Quantifying the influence of small omnivorous fishes on seagrass epiphyte load

Autor:	B L, Gilby, C J, Henderson, I R, Tibbetts, D D, Burfeind
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Tetraodontiformes Fishes Animals Biomass Herbivory Plants Ecosystem Perciformes
Zdroj:	Journal of fish biology. 89(3)
ISSN:	1095-8649
Popis:	The influence of two cryptic, seagrass-inhabiting omnivorous fishes, the fan-bellied leatherjacket Monacanthus chinensis and the variable sabretoothed blenny Petroscirtes variabilis, on seagrass epiphyte biomass are described. Overall, M. chinensis significantly reduced epiphyte biomass by 35·1% after 18 h in experimental aquaria, whilst P. variabilis showed a non-significant 15·7% reduction. It is concluded that some cryptic omnivorous species play an important role in epiphyte removal in seagrass beds.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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