Dual roles of an algal farming damselfish as a cultivator and opportunistic browser of an invasive seaweed.
Herbivory is a fundamental process determining reef resilience, and while algal farming damselfishes can help shape benthic assemblages, an understanding of their contribution to areas outside of defended territories is relatively unexplored. Here, we demonstrate how the farming damselfish Stegastes...
Main Authors: | Kimberly A Peyton, Lauren M Valentino, Karen P Maruska |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198094?pdf=render |
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