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| Darling, Emily S.; Graham, Nicholas A. J.; Januchowski-hartley, Fraser A.; Nash, Kirsty L.; Pratchett, Morgan S.; Wilson, Shaun K.. |
| With the ongoing loss of coral cover and the associated flattening of reef architecture, understanding the links between coral habitat and reef fishes is of critical importance. Here, we investigate whether considering coral traits and functional diversity provides new insights into the relationship between structural complexity and reef fish communities, and whether coral traits and community composition can predict structural complexity. Across 157 sites in Seychelles, Maldives, the Chagos Archipelago, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef, we find that structural complexity and reef zone are the strongest and most consistent predictors of reef fish abundance, biomass, species richness, and trophic structure. However, coral traits, diversity, and life... |
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Palavras-chave: Habitat diversity; Species traits; Functional ecology; Reef architecture; Scleractinian corals; Coral reef fish. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00389/49997/74763.pdf |
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| Spitz, Jerome; Ridoux, Vincent; Brind'Amour, Anik. |
| 1. Understanding ‘Why a prey is a prey for a given predator?’ can be facilitated through trait-based approaches that identify linkages between prey and predator morphological and ecological characteristics and highlight key functions involved in prey selection. 2. Enhanced understanding of the functional relationships between predators and their prey is now essential to go beyond the traditional taxonomic framework of dietary studies and to improve our knowledge of ecosystem functioning for wildlife conservation and management. 3. We test the relevance of a three-matrix approach in foraging ecology among a marine mammal community in the northeast Atlantic to identify the key functional traits shaping prey selection processes regardless of the taxonomy... |
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Palavras-chave: Foraging strategy; Fourth-corner method; Functional ecology; Marine mammals; Prey selection; RLQ analysis. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00189/30047/29495.pdf |
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