Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs

MH Ledlie; NAJ Graham; JC Bythell; SK Wilson; S Jennings; NVC Polunin; J Hardcastle

doi:10.1007/s00338-007-0230-1

Phase shifts and the role of herbivory in the resilience of coral reefs

MH Ledlie, NAJ Graham, JC Bythell, SK Wilson, S Jennings, NVC Polunin, J Hardcastle

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Abstract

Cousin Island marine reserve (Seychelles) has been an effectively protected no-take marine protected area (MPA) since 1968 and was shown in 1994 to support a healthy herbivorous fish assemblage. In 1998 Cousin Island reefs suffered extensive coral mortality following a coral bleaching event, and a phase shift from coral to algal dominance ensued. By 2005 mean coral cover was

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	641-653
Number of pages	13
Journal	Coral Reefs
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-007-0230-1
Publication status	Published - 2007

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