Functional composition of Chaetodon butterflyfishes at a peripheral and extreme coral reef location, the Persian Gulf

Pratchett, MS; Hoey, AS; Feary, DA; Bauman, AG; Burt, JA; Riegl, BM

Functional composition of Chaetodon butterflyfishes at a peripheral and extreme coral reef location, the Persian Gulf

Pratchett, MS Hoey, AS Feary, DA Bauman, AG Burt, JA Riegl, BM

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2013, 72 (2), pp. 333 - 341
Issue Date:: 2013-07-30

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dc.contributor.author	Pratchett, MS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hoey, AS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Feary, DA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bauman, AG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burt, JA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Riegl, BM	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-10-15	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-07-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2013, 72 (2), pp. 333 - 341	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26507
dc.description.abstract	The functional composition of reef fish assemblages is highly conserved across large biogeographic areas, but it is unknown whether assembly rules hold at biogeographical and environmental extremes for coral reefs. This study examined the functional composition of butterflyfishes in the Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula, and Gulf of Oman. Only five species of butterflyfishes were recorded during this study, and mostly just in the Gulf of Oman. Unlike most locations in the Indo-Pacific where butterflyfish assemblages are dominated by obligate corallivores, the only obligate corallivore recorded, Chaetodon melapterus, was rare or absent at all locations. The most common and widespread species was Chaetodon nigropunctatus, which is shown to be a facultative corallivore. The diversity of butterflyfishes in the Persian Gulf is likely to have been constrained by its' biogeographical history and isolation, but functional composition appears to be further affected by limited abundance of prey corals and harsh environmental conditions. © 2012.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Marine Pollution Bulletin	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.10.014	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Perciformes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Monitoring	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Population Density	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Indian Ocean	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Spatial Analysis	en_US
dc.title	Functional composition of Chaetodon butterflyfishes at a peripheral and extreme coral reef location, the Persian Gulf	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	72	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	72	en_US

Abstract:

The functional composition of reef fish assemblages is highly conserved across large biogeographic areas, but it is unknown whether assembly rules hold at biogeographical and environmental extremes for coral reefs. This study examined the functional composition of butterflyfishes in the Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula, and Gulf of Oman. Only five species of butterflyfishes were recorded during this study, and mostly just in the Gulf of Oman. Unlike most locations in the Indo-Pacific where butterflyfish assemblages are dominated by obligate corallivores, the only obligate corallivore recorded, Chaetodon melapterus, was rare or absent at all locations. The most common and widespread species was Chaetodon nigropunctatus, which is shown to be a facultative corallivore. The diversity of butterflyfishes in the Persian Gulf is likely to have been constrained by its' biogeographical history and isolation, but functional composition appears to be further affected by limited abundance of prey corals and harsh environmental conditions. © 2012.

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