Structural complexity provided by the living coral reef framework is the basis of the rich and
dynamic biodiversity in coral reefs. In many cases today, the reduction in habitat complexity …

Surgeonfishes have had a long evolutionary history that has been closely linked with coral
reef ecosystems. Today they are a key component of reef fish assemblages, playing a …

Declines in habitat structural complexity have marked ecological outcomes, as currently
observed in many of the world's ecosystems. Coral reefs have provided a model for such …

Sedimentation and overfishing are important local stressors on coral reefs that can
independently result in declines in coral recruitment and shifts to algal-dominated states …

Sediments are found on all coral reefs around the globe. However, the amount of sediment
in different reservoirs, and the rates at which sediments move between reservoirs, can …

Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity
conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised …

Biodiversity of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, is dominated by
small, often cryptic, invertebrate taxa that play important roles in ecosystem structure and …

Distinct zonation of community assemblages among habitats is a ubiquitous feature of coral
reefs. The distribution of roving herbivorous fishes (parrotfishes, surgeonfishes and …

By 2004, Belize was exhibiting classic fishing down of the food web. Groupers (Serranidae)
and snappers (Lutjanidae) were scarce and fisheries turned to parrotfishes (Scarinae) …

Global overfishing of higher‐level predators has caused cascading effects to lower trophic
levels in many marine ecosystems. On coral reefs, which support highly diverse food webs …