Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Lefcheck, Jonathan S."
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Effects of herbivory by the urchin Diadema antillarum on early restoration success of the coral Acropora cervicornis in the central Caribbean
Cano, Iván; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Lefcheck, Jonathan S.; Villalpando, María F.; Cróquer, Aldo (2020)Herbivory is a key process well-known to maintain a coral-dominated state, and in the Caribbean Sea, the long-spine urchin Diadema antillarum is thought to aid coral success by removing algae from seafloor substrate that ... -
Tropical fish diversity enhances coral reef functioning across multiple scales
Lefcheck, Jonathan S.; Innes-Gold, Anne A.; Brandl, Simon J.; Steneck, Robert S.; Torres, Rubén E.; Rasher, Douglas B. (2019)There is now a general consensus that biodiversity positively affects ecosystem functioning. This consensus, however, stems largely from small-scale experiments, raising the question of whether diversity effects operate ...