scholarly journals Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages

Ecosphere ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon J. Brandl ◽  
Michael J. Emslie ◽  
Daniela M. Ceccarelli ◽  
Zoe T. Richards
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Habitat Degradation

Reef fish

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. C. Sheppard ◽  
Simon K. Davy ◽  
Graham M. Pilling ◽  
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Larval Fish ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Wide Range

This chapter discusses factors that have led to reef fish diversity. Geographic drivers for fish diversity, ranging from global historical events to local-scale drivers, are examined. Age and growth in reef fish are explored, followed by larval fish ecology. Colour diversity in modern reef fish is examined, along with mechanisms that have developed to enhance feeding success or predation avoidance. Different ecological feeding niches of coral reef fish are described and examples are given to illustrate the wide range of feeding mechanisms. The science around the abundance, biomass and trophic interactions of reef fish assemblages is examined. The range of fish feeding habits is detailed and functional roles of fish explored. Finally, the implications of changes in the reef fish community through fishing and habitat degradation are examined, highlighting the cascade effect of impacts on reefs, and how the influences of different disturbances interact to influence coral reef fish.

STABILITY OF CORAL REEF FISH ASSEMBLAGES IMPACTED BY NUCLEAR TESTS

Ecology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (10) ◽  
pp. 2578-2585 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Planes ◽  
R. Galzin ◽  
J-P. Bablet ◽  
P. F. Sale
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Nuclear Tests

scholarly journals Habitat degradation and fishing effects on the size structure of coral reef fish communities

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Wilson ◽  
R. Fisher ◽  
M. S. Pratchett ◽  
N. A. J. Graham ◽  
N. K. Dulvy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Fish Communities

scholarly journals Thermal stress induces persistently altered coral reef fish assemblages

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 2739-2750 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. W. Robinson ◽  
Shaun K. Wilson ◽  
Simon Jennings ◽  
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages

scholarly journals Species diversity and composition drive the aesthetic value of coral reef fish assemblages

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 20190703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sophie Tribot ◽  
Julie Deter ◽  
Thomas Claverie ◽  
François Guillhaumon ◽  
Sébastien Villéger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Aesthetic

Cultural and recreational values of biodiversity are considered as important dimensions of nature's contribution to people. Among these values, the aesthetics can be of major importance as the appreciation of beauty is one of the simplest forms of human emotional response. Using an online survey, we disentangled the effects of different facets of biodiversity on aesthetic preferences of coral reef fish assemblages that are among the most emblematic assemblages on Earth. While we found a positive saturating effect of species' richness on human preference, we found a net negative effect of species abundance, no effect of species functional diversity and contrasting effects of species composition depending on species' attractiveness. Our results suggest that the biodiversity–human interest relationship is more complex than has been previously stated. By integrating several scales of organization, our study is a step forward in better evaluating the aesthetic value of biodiversity.

scholarly journals Coral reef fish assemblages along a disturbance gradient in the northern Persian Gulf: A seasonal perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Ghazilou ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shokri ◽  
William Gladstone
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Disturbance Gradient
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