Spatial Variation in Abundance, Size and Orientation of Juvenile Corals Related to the Biomass of Parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Melanie L. Trapon; Morgan S. Pratchett; Andrew S. Hoey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057788

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Spatial Variation in Abundance, Size and Orientation of Juvenile Corals Related to the Biomass of Parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Melanie L. Trapon ,

* E-mail: melanie.trapon@my.jcu.edu.au

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Morgan S. Pratchett,

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Andrew S. Hoey

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Spatial Variation in Abundance, Size and Orientation of Juvenile Corals Related to the Biomass of Parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Melanie L. Trapon,
Morgan S. Pratchett,
Andrew S. Hoey

Published: February 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057788

About the Authors

Melanie L. Trapon

* E-mail: melanie.trapon@my.jcu.edu.au

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Morgan S. Pratchett

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Andrew S. Hoey

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLT MSP ASH. Performed the experiments: MLT MSP ASH. Analyzed the data: MLT MSP ASH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MLT MSP ASH. Wrote the paper: MLT MSP ASH.

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