Table 2. Interspecific comparison of the degree of bioerosion among the five parrotfish species represented by rates of focal species to another species.
Focal species | Compared species | GAI (times) | Feeding rate (times) | Degree in bioerosion (GAI × Feeding rate) (times) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chlorurus sordidus | C. bowersi | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.25 |
S. rivulatus | 1.76 | 0.40 | 0.71 | |
S. niger | 2.81 | 0.47 | 1.33 | |
S. forsteni | 2.81 | 0.67 | 1.89 | |
C. bowersi | C. sordidus | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.80 |
S. rivulatus | 1.59 | 0.36 | 0.57 | |
S. niger | 2.55 | 0.42 | 1.07 | |
S. forsteni | 2.55 | 0.59 | 1.51 | |
Scarus rivulatus | C. sordidus | 0.57 | 2.48 | 1.41 |
C. bowersi | 0.63 | 2.81 | 1.76 | |
S. niger | 1.60 | 1.18 | 1.88 | |
S. forsteni | 1.60 | 1.66 | 2.66 | |
S. niger | C. sordidus | 0.36 | 2.11 | 0.75 |
C. bowersi | 0.39 | 2.38 | 0.94 | |
S. rivulatus | 0.63 | 0.85 | 0.53 | |
S. forsteni | 1.00 | 1.41 | 1.41 | |
S. forsteni | C. sordidus | 0.36 | 1.49 | 0.53 |
C. bowersi | 0.39 | 1.69 | 0.66 | |
S. rivulatus | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.38 | |
S. niger | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
Notes.
- GAI
- Grazing ability index