Grazers and predators mediate the post-settlement bottleneck in Caribbean octocoral forests
C. D. Wells, J. Benz, K. J. Tonra, E. R. Anderson, H. R. Lasker
The paper examines how grazers and predators affect octocoral recruitment in Caribbean reefs, finding that grazing reduces survival while turf algae positively correlates with recruitment.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2022 · PreprintEcology