Coral predation by parrotfishes can cause damage to coral colonies, but research into the dynamics of their feeding scars on Indo-Pacific corals is limited. We monitored feeding scars of the parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos on massive Porites colonies at Orpheus Island (inshore Great Barrier Reef) over 4 months. Of the 30 marks monitored, 11 were single feeding scars, which all healed completely. The remaining 19 feeding marks consisted of clusters of scars. Eight began to recover, while 11 increased in size by 1,576 ± 252 % (mean ± SE). A logistic regression predicted that a single feeding scar on a Porites colony had a 97 % probability of healing; however, where more than three feeding scars were present, this dropped below 50 %. As excav...
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) are grazers that are restricted to shallow tropical marine environments...
Abstract With coral cover in decline on many Caribbean reefs, any process of coral mortality is of p...
The past few decades have seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of disturbance on coral re...
Coral predation by parrotfishes can cause damage to coral colonies, but research into the dynamics o...
Scraping and excavating parrotfishes are well known for their marked differences in jaw morphology a...
Parrotfish grazing scars on coral colonies were quantified across four reef zones at Lizard Island, ...
Parrotfishes (Scarinae) are dominant Caribbean herbivores that play an important role in reducing co...
Robust parrotfish assemblages have been shown to control algal proliferation and promote the settlem...
There have been few studies of coral predation by fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). However, t...
Parrotfishes exhibit a range of feeding modes. These species vary in both feeding morphology and beh...
Cumulative anthropogenic stressors on tropical reefs are modifying the physical and community struct...
With coral cover in decline on many Caribbean reefs, any process of coral mortality is of potential ...
Parrotfishes (Scaridae) are renowned for their beak-like dentition, which enables them to bite on co...
Parrotfish provide important ecological functions on coral reefs, including the provision of new set...
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) are grazers that are restricted to shallow tropical marine environments...
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) are grazers that are restricted to shallow tropical marine environments...
Abstract With coral cover in decline on many Caribbean reefs, any process of coral mortality is of p...
The past few decades have seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of disturbance on coral re...
Coral predation by parrotfishes can cause damage to coral colonies, but research into the dynamics o...
Scraping and excavating parrotfishes are well known for their marked differences in jaw morphology a...
Parrotfish grazing scars on coral colonies were quantified across four reef zones at Lizard Island, ...
Parrotfishes (Scarinae) are dominant Caribbean herbivores that play an important role in reducing co...
Robust parrotfish assemblages have been shown to control algal proliferation and promote the settlem...
There have been few studies of coral predation by fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). However, t...
Parrotfishes exhibit a range of feeding modes. These species vary in both feeding morphology and beh...
Cumulative anthropogenic stressors on tropical reefs are modifying the physical and community struct...
With coral cover in decline on many Caribbean reefs, any process of coral mortality is of potential ...
Parrotfishes (Scaridae) are renowned for their beak-like dentition, which enables them to bite on co...
Parrotfish provide important ecological functions on coral reefs, including the provision of new set...
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) are grazers that are restricted to shallow tropical marine environments...
Parrotfish (family Scaridae) are grazers that are restricted to shallow tropical marine environments...
Abstract With coral cover in decline on many Caribbean reefs, any process of coral mortality is of p...
The past few decades have seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of disturbance on coral re...