Diego R. Barneche

Jul 18, 2024 | nature.com | Joshua Cinner |Diego R. Barneche |Iain R. Caldwell |David Mouillot |James Robinson |Alexandre C. Siqueira | +1 more

AbstractFish fecundity scales hyperallometrically with body mass, meaning larger females produce disproportionately more eggs than smaller ones. We explore this relationship beyond the species-level to estimate the “reproductive potential” of 1633 coral reef sites distributed globally. We find that, at the site-level, reproductive potential scales hyperallometrically with assemblage biomass, but with a smaller median exponent than at the species-level.