The likelihood of extinction of iconic and dominant herbivores and detritivores of coral reefs: the parrotfishes and surgeonfishes.

The likelihood of extinction of iconic and dominant herbivores and detritivores of coral reefs: the parrotfishes and surgeonfishes.

Parrotfishes and surgeonfishes perform important functional roles in the dynamics of coral reef systems. This is a consequence of their varied feeding behaviors ranging from targeted consumption of living plant material (primarily surgeonfishes) to feeding on detrital aggregates that are either scra...

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Main Authors: Mia T Comeros-Raynal, John Howard Choat, Beth A Polidoro, Kendall D Clements, Rene Abesamis, Matthew T Craig, Muhammad Erdi Lazuardi, Jennifer McIlwain, Andreas Muljadi, Robert F Myers, Cleto L Nañola, Shinta Pardede, Luiz A Rocha, Barry Russell, Jonnell C Sanciangco, Brian Stockwell, Heather Harwell, Kent E Carpenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3394754?pdf=render

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