Reassessing Shark-Driven Trophic Cascades on Coral Reefs: A Reply to Ruppert et al

Affiliations

¹ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: g.roff@uq.edu.au.
² Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia; CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
³ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
⁴ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia; Animal Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines.
⁵ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: p.j.mumby@uq.edu.au.

Comment

George Roff et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;31(8):587-589.

doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.05.005. Epub 2016 Jun 2.

¹ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: g.roff@uq.edu.au.
² Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia; CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
³ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
⁴ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia; Animal Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines.
⁵ Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: p.j.mumby@uq.edu.au.

No abstract available

Keywords: coral reefs; herbivores; predator-prey interactions; sharks; trophic cascades.

Comment on

The Ecological Role of Sharks on Coral Reefs.
Roff G, Doropoulos C, Rogers A, Bozec YM, Krueck NC, Aurellado E, Priest M, Birrell C, Mumby PJ. Roff G, et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 May;31(5):395-407. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.02.014. Epub 2016 Mar 12. Trends Ecol Evol. 2016. PMID: 26975420
The Ecological Role of Sharks on Coral Reefs: Response to Roff et al.
Ruppert JLW, Fortin MJ, Meekan MG. Ruppert JLW, et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Aug;31(8):586-587. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.05.003. Epub 2016 Jun 1. Trends Ecol Evol. 2016. PMID: 27262387 No abstract available.