Ecological Interactions
8 entries in the Caulerpa serrulata compendium.
Herbivory by Scarus iseriA living sand-factory that reshapes the reef one bite of coral at a time.Herbivory by Diadema antillarumThe urchin that kept Caribbean reefs coral-coloured—until the virus stripped the grazer away.Competition with AcroporaThe reef's fastest architect, undone by the slowest overgrowers and the most patient grazers.Vibrio biofilm colonizationA bacterial genus that turns coral mucus into a city, a squid's light organ into a home, or a reef into a…Nitrogen and phosphorus cyclingTwo elements, one bottleneck: the invisible chemistry that decides who eats, who grows, and who starves in…Shading of benthic invertebrate assemblagesWhere the canopy closes, the seafloor community rewrites itself in shadow.Allelopathy via caulerpinA green alga's sesquiterpene dagger, dissolving coral into bare rock.Grazing by Aplysia depileraA quiet, relentless grazer sculpting the algal mosaic of Indo-Pacific reefs.
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