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Coral decline threatens fish biodiversity in marine reservesGeoffrey P Jones
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:8251-3. 2004..Several rare coral-specialists became locally extinct. We suggest that fish biodiversity is threatened wherever permanent reef degradation occurs and warn that marine reserves will not always be sufficient to ensure their survival...
Coral reef fish larvae settle close to homeGeoffrey P Jones
Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity, School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
Curr Biol 15:1314-8. 2005..The degree of local retention indicates that marine reserves can provide recruitment benefits not only beyond but also within their boundaries...- Coral reef fish smell leaves to find island homesDanielle L Dixson
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
Proc Biol Sci 275:2831-9. 2008..This previously unrecognized link between coral reefs and island vegetation argues for the integrated management of these pristine tropical habitats... - Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserveGlenn R Almany
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
Science 316:742-4. 2007..If natal homing of larvae is a common life-history strategy, the appropriate spatial scales for the management and conservation of coral reefs are likely to be much smaller than previously assumed... - Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: a globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reservesLaurence J McCook
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:18278-85. 2010..Given the major threat posed by climate change, the expanded network of marine reserves provides a critical and cost-effective contribution to enhancing the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef... 
Larval export from marine reserves and the recruitment benefit for fish and fisheriesHugo B Harrison
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Curr Biol 22:1023-8. 2012..Our results provide compelling evidence that adequately protected reserve networks can make a significant contribution to the replenishment of populations on both reserve and fished reefs at a scale that benefits local stakeholders...- Ocean acidification disrupts the innate ability of fish to detect predator olfactory cuesDanielle L Dixson
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
Ecol Lett 13:68-75. 2010.... - Habitat choice, recruitment and the response of coral reef fishes to coral degradationDavid A Feary
Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
Oecologia 153:727-37. 2007..Our results suggest that while resistant to coral stress, coral death alters the process of replenishment of coral reef fish communities... - Fasting or feasting in a fish social hierarchyMarian Y L Wong
School of Marine and Tropical Biology and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
Curr Biol 18:R372-3. 2008 - Experimental confirmation of aggressive mimicry by a coral reef fishEven Moland
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia
Oecologia 140:676-83. 2004..dimidiatus also resulted in a approximately 20% reduction in the average foraging success of the blenny compared to controls, supporting the hypothesis that the blenny is a facultative aggressive mimic of the cleaner wrasse... - Predators target rare prey in coral reef fish assemblagesGlenn R Almany
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and School of Tropical and Marine Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
Oecologia 152:751-61. 2007.... - Ocean acidification impairs olfactory discrimination and homing ability of a marine fishPhilip L Munday
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:1848-52. 2009..If acidification continues unabated, the impairment of sensory ability will reduce population sustainability of many marine species, with potentially profound consequences for marine diversity... - Foragers versus farmers: contrasting effects of two behavioural groups of herbivores on coral reefsDaniela M Ceccarelli
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811 QLD, Australia
Oecologia 145:445-53. 2005..Our results support prevailing views that foragers have a major impact on coral reefs and farmers cultivate selected algae, but challenge the hypothesis that damselfish influence habitat structure by moderating forager disturbance... - Homing ability of adult cardinalfish is affected by elevated carbon dioxideBrynn M Devine
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
Oecologia 168:269-76. 2012..This study demonstrates that the potential disruption of chemosensory mechanisms in fishes due to rising CO(2) levels in the ocean extend to critical adult behaviours... - Contrasting effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on coral-associated reef fishesMary C Bonin
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Ecology 92:1503-12. 2011..Positive fragmentation effects may actually buffer against the negative effects of habitat loss and contribute to the resistance of reef fish populations to declines in coral cover... - Habitat biodiversity as a determinant of fish community structure on coral reefsVanessa Messmer
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Ecology 92:2285-98. 2011..The loss of particular key coral species is likely to have a disproportionate impact on the biodiversity of associated fish communities... - Ecological mechanisms for coexistence of colour polymorphism in a coral-reef fish: an experimental evaluationPhilip L Munday
Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity and School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia
Oecologia 137:519-26. 2003..fuscus and the damselfish with which it was associated, suggests that aggressive mimicry may promote coexistence of P. fuscus colour morphs... - The threat of punishment enforces peaceful cooperation and stabilizes queues in a coral-reef fishMarian Y L Wong
School of Marine and Tropical Biology and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Proc Biol Sci 274:1093-9. 2007..Societal stability is therefore achieved through the effects of punishment and cooperation acting in concert to promote the resolution of conflict over rank between group members... - Genetic connectivity among and self-replenishment within island populations of a restricted range subtropical reef fishMartin H van der Meer
Molecular Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, Australian Tropical Sciences and Innovation Precinct, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
PLoS ONE 7:e49660. 2012..For isolated islands with large numbers of endemic species, and high local replenishment, there is a high premium on local species-specific management actions... - Patterns and persistence of larval retention and connectivity in a marine fish metapopulationPablo Saenz-Agudelo
USR 3278 Laboratoire d excellence CORAIL, CNRS EPHE, CRIOBE Centre de Biologie et d Ecologie Tropicale et Méditerrannéenne, Universite de Perpignan, 66860, Perpignan Cedex, France
Mol Ecol 21:4695-705. 2012..Given the considerable effort needed to directly measure larval exchange, the consistent patterns suggest snapshot parentage analyses can provide useful dispersal estimates to inform spatial management decisions... - Social induction of maturation and sex determination in a coral reef fishJean Paul A Hobbs
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
Proc Biol Sci 271:2109-14. 2004..This flexibility enables individuals to maximize their reproductive success in an environment where the timing of mate acquisition and the sex of their future partner are unpredictable...