Spatial patterns in herbivory on a coral reef are influenced by structural complexity but not by algal traits.

PLoS One · 2011 · PMC3037963 · PMID 21347254

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Relationships between macroalgal herbivory and other variables We found a near-significant logarithmic relationship between site averages for measurements of macroalgal herbivory and algal cover ( Fig. 4a ; F 1, 7 = 4.958; p = 0.06; r 2 = 0.415) but not between macroalgal herbivory and algal biomass (F 1, 7 = 3.26; r 2 = 0.318; p = 0.11).

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The C:N ratio of the reef flat morphotype tended to be lower than the lagoon morphotype, although statistical differences between the two only approached significance (mean carbon:nitrogen ratio (± SE) reef flat morphotype = 21.87±0.3, lagoon morphotype = 23.65±0.81; t = −2.057, df = 8, p = 0.074).

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