Abstract: Understanding the processes that shape biodiversity is essential for effective environmental management. Across the world’s coral reefs, algal farming damselfish (Stegastes sp.) modify the surrounding benthic community through their creation of algae “farms”. Using a long-term monitoring dataset (2005–2019) from Moorea Island, French Polynesia, we investigated whether the...
Long Term Relationship Between Farming Damselfish, Predators, Competitors and Benthic Habitat on Coral Reefs of Moorea Island
