Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1288–1299 Abstract Predator–prey interactions are a primary
structuring force vital to the resilience of marine communities and sustainability of the world's …

Although competition is recognized as a core ecological process, its prevalence and
importance in coral reef fish communities have been debated. Here we compile and …

Most marine organisms disperse via ocean currents as larvae, so it is often assumed that
larval-stage duration is the primary determinant of geographic range size. However …

Population growth involves demographic bottlenecks that regulate recruitment success
during various early life-history stages. The success of each early life-history stage can vary …

To evade their predators, animals must quickly detect potential threats, gauge risk, and
mount a response. Putative neural circuits responsible for these tasks have been isolated in …

The life cycle of most benthic marine species includes a planktonic larval stage. Movement,
largely by ocean currents, and survival during this stage drive patterns of variability and long …

As predators play a central role in prey population regulation, predicting the impact of a
novel predator requires determining how the invader affects the compensatory dynamics …

Do small‐scale experiments showing spatial density dependence in marine fishes scale‐up
to temporal density dependence and regulation of relatively large local populations? If so …

All of the marine environments have been found to be affected by anthropogenic impacts
with the sprawl of marine infrastructure being one of the most extreme factors modifying …

Small piscivores are regarded as important regulators of the composition of coral reef fish
communities, but few studies have investigated their predatory ecology or impact on …