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Title: Response to Comment on "Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning"
Contributor(s): Brandl, Simon J (author); Morais, Renato A (author); Casey, Jordan M (author); Parravicini, Valeriano (author); Tornabene, Luke (author); Goatley, Christopher H R  (author)orcid ; Côté, Isabelle M (author); Baldwin, Carole C (author); Schiettekatte, Nina M D (author); Bellwood, David R (author)
Publication Date: 2019-12-20
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz1301Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/50492
Abstract: 

Allgeier and Cline suggest that our model overestimates the contributions of cryptobenthic fishes to coral reef functioning. However, their 20-year model ignores the basic biological limits of population growth. If incorporated, cryptobenthic contributions to consumed fish biomass remain high (20 to 70%). Disturbance cycles and uncertainties surrounding the fate of large fishes on decadal scales further demonstrate the important role of cryptobenthic fishes.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Science, 366(6472), p. 1-4
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1095-9203
0036-8075
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180203 Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
HERDC Category Description: C4 Letter of Note
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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