Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning

Published:2019-06-21 Issue:6446 Volume:364 Page:1189-1192
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Brandl Simon J.¹²^ORCID,Tornabene Luke³,Goatley Christopher H. R.⁴^ORCID,Casey Jordan M.⁵⁶⁷^ORCID,Morais Renato A.⁸⁹^ORCID,Côté Isabelle M.¹^ORCID,Baldwin Carole C.¹⁰^ORCID,Parravicini Valeriano⁵⁶^ORCID,Schiettekatte Nina M. D.⁵⁶^ORCID,Bellwood David R.⁸⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.

2. Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Smithsonian Institution, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA.

3. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.

4. Function, Evolution and Anatomy Research (FEAR) Lab and Palaeoscience Research Centre, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale 2351, Australia.

5. PSL Université Paris: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Université de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan, France.

6. Laboratoire d’Excellence “CORAIL,” Perpignan, France.

7. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20650, USA.

8. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia.

9. College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia.

10. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20650, USA.

Abstract

Little fish make a big contribution Coral reefs represent one of the most biodiverse and rich ecosystems. Such richness conjures up images of coral heads and large colorful reef fishes. Brandl et al. show, however, that one of the most striking and important parts of the reef ecosystem is almost never seen (see the Perspective by Riginos and Leis). Small cryptobenthic fish, like blennies, make up nearly 40% of reef fish biodiversity. Furthermore, the majority of cryptobenthic fish larvae settle locally, rather than being widely dispersed, and have rapid turnover rates. Such high diversity and densities could thus provide the biomass base for larger, better-known reef fish. Science , this issue p. 1189 ; see also p. 1128

Funder

Smithsonian Institution

Government of Canada

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Australian Research Council

Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Fondation BNP Paribas

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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