DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.035
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84947577539
论文题名: Regional variation in the structure and function of parrotfishes on Arabian reefs
作者: Hoey A.S. ; Feary D.A. ; Burt J.A. ; Vaughan G. ; Pratchett M.S. ; Berumen M.L.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2016
卷: 105, 期: 2 起始页码: 524
结束页码: 531
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Arabian Gulf
; Arabian Sea
; Bioerosion
; Ecosystem process
; Herbivory
; Red Sea
Scopus关键词: Ecology
; Ecosystems
; Erosion
; Arabian Gulf
; Arabian sea
; Bioerosion
; Ecosystem process
; Herbivory
; Red sea
; Reefs
; abundance
; bioerosion
; ecosystem function
; environmental conditions
; fish
; geographical distribution
; herbivory
; reef
; taxonomy
; adult
; Article
; Calotomus viridescens
; Chlorurus gibbus
; Chlorurus sordidus
; controlled study
; coral reef
; environmental erosion
; feeding
; fish
; geographical variation (species)
; grazing
; nonhuman
; parrotfish
; population abundance
; population density
; Scarus arabicus
; Scarus ghobban
; Scarus niger
; Scarus persicus
; Scarus zuhfar
; species comparison
; species composition
; species distribution
; species diversity
; animal
; animal dispersal
; biodiversity
; Indian Ocean
; Oman
; Perciformes
; physiology
; Saudi Arabia
; United Arab Emirates
; Arabian Sea
; Arabian Sea
; Indian Ocean
; Persian Gulf
; Labridae
; Pisces
; Scaridae
; Animal Distribution
; Animals
; Biodiversity
; Coral Reefs
; Indian Ocean
; Oman
; Perciformes
; Saudi Arabia
; United Arab Emirates
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Parrotfishes (f. Labridae) are a unique and ubiquitous group of herbivorous reef fishes. We compared the distribution and ecosystem function (grazing and erosion) of parrotfishes across 75 reefs in Arabia. Our results revealed marked regional differences in the abundance, and taxonomic and functional composition of parrotfishes between the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Arabian Gulf. High densities and diversity of parrotfishes, and high rates of grazing (210% year-1) and erosion (1.57 kg m-2 year-1) characterised Red Sea reefs. Despite Arabian Sea and Red Sea reefs having broadly comparable abundances of parrotfishes, estimates of grazing (150% year-1) and erosion (0.43 kg m-2 year-1) were markedly lower in the Arabian Sea. Parrotfishes were extremely rare within the southern Arabian Gulf, and as such rates of grazing and erosion were negligible. This regional variation in abundance and functional composition of parrotfishes appears to be related to local environmental conditions. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/87086
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作者单位: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Biology, New York University, Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Recommended Citation:
Hoey A.S.,Feary D.A.,Burt J.A.,et al. Regional variation in the structure and function of parrotfishes on Arabian reefs[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,105(2)