Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity

SJ Brandl, DB Rasher, IM Côté… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are in global decline. Reversing this trend is a primary management objective
but doing so depends on understanding what keeps reefs in desirable states (ie …

Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects

F Hartig, N Abrego, A Bush, JM Chase… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
New technologies for monitoring biodiversity such as environmental (e) DNA, passive
acoustic monitoring, and optical sensors promise to generate automated spatiotemporal …

Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning?

SJ Brandl, JS Lefcheck, AE Bates… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
All animals on Earth compete for free energy, which is acquired, assimilated, and ultimately
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …

Navigating the integration of biotic interactions in biogeography

W Thuiller, I Calderón‐Sanou… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biotic interactions are widely recognised as the backbone of ecological communities, but
how best to study them is a subject of intense debate, especially at macro‐ecological scales …

Extreme environmental conditions reduce coral reef fish biodiversity and productivity

SJ Brandl, JL Johansen, JM Casey… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Tropical ectotherms are hypothesized to be vulnerable to environmental changes, but
cascading effects of organismal tolerances on the assembly and functioning of reef fish …

Resolving resource partitioning in parrotfishes (Scarini) using microhistology of feeding substrata

GM Nicholson, KD Clements - Coral Reefs, 2020 - Springer
Parrotfishes (Scarini) are considered key agents in coral reef health and recovery, but the
drivers of parrotfish–coral dynamics remain contentious. The prevailing view of parrotfishes …

Metabarcoding from microbes to mammals: comprehensive bioassessment on a global scale

ZG Compson, B McClenaghan, GAC Singer… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Global biodiversity loss is unprecedented, and threats to existing biodiversity are growing.
Given pervasive global change, a major challenge facing resource managers is a lack of …

Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny

V Parravicini, JM Casey, NMD Schiettekatte… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Understanding species' roles in food webs requires an accurate assessment of their trophic
niche. However, it is challenging to delineate potential trophic interactions across an …

A functional perspective on the meaning of the term 'herbivore': patterns versus processes in coral reef fishes

SB Tebbett, S Bennett, DR Bellwood - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Herbivorous fishes are a key functional group in coral reef ecosystems and have been the
focus of a vast body of research. While substantial progress has been made in research …

DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity

JM Casey, E Ransome, AG Collins… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular technique to investigate biodiversity;
however, many methodological unknowns remain, especially concerning the biases …