Coral reefs are in global decline. Reversing this trend is a primary management objective
but doing so depends on understanding what keeps reefs in desirable states (ie …

New technologies for monitoring biodiversity such as environmental (e) DNA, passive
acoustic monitoring, and optical sensors promise to generate automated spatiotemporal …

All animals on Earth compete for free energy, which is acquired, assimilated, and ultimately
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …

Biotic interactions are widely recognised as the backbone of ecological communities, but
how best to study them is a subject of intense debate, especially at macro‐ecological scales …

Tropical ectotherms are hypothesized to be vulnerable to environmental changes, but
cascading effects of organismal tolerances on the assembly and functioning of reef fish …

Parrotfishes (Scarini) are considered key agents in coral reef health and recovery, but the
drivers of parrotfish–coral dynamics remain contentious. The prevailing view of parrotfishes …

Global biodiversity loss is unprecedented, and threats to existing biodiversity are growing.
Given pervasive global change, a major challenge facing resource managers is a lack of …

Understanding species' roles in food webs requires an accurate assessment of their trophic
niche. However, it is challenging to delineate potential trophic interactions across an …

Herbivorous fishes are a key functional group in coral reef ecosystems and have been the
focus of a vast body of research. While substantial progress has been made in research …

DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular technique to investigate biodiversity;
however, many methodological unknowns remain, especially concerning the biases …