Pelagic Subsidies Underpin Fish Productivity on a Degraded Coral Reef

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 29; no. 9; pp. 1521 - 1527.e6
• Main Authors: Morais, Renato A., Bellwood, David R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 06.05.2019
• Subjects: Animals; benthic pathways; Biomass; coral reef fish productivity; coral reef zones; Coral Reefs; cryptobenthic; Ecosystem; epibenthic; Fishes - physiology; Oceans and Seas; pelagic energetic subsidies; pelagic pathways; Queensland; topographic complexity; trophic pathways; Queensland; coral reef zones; coral reef fish productivity; benthic pathways; topographic complexity; pelagic energetic subsidies; pelagic pathways; trophic pathways; epibenthic; cryptobenthic
• ISSN: 0960-9822; 1879-0445; 1879-0445
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.044

Coral reefs harbor high productivity in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. This exceptional productivity can be explained by high recycling rates [1, 2], deep-water nutrient enrichment [3], and assimilation of external production [4]. Fishes consume this productivity through multiple trophic pathways an...