Contribution of green turtles Chelonia mydas to total herbivore biomass in shallow tropical reefs of oceanic islands.

Green turtles are megaherbivores with a key role in the dynamics of tropical seagrass meadows, but little is known about their relevance as herbivores in tropical reef habitats. We conducted underwater censuses of green turtles, herbivorous fishes and sea urchins in two distinct tropical regions: Fe...

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Main Authors: Luis Cardona, Patricia Campos, Adriana Velásquez-Vacca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228548