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| Tribot, Anne-sophie; Carabeux, Quentin; Deter, Julie; Claverie, Thomas; Villeger, Sebastien; Mouquet, Nicolas. |
| The biodiversity crisis has spurred scientists to assess all facets of biodiversity so that stakeholders can establish protection programs. However, species that are perceived as beautiful receive more attention than less attractive species. This dynamic could have tremendous consequences on people's willingness to preserve biodiversity. Coral reefs might be particularly affected by this issue as they are key ecosystems that provide many services, such as aesthetic and cultural benefits attracting millions of tourists each year. Here we show the results of an online photographic questionnaire completed by 8,000 participants whereby preferences were assessed for a set of 116 reef fishes. Based on these preferences, we compared the functional richness, i.e.... |
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| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00454/56573/75113.pdf |
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| Boudin, Elyse; Carcaillet, Frédérique; Tribot, Anne-sophie; Carabeux, Quentin; Deter, Julie; Claverie, Thomas; Villéger, Sébastien; Mouquet, Nicolas. |
| Coral reefs are vulnerable ecosystems where a great number of fish species live. Some fish are beautiful, and some are not. This study compared the human perception of fish beauty with the ecological roles and characteristics of these fishes. It appears that ugly fish have a wider variety of roles in the coral reef ecosystem than beautiful fish do. This means that the ugly fish seem to be more important for ecosystems. The results of this study warn us about the need to preserve not just cute fishes, but the entire ecosystem, which means protecting the ugly fish as well as the beautiful ones. |
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| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00630/74183/73786.pdf |
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