Browsing Research Output by Subject "Coral reefs"
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Changes in abundance of fish-parasitic gnathiid isopods associated with warm-water bleaching events on the northern Great Barrier Reef
(Springer, 2019)Mass coral bleaching events due to rising seawater temperatures are occurring with increasing frequency and are among the most conspicuous consequences of human-induced climate change. While bleaching events have clear ... -
Changes in local free-living parasite populations in response to cleaner manipulation over 12 years
(Springer, 2019)Predation on parasites is an important ecological process, but few experimental studies have examined the long-term impacts on the prey. Cleaner fish prey upon large numbers and selectively feed on the larger individuals ... -
The distribution and host-association of a haemoparasite of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from the eastern Caribbean based on a combination of morphology and 18S rDNA sequences
(Elsevier, 2018)Coral reefs harbor the greatest biodiversity per unit area of any ecosystem on earth. While parasites constitute the majority of this biodiversity, they remain poorly studied due to the cryptic nature of many parasites and ... -
Effects of host injury on susceptibility of marine reef fishes to ectoparasitic gnathiid isopods
(Springer, 2018)The importance of the role that parasites play in ecological communities is becoming increasingly apparent. However much about their impact on hosts and thus populations and communities remains poorly understood. A common ... -
A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid (Crustacea, Isopoda) from the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, with a key to the externally attaching genera of Cymothoidae
(Pensoft Publishers, 2019)Bambalocra intwala gen. et sp. nov. is described from Sodwana Bay, north-eastern South Africa. The monotypic genus is characterised by the broadly truncate anterior margin of the head with a ventral rostrum, coxae 2–5 ... -
New gnathiid isopod crustaceans (Cymothoida) from Heron Island and Wistari Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef
(Magnolia Press, 2019)Eleven species including six new species of Gnathiidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoida) are reported from the Heron Island and Wistari Reef, Capricorn Group, southern Great Barrier Reef: Elaphognathia queenslandica sp. ... -
A new species of Neocirolana Hale, 1925 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) collected during the Royal Society Expedition to Aldabra 1967–69, western Indian Ocean
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Neocirolana taylori sp. nov. is described from Picard Island, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, the first record of the genus from the tropical Western Indian Ocean and the eleventh species in the genus. The species is characterised ... -
Perceived diving impacts and managment implications at a popular South African reef
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Coral reefs are threatened by impacts such as from scuba diving, and ongoing research is required to assess diving impacts, diver behavior and environmental knowledge. This study investigated perceived diving impacts, reef ... -
Review of the species of the Cirolana ‘parva-group’ (Cirolanidae: Isopoda: Crustacea) in Indonesian and Singaporean waters
(Magnolia Press, 2017)Ten species of the Cirolana ‘parva-group’ are recorded from shallow water in-shore habitats in the Indo-Malaya region, with five species from both Indonesia (Lombok, North Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua) and Singapore, ... -
South Africa
(Academic Press, 2019)South Africa has the second longest coastline on the African continent and spans two oceans. The confluence of the Benguela and Agulhas Currents off South Africa results in their dynamics being complex and often unpredictable, ...