, Algae, Sea urchins, Fishes, Trait-mediated interactions, Trophic cascades

  Authors: Hereu B

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps313095

• Effects of nutrient enrichment and grazing on shoalgrass Halodule wrightii and its epiphytes: results of a field experiment

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 326:145-156 (2006)

  We assessed the individual and combined effects of removing large predators and enriching water column nutrients on shoalgrass Halodule wrightii meadows in Big Lagoon, Florida, USA. To simulate the…

  Keywords: Seagrass, Nutrients, Herbivory, Trophic cascades, Pinfish

  Authors: Heck KL, Valentine JF, Pennock JR, Chaplin G, Spitzer PM

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps326145

• Effect of grazing on coralline algae in seasonal, tropical, low-shore rock pools: spatio-temporal variation in settlement and persistence

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 326:99-113 (2006)

  Low-shore rock pools in Hong Kong are dominated by crustose coralline algae (CCA) all year round. Experiments manipulating grazer access to new surfaces and those with established CCA were used to…

  Keywords: Crustose coralline algae, Herbivory, Settlement, Summer heat stress, Persistence, Spatial and temporal variation

  Authors: Wai T, Williams GA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps326099

• Top-down modification of bottom-up processes: selective grazing reduces macroalgal nitrogen uptake

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 330:75-82 (2007)

  Although nutrient availability and oceanographic context can influence top-down processes in intertidal communities, the reciprocal effects of consumers on bottom-up processes, such as nitrogen uptake…

  Keywords: Herbivory, Nitrate uptake, Bottom-up processes, Top-down processes, Intertidal macroalgae, Nitrogen, Mesograzers

  Authors: Bracken MES, Stachowicz JJ

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps330075

• Resource use and impact of three herbivorous damselfishes on coral reef communities

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 328:215-224 (2006)

  Territorial damselfish are considered to be functionally important herbivores on coral reefs, promoting the abundance of preferred algae and depleting corals through a variety of ‘farming’ activities.…

  Keywords: Algae, Coral reef, Diatoms, Diet , Feeding selectivity, Herbivory, Papua New Guinea, Pomacentridae, Territoriality

  Authors: Jones GP, Santana L, McCook LJ, McCormick MI

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps328215

• Top-down and bottom-up stabilizing mechanisms in eelgrass meadows differentially affected by coastal upwelling

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 333:81-93 (2007)

  Trophic cascades usually regulate structure and dynamics of valuable benthic vegetation communities (e.g. kelp forests, salt marshes), resulting in alternating high and low abundances from predators…

  Keywords: Seagrass, Zostera marina, Trophic cascade, Epifauna, Herbivory, Coastal upwelling, Baja California

  Authors: Jorgensen P, Ibarra-Obando SE, Carriquiry JD

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps333081

• Food web interactions along seagrass–coral reef boundaries: effects of piscivore reductions on cross-habitat energy exchange

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 333:37-50 (2007)

  Although early studies qualitatively documented the importance of cross-habitat energy transfers from seagrasses to coral reefs, such exchanges have yet to be quantified. Empirical evidence suggests…

  Keywords: Edge effects, Herbivory, Overfishing, Parrotfish, Spatial subsidies, Trophic transfer

  Authors: Valentine JF, Heck KLH Jr, Blackmon D, Goecker ME, Christian J, Kroutil RM, Kirsch KD, Peterson BJ, Beck M, Vanderklift MA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps333037

• Mediating effects of sea urchins on interactions among corals, algae and herbivorous fish in the Moorea lagoon, French Polynesia

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 332:143-153 (2007)

  The relative importance of grazing by sea urchins in influencing the composition and structure of coral reef habitats has only occasionally been explored experimentally, and never on the coral reefs…

  Keywords: Herbivory, Bioerosion, Sea urchins, Coral, Algae, Urchin–coral interactions, Algal–coral interactions

  Authors: Mapstone BD, Andrew NL, Chancerelle Y, Salvat B

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps332143

• Co-occurring seagrass and macroalgae foundation species differentially support fauna through multiple pathways

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser

  Foundation species support fauna through a diversity of pathways, which simultaneously act to structure complex ecological communities. The co-occurrence of multiple foundation species can increase…

  Keywords: Foundation species, Herbivory, Grazing, Predation, Seagrass, Caulerpa

  Authors: Searles AR, Reynolds LK, Martin CW

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15303

• Response of fishes to algae reduction on Glovers Reef, Belize

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 206:273-282 (2000)

  Many Caribbean coral reefs have experienced an increase in erect brown algae (species of Sargassum , Turbinaria and Lobophora ) over the past 18 yr. We explored the effects of fleshy algal overgrowth…

  Keywords: Acanthuridae, Algal-fish interactions, Brown algae, Herbivory, Labridae, Management interactions, Sargassum, Scaridae, Turbinaria

  Authors: McClanahan TR, Bergman K, Huitric M, McField M, Elfwing T, Nyström M, Nordemar I

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps206273