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Exploited species impacts on trophic linkages along reef-seagrass interfaces in the Florida keys
Valentine, J.F.; Heck, K.L.; Blackmon, D.; Goecker, M.E.; Christian, J.; Kroutil, R.M.; Peterson, B.J.; Vanderklift, M.A.; Kirsch, K.D.; Beck, M. (2008). Exploited species impacts on trophic linkages along reef-seagrass interfaces in the Florida keys. Ecol. Appl. 18(6): 1501-1515. https://dx.doi.org/10.1890/07-1720.1
In: Ecological Applications. Ecological Society of America: Tempe, AZ. ISSN 1051-0761; e-ISSN 1939-5582
Peer reviewed article  
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Trefwoorden
    Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs
    Marien/Kust
Author keywords
    exploited species; food web interactions; seagrass herbivory; trophic cascade; trophic transfer
Auteurs  Top 
  • Valentine, J.F.
  • Heck, K.L.
  • Blackmon, D.
  • Goecker, M.E.
  • Christian, J.
  • Kroutil, R.M.
  • Peterson, B.J.
  • Vanderklift, M.A.
  • Kirsch, K.D.
  • Beck, M.
Abstract
    The removal of fish biomass by extensive commercial and recreational fishing has been hypothesized to drastically alter the strength of trophic linkages among adjacent habitats. We evaluated the effects of removing predatory fishes on trophic transfers between coral reefs and adjacent seagrass meadows by comparing fish community structure, grazing intensity, and invertebrate predation potential in predator-rich no-take sites and nearby predator-poor fished sites in the Florida Keys (USA). Exploited fishes were more abundant at the no-take sites than at the fished sites. Most of the exploited fishes were either omnivores or invertivores. More piscivores were recorded at no-take sites, but most (∼95%) were moderately fished and unexploited species (barracuda and bar jacks, respectively). Impacts of these consumers on lower trophic levels were modest. Herbivorous and smaller prey fish (<10 cm total length) densities and seagrass grazing diminished with distance from reefs and were not negatively impacted by the elevated densities of exploited fishes at no-take sites. Predation by reef fishes on most tethered invertebrates was high, but exploited species impacts varied with prey type. The results of the study show that, even though abundances of reef-associated fishes have been reduced at fished sites, there is little evidence that this has produced cascading trophic effects or interrupted cross-habitat energy exchanges between coral reefs and seagrasses.
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