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Community Structure of Corals and Reef Fishes at Multiple Scales

By Web Admin on 10/25/2006 | Keyword(s): Coral reef resources

Community structure in scleractinan corals and labrid reef fish are assessed in the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean by examining 100 sites along a 10,000 km transect. Since these corals and reef fish are “principal structural-formers and major consumers, respectively” these groups can assist in understanding present and future biodiversity. The results support the null hypothesis model that species-abundance distributions are a result of environmental and demographic factors. This paper has implications for coral reef management, including the need to address broad scale processes and potentially take a seascape approach to conservation. Authors: Sean R. Connolly, Terry P. Hughes, David R. Bellwood, Ronald H. Karlson. Science 309: 1363-1365

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