The Ecological Role of Sharks on Coral Reefs: Response to Roff et al

Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Aug;31(8):586-587. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.05.003. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Authors

Jonathan L W Ruppert¹, Marie-Josée Fortin², Mark G Meekan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Electronic address: jruppert@ualberta.ca.
² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ONT, Canada.
³ Australian Institute of Marine Science, UWA Oceans Institute (M096), Perth, WA, Australia.

PMID: 27262387
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.05.003

No abstract available

Keywords: bottom-up; predator-prey interactions; reef sharks; risk effects; top-down; trophic cascades.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Coral Reefs*
Ecology
Ecosystem
Fishes
Sharks*