Table 7 Values of algal consumption by different kinds of herbivores and algal production on several reefs
From: Evaluation of algal regulation by herbivorous fishes on Caribbean coral reefs
Location | Authors | Algal production (g of algae m−2 days−1) | Consumption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | g of algae m−2 days−1 | |||
Guadeloupe | Present study | 1.4–3.8 | Herbivorous fishes | 0.4–2.5 |
Bonaire | van Rooij et al. (1998) | 4.25 | Herbivorous fishes | 4.3 |
Urchins | 0.5 | |||
Virgin islands | Carpenter (1986) | 5.7–7.1 | Herbivorous fishes | 5–8.2 |
Carpenter (1985) | 5.2–7.7 | |||
Florida | Paddack et al. (2006) | 2.6 | Sparisoma viride | 0.4 |
Herbivorous fishes | 1.7 | |||
Australia | Polunin and Klumpp (1992) | 4.4–5.3 | Amphipod | 78.7–90.7 (×10−3) |
Copepod | 1.85–2 (×10−3) | |||
Other crustacean | 84.6–98.5 (×10−3) | |||
Mollusc | 41.4–47.5 (×10−3) | |||
Polychete | 64.4–74.1 (×10−3) | |||
Gasteropod | 14.9–18.1 (×10−3) | |||
Acanthurus lineatus | 1.57–2.16 | |||
Klumpp and McKinnon (1989) | 2.75–6.2 | |||
Russ (2003) | 0.5–2.9 | |||
Marshall islands | Bakus (1967) | 1.6–5.3 | ||