Physiology can contribute to better understanding, management, and conservation of coral reef fishes.

ABSTRACT: Coral reef fishes, like many other marine organisms, are affected by anthropogenic stressors such as fishing and pollution and, owing to climate change, are experiencing increasing water temperatures and ocean acidification. Against the backdrop of these various stressors, a mechanistic understanding of processes governing individual organismal performance is the first step for identifying drivers of coral reef fish population dynamics. In fact, physiological measurements can help to reveal potential cause-and-effect relationships and enable physiologists to advise conservation management by upscaling results from cellular and individual organismal levels to population levels. Here, we highlight studies that include physiological measurements of coral reef fishes and those that give advice

SUBMITTER: Illing B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570121 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature