As part of the reef-composition survey of Palau, Yap, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the erosion caused by parrotfish grazing at each site was estimated with in-situ data of size and density of parrotfish species. Data were also derived from the scientific literature on the species-specific bite rates and other processes that influence fish bioerosion rates. Field data were collected in Palau and Yap in 2017, in FSM in 2018, and in Majuro and Kiritimati in 2019.
These data were published in van Woesik & Cacciapaglia (2018) and van Woesik & Cacciapaglia (2019).
van Woesik, R. (2020) Parrotfish bite rates, volume of substrate removed, and estimates of erosional scars for each species observed in surveys at Palau, Yap, and the Federated States of Micronesia in 2017 and 2018. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-05-09 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.735679.1 [access date]
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