Fishes that feed from live corals (corallivores) are a conspicuous component of healthy coral
reef environments. However, knowledge of the occurrence and ecological significance of …

Shallow-water tropical coastal habitats, such as mangroves and seagrass beds, have long
been associated with high primary and secondary productivity. The ubiquitous presence of …

Introduction The PCR-based analysis of homologous genes has become one of the most
powerful approaches for species detection and identification, particularly with the recent …

Coral reefs harbor high productivity in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. This exceptional
productivity can be explained by high recycling rates [1, 2], deep-water nutrient enrichment …

Anthropogenic stressors have strong impacts on ecosystems. To understand their influence,
detailed knowledge about trophic relationships among species is critical. However, this …

We describe the abundance, biomass, size composition, and trophic structure of fish
assemblages of shallow (10 m depth) fore reef habitats at 2 US Pacific atolls (Kingman …

Apex predators often have strong top-down effects on ecosystem components and are
therefore a priority for conservation and management. Due to their large size and …

The increasing use of trophic position (TP) for assessing and describing ecosystems has
resulted in the emergence of novel techniques for accurate and accessible measurements …

Functional diversity in biological communities is critical for providing the full suite of
ecosystem functions and services, yet the relationship between functional diversity and …

The importance of top‐down effects in structuring ecological communities has been widely
debated by ecologists. One way in which to examine these processes is to study the …