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| Lecchini, D; Adjeroud, M; Pratchett, Ms; Cadoret, L; Galzin, R. |
| Coral reef fishes often exhibit a high degree of structure in their distribution and abundance, but the factors that influence their spatial arrangement are poorly understood. This study sought to explain the spatial structure of coral reef fish communities in the Ryukyu Archipelago. southern Japan. Visual surveys of coral reef fishes were conducted at multiple stations across the fringing reef (from the inner reef flat to the outer slope) at each of three different islands; Aka, Ishigaki and Sesoko. Spatial variation in fish communities (within and among reefs) was then compared to changes in environmental variables (water depth, distance from the shoreline, reef zone, coral abundance and coral richness). Despite being small islands, the total species... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Analyse des correspondances canoniques; Répartition spatiale; Pomacentridae; Zonation; Canonical correspondence analysis; Distribution; Pomacentridae; Zonation. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43246/42977.pdf |
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