Species diversity, abundance, biomass, size and trophic structure of fish on coral reefs in relation to shark abundance

We thank the University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth, which partly funded this research via an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. We also thank the Department of Fisheries, the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities for arranging permits to conduct research at the Scott Reefs and the Rowley Shoals. Thank you also to the crew on board the RV 'Solander'. This research was permitted under UWA Ethics Approvals: RA3/100/1279, RA3/100/1172.