Depczynski, MartialFulton, ChristopherMarnane, Michael JBellwood, David2015-12-100029-8549http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49835Although critically important, the link between animal life histories and ecosystem energetics is seldom explored. In the pursuit of ecological simplification, ecosystem properties are typically described by models based on static counts, where organismsKeywords: biological production; biomass; coral reef; crypsis; ecosystem function; energetics; energy flow; fish; food supply; food web; growth; life history; predation risk; resource allocation; spatial distribution; animal; Anthozoa; article; ecosystem; energy me Biomass productivity; Ecosystem energetics; Food webs; Growth; Metabolism200710.1007/s00442-007-0714-22015-12-09