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• Large-scale dispersal of the larvae of nearshore and pelagic fishes in the tropical oceanic waters of French Polynesia

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 325:195-203 (2006)

  The larvae of tropical pelagic and reef fishes were sampled from October 1995 to August 1997 using a very large fry pelagic trawl at sites between 4 and 20°S and 134 and 154°W in the region of the…

  Keywords: Dispersal, Coral reef, Fish larvae, Plankton net, Connectivity, Reef fish

  Authors: Lo-Yat A, Meekan MG, Carleton JH, Galzin R

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps325195

• Towards a reefscape ecology: relating biomass and trophic structure of fish assemblages to habitat at Davies Reef, Australia

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 320:29-41 (2006)

  The complex relationship between coral reef fish assemblages and reef habitats at Davies Reef, a middle-shelf reef in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, was approached from a reefscape perspective. A…

  Keywords: Reef habitat, Biomass, Trophic structure, Coral reef fishes, Great Barrier Reef, Biodiversity, Complexity

  Authors: Arias-González JE, Done TJ, Page CA, Cheal A, Kininmonth S, Garza-Pérez JR

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps320029

• Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 333:243-248 (2007)

  Coral reefs can be degraded by a variety of perturbations, including bleaching and predation by crown-of-thorns starfish. The combination of these disturbances has contributed to a global decline of…

  Keywords: Disturbance, Coral reef fishes, Coral health, Coral association, Pocillopora damicornis, Seriatopora hystrix

  Authors: Feary DA, Almany GR, Jones GP, McCormick MI

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps333243

• Indo-Pacific seagrass beds and mangroves contribute to fish density and diversity on adjacent coral reefs

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 302:63-76 (2005)

  There is a long-standing debate whether mangrove and seagrass habitats in the Indo-Pacific region function as nurseries for coral reef fishes. We studied the use of all major shallow-water habitat…

  Keywords: Coral reef fish, Seagrass beds, Mangroves, Juveniles, Habitat connectivity, Indian Ocean

  Authors: Dorenbosch M, Grol MGG, Christianen MJA, Nagelkerken I, van der Velde G

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps302063

• Structure, food and shade attract juvenile coral reef fish to mangrove and seagrass habitats: a field experiment

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 306:257-268 (2006)

  Mangroves and seagrass beds are considered nurseries for juvenile fish, but little experimental evidence exists to elucidate which factors make them attractive habitats. A multifactorial field…

  Keywords: Artificial mangrove roots, Artificial seagrass, Coral reef fish, Shelter habitat, Feeding habitat, Habitat utilisation, Behaviour, Caribbean

  Authors: Verweij MC, Nagelkerken I, de Graaff D, Peeters M, Bakker EJ, van der Velde G

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps306257

• Spatial and behavioural patterns of reef habitat settlement by fish larvae

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 301:247-252 (2005)

  The transition from a pelagic oceanic environment to a benthic reef environment, during which the relationship between the organism and its environment changes radically, is a particularly dangerous…

  Keywords: Coral reef fish, Marine larvae, Phase of transition, Settlement, Ontogenetic shifts

  Authors: Lecchini D

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps301247

• Location influences size-selective predation on newly settled reef fish

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 317:203-209 (2006)

  Demersal fish usually settle to established fish assemblages that include suites of gape-limited predators, whose compositions vary among locations. We investigated the extent to which predation was…

  Keywords: Predation, Body size, Size-selectivity, Coral reef fish, Settlement, Juvenile, Pomacentrus amboinensis

  Authors: Holmes TH, McCormick MI

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps317203

• Effects of rotational closure on coral reef fishes in Waikiki-Diamond Head Fishery Management Area, Oahu, Hawaii

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 310:139-149 (2006)

  No-take marine reserves can be effective biodiversity conservation and fisheries management tools, but as yet there is little indication of whether rotational management, i.e. alternately closing and…

  Keywords: Rotational closure, Marine Protected Area, MPA, Coral reef, Fishing, Hawaii

  Authors: Williams ID, Walsh WJ, Miyasaka A, Friedlander AM

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps310139

• Larval dispersal reveals regional sources and sinks in the Great Barrier Reef

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 308:17-25 (2006)

  We analysed simulated connectivity patterns for reef fish larvae in the Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef, and identified 2 key subregions that exhibit regional scale source–sink dynamics. The…

  Keywords: Larval dispersal, Source–sink, Coral reef fish, Metapopulation dynamics

  Authors: Bode M, Bode L, Armsworth PR

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps308017

• Intrinsic vulnerability in the global fish catch

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 333:1-12 (2007)

  We have identified the marine fish taxa that are most vulnerable to exploitation, by compiling an index of intrinsic vulnerability based on life history traits. Since 1950, the global fish catch has…

  Keywords: Intrinsic vulnerability, Fishing, Marine conservation, Coral reef, Estuary, Seamount

  Authors: Cheung WWL, Watson R, Morato T, Pitcher TJ, Pauly D

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps333001

• A trait-based index shows a south-to-north decline in the intrinsic adaptive capacity of reef fishes to climate change

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 795:meps15243 (2026)

  Climate change is reshaping marine communities and altering reef fish assemblages across coastal ecosystems. To predict these shifts, we developed an adaptive capacity index (ACI) to assess the…

  Keywords: Fishes, Climate change, Adaptive capacity index, Mexico, Coral reefs, Ecological index

  Authors: Abas M, Angeles-Gonzalez LE, Solana-Arellano E, Reyes-Bonilla H

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15243